December, 2010 - We Draw to Learn

Laura’s Bucket List

By Laura Baareman December 31, 2010About Us, Goals

Since 2011 is about to begin, I thought today would be a great time to pen my first bucket list. I hope that this will be a list that I can come back to, add to, check things off, and even delete items if I change my mind about…

Wedding Week Day 3: Wedding Planning

By Laura Baareman December 31, 2010About Us, Wedding

Wedding planning is not for the faint of heart. Anyone who has done it before understands knows that it takes lots of energy and planning and WAYYYYY more time than you initially think. All that said, I loved planning our wedding. It was lots of fun and our wedding…

Wedding Week Day 2: Engagement Party

By Laura Baareman December 27, 2010About Us, Wedding

A few months after we got engaged - in February 2008- my parents threw us an Engagement Party. We had a ton of fun, and it was a great way to kick-off the celebrating- especially since we had an extremely long engagement of 14 months. We had the party at…

Yuletide Greetings

By Laura Baareman December 24, 2010Christmas, Jesus

We just wanted to wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas!-Jason and LauraFor to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the…

Dirt Cheap and Tasty Christmas Gifts

By Laura Baareman December 23, 2010Christmas, Crafts, Food, Projects

Jason and I decided to make some cheap gifts for our relatives before we visit them for the holidays. It was hard for us to figure out what to do at first. But then I realized that I have not yet made any Christmas sweets this year. I decided…

What Grinds My Gears: Winter Edition

By Laura Baareman December 22, 2010About Us, Funny

I really do love the winter months, with all of the holidays, like Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, my wedding Anniversary. It truly is a great time of year as the temperature drops and fires are made in fireplaces, gallons of hot chocolate and apple cider are consumed, and the…

Wedding Week Day 1: Engagement

By Laura Baareman December 22, 2010About Us, Wedding2 Comments

So while the rest of the world is celebrating Christmas, Jason and I are celebrating Christmas + Our Anniversary! The funny thing is, my parents got married on Dec. 18th, and my entire childhood, I remember them trying to squeeze in a nice anniversary dinner or short trip during…

Year End Reading Review

By Laura Baareman December 21, 2010Books, Goals, Jesus

Last year about this time, I made a goal for myself to read 5 books over the course of the year. This seemed like a pretty daunting task since most of my reading time involves reading rehab textbooks , which make you hate reading, so I didn't know if…

‘Tis the Season to Decorate!

By Laura Baareman December 18, 2010Christmas, Decorating, House, Projects

Of all the holidays, Christmas is by far my favorite time to decorate. We got married on Dec. 20th, so we actually spent our first Christmas as a married couple in St. Lucia! That was really fun, although it didn't truly feel like Christmas - since we were on…

Tour de Christmas Illumina

By Laura Baareman December 16, 2010Christmas, Decorating2 Comments

One thing you can always count on during Christmas is people putting up Christmas lights. Now, I'm a fan of enjoying other peoples tiresome 4 week prepartion in the cold and damp winter air to create a Christmas spectacle, but I do not get enthused about hanging, and untwisting…