Third Anniversary...Staycation

This year we decided to take it easy and hangout at a friends condo on North Padre Island. We had an amazing breakfast at the German Bakery then took a day trip to Port Aransas. As we arrived we were driving rather slow looking at the shops and thinking about what we wanted to do when Ryan had a fun idea. He asked if I would like to rent one of the brightly colored electric carts to cruise around the island on and of course I said yes!

We didn't care how "touristy" we looked and had a blast doing it... it's amazing how quickly the hours flew by! One of our stops was over at the University of Texas Marine Science building where we spotted this pod of dolphins swimming in the canal. There were SO many of them and it was such a pretty day, it's what living down here in Coastal Texas is all about!

For lunch we stopped at Moby Dick's and had some oysters and a monte cristo. The food was so yum and the place was decked out like a kitch tiki bar, win-win!

That evening we met up with some friends for dinner at the Black Sheep Bistro and ended the evening with a movie on the couch. It was so much fun to just spend time together and relax without a schedule, I highly recommend doing it!

Something Cozy...

Last night for our anniversary celebration I decided to keep it pretty chill. I envisioned a welcoming fort made out of vintage sheets and quilts in front of the TV for dinner and a movie. I know this isn't a novel idea in the blogospehere however, I decided to go about it a little differently.

I knew I wanted us to be able to sit completely upright or even stand so I took to the ceiling. I drilled to small screw eyes about a yard and a half apart from each other to start. Then I strung some thing rope we had in the garage through the eyes and tied both ends off (one to an end table, the other to our basket of gaming equip.) The tighter the rope the better!

Then, using old fashioned clothes pins I secured one king size sheet to the top of the rope. Using hand weights I flared the opposite end out and secured to the hearth. I did the same thing with a second sheet only flaring it out and securing it to our love seat. For the back I used a smaller sheet and just clothes pinned it to the two others.

Then I used a queen sized air mattress, pillows, quilts and afghans to amp up the comfy factor! Needless to say Ryan was quite surprised and excited as we had just been talking about doing this as children. Dinner consisted of a homemade margherita pizza and nutellla filled croissants for dessert!

It was such a nice night, we plan on leaving the screw eyes up indefinitely! Give this idea a try for a magical night in with someone you love...

Three Years... Wedded Bliss

To think that three years have already come and gone is astounding. Where it seems just like it was yesterday our life before we were married feels like a lifetime ago. Our little house on Staples St., sitting on the back porch hanging with friends...the little stock pile in our office I had created for the wedding. Let's not forget the tiny closets and the even smaller single bathroom that we shared.

Looking back on just how far God has brought the both of us is a miracle... I'm glad that even though at the time we weren't following the Lord that we still invited Him to our wedding. That the foundation our union is built on is a strong one, that will endure many ups and downs. I can't wait to see what adventure this new year together has in store... I am just happy knowing that whatever it is my best friend will be by my side!














I just love looking at these memories of our special day, they are just so magical.

Put Your Party Pants On...

Next Wednesday the 29th Cookie Louise Pleaze will be celebrating it's one year Bloggerversary!!! We will be having guest posts with awesome tutorials and an amazing giveaway in store for all of my lovely readers. Thank you in advance for hanging in there with me and supporting this little blog of mine...

loves- Cookie Louise