What I want for Christmas part 2

My current living room desperately needs a big wall clock.  Here are some suggestions for those of you who can't figure out what to get me for Christmas.

I love just how basic this one is:

Diggin' the Frechiness

Now for the best one of all:

Actually that last one would drive me crazy.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

The only Christmas decoration we have are some Christmas lights which we are not even sure where/how to hang them.  There is an easy answer however and that was to scour the internet for good decorations.  I found this stocking tutorial and fell in love.

I love the bright colors that they chose to use!

I couldn't find any fabrics that I loved that weren't ridiculously expensive.   So I went to the sales rack at Hancock Fabrics (love) and picked up the fabric for my stockings all for under $3 total.  I made Aaron's first and afterwards I realized a couple of mistakes that I had made.  Mine turned out better. ; ) Maybe I should have started with mine and let Aaron have the nice one.  

I love my new rug!  Hopefully it will keep out the fall wet and the winter slush from my kitchen.  Hopefully, I won't have to mop as much!

I need to figure out how to keep the date from showing up on the photo.  Stupid.

What I want for Christmas...part 1

I saw these adorable gloves in Target the other day.  I think I need them.

And don't forget these:

I actually liked just about every pair they had and all the colors...except yellow, but that is a given. 

In case you were looking for ideas, here you go. 

Hi world!

Remember me?  I do have a good excuse for not posting: I didn't have any internet for nearly 3 months.  To be honest, it didn't really bother me much. I enjoy having it, but it makes it a lot easier to avoid temptation and be productive when it simply isn't an option.
Anywho, here is a project I've been working on lately.  They are super easy and you can find tutorials for them all over the internet.  Here is one to check out.  I love them muchly.

What is true love?

True love is a guy still being willing to marry you after you backed his car into a lamp post while it wasn't even running.**

Ya, I don't even know how that is possible.

** To clarify, neither the car no the lamp post were running though I think the lamp post should of run once it saw me coming.

I am too cool

I made a couple of flower options for my hair on the big day. Unfortunately, they were off white but my dress is ivory. So what did I do....?

I just tea stained them ivory. I dunked them in English Breakfast Tea for about 15 seconds and they turned a beautiful ivory color. I am way too cool for my own good.

Wedding Finds

My two favorite places to shop for wedding decorations are Hobby Lobby (just watch the sale flyer and coupons and you can get amazing deals) and garage sales. Here are a couple of unexpected garage sale finds:

• We had wanted to have white Christmas lights but since they are out of season they cost about $8-11 per box. Yuck. I found 15 strands at a garage sale for $1 each. I made them untangle and test each one before I bought them. Kinda mean of me.
• I found an old box of picture frames at a garage sale for $5. They are all kind of old looking but there were about 20ish. I'm in the process of repainting them to make them all spiffy looking.
• Yesterday I found a huge box of multicolored floral ribbon (really papery feeling) at a garage sale for $2. We've already started using it and I have tons more ideas about what to do with it.

Yesterday, I had my minions, err...I mean friends come over and help me make tons of decorations. We made hundreds of different items! Still a bunch more to go though.

House work

Here are a couple of before pictures of our house:

This here is our beautiful bathroom. I know, you're jealous. We are currently working on taking down all the wallpaper so we can repaint it.

This is our bedroom. We just painted it a dark gray that looks almost like a blue. I meant to paint it light gray but it turned out a lot darker than I was expecting. Oops. I'm not very good at picking out paint colors yet. I'll bring after pictures when it is all done and ready to go.

Nice

The best thing about getting up early is when it gets to about 8/8:30ish, you can look back on the morning and see all the things you've managed to accomplish in the past two hours before a lot of people have even got out of bed.

Why, O Why

Ok, so obviously I've been really bad at posting lately. Why? Well, the answer is simple. I am getting married in one month from tomorrow. Absolutely crazy. I still have about 1000 wedding decorations to make (you think I'm joking, don't you?) and a house to get ready. Maybe if I have time, I'll put up some before pictures of the house. We don't have any after pictures to speak of yet. I'm still trying to pick all of my paint colors. So far, I've only managed to pick two of them. It would also be nice to have a couch and a bed before we get married. I keep scouring the newspaper, craigslist and consignment stores for good options.

I refuse to apologize for my lack of posting. If you have a problem with it, you'll have to tell me in person which means coming to my wedding.

