I Love You Because...

3 things I love this week.

First, I love this man. He has been my rock this week. MY ROCK. He's been wonderful. Thank You Doug for your support and patience and encouragement. Eu Te Amo. 

Second, I love that necklace. It was a special gift I bought myself for Christmas and I love, love, LOVE it. I actually bought two... One for my hometown that I miss so much.

and one for where my heart is. Waterton Lakes International Peace Park, Alberta CANADA. Which I miss so much it hurts. Just two of the reasons it's hard for this girl to live in the south. So I got these little reminders to keep them close even when they're soo far away. 

If you want a custom one for yourself contact Sudlow.... AMAZING. While you're there be sure to look at her guitar picks, I love them and it makes me want to learn to play.Oh and her cufflinks... love them too! (On a side note; if you are one of my 4 sisters you are NOT allowed to contact her- just sayin'.)

Third, I love my little artist and the gems she brings home. 

 

For Me? For Them?

All this week I've tried to do fun little things for the kids while they've been out of school. Both to keep their excitement for the holiday contained and to prevent them from driving me crazy. It's working so far. Tomorrow we have a few projects planned for gifts for friends, yesterday they painted their own Nutcrackers and today we headed downtown to see The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

It was adorable, the kids loved it and if you're looking for something fun to do with the kids before school starts up next year it's the perfect afternoon activity. On the drive home I realized something though. I loved it just as much as they did.... if not more. I loved being downtown, I loved exposing the kids to a little culture (well, culture for a 5 year old, right?) and I loved the play. I loved the chance to support the group putting it on and I LOVED the flashbacks... When I was 10 or 11 I went through a 'Theatre' stage. (no pun intended... okay maybe it was intentional. Anywhoo....) I was in about a dozen plays between the ages of 10 and 15 and I loved every single one of them. The little theatre that we had in our town was quaint and had a wonderful group of people running it who were always setting up children's plays. The community supported the shows and we were all grateful for a chance to put on the next one. Ohhh.... the memories. Okay, so maybe taking the kids to this was more for me then them but, we all loved it! 

My little sister Emily is the cute one, second on the front row with the huge hair bow and I'm one the top row of the angel choir, far right.