I've found myself explaining blog hops to a lot of people lately, so I figured I would host one and give you all a chance to join! Blog hops are a great way to find new blogs worth reading and make new friends in the blogging world. I'm co-hosting today with Tami Marie from The Things We Find Inside. She lives in Trinidad, the southern-most island in the Caribbean- how cool is that?! Make sure you check her out, and read below to find out how blog hopping works.
Welcome to the I Love My Online Friends Monday Blog Hop!
RULES FOR THE HOP
1. Follow the host and the guest host on GFC. The host and the guest host are in the number one and two spots on the linky. We will follow back. Leave a comment to let us know. As GFC will no longer be available for non-blogger blogs, if you'd like to be followed via another outlet please let us know. (Facebook, Twitter, Google + etc.) Include it with your link here. Eg. The Things We Find Inside (GFC)
2. The guest host will be chosen from the previous week's link ups. However, if you are interested in guest hosting, please let Tami (the host) know.
3. Follow as many people as you can and be sure to let them know that you are from the 'I love my Online Friends Monday Hop'. When you get a new follower it's always nice to return the favour. Visit their blogs, leave them a comment and/or return the follow.
4. You are not required to, but it will be great if you could grab our button and make a post about this hop. The more people that see this hop, the more blogs for us to visit and the more followers we gain.
Thanks and Happy Hopping!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Blog Award: All about MATT!
Thanks so much to Judy from Judy's H-J Thoughts and Julianne from Sew Fantastic for giving us the above award! Judy is a sweetheart from Jamaica who lost her twin sister three years ago, and has used her blog to share great memores of her time spent with her twin, as well as great things that she has going on in her life now. Swing by her blog and say hello! Julianne has a super cute blog where she writes about her sweet family of three, posts pictures of her adorable daughter, and not only shares her amazingly creative sewing projects, but explains how you can make them too! Stop by and check her out!
Like other blog awards, I'm supposed to share 7 things about myself- but really, after this post, this post, and this post, who wants to know anything else about me?! So here's 7 facts about Matt instead. :)
Facts about Matt:
1. His life motto that he says to me when I need some comic relief is, "H, We're too blessed to be stressed!"
2. After his first day of kindergarten, he told his mom he had a good day, and then asked, "But how much longer will I have to do that do you think?"
3. He got to spend 4 months studying abroad in Europe. When I went to visit him in London, he surprised me with a day trip to Paris, and 10 minutes from the airport, I realized I left my passport in my room. By the time we made it back and reached the gate, they had just closed the doors. And he did not complain for one second. Not one. . . . so after eating our picnic lunches (that were intended for underneath the Eifle Tower) on the Tube-ride back to London, we climbed to the top of St. Paul's Cathedral and watched the sunset over the Thames River. God was sweet to give us a great day and a beautiful sunset after my terrible blunder!
4. In high school, he almost had his teeth knocked out during a basketball game- on the day of Senior Formal. . . and the guy who did it continued playing. I was on the sidelines and almost rushed the court to deck the guy back, cheerleading uniform and all. Bonus fact- Matt's a lot nicer, and a lot less feisty, than I am.
If you look closely, you can see where they put his front two teeth back in place. :/ He still wanted to go to the dance though! So after a very painful dentist visit where he wouldn't hold my hand because he was squeezing the chair so tight, some good pain meds, and an Easy-Mac dinner, we headed to the dance to meet up with our group. :)
5. He has a man crush on Lamar Odom- hundred pa-cent. :)
6. His freshman year at Furman, the school newspaper wrote an article about him called, "A Man's Man, and a Woman's Dream". . . hahaha, (he will be mortified when he sees this post!) and I maybe wanted it to say, "and a Heather's Dream" just to be clear that it was NOT a single's add.
7. He gave his life to Jesus when he was 13 and now shares that same hope with his sweet kindergartners in UpStreet! He will be the best dad one day!
Check out these other great bloggers who are award-deserving!
Congrats on being the next recipients of this award!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The kind of wife I'd like to be...
This is the forever work-in-progress kind of love.
What does love mean to you?!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Get Your FREE Canvas Today!
I know you've seen me mention Canvas People deals before, but I this time, I want to give you an example of what they can do. I love a good deal, and especially love the word FREE, so I took advantage of this deal a couple of months ago. Here is a picture the canvas that I received within a week of ordering (I did whatever the cheapest shipping option was and was pleased with how quickly it arrived).
Look good, right?! (The quality, not the picture of us. . . haha :) )
I only ordered an 8.5x11 because I felt weird having a huge picture of us hanging in our house, but when we have babies, I think an 11x14 or 16x20 of the kiddos or the whole family would be great to have on the walls!
Check them out today! And make sure your picture resolution is high so that is doesn't blow up grainy on the canvas. They will give you the little "!" warning sign if they think it won't look good enlarged. After you purchase yours, let me know what you think!
And I'll leave you with two other quick deals of what is currently on my mind. The first, because it's tax season- Woo. Hoo. :) The second, because you know I love to cook.
Finish your weeks strong! Friday is right around the corner!! (I needed a little motivation myself) :)
Monday, February 6, 2012
Karen's Baby Shower!
Yesterday, we celebrated K girl's t-minus 2-month arrival of Little Bit! In other, more normal, words, I threw her a baby shower!!
Yes, in just two short months, we'll get to meet the little guy! We're all so excited. It was great to get to celebrate with Karen and watch her open up all of her sweet little gifts. Really, is there anything cuter in the world than baby clothes?!
It was a great time spent with family and friends. Even the weather cooperated by giving us an unseasonably warm, almost Spring-like day. Here are some pictures from the day!
My mom makes these- SO stinking cute! Crafts are my nemesis, but I may attempt making these myself for the next baby shower I'm throwing in May, JUST so I can share the how-to with y'all. They are very Pinterest-worthy if you ask me!
How cute is she?!
haha, love this! What little man doesn't need a moose head in his room?! Nice, Leslie! ;)
After the shower, we went over to K's house to see the nursery! Aside from the rocker and the pad for the changing table, it is completely ready for Little Man's arrival!
You can get these closet organizers on Etsy. Genius!! You know I love some good organization!
We're ready for him to get here now! Moms reading this, have any words of wisdom you'd like to share with Karen?! Do tell! And maybe I'll refer back to this post when we take the plunge one day. ;)
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