Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Bonita weekend

Another Valentines day has come and gone, and Brett and I found ourselves in California once again...only this time down south in Bonita where we met up with Brett's brothers to stay with his aunt. In fact, after two years of being married, this trip was the first time I had gotten to meet Brett's Aunt Celia. She was a fabulous hostess (kept us very well fed and sheltered), and showed us a little bit of Southern California. We took a trip out to the beach and enjoyed our time together.



One thing I knew before meeting Celia, was that she knows how to keep a house. I had to take a few photos of some of her fantastic design ideas.


I was impressed with the inside of the house, but the garden is where I wanted to spend most of my time!



We will definitely be taking another trip out there to see more (and to take advantage of Celia's cozy home and hospitality)!




Tuesday, January 10, 2012

What we did for the Holidays...

I know that Christmas is long gone...lights have come down, decorations put away, and school/work started up again...but Brett and I have only recently returned from our holiday travels, and this is my first chance to write about some of our activities.
Several months ago I was inspired to do some more 'homemade' decorating this year. Growing up our tree was always decorated with mostly children-made ornaments, but I remember some little bird ornaments that in the early years of my parents' marriage my mom had sewn; that have survived every Christmas since. So I decided to replicate these little ornaments.

After finishing the ornaments I made matching stockings too! I'm feeling so crafty and domestic now...never thought I'd see the day. In fact; my big gift this year from Brett was my very own, brand new sewing machine! He totally surprised me...he's a sneaky one.
We spent a quiet Christmas here is VA with some of my family. It was good to have so many of us in town. We spent most of our time playing games, doing puzzles, and just catching up.
On Christmas day we flew out to Oregon where several of Brett's family members were meeting up for the Holidays. It was great for me to get to know some of the Webers a little bit better, and to have some fun playing with nieces and nephews. We stayed in Oregon through New Years and flew home on the fourth. Such a fun trip!

We have had such a good winter break this year. I hope next year will be just as fun.