T.G.I.F.
It is Friday and I am SO glad! For some reason this week was particularly tiring. I have no clue why. I worked every day…? Well, never mind, I did work every day. Zack took a day off this week because...
View Article{06-07-08}
Because I am “The Bride” and I loved getting married so, so, so, so much, today’s post is a tribute to our wedding and everyone involved in it. :] The day I married Zack was an incredible day. We were...
View ArticleDon’t hold your breath
A couple days ago I had the golden opportunity to talk to my nephew, Collin, who is a talker, talker, talker! He called me and as soon as I said Hello? he started at it. To be honest, he carried most...
View ArticleFive things to share
A couple things of importance: Our house is decorated for Christmas :) I have pictures to show you I have new items on my Etsy site :) It is the season for Love + Believing I have new music for my...
View Articlebreakfast is served!
GOOD MORNING!Well, if it isn’t Thursday already ;) Dinner was served in Heaven again last night –Lasagna, garlic butter rolls and corn :) I’m not even kidding when I say that Zack tried telling me...
View Article{oh boy…}
I’m taking a little break from The Sweat Shop to give you all an update. First, I’m finally finishing two projects that I started earlier this week. Since I had The Bachelor to watch on Monday, and...
View Article{the countdown begins…}
I can’t believe we’ve almost been married 1 year! :)36 days to go…until our first anniversary… ********************* 06.07.08 all photos courtesy Mandy Gould :) The post {the countdown begins…}...
View Article{our first anniversary: 06.07.09}
Our first wedding anniversary trip {married 06.07.08} started out with an adventurous drive to the family cottage. We wanted to save money but still do something we’ve never done before, which is stay...
View Article{weekend recap + sewing + you’ll have to read this to know the rest!}
What a great, great weekend. Zackary and I spent it at our home and definitely spent a lot of time relaxing. Friday night, his aunt called and we talked for over an hour. Oh, Gussy ;) Saturday, I did...
View Article{Hello, Minneapolis, I’m GUSSY!}
I posted this video a few months back. I’m here to share it again. The composition is so truly beautiful, it gives Gussy goosebumps. I love to listen to it. I hope your day, your entire day, is so very...
View Article{looking back…}
delight yourself inthe LORDand He’ll give youthe desiresofyour heart, psalm 37:4 *** About 447 days ago, Zack and I stood in front of my childhood pastor and listened as he spoke these words: What is...
View Article{canceled & shredded!}
I have a little but typical-of-Gussy random story to share. Oh, who am I kidding? This is going to be semi-long. I had a rewarding experience yesterday. Zack was setting up the router for our wireless...
View Article{a tale of five pictures}
Zack and I got married one year and 4 months ago. I have cherished my wedding bouquet ever since because it was the most beautiful bouquet I ever laid eyes on. I remember my mom, on the day of our...
View Article{a winner + Love Stories}
$25 Gussy shop credit goes to Jessica @ The Jenkins Family — yeow for Jessica :) I’ll be emailing you soon so you can redeem your credit. Gosh, I am just so thankful for all the comments left — 118 to...
View Article{Budgeting your family’s money, part I}
Budget, noun: an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time. No, don’t run away. Come back here — budgets are actually incredibly awesome and not that hard. Honest! Remember how I quit...
View Article{Budgeting your family’s money, part II}
{photo credit} This post is a continuation of part I, which is part of my mini-series on budgeting. *** “You can do anything you put your mind to.” Do you believe that phrase? I was reading a blog...
View Article{our love story // 6+7+8 = 21}
Zack and I met in college — we were both freshman at Central Michigan University. It was pretty much love at first sight . Zack and I had mutual friends and often saw each other around campus. At the...
View Article{Q&A post, so many fun topics!}
Uh oh, I was supposed to answer these questions MONTHS ago — shame on me!!! Please say you’ll forgive me :] I promise to be better at responding to your questions because really, they do mean so much...
View Article{how do you date your man?}
Here are 3 more pics from our date last Saturday. Ohhhhh, looking through all the pictures we took for the magazine feature makes me SO HAPPY! {I’ll share the rest of the pics once the feature...
View Article{What I Wore Wednesday – #12}
It has been super chilly in Minneapolis these last few days. No fun! I’ve even worn my red knit slipper boots a few times. Bauer probably laughs at me when I wear them. Haha! {Also, I thought it was...
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