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May 22, 2013

The Crooked Nook Giveaway!

today this darling lady is providing a giveaway for all Ryleeblake readers!

Ashley, a dear blogging friend of mine, has finally opened up an etsy shop full of custom prints, pottery and decorative ceramic mugs. yayy!!

the giveaway is for two lucky winners who will receive their choice of an 8x10 print!

to enter:

become a follower of ashley's blog

like the crooked nook on facebook

and follow the crooked nook on instagram!

also, we would LOVE to hear some feedback so leave a comment below stating your favorite item in the store!

giveaway ends this sunday at midnight.

good luck!

May 21, 2013

our deepest fear

i had the opportunity to teach for my little beehives this past sunday.

i've been trying to step up my game so i made box cookies

and even printed off a handout (see above. holler).

i want my girls to understand their self-worth and to have the confidence that i wish i would've acquired at a young age.

so i cried a lot and read them a very wonderful quote:

teaching used to scare me but when it comes to these kinds of lessons, i somehow become the one who is actually being taught.

p.s. the handout above was creating using the #beautifulmessapp that has been blowing up insta.

and the quote is by Marianne Williamson

and the floral picture is from tumblr/my pinterest board.

May 20, 2013

it was great

-----you guys, this weekend was absolutely wonderful!-----

for our anniversary we decided to make reservations with New Park Hotel in Park City again because of the bestest time we had there on our honeymoon. i for sure recommend it to everyone in the whole wide world. why? well, because if the fireplace, free wi-fi and cafe rio/kneaders for room service doesn't do it for ya, you might go cray cray when i tell you that each room has a personal outdoor hot tub on the patio.

i know, right?

apart from the location, i really am grateful that our anniversary was rolling up so that we'd have an excusable reason to runaway together from day-to-day life. we were hoping that this time 'round the weather would be sunnier so we could do the alpine slide and coaster and that kind of stuff BUT guess what? it rained the whole time, just like it did on the honeymoon. we were disappointed at first but then i realized that honestly, a good conversation and long snuggle seshes were what we really needed.

my mum asked, do you love each other more than you did a year ago?

and the answer is yes.

yes because a year ago i knew i was in love with vaughan and i could tell you all the reasons why. now, a year later, i could not only tell you why i love him but i could also tell you the depth of who he is, why he has those traits i love and the things he has done to overcome the obstacles life has given him.

bottom line:

i love him more but i appreciate him so much more than i thought was ever possible.

but i'm not ready to be released from the "newly-wed" label quite yet.

...it's the only excuse we have when we get all pda and stuff.

so yay for making the public uncomfortable forever!

May 16, 2013

one year baby!

is he even real right now?

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technically it's not today BUT it's tomorrow and we will be long gone in park city by then. obviously i had to make a public declaration of our celebration and of the love i have for this man! he's the best ever and i'm so lucky to have him for my husband. you guys may have noticed but i added a 'love story' section on the side bar that i filled with two chapters (yes, chapters...) of our story. it includes love at first sight and our first kiss :) so if you have nothing better to do, head on over there and see just why i'm soo grateful that vaughan and i are now together, forever.

hope you guys have a great weekend!

woohhhhoo!