One Year Ago

One year ago:

• I graduated college
• Wrote a letter to a random guy saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
• I packed up all my belongings and moved across the country
• I was looking for a job

Today

• I wrote letter to a not-so-random guy saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Funny how we still write letters to each other even though we see each other multiple times a week.
• I am trying to buy furniture and paint my house so I can move in after the wedding
• I am planning a wedding
• I have a couple of great jobs that all kind of found me

God is good indeed.

Life Update

I know that I don't really take much time to update my blog. So here goes. This post is dedicated to Lindsey not Lou.

Aaron and I hope to get the keys to our "new" rental house on Monday. And so we will start painting and cleaning. We still need to find tons of furniture. The other day we found a nice washer and dryer at a garage sale. It was a great deal and we got to see them working and there didn't seem to be any problems. The only reason the owner was selling it was because they were moving. Funny how things like a washer and dryer seem exciting. Instead of shopping for clothes, shoes and books, my time and money are spent on things for the house. Strange. This must be a sign that I'm getting old and boring.

In other news, Aaron is old. His birthday is this week and he will be 7 whole years older than me for about 1 1/2 months. I always tease him that he's close to 30 and I'm barely in my 20's and so that makes him almost a decade older than me. In reality, it doesn't bother me at all that he is older and, in fact, I like it better that way. He has lots of gray hair that makes him distinguished looking. Ha, while I was writing that last sentence I almost wrote "extinguished" instead of "distinguished." So much for being an somewhat intelligent person.

Since I am so bad at posting, I will give you a chance to help me improve. In the comment section of this post, feel free to leave me a comment suggesting one subject for me to write about. If I like your suggestion and I have some free time, I might just take it and actually update my blog.

The cutest thing ever...

I love seeing my 12 year old brother snuggled under blankets with my two youngest sisters while reading them a book. If you would like me to arrange a marriage with him for you, feel free to contact me. I am currently accepting offers and comparing dowry options.

DIY Decorations

This morning I happened to run across this cute little decoration:

From this here website. It didn't come with a tutorial but I think I figured out how to make something similar. The amazing thing is that my dad was just getting ready to throw out some strange, old books. I dug them out of the giant trash container that is currently occupying our driveway and went to work. The good news: I think that they will be perfect for the reception especially considering the fact that Aaron proposed in the library and I love to read. I think it is time to have a decoration making party. Super exciting.

True Love

You know how you can tell that I'm really in love? It is simple, I am happy to talk to Aaron before 7 in the morning. As Kelsey can attest to, I am not a morning person. My idea of a good morning is getting up, reading my Bible curled up under a blanket, drinking tea and not having to talk to anyone for at least an hour. Crazy enough, I willingly answer my phone nearly every morning between 6:30-7:00. I know, you can laugh at me. I laugh at myself all the time.

Now Who Is the Disabled One?

Tonight at the nursing home:

Old lady: What is your name?

Hannah: Hannah.

Old lady: Oh, your hands are cold.

Me (rather loudly): She said her name was Hannah.

Old lady: Oh yes, but her hands are also very cold.

Me: Uh...

Anniversary of sorts

One year ago, I found out that Aaron had called my dad. That was also the same day that I had a job interview. In case you never figured out, the primary reason I didn't move to Florida is because of Aaron. They wanted me to commit for at least 2 years and I wasn't sure about what was in my future. Looking back, I can see how God used different events in my life to bring me exactly where I am supposed to be today. I am so grateful that God, in His infinite goodness, has a perfect plan for me. My story looks great up until this point and I can't wait to find out what are in the rest of the chapters.

A word to the wise: Do not get engaged unless you have time to plan a wedding. Unless you are having a very small, uncomplicated affair, or you are rich enough to hire a wedding planner, wedding planning is like a part-time job.

Well folks, I'm off to celebrate! We are celebrating our "anniversary" by doing homework for pre-marital counseling before heading off to prayer meeting. We are pretty exciting people.

In which I am a needy person

Things I need for my wedding.

• Tables and chairs
• Decorating skilz...oh yeah, that is why I've "hired" Debbie McPherson
• Blackboards
• Vases and empty glass bottles
• Burlap
• To get my act in order...
• Fabric scraps you may have around your house

But just remember the most important thing: "All you need is love. Come together now."

