so i am thinking of doing this to my bathroom walls. it already has a bird theme, i am currently dissatisfied with the decor, and it is probably the only room in my house where i could get away with it, aka my roommates would not be embarrassed to have people over due to the 3d birds on the wall.


photos and idea from SABBESPOT.

christmas break via my new camera.

it is almost 2010 and i am so ready for it to be here, mainly so i can use this:

i know. i need to get a life.

so for Jesus' bday we had a party at the wynnsong. this christmas afternoon my family went to see the movie its complicated. oh how i loved it! the styling in the movie was probably my favorite part (besides john krasinski)...the house, the food, the ocean, the garden...i want it all!




so if you want great scenery (including my love jk), plenty of belly laughs, and a kick in the pants to become an awesome cook, then go see this movie. but, i only wish that jane adler only had a blog...

i cannot wait to see this movie. it looks like it is full of pain, romance, and realism, three of my favorite aspects of a film. and 2 hours of rob pats isnt too much of a bummer either.

so i am on a ski trip in breckenridge with some pretty fun junior girls from hphs, but unfortunately i am not really a skier. so badly i want to be one of those cool girls that loves to hit the slopes and go speeding down a black diamond, but i just am not. i am not even the kind of girl that likes to go slowly down a green in the bitter cold. (this has been one of those great opportunities to just be ok with who God made me to be and not who i think will make me look cool in other peoples eyes.)
but, there are a few things though that i am good at in this cold winter weather:
ice skating

catching snowflakes on my tongue

drinking hot chocolate and reading a design magazine (this might actually be my specialty)

making snow angels

so, for today i plan on partaking in some of these wintertime activities and welcoming everyone as they get home from the slopes with some freshly baked cookies. (another one of my specialties)

casa bonita christmas decorations. i am simply giddy over how great they turned out. it is such a joy to come home to such a cozy holiday house.

As a deer pants for flowing streams,
so pants my soul for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?
My tears have been my food
day and night,
while they say to me all the day long,
“Where is your God?”
These things I remember,
as I pour out my soul:
how I would go with the throng
and lead them in procession to the house of God
with glad shouts and songs of praise,
a multitude keeping festival.

Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.

My soul is cast down within me;
therefore I remember you
from the land of Jordan and of Hermon,
from Mount Mizar.
Deep calls to deep
at the roar of your waterfalls;
all your breakers and your waves
have gone over me.
By day the Lord commands his steadfast love,
and at night his song is with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.
I say to God, my rock:
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?”
As with a deadly wound in my bones,
my adversaries taunt me,
while they say to me all the day long,
“Where is your God?”

Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.
-Psalm 42


what a beautiful psalm. God really used it yesterday at church to prepare my heart more for this Advent season, the coming of Jesus. i am joyfully awaiting the time when the darkness will be gone and the world will be filled with light.

so i found a post on design sponge from the girl who got to design the decorations for the annual Christmas party for the royal danish embassy held at the ambassador’s house. i mean what an amazing job/opportunity! one day i would love to get into the holiday decorating (interiors only) biz.
so, if you havent decorated yet and are looking for some inspiration, here ya go. and, if you have already decorated, here is something to file away for next year, i know i am.

O Come All Ye Faithful
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

O Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing all that hear in heaven God's holy word.
Give to our Father glory in the Highest;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

All Hail! Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning,
O Jesus! for evermore be Thy name adored.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

i pray my heart will adore Jesus more this Christmas season. my heart has been in a weary place of wondering where Jesus is in the midst of things, definitely not in the place of exultation or joyfulness. i pray He will reveal Himself to me more in this season, so i will with confidence be able to sing, "o come let us adore Him".

how cute is this?

to make you jealous you dont live in dallas...

christmas season is here and you know what that means...
peppermint is everywhere! i love it and would love some right now to add a little spice to an afternoon at the office.