March Photo Challenge // My Pictures

Hey y'all! Remember that "March Photo Challenge"?  Well, here are my pictures from throughout the month.  I had planned to post them at the end of every week, but so much has happened and we've been overly busy all month long.

I know I had fun doing this and I hope y'all will enjoy seeing the photos.

So, here they are finally! :-)

#1 Your View

We still had snow at the beginning of the

month and this is our view as you're leaving our

farm out the back way.  It looked so pretty

covered in a blanket of snow.

#2 A Corner

This is a corner in downtown Ashville, AL

on the square.  You can see the old rock store and the "Upping Block".

Click here to see a post on our farm blog that I did about the "Upping Block".

#3 In Your Hands

A hot cup of coffee on an early cold morning.

#4 A Clock

#5 Happiness

Yep, true happiness!!! :-)

A picture that has now become one of my very favorites.

#6 Luck or rather "Blessed"

Instead of doing "luck", I decided to take a picture

of how blessed I am.  Family is such

a special thing that we should always be thankful for

and never take for granted.

We are very blessed!

#8 The Sky

A lovely sunrise on a beautiful,

crisp, early, spring morning as the mist

filled our little valley.

#9 Two Things

Pen and paper; two things that I really love!

#10 The Ground

The ground covered in pretty violets.

These edible little wildflowers are some of my favorites.

Click here to see a post on our farm blog about

some fun ways of using violets this spring!

#11 Contentment

The face of my sleeping baby boy.

#12 Your Name

This Bible was given to us on our wedding day by my family.

#13 Prized Possession

My fiddle and mandolin are definitely

 two of my most prized possessions.

#14 Breakfast

Cinnamon Raisin Bagel with

Cream Cheese, 2 Boiled Eggs,

Strawberries, Grapes, and a glass of Milk

to drink. Yummy!!

#15 Someone You Love

Two "Someone's" that I love very, very much!

#16 Your Street

#17 Green

A refreshingly, tasty watermelon.

#18 Something Old

Janney Furnace.  A local historic site that we actually

went to at the end of the month for Jesse's birthday.

Click here to see a post on our farm blog about that day

and the civil war reenactment that they were hosting there.

#19 A Pair

#20 Something New

A new book that we just got and are very excited about!  We've been going through Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University (FPU) and highly recommend it for everyone no matter what stage you're at in life or with your money.  Y'all should go definitely check out their website www.daveramsey.com.

#21 Black and White

One of our favorite hymns that was actually sung at our wedding.

"God Holds The Future In His Hands"

#22 Stripes

Gavin's shirt.

#23 Rings

Our wedding rings and my engagement ring.

#24 Water

Our pond.

#25 Telephone

#26 Floral

#27 Mail

If you look close, you can barely see our

honeybee hives in the top left corner of the picture.

#28 Circle

Small cedar disks that we have been selling in our Etsy shop.

#29 Tiny

#30 Cold

We had an impressive hail storm that day. 

There were some much, much bigger ones than these.

#31 Green

And last, but not least, a little green

leaf growing between some rocks.

What an interesting month this has been!  From snow at the

beginning to now working in the garden and enjoying all

of the pretty wildflowers.

This was such a fun challenge

and I had lots of fun doing it.

Have y'all taken any interesting photos this Spring?

Outfit Post // My Wedding Dress

 Hey y'all!  Yesterday, Jesse and I, celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary!  It doesn't seem like we've already been married that long at all.  The weather is so gorgeous and exciting and it finally feels like spring.  Just like it was on our wedding day two years ago.  I decided to show y'all in this post, my wedding dress.  Dressing modestly and appropriately is something that I am very passionate about and I feel can be done prettily on all occasions, even on your wedding day.

It can be very difficult to find wedding gowns that don't cost a fortune, and even harder to find a modest one.  I actually found my dress at, don't laugh, a thrift store.  It costed a grand whopping total of $13!!!  My mother and I had bought it long before Jesse and I were ever pursuing a relationship with each other, just because it fit perfectly and was so pretty.  Little did I know that I would be wearing it in my wedding the very next spring.

 The dress is an antique that was in great condition.  We did have

mended a bit on some of the lace pieces because of its age, and turned out splendidly.

 I loved how incredibly comfortable the dress was and how well made it was too.

The lace is so intricately delicate and the sleeves were very pretty.

Also the material was very lightweight and breathable for an outdoor spring wedding.

  

 The bridesmaid dresses were all handmade by friends and the flower girl dresses were bought at a local children's store, but were altered a little.

Everything turned out so lovely!

//outfit details//

Wedding Dress: Thrift Store

Hair Piece: Hobby Lobby

Flowers in my hair: out of my bridesmaids bouquets

Necklace: a special gift

Barefoot! (oh yeah)

 I hope this has been helpful for some of y'all that are planning your own special day, helping someone else get ready for their wedding, or just to give you some helpful ideas for the future.

Hope y'all have an awesome day and thank you so much for stopping by! :-)

(oh, and by the way, I hope to be posting some of my
March photo challenge pictures real soon.  It's been awfully busy around here)

Happy St. Patrick's Day too!

Hair Tutorial // Twisted Ponytail

 Hey y'all!  It is finally starting to feel like spring around here.  Yipeeee!  The birds are all singing prettily this morning, flowers are staring to bloom, and I'm all exited about getting into my garden again.  With spring in mind, I was messing around with some cute ways to dress up a ponytail and add a flower to the hairstyle.  Here is the twisted ponytail hairstyle that I tried on Gina last night and it turned out so cute! :-)

First take a small strand of hair from the right side of your head and

 twist it down towards the floor (the direction you twist it is very important).

 Now, pick up another small strand of hair and twist it down towards the floor too.

 Cross the second strand over the first as pictured above.

 Next, you're going to pick up another small strand of hair and add it to the first strand (that is now on the bottom).

 Twist them together down, towards the floor.

Continue adding and twisting the hair all the way down on this side of your head.

 Pin all of this out of the way (or if you're doing it on someone else's head, just have them hold it)

 Repeat the same thing on the left side of your head.  Twist all the the hair on this side right, down, and towards the floor.

 Fasten it all off with just an elastic band, or add a flower, or some

other kind of decorative hair accessory.

Tadaa!  A cute, dressed-up ponytail for early spring. ;-)

How do y'all dress-up a ponytail?

What ways do y'all incorporate flower accessories in your hairstyles?

March Photo Challenge

Hey y'all!  One of my favorite blogs, Joyfully His, posted this photo-a-day challenge for March.  It looked really fun and I'm so excited about doing it.  I know I'm late posting this (mostly because of bad internet service), but y'all can still participate in this challenge by just catching up on the first few days. :-)

I'm hoping to post the pictures that I've taken at the end of each week. Also, y'all be sure and go check out Joyfully His.  They are a great Christian blog and have really been an encouragement for me and are truly inspirational!