Vain Ambition

Ha, I no longer have any career ambitions or major life ambitions outside of getting married. I used to try hard to get good grades and such...now I just try hard to get all my crazy plans to actually work out. One of my schemes is to make large amounts of bunting to use as wedding decorations.

Photo Cred

I know, it is totally crazy, but I'm going to try. We'll see if it actually turns out. Part of the problem is that I don't really know how to actually going about making it. I have ideas but who knows if they'll turn out.

Tales of a Wedding Planner

God is really blessing our wedding plans so far! Pretty much everything except the location has been on sale! My dress was 25% off! The groom's suit was 60% off thanks to a coupon! It really helps a wedding budget to find things on sale. I am slightly disappointed because I won't be able to get my favorite wedding invitations:

The etsy seller is booked up until May. But it is really my fault for waiting until the last minute. I have found some other options that are not quite as cute but a lot cheaper. Hopefully they will be ordered and in the mail by next week. We also have a wedding website in the works...more to come on that later.

My other big accomplishment is my veil. Even the most simple veils were $35-50 in stores even in most consignment stores. I decided to take a stance for freedom and make my own especially since I just wanted a very simple one. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought all of the materials for under $4 and it only took me about 30 minutes to complete it. Actually, it took me 30 minutes to do it twice since I messed it up the first time.

Hand-Me-Downs

Despite the fact that I'm the older one here, I copied my sister's hair style. It made me look kinda like Heidi. I'm not sure that it helped me look my age so I don't know that I'll be doing it again anytime soon but it was fun and feminine looking.

Hehe

Only one of my sisters could manage to wear her underwear both inside-out and backwards at the same time. Talent, pure talent.

a few of my favorite things

• 70 some degree weather
• windows rolled down, The Messiah turned way up
• working outside
• bare feet in the mud and new grass
• my job
• my fiance
• getting the bridesmaids dresses in the mail. now if only i can decide between all the great options
• days off

And one thing that does not make me happy:

• having to get pricked three times in order to get one rather useless tb test

My Favorite Wedding Website

Ok, so here is the website that I've been hanging out at. Even if your not get married, it is still fun to look and there are tons of cute ideas and color schemes. They have the best pictures!

Up To My Elbows In Wedding Plans...

So...I bought the dress! It was kind of like Christmas tree hunting. You walk up and down the mountain thinking, "That tree is too tall. That one is too skinny. That one doesn't have enough branches." Finally, when you are tired and starving, all of the trees start looking pretty darn good. That was how I felt about wedding dress shopping. I liked some, but I wasn't sure if I they were the dress that I really wanted. And then, I thought I had found the dress. Except it was kind of poofy (nobody would have been able to get close to me which can be a problem on one's wedding day) and it was a little low in the front. I thought it might have been ok after alterations, but I wasn't sure. Finally, I was just standing in front of a mirror looking at my 20th or so wedding dress and I just decided. That was it. I liked it. It was a good price. I'm not going to keep looking everywhere. And there you have it. I did not cry. I did not scream. I don't think I would have fit in on Say Yes to the Dress.

In other wedding news, I kind of picked the bridesmaids dresses. I ordered two different colors so I can decide between them. They should be here next week!

Aaron also discovered that he has a 50% off coupon to Men's Wearhouse so we are going to get him a super snazzy suit without having to pay too terribly much for it.

The groomsmen are a little harder. I wanted them in charcoal colored pants and vest with a white shirt and a bright tie. Unfortunately, I can't find any in my price range. So we are going to revamp them. The good news is that I think I found an outfit in a bridal magazine that I believe we can replicate fairly easily.

I can't wait to get started on all my DIY wedding projects. Right now I'm looking trying to keep my eye out for chalkboards and old glass bottles and different shaped vases.

Specially for Christina

Here is the tutorial for the bag I mentioned on Friday. I have yet to try it, but I would love to give it a shot sometime. Right now, I'm way too busy, but hopefully someday. Maybe you can try it and tell me how it turns out.

Giant Bouquets

Here is a picture of the giant aforementioned bouquets. We brought them to church the next day.

Sorry, I know that the picture is way too small but it won't let me enlarge it any. These flowers turned out way nicer than any of my fabric flowers.

