I have become a homemaker.

I'm not sure when it happened. I know I wasn't one last year at this time.

Don't get me wrong, I cleaned my house and cared that our home was lovely to the eye.

I have always enjoyed the artistry of homemaking,

Putting this here and that there, what is the best way to arrange the furniture so that

we can move around the room and it is still beautiful?

How can I make this "place" into a home that accurately communicates our beliefs and joys?

I have always enjoyed that aspect.

But I WAS NOT a homemaker. This is a new thing.

The joy of learning new cleaning tricks, an itch to organize, 

and this craftiness that has come out.

I made dryer balls out of yarn.

And I like them better than my beloved vanilla lavender dryer sheets.

This is weird.

We cleaned our windows last weekend because I wondered

 how much the dirt was blocking the light (yeah, I know. gross)

 and all of the sudden I was eager for spring cleaning.

As in I've been thinking about it all week.

As in I've been making lists and planning to wipe down walls, clean the mattresses,

clean UNDER the fridge, and on and on.

I am SO not kidding.

Who is this person?!? 

It's kind of exciting,
 honing my skill of caring for the home,

and its kind of weird at the same time.

Am I just behind the ball on this?

Does everyone else go through this their first year of marriage and 

I just wait till I'm almost on my THIRD?
Oh well (:

Spring cleaning here we go!

xoxo,
lyss

Oh winter, winter, winter.....

We've been asking you for snow all season and you wait until

you are juuuuuust about over to give us a couple 

good snowstorms.

We've been loving it and now we're so much more
 ready for spring.

thanks a lot,
J&A

Friday

a snowy walk for coffee

questions over slow breakfasts

baby conversations

polka dots and pig tails

such a dark, cold, snowy day

full of little joys.

Happy Friday!

xoxo,

lyss

Spring is coming!

I can feel it in my bones...

and we had 3 sunny days last week (:

It snowed 6 inches today.

xoxo,

lyss

Monday

Ugh. What a day.

Full of misunderstandings and snarky comebacks.

Squibbles and squabbles.

The coffee was out, dinner could have slayed vampires,

with lunch and everything in between just too painful to mention.

We forgot we were "us" and turned on each other instead.

A day to forget.

To make up with kisses and hot chocolate,

and claim the new mercies the morning will bring.

Ugh, what a monday.

Hope yours was better (:

xoxo,

lyss

the weekend

 was full of

~ winter light streaming in dirty windows

~ sweet birthday greetings and wishes

~ cups of coffee kept warm on the heater

~ the tiniest of braids promising growth

~ all things sweet and yummy because they're husband's favorite

~ studying while eating said yummy things

~ my new favorite candle which brings the scent 

of spring to every nook and cranny

oh yes, and many, many episodes of "Lost".

Oh amazon prime, what a blessing/curse you are (;

Hope your weekend was bright and restful!

xoxo,

lyss

Happy Birthday!!

to my beloved,

my friend,

partner in all things fun,

and the coolest Samurai of all time.

I love you so much.

Happy 24th Birthday!!

xoxo