Be My Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day!

Okay, a little late, but you get the point. :)

We had a very low key, but still special, V-Day. 

Here is our table set before our dinner. We had steak, baked potato and salad. Russell and I cooked it all together.

 I also made Raspberry Squares for our Valentine dessert. Three points per square is not too bad, right?

I found this picture on Pinterest. I love it. It will be our verse for today. I believe it should be the meaning of V-day! Hope y'all have an awesome week!

Grammy Night

Oh, how I love music. I try to watch the Grammy's every year. I also knew Adele was predicted to win every award she was nominated for. And.....she did! I loved her dresses, her performance, and even her makeup!

Carrie Underwood looked fantastic, I thought! She is another one of my favorites! She sang a song with Tony Bennett. Interesting combination, but their voices sounded good together.

How can I talk about the grammy's without mentioning Jennifer Hudson singing, "I Will Always Love You?" It was so good and it was impossible to not have chills during that performance. I don't know how she did it under the circumstances.

 It was so  sad to hear about Whitney Houston. She was so talented throughout the years. I leave you with a song everyone knows from her.


Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Psalm 100:1

Sweet Things!

Ahh, February...the month of love, hugs, and kisses. Ya gotta love it! I just wanted to share a few things I like right now.

 I can't wait til this movie, The Vow, comes out tomorrow! I am sure it will be so good! Any movie based on a Nicholas Sparks book will be good!

 I am loving Vintage Valentine's lately. I thought this one was cute.

 I saw these on Pottery Barn website the other day and I just fell in love with them! Soo adorable for the whole month of February!

And speaking of "sweet things".....

I can't wait to make these Weight Watchers cupcakes that are 5 points per serving! I know they would be less points without the icing and maybe you can use a dusting of powdered sugar, instead. That, my friends, is a very sweet thing! :)

I hope y'all are having a wonderful day! XOXO!

Greater love has noone than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

Just an update!

I wanted to share a quick Weight Watchers update with y'all. I'll say it again. It works! Thirteen pounds are gone! I am so excited and I am definitely going to keep going with this program. Again, if you are considering losing weight or to just get healthy, WW is by far, the best in my opinion. I think that drinking water, eating more fruits and veggies and staying active really are key points to losing weight. And bonus: because I am on WW, I still enjoyed a piece of that wonderful birthday cake on Friday, but I still lost 3 lbs this week! It's definitely possible and it definitely works! Hope y'all have an awesome day!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

What I Love About Russell!

I am a little late posting this but I wanted to post a special blog today for my sweet husband, Russell. Today is his 28th birthday.

Happy Birthday, Russell!!

When we were dating, I actually gave him a little something "valentine-like" each day from the 1st to the 14th, which is obviously Valentine's Day. It was fun!

 Here's my Valentine with his early birthday cake from this weekend!

Here are 14 things I love about him, from today til V-Day!

1. I love his love for the Lord.

2. I love the love his love for others

3. I love how we laugh together about the most silly things!

4. I love his patience (I have none. HA!)

5. I love his humbleness.

6. I love watching him watch the Razorbacks (he gets really into the game). :)

7. I love and I am grateful for the sacrifices he makes for us!

8. I love his smile.

9. I love that we are best friends.

10. I love how he shows his dedication to not only me, but everyone!

11. I love the love we share for movies!

12. I love how we do almost everything together, even grocery shop!

13. I love the way he loves me. (cue the song. :) )

14. I LOVE that we will be together forever!!!

Here we are after we had only been dating 6 months. I think this was taken in October 2005!

Russell,

Thank you so much for everything you do for me. I love you more than I can say! Happy Birthday, sweetie!

Love, Meredith 

Crystal Bridges and a Surprise Party!

The weekend flew by, as usual. I hope y'all had a great one! So Crystal Bridges Museum opened on November 11, 2011. It was a big event in Northwest Arkansas. Russell and I couldn't wait to take time to visit the museum. We finally got a chance to go on Saturday. It was fabulous!

 Soo cool!

 We were really excited about it.

 So beautiful. I have no words! It's so amazing to go!

 Here we are at "Eleven", the restaurant at the museum. I had a Caesar salad and Russell had beans and cornbread-a perfect Arkansas meal. Ha!

We took plenty more pictures, but I don't think I should put them on my blog because of copyright issues, so I didn't post. Y'all will just have to make a trip and see for yourself. The artwork is fabulous. We only saw maybe three galleries, but my favorite was Wonder World. It was awesome.

So February 1st is Russell's birthday. We love our friends up here and we are so happy to be back here, so I thought it would be the perfect time to throw hime a surprise birthday party! My sweet friend, Mandy, helped me with it too. He had absolutely NO clue! When we got to Mandy and Chad's house, he saw balloons in the window and he still didn't know they were for him. He said, "Somebody's having a party." Then we walked in and everyone said, "Surprise!"

 It was Razorback themed, of course!

 Here is the cake that Rick's Bakery made! They did a wonderful job.

 Russell and the cake!

 Some of our friends

We always have to get a picture taken!

I wish I had gotten more pictures, but we will always remember it!

We had a blast with everyone!!!

Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking and you will find. Keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

Tale As Old As Time

Don't you just love Beauty and the Beast? I love most all Disney princesses. I may be a little bit of a Disney fanatic. Amy, Tony, Leighann, Russell and I all went to see Beauty and the Beast in 3-D. Leighann is only about two and a half years old but she loved the movie! Here we are after the flick!

 The music in this movie is awesome. It was so hard for me not to sing along. Ha!

Leighann loves Disney princesses so much! Can't you tell? We had a fun time together. She is a sweet princess herself. :)

On another note, sorry I haven't blogged in a little while. It seems like January is always a laid back month. Probably because it may be "Christmas recovery time." :) I'll hopefully blog more soon!

All glorious is the princess within; her gown is interwoven with gold. Psalm 45:13