happy valentines day, friends!

Happy Valentine's Day, friends!

This single lady is going solo this year, but for all of you wonderful couples out there - I hope you have a fantastic time celebrating your love!

And for all of my fellow singles out there....celebrate! This time only happens once in your life - enjoy not being tied to anyone! 

Happy Valentines Day!

six itty bitty things.

First of all. I need to share with you how pretty my new flat iron is. Thank you amazon gift card!!!! It's PINK! AHHHH! And absolutely fantastic. I really recommend it....$30 for a $200 retail value flat iron. BAM.

Secondly, I just ordered these boots from zappos! I've been eyeing them for a while now, and then they went on sale at Zappos for $50 off! Plus my dad's VIP business account with them got me free overnight shipping. Again....BAM.

Thirdly, this is the case I bought for my iPhone. Isn't it gorgeous? the color is so very retro and adorable. Reminds me of the blue on a lot of vintage Pyrex dishes :) And you know me and Pyrex....we just go. 

Fourthly, what are you doing for new years?! My aunt and uncle are coming up with their two kids for two nights, and tomorrow I'm off to a friends for a sleepover :) YIPPIE! :) Ha. I'm hyper right now. Can you tell?

And fifthly.....today is the last day to enter the my memories scrapbook software giveaway!! :) So if you haven't done that yet and have been wanting to....I suggest doing that before midnight, my time :) 

and lastly, but not least.... I want to thank ALL of you so much for being readers of this blog, and for your sweet, sweet comments. I never thought I'd have 15 followers, much less almost sixty! Thank you thank you thank you!

Happy Friday!!!!!!

Xoxo, 

Ruthanne

merry merry!

Merry merry Christmas eve! Oh, dear me! How did we get here so fast!? Everything has flown by like crazy. The end of the year is upon us, and I am absolutely stunned at the speed this year passed! 

I'm sending my love out to all of my lovely readers - hugs, cookies, and a Christmas carol or two, and wishing you a very, very merry Christmas!!! 

All my love, 

Ruthanne

just dandy.

Between now and 3:30pm tomorrow I must:

Give my room, bathroom, closet, and laundry room all a deep clean.

Sew two pairs of PJ pants for the littlest brother for Christmas.

Perfect the song I'm doing for Christmas Eve services - read: somehow make my range go higher and lower. re-read: do the impossible.

Get the stupid security device off of my mama's Christmas present cause no where in town has the tool to do it. Small town issues, I tell ya.

Practice Angels We Have Heard On High for Christmas Eve services. The chords over "gloria" are freakin' obnoxious, and there are far too many of them.

Take a bio and math test - read: my least favorite things to do. 

Endure my dad's company Christmas party this evening....ugh.

Figure out what the heck I'm wearing for Christmas eve services - I have to play the piano for both services, and the spotlights are really hot - plus we're going to have a good 300 people per service. Which means it'll be even warmer in that room...sooooo. I need to solve that dilemma. Dear me. 

However, this is my current inspiration for completing those tasks: 

Hope it gave you a laugh and some inspiration too!!!

gingerbread

I made a gingerbread house today - and let me tell you. It's the tiniest gingerbread house ever. Seriously. It measures no more than 2.5 inches high. Um. YEAH. That's right. Wanna see? Okay :)

Isn't it just adorable? Technically, I had five to do...my mom bought a kit for a "mini village" from Michaels. But three of the others were just plain weird looking and I thought it'd be more fun to do a mini scene. And then the other one out of the five was just like the one I showed you, and I made it another little scene for Addy so she wouldn't feel left out, with all of her siblings having gingerbread houses and all....

Anyway :) Thought it was too cute not to share! OH! And! I highly recommend visiting me tomorrow :) I have a surpriiiiiiiiise for all you lovely readers :) 

xoxo!

Ruthanne

all things christmas!

Hey all!

This upcoming week is going to be so awesome! I have a few fantastic guest posts lined up for you, my first giveaway - it's going to be awesome - and then by the time we're done, it's Christmas Eve! Ah! So very excited!

Here's a couple songs to get you in the mood for some festivities :)

John Mayer, of course.

Dave Barnes - a classic favorite.

Colbie, it wouldn't be the same without you :)

Thank you Jack for making this the best rendition ever.

 

Jason Mraz, I love you.

Merry 8 days till Christmas! :)

Monday, Monday...

Happy Monday! :) can you believe that Christmas is just a mere 12 days away?? I absolutely cannot!!!!

I'm sitting at my kitchen table right now doing school {technically I'm writing this post but whatever....ha}, and my Christmas tree started to shake...I thought it might be an earthquake but no, lo and behold its my lovely cat feeling the urge to climb a tree, since we won't let her outside due to the cold....

Nice, cat. Nice.

I'm gonna go back to school, but I have some absolutely fantastic things planned for y'all over the next two weeks, you'll love it! :) I can't wait to share it all with you! :)

Happy Monday!!

handmade snowglobes

I have been seeing these adorable globes all over for months now, so I had to make my own! :)

Aren't they just darling? I think so! My mom loves them and they literally took about 5 minutes each to make. Here are a couple different tutorials you can follow - but don't feel like you have to! They're so easy it's hard to mess it up!

Martha Stewart Rendition

Julie Ann's Rendition

Ashley's Rendition

Enjoy - these are so fun to make!

the latest thanksgiving post in blog world.

People keep posting, saying they're the latest to post about thanksgiving.

Nope...

People...

That's me....yeah.

I'm terrible.

Here are a few pictures of our food - I didn't take many people pictures cause no one was cooperating. And then my step cousin thought I was crazy, taking so many pictures of the food. Oh, the joys of being me. Ha...anyway. here you are :)

That is all for my late thanksgiving post....I'm terrible. I know. And now you're probably done reading about thanksgiving for at least 11 months. 

And....over and out.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American friends!

I have so much to be thankful for; so much to praise God for. He is good.

Hope you all have a wonderful day, and remember to be thankful not only today but every day :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

p.s.

I know these post cards seem kinda random but they were too too cute to resist! Had to share them as well :)