six months of marriage & a little attitude of gratitude.

after thanksgiving and an amazing weekend with my husband, i'm feeling extremely grateful.

for one, today is our SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY.

i cannot believe we've been married for six months! it seems like our wedding was just yesterday.

we are truly getting to know each other every day and i am constantly falling more and more in love with him.

just look at this handsome fellow i get to hang out with forever!

and because listing things i'm grateful for makes me happy, here is a list of everything else i'm grateful for:

* my family & dawson's family - there's no better support system than this. also, no other two groups of people we laugh as hard with or have as much fun with.

* my job...it is very challenging. and it is making me a better person. and i realize i am blessed to be employed.

* the opportunity to get an education. and in a field i'm passionate about, for that matter. as hard and as frustrating as school can be, i love learning and progressing. it's something i've missed the past few months and am excited to get back to.

* our friends - we have both been blessed to have lifelong friends, and now we're able to share them with each other!

* our house that has become a home. i was so thrilled to call it home when we first moved in. but as time passes, as things break and get fixed, as we add new members to our home (two dogs and someday some more people), as we spend our precious time here together working and learning and relaxing and playing, as we get to know each other deeper and deeper, this place feels even more like home than it did the day before.

* our dogs, they've destroyed some things, they've taught me how to care and take responsibility for something outside myself, they've made us laugh our guts out, they've made us have to clean up much more than we would usually. they're two of the most loyal friends, and they've brought so much joy and love into our home.

* every "first" we've had this year, individually and as a couple. all the new things i've tried at and failed at or succeeded at, everything i've learned from my husband. all the responsibilities we've had to take on as being adult, and all the other new experiences we've had this year.

-misses lake

diy christmas wreath.

okay we're getting a little crafty over here. i saw this wreath on pinterest, so when madison, becca, and i had craft night while the boys played halo, i decided we had to make it.

the tutorial we used is here.

all you need is a straw wreath with the plastic covering.

yarn.

and whatever embellishments or decorations you want to embellish it with.

oh, and a glue gun.

you pretty much just wrap & glue the yarn around the wreath. i ended up doing two layers of yarn so that it would be completely covered.

and then glue your decorations on. i was able to clip mine on so i could actually take them off and redecorate the wreath later if i decide i want to.

if you're truly crafty, you can make your own felt or cloth flowers or decorations for it. i wasn't feeling that ambitious, but i am still pleased with my finished product.

my next project i'm currently working on is a tree skirt. i'm having fun doing it and we'll see how that one turns out!

- misses lake