it was our first time as a married couple to celebrate easter! so instead of eating easter dinner by ourselves, we invited 3 other couples to join us. earlier that day we attended church and wore our easter colors. kevin had picked out his ultimate easter tie (that was brown and blue.. totally not spring colors) so i grabbed his pink tie from my sister's wedding and had him wear that one. so yes, we matched.

it was such a wonderful spring day. i loved that we spent time with friends that will be with us this summer. but most importantly, i love this easter holiday to remember the reason we celebrate, Christ. this video brought tears to my eyes and i am so thankful for Christ's sacrifice for all of us. Easter is such a good reminder for us.

we are spending this day in Oklahoma with kevin's family opening gifts, spending time together, and remembering the reason behind this christmas season- Christ, our savior.

enjoy this holiday with your loved ones.

Merry Christmas!

the day before we left out of town, i convinced kevin that we should buy a christmas tree and lights so that when we come back from thanksgiving break, we could decorate it! what really happened is this: he went and worked out and i stayed home and set up the tree, rearranged the furniture a little to accommodate it and listened to christmas music. he was pleasantly surprised when he came home. i left the lights and some ornaments (that my aunt made us for our wedding) to put up with him. i just love the holiday season!

while we were in washington visiting my family for thanksgiving, i made a special trip to target to buy stockings, ornaments, and a few holiday extras to decorate when we got home. i need to check out pinterest for more holiday decorating ideas... have any suggestions?