Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts

Friday, February 12, 2010

Mamma M's Five Question Friday

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Thanks to Mamma M for her 5 Question Fridays!

Questions for Friday, 2/12/10:

1. What is the one thing your love does for you that you can't live without?

Hugs me in the kitchen while I'm making dinner. It drives me crazy sometimes, but I think I'd miss that more than anything if I lost him.

2. When did you know your love was "the one"?

This was a slow evolution for me. There wasn't a single moment when I knew this Computer Nerd was the one I was destined to be with. There were lots of things that I loved about him, and a few deal breaker issues that I didn't push. I didn't want to change him; I was done with that! I just prayed that he would grow into a man who would be the head of our home if he was the one I was called to marry. And... as we got to know each other better, I started to find that the deal breakers were melting away, and I suppose that when he told me he was going to be baptized (with no probing from me), that was when I knew that he was the man God meant to be my husband.


3. Does your love have a special ringtone on your cell?

Yes! It used to be the one of the songs from our wedding "I Will Be Here" by Steven Curtis Chapman. With my new phone, he rings "When I See You Smile."

4. What are you attracted to most in your special someone?

Now? The fervor with which he attacks his career and the seriousness that he takes with his role as provider, husband, and father. He sacrifices so much for our family, and it really does make him appear strong and safe.

5. Did you know when/where he/she was going to pop the big question?

Not the first time he asked. It wasn't the right time or place then. But the second time he asked, I knew it was coming. The boy can't hide a surprise for anything!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Valentine's Dud

We're not big on Valentine's Day around here. I think the last time we really celebrated the day was the first Valentine's Day we were dating-- seven years ago. I made him a tray of brownies and gooey butter cake cut into hearts. He gave me a beautiful journal and chocolates. We went to eat at our now favorite Japanese restaurant. That was our "play it safe" year, the year we celebrated just in case the other was a V-Day sucker.

Ever since then, we exchange a "Happy Valentine's Day" in the morning and leave well enough alone. It's not that we're not romantic. It just happened that neither of us really cared about the holiday and instead preferred to celebrate days that were more personal to us.

Like Friday the Thirteenth.

Now there's a day that we never miss!

We met on September 13, 2002: A Friday.

He told me he loved me for the first time on December 13, 2002: A Friday.

We wanted so badly to get married on May 13, 2005 (a Friday), but I was teaching, and the school year was still in session then.

You won't see my husband fighting the V-Day crowds to secure a table for dinner or tickets to a romantic movie. He prefers Friday 13th over Valentine's, but that's just another thing that I love about him!



Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Free Photoshop Valentine Card: Template #4


A Valentine's Day Card for those of you who enjoy any excuse to mail out (or email) pictures of your kids!

Thanks to this site, I've found lots of amazing complimentary tools to add to my Photoshop goody bag! While I can't use them professionally, I'm getting lots of design practice, and you all get the opportunity to results of my experiments!

If you like this design and would like to use it, leave a comment or email mammalog@gmail.com! I'll be happy to email you the editable .psd file.

If you're not a Photoshop (or Elements) user, you can email me (mammalog@gmail.com) up to two pictures, and I'll send you the card as a high resolution .jpg file that you can then get printed at your favorite lab.

I'd hate for my doodling to go to waste!


(Photoshopped tattoo!)

Friday, January 15, 2010

Free Photoshop Valentine Card: Template #3

A Valentine's Day Card for those of you who enjoy any excuse to mail out (or email) pictures of your kids!

Thanks to this site, I've found lots of amazing complimentary tools to add to my Photoshop goody bag! While I can't use them professionally, I'm getting lots of design practice, and you all get the opportunity to results of my experiments!

If you like this design and would like to use it, leave a comment or email mammalog@gmail.com! I'll be happy to email you the editable .psd file.

If you're not a Photoshop (or Elements) user, you can email me (mammalog@gmail.com) up to two pictures, and I'll send you the card as a high resolution .jpg file that you can then get printed at your favorite lab.

This card is a 5x7 size and comes with a front panel and inside.

I'd hate for my doodling to go to waste!


(Front)


(Inside)














Thursday, January 14, 2010

Free Photoshop Valentine Card: Template #1



A Valentine's Day Card for those of you who enjoy any excuse to mail out (or email) pictures of your kids!

Thanks to this site, I've found lots of amazing complimentary tools to add to my Photoshop goody bag! While I can't use them professionally, I'm getting lots of design practice, and you all get the opportunity to results of my experiments!

If you like this design and would like to use it, leave a comment or email mammalog@gmail.com! I'll be glad to email you the editable .psd file.

If you're not a Photoshop (or Elements) user, you can email me (mammalog@gmail.com) up to three pictures, and I'll send you the card as a high resolution .jpg file that you can then get printed at your favorite lab.

I'd hate for my doodling to go to waste!

























Free Photoshop Valentine Card: Template #2



Another Valentine's Day Card for those of you who enjoy any excuse to mail out (or email) pictures of your kids!

Thanks to this site, I've found lots of amazing complimentary tools to add to my Photoshop goody bag! While I can't use them professionally, I'm getting lots of design practice, and you all get the opportunity to results of my experiments!

If you like this design and would like to use it, leave a comment or email mammalog@gmail.com! I'll be glad to email you the editable .psd file.

If you're not a Photoshop (or Elements) user, you can email me (mammalog@gmail.com) up to three pictures, and I'll send you the card as a high resolution .jpg file that you can then get printed at your favorite lab.

I'd hate for my doodling to go to waste!