Felt Heart Ornament DIY
Welcome to my Countdown to Christmas Series. To start at the beginning, click here. I sent my deployed fiance a box with a paper, pin-up Christmas tree and 24 small packages, one for each day until Christmas. Daily (or nearly daily) I will be blogging about the day’s surprise! It’s been a while since I’ve […]
Packages, Boxes, and Bags!
Today’s is just a quick post and it’s not rocket science. In fact, I’m pretty embarrassed I didn’t think of it myself. Instead, I saw it on (where else?) Pinterest.I shipped John’s Christmas Eve packages (another post to come in, oh, 13 days) about a week ago. I wrapped the Priority boxes in wrapping paper, […]
DIY Gingerbread Man Ornament
It feels like I’ve taken such a hiatus from my blog– but it’s only been two days! So many fantastic things have happened in the past 48 hours (some of which you’ll read about in just a bit!). But I digress. I’ve got another Countdown to Christmas ornament post for you!I have resolved to not […]
Mail a Gigantic Peppermint Stick
I know that every other day, I post something that I proclaim as my favorite whatever in some category or another. I’m highly excitable, optimistic person and I’m prone to a little bit of hyperbole, although really, at the time, I do consider whatever it is to be my favorite. I have a lot […]
Halfway There Care Package
If you read yesterday‘s post, you know that Thursday marked exactly six months of (and theoretically, halfway through) John’s deployment. I didn’t post this care package yesterday because I didn’t want to spoil the surprise for John (he reads the blog every so often). However… yesterday, John told me he had gotten the package on […]
DIY Romantic Mitten Ornament
Today’s ornament is my favorite. It might not be the cutest or funniest, but it’s my favorite. And, I’m going to make you wait and first read through the beginning of this post because…We’ve. Finally. Hit. Six. Months.That’s right. Six months of John’s deployment are officially over today! 182 days down the tubes. 4,368 hours […]
Inside-Out Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Tomorrow, my sister and I are having a Cookies ‘n’ Cocoa party to watch the TV coverage of the Monument Lighting downtown (it’s one of my 100 in 365). So of course, we’ve got some food to get ready! This is an easy riff on the pretzel bite recipe I blogged about this fall. You’ll […]
Alone Snow More
Today John opened up the “Jo” snowglobe. At least our little snowmen will be able to spend Christmas together!
Boxing Day
Welcome to the second post of my Countdown to Christmas Series. To start at the beginning, click here. I sent my fiance an Advent calendar with a paper, pin-up Christmas tree and 24 small packages, one for each day until Christmas. Daily (or nearly daily) I will be blogging about the day’s surprise! Today’s a […]
DIY Mustache Ornament
Welcome to the first post of my Countdown to Christmas Series. To start at the beginning, click here. I sent my fiance an Advent calendar with a paper, pin-up Christmas tree and 24 small packages, one for each day until Christmas. Daily (or nearly daily) I will be blogging about the day’s surprise! Yesterday was […]
