Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe a year has flown by!
NOTHING has gone as planned, but that's pretty normal. This time last year I was in Seattle, wondering what the next year would bring me, working at Deseret Book, and not entirely ready to leave for school! Then I had one of the hardest semesters of my life, seriously it was one thing after another! But we won't go into that at the moment! Then I met the love of my life. See, my personal plan had always been that I'd meet the guy I was going to marry in January, we'd date for about three months before he would ask me to marry him and then we'd get married in June. So every year when I wouldn't meet someone in January, I'd always figure, hey, maybe next year! So when I met Larry in April and ended up married in August, it would be an understatement to say I didn't see that one coming! But the Lord always has a better plan for us than we have for ourselves and Larry is better than anything I had EVER imagined or hoped for!
Then we figured we'd be living in Washington, I'd start work again at Deseret Book and Larry would find a job there. But, after we got married and went down to Arizona for the reception there, we realized that the Lord wanted us in Arizona. So we stayed down there. Now, not only was I sad that I couldn't work at Deseret Book (probably one of my favorite places, not gonna lie) but we also felt like I needed to stay home. Which, I wasn't very happy about. I wanted to work! Larry was gone all day and I needed something to do! But, it ended up being a great blessing. I figured out I actually kinda like to cook, I haven't had to worry about maintaining a job while I've been dealing with this stomach thing, I've rediscovered interests, and I've grown in so many ways I didn't know were possible! We have been so greatly blessed, even if I was just a little stubborn along the way...

So what's on the horizon for us next year?

I honestly have NO idea.
We weren't able to find a place to live in Rexburg before we left Arizona. But we packed up our belongings in good faith that the Lord would guide us the way we are supposed to go! We had a wonderful time on our mini honey moon in Disneyland! (Pictures at the end!) And we had a wonderful time visiting my oldest friend Caitlyn and her husband Brian. It's actually almost scary how well Brian and Larry get along! That certainly works out well!! Then we spent a few days with my parents for Christmas and it was wonderful to see them! We had planned on being in Washington for a while and getting to see some friends, but, as goes the story of my life, that wasn't what the Lord had in mind for us. So, we got two days in Washington before we felt strongly that we needed to go back to California. So here we are! We still haven't found a place in Rexburg and we don't know if that will be where we end up at all this semester. We have a few options in the works at the moment and we won't know till this week or maybe even next week what will happen, but the changes could potentially be huge, so stay tuned for those!
But, one of those changes starts here! I couldn't decide if the whole "Love" theme I had going here was cute or just annoying. I think that it might be annoying so I'm going to get rid of the "Loving xyz" blog title thing. Small change, I know, but we'll see how that works. Next, I've been trying to decide if I want to have a specific area that I have my blog focus on. Like a crochet blog, a quilting blog, an all things craft blog, a beauty blog, a blog about dealing with depression, ADD, and Trichotillomania (I may have spelled that wrong...sorry!) ect. I love all those things, they make me who I am, and honestly I'm still searching for a niche. But, hopefully I'll get some feedback from you and you'll let me know what YOU would like to read about. I'll be honest with you, I don't know everything in the world. I'm only starting out with crocheting and I honestly haven't ever even tried to quilt, and I'm still learning what works for me and what doesn't. But, I would love it if you would help me find out! I have a feeling that this year is going to be more difficult, but at the same time even better than the last! And I would love it if you took the ride with me!
SO!
Here's to a brand new year and all of the trials and all of the blessings it will bring! It's going to be great and I can't wait to share it with all of the people I love!
Have a wonderful New Years Eve! I'll see you next year!

Less Than Three,
Sarah

I had to post this because I love grumpy cat and this just made me chuckle.

Ya... he's that awesome.

They've reopened Sleeping Beauty's Castle!! I was sooooo excited!!

That is entirely made of legos! How crazy is that??

You know, it's a little sad when the Beast...is more..."endowed"...than Bell...

So, Caitlyn and I tried to make cookies last night, but my favorite recipe is in Arizona in a box that is waiting for us to have a place that it can be shipped to, so we found a recipe close to it, but something went wrong and they ended up SUPER crumbly and we accidentally dropped one and it exploded on the ground. I'm fairly certain a cookie isn't supposed to do that...

