fresh start

happy new years eve! I really enjoy new beginnings and fresh starts. I read this and felt so hopeful for this new year to come. I love God's promises and it's a perfect time for me to be reminded of them. Even though this year is the end of the world (those Mayans), I'm still excited to see what God has in store for everyone for at least the next few months.

Happy almost 2012, kiss your favorite!

"I will sprinkle clean water on you & you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities & from all your idols. I will give you a new heart & put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone & give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit in you to follow my decrees & be careful to keep my laws."
Ezekiel 36: 25-27

Fam FotoShoot

We had such a great time with my fam these past couple weeks!
We're all growing up. Love them so.
(Please note, in Dixon Fam Picture George would be spitting up
on Michelle's head. He's the best).

merry everything!

Merry Christmas/Happy New Year from the Kettermans!

  We obviously were really on top of Christmas and sending out cards, but it's not 2012 yet. So we are ahead of the New Years wishes at least! And it's also our blog-versary*.

  Anyways, we had a great Christmas. At first it didn't really feel much like Christmas for some reason, maybe it was the 81 degree weather? I should be used to this by now being a Florida native, but for some reason I'm not.

  Also, we spent Christmas Eve in the hospital visiting my Father-in-law who had a couple major surgeries in hopes to figure out some complications he's been having. And we have had a couple dear friends in our lives going through tough times. I know people are going through even worse things,  but God really put things into perspective for me. Like the anticipation for Christmas isn't about being jolly 24/7, feeling the christmas spirit, or real christmas trees & their wonderful smell (we still didn't get one this year after Randy had an allergy attack after spending 2 minutes by one). 

    It's cliche, but God really showed me this Christmastime specifically, how much I need to be focused on Him- our Comforter, Healer, Forgiver, Savior. Those descriptions meant a lot to us this season, and maybe they did for you too!

Enough wordage- here's some of the Christmas fun we did squeeze in + a little Stinson fam photo shoot in the following post. Enjoy and thanks for following our life this past year. Here's to another!

*blog-versary: A year since we/I started this.

The tree Rands built. He did a great job making it feel like the real thing.

These rad antlers I found @ west elm. They are now marked on clearance for $5.00! check here.

The sweetest, best gift from my boo♥

These oreo truffles are easy and always a hit- find them here.

CHRISTMAS DAY.

road trip pt 2: savannah

This is basically a load of pictures. But we obviously travel to eat. It was so fun just to wake up and walk everywhere without an agenda (we stayed in the historical district area) and explore. It was so cute, clean and we loved it. Our fave places are all pictured below, no particular order with mixtures of other things. This was the best bday gift ever, and I would highly suggest this as a destination for anyone.

 

In case you wanted to know the history before singing it this Christmas

#word

bff

I just have to note: If I was Rachel circa 1990, I would have been all over this. I still kinda was actually.

Paula Deen's- I gained 20lbs just walking by

zunzis! Amazing- I got the Conquistador. And it was the most embarrassing thing to eat in public, we looked like we had never eaten a sub before, they were huge.

gallery espresso

PSAV- represent!

lulus chocolate bar- def had this for dinner one night

clarys cafe

Perfect ending to a perfect week.