Valentine's Day this year has me thinking about a couple of different quotes. This one by Elizabeth Stone has been resonating with me lately:
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
I never really understood this quote entirely, until I had my son. I just went to kindergarten "orientation" for the school he will attend later this fall and I swear being so emotional had nothing to do with the fact that I am 6 months pregnant. I would have felt the same way even if I wasn't!
My second thought is about a section of my wedding vows. My husband and I both felt it was important to address the challenging parts about being married in our ceremony. So we included the line:
"I love and accept you with both positive and negative traits."
I still smile when I think about how our friends and family chuckled when we said that to each other. Twelve years later it has become a bit of a joke between me and Brett. If one of us is being especially annoying you might hear the other person muttering under their breath: "With both positive and negative traits...."
It ain't all Cinderella, is it? But it is, like the rest of life, the divine and the mundane all mixed together. And since I have been especially grumpy throughout this entire pregnancy, I am feeling thankful to have a husband and a little boy loving me unconditionally, with all my negative traits of late.
In honor of all my awesome customers and this Valentine's Day, I am giving away two free necklaces as pictured above. You will have your choice of the "Sweet Hearts Necklace" personalized with your own initials or the "XO Necklace," a sweet sentiment that will last way past Valentine's Day.
Just leave me a comment about the favorite part of your own wedding vows, a Valentines memory (recent or from long ago), or just something you are thankful for this Valentine's Day. I will notify winners on February 14th. Please be sure to leave me your email so I know how to get in touch with you.
Hugs and kisses to you and your families!
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
I never really understood this quote entirely, until I had my son. I just went to kindergarten "orientation" for the school he will attend later this fall and I swear being so emotional had nothing to do with the fact that I am 6 months pregnant. I would have felt the same way even if I wasn't!
My second thought is about a section of my wedding vows. My husband and I both felt it was important to address the challenging parts about being married in our ceremony. So we included the line:
"I love and accept you with both positive and negative traits."
I still smile when I think about how our friends and family chuckled when we said that to each other. Twelve years later it has become a bit of a joke between me and Brett. If one of us is being especially annoying you might hear the other person muttering under their breath: "With both positive and negative traits...."
It ain't all Cinderella, is it? But it is, like the rest of life, the divine and the mundane all mixed together. And since I have been especially grumpy throughout this entire pregnancy, I am feeling thankful to have a husband and a little boy loving me unconditionally, with all my negative traits of late.
In honor of all my awesome customers and this Valentine's Day, I am giving away two free necklaces as pictured above. You will have your choice of the "Sweet Hearts Necklace" personalized with your own initials or the "XO Necklace," a sweet sentiment that will last way past Valentine's Day.
Just leave me a comment about the favorite part of your own wedding vows, a Valentines memory (recent or from long ago), or just something you are thankful for this Valentine's Day. I will notify winners on February 14th. Please be sure to leave me your email so I know how to get in touch with you.
Hugs and kisses to you and your families!
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