{flower power}

So for my best friend Marie's bridal shower next week, I have been busily planning and scheming away to make it a great party!! I want to go into event planning but obviously I am on a tight budget, Pierce's mom was even so great to lend me her house and help out with some things!! Anyway I have these silver candlesticks (not pictured) BUT I saw this great flower/pom pom idea from here. I knew I wanted to try it but I was nervous that it wouldn't work out the same for me but I think it was a success! I used just 4 sheets of tissue paper and cut similar size squares as the tutorial; the tissue paper was $0.99 from Target. Sorry the pictures are horrible, the dogs got to the SD card and I took these with my phone! I can't wait to display them at the shower!

{happy LOVE day}

So as everyone knows, yesterday was Valentine's Day! Last year, Pierce and I can't recall what we did to save our lives lol- so this year we decided we would make the most of being each other's Valentine! We planned a fun dinner and movie after I got off work. So after work, I stopped by the grocery store to get some cough drops and a V-day card....Ok I know I probably get worst wife award for this holiday because I bought 15-20 mins before dinner BUT I was planning on making a card and it didn't work out as well as I had hoped! Plus I really did need the cough drops! So we met at Mt. Fuji on 13th and 86th South...we had a coupon there and we love the one by our house (it's actually Pierce's favorite place) so it was an easy decision. But when we got there, we quickly learned that it is NOT the same place. They don't even have similar menus....we were a little sad. I gave Pierce his card and he said that he didn't get me one....I wasn't mad, just a little sad that he forgot. He said that he thought we weren't doing gifts or anything....I said even if we don't say we are going to do cards, you should always get one. And he acted a little sad and so I said it wasn't a big deal!! So we ate quickly (and I mean like 5 minutes that's how caca it was) and decided we had some time to kill and went to drop off one of the cars at our apartment. Pierce said that he needed to go and get a jacket so I said ok but we needed to hurry to the movie....when we walked in, our apartment was cleaned beautifully and I saw this on the table!

Some flowers, cupcakes, a card and some bubbly! Man o Man did I feel stooped by my hubby-- I shouldn't have ever doubted that he wouldn't do something super special for me! He got cupcakes from The Sweet Tooth Fairy- one of my favs! A card (man did I feel like a brat lol) and sparkling cider with some cute little glasses! The flowers were beautiful but Pierce did credit his brother Chase to helping arrange them!

Here are the flowers close up! Beautiful and flowers ALWAYS make a girl feel loved!

Happy Valentine's Day babe! I love you and am so glad that we will get to be sweethearts/Valentines forever! I've really married my best friend!

{coming soon}

That's right, I am starting ANOTHER blog....and hopefully my blogging skills won't lack as much on that one as it does on the others. But it will feature some of this:

And some of this:

That's right. A blog of all things crafty! We will be posting things you can buy personalized or DIY kits. Sharing some freebies and giveaways and of course sharing crafty ideas that we can't get enough of! And when I say we- I am talking for my mother and I. She is a little computer handi though so I will be the official blogger!

{happy birthday grandma rueckert}

Yesterday was my Grandma Rueckert's 80th Birthday! We got to celebrate with cousins, aunts, uncles and of course the grandparents!! Grandma fell last week and broke a rib, but we are glad that she is feeling better and could come party with us last night! I stole a few of the pictures from my cousin Ashlee and the family picture, Pierce wanted to take it so that's why he isn't in it!

{thankful thursday}

I thought that “thankful Thursdays” are a great way to update people with what’s going on with our lives but also have some meaning. The problem is that I always forget to do these posts until after Thursdays…while I am always thankful; I just like the sound of Thankful Thursdays. Anyway, I am here on a Thursday writing something that I am truly thankful for: my fantastic husband!

Pierce is the most amazing person I’ve ever met. He really is a ball of wacky and fun with some weird mixed in but I love every minute of it! I truly am thankful that I laugh everyday because of him and that he is always making others laugh. It is a great quality to have, it makes people feel at ease and want to know him more. I love that he can also lay in bed with me and we can chitchat about our days and our future and when I get sad/frustrated with life, he is always—ALWAYS my rock!

He can calm me down which I appreciate. I also love that he is caring and careful. I think these are the same but also different. I think he is caring for me by surprising me and doing things that he knows I would love- like cleaning if I am sick or putting some gas in my car! I also think he is careful because he never says anything to hurt my feelings and if we get a fight or I get mad/upset he comes to apologize for anything that he did. I really admire that quality—I am pretty stubborn about saying sorry but I am learning from his great example.

He is really strong in his beliefs and values, besides the gospel, Pierce believes in family, loyalty, staying active and working hard. I think he is a truly passionate person and I often tease him that he only talks to me about Lacrosse when I don’t know really anything about it; but I know that he cares a lot about the team because his high schools teams provided a lot of friendship and support in his life. He loves his family, the family that we have created in our little apartment and our immediate family and extended family. I always say that my family loves Pierce more than me but I sort of/kind of think it’s true! My aunts and cousins are always wanting to hang out with him and never say anything to me haha! My siblings love having a “big brother” and I also know his family loves having him as the “younger brother”. He is very supportive of all that his family members do and is always encouraging me to be the best I can and encouraging me to pursue dance again. I could probably could go on and on about him but I will leave it with this:

Hubby:

Hey Best Friend,

Our life is great! Thanks for the laughs and good times.

YOU are one of the most hard working and talented people I know.

And I'm so proud of you. Your genuine goodness and leadership qualities make me love you more everyday.

Thanks for being such a wonderful husband and my biggest support. You're my sunshine.

So smile bright.

love always

Your Wife- Karissa