It's the Little Things.

Just because it's now Wednesday, and I have been terrible about blogging lately, doesn't mean I can't post about happenings from last week right?

Here are a few of the lovely little things that made my life beautiful this past week!!

The fence connecting us to our neighbors house was falling down, and I came home one day to this!  The fence has now been upgraded, but I have yet to capture it on camera, maybe next week?  And our new patio!  Isn't she beautiful?  Handmade with my husband's own two hands!

A few treasures from Valentine's Day - homemade cards, pink tulips, roasted potatoes, and asparagus!!                  

   (flank steak and my goodlookin' Valentine not posted!)

Homemade Carrot Cake in a JAR!  More to come with this one.

Birthday celebration with some dear friends!

Until next week xoxo,

Malia

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Valentine's Day.

So I LOVE Valentine's Day!!  I love everything about it and I think I always have!  Don't get me wrong, I hate the commercialism of it all, but I do LOVE what the day actually represents.  It is a beautiful day to celebrate love!  And it doesn't have to be solely about love birds and having a date night with a significant other, but rather it's a day for is to show those we love that we do in fact LOVE them! 


However, it is so easy to buy into the Valentine's Day commercialism isn't it?  I mean what girl doesn't love chocolates, and flowers, and a lovely Valentine's day card?  It's a good excuse to have a fun date night and to spend money, but is that really what the day is suppose to be about?  I mean I just heard on the news that our nation is expected to spend 18 billion dollars on Valentine's Day gifts ($126 per person) - that is a CRAZY amount of money!  


And Peter and I didn't want to spend this kind of money, so we decided that instead of splurging at a restaurant, we were going to splurge at the grocery store.  Last night we traveled to the grocery store to buy the necessary ingredients to make a delicious steak dinner at home accompanied by Parmesan asparagus, roasted potatoes, and some delicious wine! Yum...I am hungry and my mouth is watering just thinking about it!


Anyhow, another thing I decided this year was that I was going to get a little crafty and make my own Valentines Day cards.  This is a great idea if you plan a little more in advance!  I, of course, waited till the last minute and I was only able to make a few.  But they turned out so cute!  So I wanted to share them with all of you in hopes that you may be inspired to make some for next year.


Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!  Hope this day is filled with so much joy, laughter, and love.  May you feel the Love of the Lord reigning down upon you today and always!

xoxo,

Malia

Valentines Day.

So I bounced out of bed on Valentines Day to declare to my bed mate that I was going to bake some blueberry muffins and finish up the chocolate covered pretzels I was making for people. I must say I LOVE Valentines Day, I love everything about it and I think I always have! So I had packaged up some goodies for everyone in my family and a little special treat for Bekah and handmade little cards. But truly, I love valentines day...and it doesn't have to solely be about love birds and having a date night with a significant other because for me its about showing those you love that you Do in fact LOVE THEM. So we spent the day with my family, and we went to the Body Exhibit and then to the Palomino for dinner. And then to top it ALL off, we went to the Cheesecake Factory to get cheesecake to go. Here are a few photos from the day and all our baked, delicious treats!