December 2011
10 posts
Spontaneous decision=great rewards
Yesterday nick and I departed Portland, OR bound for Nashville, TN. Sad to leave, yet so ready to get home. Our connecting flight however ended up having technical issues, which led to switching to a smaller plane, which led to an over sold flight. Which…. Led to us volunteering to be bumped and stayin the night in salt lake. The upside? $800 worth of travel vouchers, hotel voucher for the...
Trenton Newell Gift Guide
Monday, December 26, 2011
I felt this post needed to be separate from my Christmas morning one, because Trenton deserves a little extra attention. My amazing little brother is proving his talents once again by making us all Christmas presents. Here are just a few of the things he made for us this year. I’m telling you, he is SO good at it. If you missed my previous post, here are a few...
Christmas morning @ the Newell's
Monday, December 26, 2011
Gifts poured out from under our tree this year, and all I could think about was how much that didn’t matter. The best part of my Christmas was being with my family. Nick and I are so blessed to both have incredible families that we love, and who love each other. Above all though, we have families that love Jesus too. That is an incredible blessing that I thank God...
That's a wrap!
Friday, December 23, 2011
I LOVE wrapping presents. It’s one of my favorite things to do. My goal is to make every present look just a little bit different. Well thanks to my graphic designer husband and some pin-spiration, we were able to make each gift very unique with our own twist.
Here was our inspiration:
Our rendition:
How do you like to wrap your gifts?? Any new ideas?
MERRY...
Congrats Laura and Brett!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
My sweet and dear friend Laura just got engaged this past weekend. Lucky enough for me, she was able to come up from Eugene on Monday so I could see her gorgeous ring and give her a big squeeze! Laura and I used to be roommates (along with Chloe), and she was one of my bridesmaids in my wedding. I am so incredibly happy for her and Brett. I wish I was able to get to...
Graduation Day
Saturday, December 17, 2011
I am so grateful I’m home in Portland this week, because today I was able to watch one of my VERY best friends graduate from George Fox University! I am beyond proud of her. I met Chloe in 2008, and moved in with her from 2009-2010. This is one of those friends that I can be 100% myself with. She’s a comfort to me that I miss SO very much in Tennessee. We...
Girl's night!
Friday, December 16th, 2011
I am way beyond overdue for a blog update, but have been busy busy busy. SORRY! I arrived in Portland on Saturday the 10th, and have been going nonstop.
Wednesday night I planned a night in watching The Help, since my family was all leaving me for the evening for their Christmas parties. As my parents were heading out the door, my Mom suggested that I call my Grandma...
I'll sort of be home for Christmas
Thursday, December 8, 2011
I had an amazing week on the Very Merry Christmas Tour. I spent the time surrounded by godly, genuine, hilarious and joyful people, and walked away SO very glad I was able to come along for a week. The show layout is awesome because all of the artists play throughout the night and intermix within each other’s sets. If you haven’t heard the music of the...
Surprise trip!
Friday, December 2, 2011
And again, my life proves to be completely unpredictable. Our plans Wednesday night included making a spaghetti dinner, picking up Dave from the airport, watching Revenge, and then dropping the guys off at bus call at 11:45PM. Everything went as planned up until 11:45PM… While the guys were helping load the trailer, I sat on the bus to hide from freezing...