San Francisco!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I Love Pinterest Part II

Who loves Pinterest?
Well, everyone knows I do. Shocking. Right? Well, I've been thinking a lot about this post this week. I've been collecting pins to post. In fact, I've been thinking about turning this into a whole thing! Maybe with a theme I can concentrate on each week. We'll see.

Let's get started! Now, I don't know what it is but for some reason I haven't been able to keep myself from girlishly (and albeit abashedly) sorting through wedding dress pictures...I think it's the blissful idea that I'm married and I can! I can finally appreciate a wedding dress for what it is. Just a dress. So, forgive me if there are more than a few of them in here...
Oh, also, I did put links under each picture but the words containing the links didn't change color, so they were kinda hidden in there. That might happen again, but I promise, they're in there! I also have a lot more pins to put in this post so it may be a little longer than the last one! Enjoy!

It's true. But I doubt I can keep calm about it!

This is probably my favorite childhood book. I love The Velveteen Rabbit! I need to either find my copy, or get a new one because whenever it is that we end up having kids, I am SO reading this to them!

I want that outfit!! Love the hair, love the shirt, love the skirt, I even love the belt! Gorgeous!

With my love for sparkles, how did I NOT come across these bridesmaid dresses before I got married??

Oh, how I love ALL things peppermint!!!

I'm a little in love with that nail polish! I guess it's called Rose Gold Sparkle by China Glaze and it is gorgeous! It's perfect for the holidays and I think it could even work for spring. Rose Gold is quite on trend right now and why not keep up with this fantastic nail polish?

I. WANT. THIS. CAMERA. I couldn't find the pin, I must not have re pinned it in my enthusiasm, but I love it all the same!

Need I say more?

I can't help myself, I love those sleeves! If only this was more modest! But it is still beautiful!

SUPER cute dress!

Kinda cute idea for a kitchen nook. If you can call it a nook!

On the topic of interior decorating: How gorgeous is that? Love it! (I pinned this one a while ago and I couldn't find the pin again, so there's no link on this one, sorry!)

Love the color, love the styling, love the dress!

I'm loving this idea! Take a picture with all of your friends in your wedding dresses. This would be so much fun!

This is my wedding dress pre-alterations to make it modest. I loved it.

This was my original dream dress, but 6,000 dollars was a bit too extravagant. It's still a gorgeous dress!

It's funny, this was actually what I had imagined all through high school as my dream dress. Funny how tastes and styles change.

Lets take a break from Wedding gowns and skip to Christmas! This is an adorable idea for if you don't have a chimney!

Hairrrrr!

Put a different top under that shirt and I'm all over this!

SUPER cute headband!

First of all, I love the way they did her eyes. This is an example of blue eyeshadow done right! Secondly, this is a cool link! 15 tips to perfect eyes!

I'm loving this! I love the white eyeliner above the winged black! Gorgeous!

I don't know why, but I am loving that yellow blazer.

So before I got married, I hated these style dresses. It's the new cookie cutter Utah wedding dress and I can't stand it...and then I got married...and I saw this...and I actually don't hate it.

And gorgeous!

We're just going to get the wedding dresses out of the way. I love this one!

This is beautiful and unique! I don't know if it was originally supposed to be a wedding dress, but it's so different I think it would be incredible! My dad actually originally pinned this and I simply HAD to re-pin it!

So sweet and so true! Great Thomas S. Monson quote!

Love these colors and I adore that coat. Maybe without the black tulle...

The rest of the pins are older and so I'm not going to be linking them to the original pin. But they are on the "My Style" and "Stuff I Like" boards.

Such a sweet quote! I love that book!!

Ok, ok, just two more wedding dresses and then I'm done! I promise! For now...

Annnnddd...LAST ONE!

SUCH a cute sweater! If only it wasn't too terribly expensive! Oh, but how I do love Modcloth!

Ah, makeup done right. Refreshing!

Oreo bowl of goodness...who could resist??

Heart: melted.

I'm sorry, but leggings and jeans should never appear in the same word. I don't care how cool you think you look. Skinny jeans are one thing...but please please please, no more jeggings!!

This is an old favorite! And it's still beautiful!!

And last but not least! I've been bitten by the dark bug once again and I'm loving this color!

Well, that's about it for now! I warned you it would be a long post! Hope you enjoyed it and maybe there will be a Pinterest post take three!
Enjoy your week!

Less Than Three,
Sarah