[day 116] sew crazy.

yup, i am that mom. 

my-oh-so-talented cousin, diane, (she can basically make anything) sewed a bunch of bow ties and sock monkeys for her son's 2nd birthday about a month ago. she inspired me to pull out my sewing machine today to sew my own bow ties for our boys. i used some scrapped fabric i had laying around the house to make the one you see below. you can find a bunch of tutorials online and it's very inexpensive. it took me about 10-15 minutes to make one. i'll have to say, i will never buy another bow tie again! i picked up quite a few different fabric designs today from joanns as well and can't wait to sew more this week. i'll post pictures of our precious boys wearing them next week. if you're a mom, try making them. it's a stress reliever. you don't need a sewing machine either - there are ways to make a bow tie without one. DO SHARE once you're done. trust me, you're going to become "sew" crazy after your first one.

anyways, i was talking to papa dang the other night about "romance" and what makes your wife "happy". i tried explaining that when he randomly brings me home "tea" (it's my addiction) that cost approximately $3 bucks is VERY romantic. OR a random corny text from him during the day is again very romantic. this one time he cleaned out the refrigerator (clean as in deep clean - my kind of style) is romance to the highest level. it was an extraordinarily nice gesture from papa. then, i went on saying that i don't ever want nothing more than for us to love and laugh every single night. is that possible? HELL YEAH. and for holidays or birthdays, i don't ever ask or want any gifts from him because it's not romantic. he normally just gives me a thoughtful card that never cease to make me cry and laugh. he's uh-mah-zing. this is the reason why we've been together for 16 years.

welcome to our life.

love my boys. xoxo.