Tuesday Talk ~ Valentine's Celebration

Good morning from the snowy, cold South! Like a lot of you, we finally have some cold and snowy weather here.  Before I get to that, here is a Valentine re-cap I am linking up with Tuesday Talk.

My husband and I had a quick, Valentine breakfast date Friday.

I had delicious hashbrowns with an egg/bacon omelette.

Sunday morning, we already had snow falling, but the roads were still good, so we were thankful to go to church.

Breakfast was simple with eggs and fruit.

I made a simple lunch with table decorations.

I had purchased these plates and silverware holders on clearance after Valentine's last year.

My daughter and I made these blondies for dessert and added Fudge Brownie M&M's to the mix.  So good.

It was a simple, but good day and was thankful for a facetime with our college girl.

More on snow adventures coming up later in the week! Stay warm friends!

Friday Favorites ~ February 12, 2021

Happy Friday friends!  I am sharing today some randomness from the last 2 weeks.

I was excited to open up my 2nd container of the much blogged about Colleen Rothschild cleansing balm.  This is worth the purchase, especially when on sale, and last a long time!  I love the feel of this when cleaning my face at night.

When I put away winter decorations, I was excited to get a new front door mat to use this spring and summer.

You may have seen this on the internet, but this meme really made me laugh!

This is the Double Chocolate Cheesecake from McAlister's Deli, which is Rich Godiva cheesecake baked with chunks of milk chocolate topped with chocolate mousse, chocolate ganache and chocolate whipped cream.  I thought I would share this, but once I brought a piece of this home, I took one bite and next thing I knew, I had finished and enjoyed every bite.  My goodness, this was a delicious treat!

After 11 months, we resumed going back to the gym this week!  It felt good to slowly get back in the habit of exercise.  

It has been a cold week, so it has been a good time to build a fire and stay cozy.

Also, I went to the grocery store this week to get some things and this was a new scene.  There were empty boxes of Rotel and tomato sauce.  This made me think everyone is buying this to make soups and comfort foods!

That's it for today.   Just staying warm and getting ready to celebrate Valentine's on Sunday. So fun it falls on a Sunday and hope you are all able to celebrate your people well, feeling love from each other and most importantly, our Heavenly Father.

 

Let's Look ~ Valentine's Edition

 I am sharing today our Valentine's decorations.  In spite of the cold weather in our area this week, we have transitioned from winter to Valentine decor!  It was fun to decorate because my daughter helped and gave some ideas of where to put things.  Welcome to our home as we gear up to celebrate the holiday this weekend!

I love this little candle I found at TJ Maxx with hearts and says "You Complete Me".  This is a line from Jerry McGuire, which my husband always says that movie reminds him of us.

I keep our twinkle lights on a timer year round on our window frame above the mantel.  The heart hanging on it came from the Dollar Tree a few years ago.  The frame is from Hobby Lobby and the heart garland from Target.

I love filling my candle jar with seasonal decorations.  This was purchased from Pottery Barn probably 10 years ago!

This is a sign in my bathroom.

And some new hand towels by Rae Dunn for our guest bath, also purchased at TJ Maxx. TJ Maxx has great holiday finds!

This heart garland is around our lantern on our outside table.

Stay warm & cozy out there!

Weekend Wrap-Up: Birthday Weekend ~ February 8, 2021

 Happy Monday blogging friends!  Today, I am linking up with Tanya for a weekend recap.

We headed out of town Thursday evening so we could be in the same city with our college girl on Friday as she celebrated her 20th birthday!  She had a fun, busy day with friends, but we did manage to have lunch and dinner with her, and then we hung out at her place that night late with she and her friends.  Our lunch was just the 4 of us, which was great.  My in-laws and sister in-laws came with their kids to meet us for the weekend too, so they joined us for dinner.

Isabella picked out this pizza place for dinner.

We had gone to her house earlier to decorate.

We had fun hanging out with her group Friday night.

A little fuzzy, but we had brownies, 20 candles and a round of Happy Birthday sung!

Saturday, we spent some time in the afternoon with Isabella.  

There was a birthday dinner that night honoring her and my father-in-law, who turned 70.  Isabella and her friends performed a murder mystery party for us.  They really got into the roles!

Family photo with relatives in town

Sunday morning, we woke up to some snow on the ground!  It was beautiful to see it along the first part of our drive, yet the roads were clear.

We headed home then over to a friend's house with our church group to watch the Super Bowl.

The weekend went by so fast and our time with Isabella was so quick, but she enjoyed herself her birthday weekend, so we are thankful.  Can't believe I have a 20 year old! 

Hold those little ones tight.

Currently ~ February 2021

Today I am linking up with Anne for the monthly Currently series.   

I am currently......

Loving - I am loving some freedoms I have had these past 10 months since I was furloughed from my job.  It has had its ups and downs, but no doubt, I have settled into a new routine of being at home most of the time with flexibility with my schedule. With that being said, I am also looking for some part-time work in addition to helping with my husband's business.

Reading -  I finished reading my January book, I Declare War.  I know that doesn't sound like much, but for someone who doesn't read much, reading a book in a month is reaching a goal for me!  There was a lot to take in from this book.  I am still working on making notes.

I am also reading through Ree Drummond's new book, Frontier Follies.  I am a fan of Pioneer Woman and went to visit the Mercantile and lodge 2 years ago.  The copy of the book I have is a signed copy!

Remembering - Last year for my 50th birthday, I received this book from my daughter.  As I have begun to write in it, it causes me to remember past stories and ask questions as well.  (don't mind the beauty blender pictured here, which I also received:))

Sharing - I am trying to do better with sharing my time considering my family.  That feels strange writing it and there are some thoughts behind that, but I will leave it at that for this question. 

Wishlisting - It has been a dream of my husband to build us a home one day.  Even though we are 5-10 years from that, I am beginning a wishlist of things I would want in a new home.  I really like our home now, so actually, I would love a new home to have a similar layout, but would change a few features. 

Happy Wednesday and to all your currently activities!! 

Prime Purchases ~ January 2021

 Today I am linking up with Tanya for Prime Purchases.  I just have a few things to share this month.  This is one of my favorite monthly posts from everyone!

ONE

Christmas Tree bag

We store our tree standing upright, so I bought this bag to put over it.  Don't ask me if I have used it yet....maybe I will before next Christmas :).

TWO

Magnetic To-Do Notepad

These magnetic notepads always are used at our home on our refrigerator to make grocery lists mainly, but also other random things.  I am sharing a few these with some family members.  Just a handy, little item to have for the kitchen.

THREE

Shower steamers

I mentioned last week I received some of these for a birthday gift.  Below, is a different brand, but I ordered these for my niece after she had a hard January.  This set includes 6 scents to help with stress relief, sinus relief, relaxation, immune boost, refreshing and cooling.

FOUR

Marriage book

This is a book I bought as a Valentine gift for my husband and I to read together.  I'll report back later to give my thoughts, but am interested if anyone out there has read this yet.

Hope everyone is having a great start to their week!