Happy V-Day!

Happy Valentine's day, loves!  It's one of my favorite days of the year.  Even when I didn't have the most romantic husband in the world, I love chocolate, so it seemed like chocolate's birthday.  I needed to celebrate it all day long.

Of course, I must share things I love about my man.  Not only is he generally awesome, but he's incredibly sweet and cheesy (in a way that is wonderful)!

What I love about Billy

[hello, super old picture]

1.  Let's start with this morning.  I woke up with a rose on the pillow next to me, a bathroom counter covered in rose petals, tulips on a stack of towels, chocolate, a card, and candles all around my bathtub.  It was heavenly.  A wonderful way to start Valentine's.

2.  He loves to keep secrets.  He's like a little boy in that way.  I love how excited he gets when he knows something that I don't.

3.  He won't ever make a decision by the seat of his pants.  That's me.  He's so thought-out and will pray and ask for wisdom for months before making a big decision.  I know that when I put my life in his hands, he could handle it.  He's an amazing leader.

4.  He's just so handsome.  I love when he smiles at me and I know that it's my smile.

5.  He is incredibly talented.  He's very musical, and I hope my children are just like him.

Alright, I could go on and on and on.  However, I know that you all have heard other lists of mine about how much I adore him.  God is so good in giving me such a man.

Baby Shower Lovin'

Hey loves! I've missed you all! I've been so busy!
I know I said I'd upload baby shower pictures, but I've been so busy (thank you, bon blog designs!).
Anyway, here they are!

The Thank-You candy bar (The theme was bicycles)

Of course we had Sweet Tea - What southern ladies wouldn't?!

This was SUPER easy to make! 

One of my best friends, Chelsie, was at the shower, and she just announced that they are pregnant!

If you live in Charleston, you know that Cupcake is the place to get cupcakes for any occasion.  

They were to die for.  

Speaking of cupcakes, head over to Michelle's blog to support her opening her own cupcake business!  Then, find out if you live close enough to eat some of her yummy creations!

Also, I took some pictures for our friends that we threw the baby shower for.  We went downtown Charleston, and it was a dream!

Aren't they precious?

Cooties

I know this is the second time this week I've posted a video, but you just have to see this one.  It makes me die laughing.  Plus, if you've been following me on twitter, you've seen that I have barely a free moment to sit down and write:

So it's a win-win!  You get to laugh and I get to finish my To Do list!




PS - Tomorrow's post is about last weekend's baby shower!  Get excited!

Brown Eyed Sweetie

Some of you know that I recently designed Julie's blog over at Brown Eyed Belle.  Not only was she easy to work with and a blast to email all of the time, but she was so sweet once we were done!  Quickly after we finished, I received this in the mail:

Isn't she wonderful?!  Thanks, Julie!

She made my week!

Working on My Fitness

For those of you who don't know, I've been really trying to get myself back in shape.  I got some advice from you on food, and I've been going back to the gym, which I mostly enjoy.  It's not my favorite thing, mind you.  I'd rather stay curled up on the couch reading books any day, but working out makes me feel good.

Last night, Billy and I went with some friends (Chad & Melissa - she blogs, so check her out!) to a cycling class at our gym.  Let me first say that Billy is infinitely more athletic than I am and works out all of the time.  I, on the other hand, have to work at it.
So, at the beginning of the class, the instructor asks who's new.  I raise my hand.  I'm in the front row, and Billy's sitting right behind me.  She runs back to Billy (right past me) and makes sure that his bike is all adjusted and perfect.  I don't ask her for help because I think, hey, she must have thought I looked like I already knew how to do all of this.
So we start.
I feel really good until about halfway through the class.  I hit that wall that tells me that maybe: one, I should have eaten more than fruits and vegetables all day, and two, I'm just not that athletic.  However, I push on.  I follow instructions.  Even though my knees are locking up, I go as fast as I can.
And then I fell.  Thankfully, it was only distracting for a good minute or so, but my foot came out of the little foot-holder, and I fell smack down onto the seat.
And then we finished.
The instructor yelled, right at the end, "Let's congratulate our first timers!"
She runs, again, right past me, and gives my husband a high five.  I decided to take it as a compliment.  She must have thought I was a veteran.  I mean, it's normal to fall off of your bike, right?

When we got home, I kept wondering why my left calf was so sore.  Nothing else was that sore.  Finally, I looked down in the shower, and realized that I had fallen right onto my calf.
Here's my battle scar:

Yes, that whole bottom half of my calf is discolored.  Along with that reddish bluish spot to the left.

Really, though, I LOVED the class.  And I'm going back Wednesday.  And silly me probably won't ask for help again, because, hey, now, I'm really a veteran.  I've got the scars to prove it.