After spending time with Jess, I've felt so inspired to live & create more. With school & work, I can sometimes forget the activities & hobbies I truly love doing, alone or with others. Jess mentioned to me that she spends her mornings doing yoga & in quiet time with the Lord before checking her email, blogs, etc. I think this would be a very healthy way for me to make a sort-of routine for myself, a way to start the day off right. So instead of checking blogs in the morning before my first class, I plan to sit down & slowly eat breakfast while reading my bible (by the way, Luke & I are reading Matthew- it is so good!). If I have enough time, I would like to work on a creative project like the scarf that I'm currently knitting. By doing this, I hope to feel closer to & be reminded of God daily & live the creative, healthy life He intended for me.
So thank you, Jess!
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& onto Valentine's Day- I never thought Luke would plan something for Valentine's Day (it being such a commercial holiday), but he knew I was a sucker for this day of celebrated love so he planned a perfect evening.
He surprised me with a homemade Valentine (featured above), made of cardboard & colored pencils, & a box of dark chocolate-covered strawberries from the candy shop in downtown. We road our bikes, him in his blue three-piece suit & me in my red dress found while dumpster-diving, to Felini's: a greek cuisine restaurant. It was delicious! We always order two different entrees & split them so that we can try everything. I love that about him- he gets just as excited about trying out food as I do. Then, we came back to my house, lit some candles, & watched When Harry Met Sally. It was so funny! Luke & I loved it so much.
Our first Valentine's Day together & engaged! It was wonderful :)
On Sunday, I spent my morning making breakfast with Luke & going to church. After church, I went to Ann's nesting shower. Instead of a card, I bought a tiny nest with three eggs & placed the Target gift card inside. It was too lovely not to photograph.
As for this week, I'm drowning in exams & papers. It doesn't matter, though- this weekend Tori's coming to visit Columbia! I'm off the entire weekend so we will have so much time to talk & bake & just do what we love doing together. I'm so excited!!
love,
Natalie
6 comments:
how beautiful.
tori is extremely excited to be coming up. she was talking to me about it the other day in art history.
How sweet of Luke!! I wish I could have seen the two of you on your bikes.
Love the egg & nest idea!!! beautiful
Natalie, yes, yes, yes to what you said on my blog - let's talk, knit, bake together!
the valentine Luke made for you is just perfect, as is the image in my mind of you two on bikes, dressed nicely.
also, i looove the new heading. that picture is gorgeous.
hell yes to everything in this blog!
it is all so very beautiful!
i, too, love the new header!
& you!
& AHHFHOAHFIO i'm coming soon!
i want to type more but i have so much to do but we will talk about it all on friday!!!
thanks lovely!
& we will have all weekend to catch up & tell stories & evvverything! : )
the photograph of nick made me crack up, too. he's such a silly nicholas.
p.s. i totally forgot to tell you that i tried to teach myself to knit over the christmas holiday & i kind of failed aside from the casting on!....
so, imma gonna bring my needles & yarn &...let's knit!
by that i mean, hey, teach me to! : )
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