Proposing to my Bridesmaids

This week I proposed bridesmaid-hood to three of my favorite ladies. I sent my sister and maid of honor a bouquet of daisies on Valentines Day and then started working on other ways of asking the most important women in my life to stand with me when I marry Adam.

One of my favorite things is the names of nail polish colors and I found wedding-inspired colors that just so happened to have a diamond on the bottle. Rachel received a color called "Wedding Crasher," Jackie got a color called "Save the Date" and Jenny was given a color called "Aisle Be There." I put the nail polish bottles in gift bags and attached light up colored rings to the handles of the bags. The rings were a bigger hit than I ever expected them to be and each girl accepted my proposal!

Treasure Chests

One of my favorite stories about Camille will always be when she showed me all her prized possessions that she keeps in a shoe box. She was only four or five but you would have thought the mood bracelets, some bracelets I had made for her and costume jewelry were all family heirlooms she had coveted for years. The best part was when she asked, "Do you want to see my treasures?"

Who would say no to that?

Before I got engaged I was in ceramics throwing pots on the wheel and this little tiny pot presented itself. I knew that I would need something to hold my ring in a few weeks so I carved in a heart. I usually sign my pots with SJ and a heart but on this one I added my future last initial. Yes, I did this before I was even engaged. Details...

This is my treasure chest.

I Love You and I Like You

I am still in awe of being able to know what my life will look like. I have my Adam.