Over the Weekend

First of all, I can't believe it's already fall! I love the cooler weather, which means sweater and scarf season is here! But i think my favorite part of fall is watching the leaves on the trees change colors. I love seeing the yellows, oranges, and reds. God has a real sense of beauty in mind when He creates!

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This weekend, we drove up the road to Waco to see Stephenville HS play against Waco University HS. Since Renee is in the marching band, we got to see tackle hug her! I just want to say that I am so proud of her and everything she has done in high school. A few weeks ago, we went to see her in a production of The Wizard of Oz, Friday we watched her march in the band, she is in more than one UIL event and has gone to State competition more than once, she sews her own clothes and knits scarves... She's pretty fantastic!

So anyway, here are a few pictures from Friday at the game.

Renee plays the second biggest bass drum, but the guy who plays the biggest couldn't play on Friday. So Renee was the biggest one on the field! And if you know Renee, you know she's not that big of a person! But you should also know that Renee has a strong will...!

The band's show this year is called "1776". It's full of patriotic music and tells the independence story. It's a really neat show and they looked really good, but no, I do not miss marching band from high school! Proud of Renee, though!

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On Saturday, when I woke up, I felt really motivated and artsy. (uh-oh, you know where this is going right?!) So I decided to create one of the many pins I've added to my Pinterest boards. I've pinned so many things that I want to do eventually, but up until now, I haven't made too many of them.

Saturday was a different story though! I've had my eye on this canvas from World Market for a while now. I even saw another girl's version of it on her blog. I hate to be a copy-cat but the colors are perfect for our dining room, and I just love the design... So I painted my own version!

What do you think? I was pretty happy with the way it turned out!

I absolutely love to paint. I don't think I'm terrific at it, but there's something almost therapeutic about it. I've always seen painting as a way to express feelings and creatively use energy. Over the years, I've painted several paintings that are stored in a closet somewhere, and I've also painted a few things for our walls in our house. I'm thankful that God has given me this gift and I want to use it to glorify Him.

Here's a few closeups. And yes, that's a mini muffin tin with my paints in it! My pallet just wasn't big enough and paper plates soak up the paint and make it dry out quicker. So, I used my resources, which, in this case, happens to be a muffin tin!

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Saturday night, Eli asked me out on a date! Of course, I said yes! We want to continue dating through our marriage. It's a way we can grow closer together and continue to learn more about each other. We went to BJ's for pizza (they have the best gluten free pizza!!) and saw this movie. I'm not really a baseball fan, so this was an okay movie for me, but Eli enjoyed it. Then it was time for winding down at home, which has lately involved a few episodes of Frasier or Golden Girls (yes, we love those shows. Don't make fun of us...) and a cup of hot chocolate!

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Sunday, we went to church and then did school work all afternoon...boo. But we decided since we rested and had fun on Saturday, we should get some work done at some point.

 How was your weekend?


Oh, and one quick note: today we have been married one year and three months! We are so blessed every day.