This week is my husband’s birthday!
This one is especially special because we get to celebrate it with a newborn baby. This may very well be our last, so I hope that you are able to get in all the snuggles!
Happy birthday to a wonderful dad and husband. Hoping this next year around the sun will be just as memorable as the last.
Emory
Posted by Hello, Scarlett Blog on 01/17/2022
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Tomorrow is Geoffrey’s birthday.
What a year we had. I struggled for most of it with health anxiety, and you remained my rock. You never once showed me that you were worried alongside me, and you seemed to understand when my mood would swing because of it.
When work slowed down and you were laid off as a result, you transferred to a different city that day and picked up right where you left off. You continue to work day and night for us, and *rarely* complain. ;-)))
You completed every project I asked for, and indulged me when I brought home 5 new cats and kittens.
Here you are with your little girl who has you wrapped around her little finger. We all love you so much!!
Happy birthday, Geo!
<3<3
Em
Posted by Hello, Scarlett Blog on 01/18/2021
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Ten years of being married to you. One decade. Where do I even begin?
Our life seems to change from year to year, and although it’s had its downs, I would say that this stage of life is one of our best and strongest yet.
We worked hard to get here. It took us six years of unrelenting searching to find this acreage. Now that we are here, we are thanking God and counting our blessings everyday through conversation and as we pray. We are renovating slowly this time just so that we don’t finish it too quickly and then get an urge to move and start over again. We are mindfully adding things (like fire pits and playhouses) to our property so we can take the time to unwind throughout the day and during the night and really just enjoy this life. This life that we have built together.
We waited five years exactly before I became pregnant with our first child. Then nearly three years later we added our second. This is what works for our family. We had those wonderful years where we could solely focus on one, and now we are focusing intently on both of them. Although we do get tired, we are far from overwhelmed or stressed out. They are beautiful and sweet children, and we are so lucky to have been made their parents.
Our journey is far from over. We are strengthening our relationship with God, living meaningfully, trying our hardest to reduce our waste and preserve the planet (a far cry from previous years), learning how to be less anxious and relax more, striving to be the best parents, communicating more to improve our marriage, and trying to give back when we can. Personally, you would like to make more family traditions, advance in your career, and just have more fun. I would love to eventually have one more child and then to foster children.
Only God knows what the next year of marriage will bring. I hope that among all the bad in the world right now, that it will begin to shift to only good for everyone on this planet. Also, that the good that comes from our family will continue forward. I love you all!
Em
Posted by Hello, Scarlett Blog on 06/01/2020
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Since this is the first month of 2018, I wanted to make sure that I am up-to-date with my fellow Instagrammers!
I adore the people and connections that I have made through Instagram. I personally feel as if it’s a great community to reach out to others who share similar interests or lifestyles. In my case, that would namely be mamas. I’ve went beyond being social media friends with many of them, and have exchanged phone numbers, addresses, gifts, and more! I used to post daily (who has time for that anymore), but have gone to only posting about twice a week. However, I am more frequent in my stories.
Here are some of my photos this month:
New tattoos.
Church bound, although I’m not sure where Remy is going.
Monkey jumping on the bed.
Happy birthday, dear husband.
January details.
Viewing acreages for sale.
Some stories:
Remy helping dada.
Early morning walks.
Do you have Instagram? If so, please leave your handle in the comments. Or you can follow me here, and let me know that you have read my blog. I’ll be sure to follow you back if I’m not already!
Emory
Posted by Hello, Scarlett Blog on 01/28/2018
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This week is Holy Week, which began with Palm Sunday. We were given palms at our church along with the rest of the congregation. Our newsletter states:
“Blessed palms have always been respected as holy objects or sacramental. Some families place one or more on the wall behind a crucifix or holy picture until the next Palm Sunday, or they might braid them into crosses for wall decorations.”
This was the first year that we received palms. When we got home, Geoffrey set to braiding them just as he had done when he was younger. We plan on displaying them with our other important possessions once they’re dry.
Remy was baptized at this time last year, which is so fitting given that this is the time when we, as Christians, renew our baptism.
I also found it fitting that Geoffrey braided the palm leaves on our church pew that serves as our dining room seating.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful Easter! I’ll see you next week.
<3
Emory
Posted by Hello, Scarlett Blog on 04/13/2017
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