Proposal Story

It all started when Aaron casually called me on Wednesday and said something along the lines of, "Hey, we should do something on Friday night. Do you want to grab some dinner somewhere after work." This was not at all unusual considering the fact that we always do something together on Friday night. I said yes and Aaron's not-so-evil scheme was set in motion. On Tuesday night, he called me all apologetically saying, "I almost forgot to tell you, we're going to this nice restaurant, so you might want to dress up." I was a little suspicious, but I agreed that I should dress up. On Friday, I was a little nervous because I thought Aaron might propose but I didn't was to be too sure or else I might get disappointed. He picked me up from work at 5 and gave me a vase with some flowers which included a gerber daisy (one of my favorite flowers). Suspiciously, he was driving his dad's car making up some excuse about how his dad had to borrow his car since it was a hatchback. So we took my car and went to the nice restaurant. The restaurant is set up in a refurbished Victorian era house and the food was great. Afterwords we had a tour of the house from the owner and even saw a friend playing the harp to provide background music. Interestingly enough, the friend's mom was right by the door and on our way out, she said, "I hear congratulations are in order." Aaron and I kind of looked at each other and insisted that we were not engaged. By this time, I had decided that Aaron was not going to propose. However, as we were driving, Aaron asked me what I had planned for the evening. Of course, I had just planned on hanging out with him and proceeded to tell him so. Aaron, trying to be all casual, said, "Well I have an idea that is kind of spontaneous and maybe even romantic." To which my response was, "Spontaneous and romantic? Here in Owensboro?" Aaron drove me to a restaurant where we had one of our first dates. There was table reserved for us and on the table were four envelopes. By this time I knew he was 75% sure that he was proposing and so I tried to avoid talking to the family I knew that was sitting just a couple of tables away. I didn't want to be rude, but I also didn't want anybody to interrupt our proposal. In each of the four envelopes was a letter talking about our first four dates and how our relationship progressed. Aaron would read each one to me and we would talk about what I remembered from each of those events. In the last letter, Aaron read, "..and that is why I love you." We had never said those three little words to each other and I'm sure that I had the most shocked expression on my face. I didn't know what to say because he hadn't proposed and I didn't want to tell him that I loved him until he proposed. After the last letter, Aaron told me that we had one more stop and so we drove to the library. Since we were in my car, I asked Aaron if I could return a book that I had with me. He happily obliged and together we went into the library. Yes, I did return a book to the library while my boyfriend was in the middle of his long proposal scheme. Oh, and on the way in, Aaron saw a guy from his work but he didn't let on anything to me. We made our way to the second floor where there was a reading nook which had previously visited and even read T.S. Eliot together. While we were making our way upstairs, I passed a guy I knew from high school. All I could think was, "Don't you dare talk to me, my boyfriend is trying to propose." As we approached the reading nook, I noticed a humongous bouquet of flowers (see picture) and a guy sitting there. I got kind of nervous because I couldn't figure how he would be able to propose with a random guy in the room. But when I we got closer, I realized that it was Aaron's brother just saving the room for us and he graciously left without a word. Inside the room, there were two giant bouquets, a chair pulled forward into the middle of the room and Aaron's guitar case was on the floor. Aaron made me sit down and then pulled a fifth letter out of his guitar case and read it to me. Then he picked up his guitar and played and sang me a song that he wrote right in the middle of the library. If he wasn't in the middle of a proposal, I would have gotten really embarrassed. As it was, I was just amused and impressed with his song writing skilz. After his song, Aaron got down on his knees, took my hands and proposed for real. I said yes, but then I realized that he hadn't showed me the ring. So I told him that I thought I should get to see it before I accepted just so I would know what I was getting myself into. He agreed, pulled it out, and I said yes again. Meanwhile, over the intercom came, "The library will be closing in 10 minutes. Please check out now." As we got ready to leave, two librarians came into the room and excitedly asked whether or not I said yes. I assured them that all was good. They responded, "You've been coming to this library since you were little. We've watched you grow up!" And just in case we hadn't seen enough people already that night, two friends came in and excitedly asked, "Did you just get engaged?" By that point, I no longer cared, and excitedly showed them my ring.
I loved getting proposed to in the library because I love libraries! And I have gone to our library every couple of weeks since I was just a little kid.
The best part about this story is how well it demonstrates our true characters. Aaron is really quite thoughtful, romantic and serious. I, on the other hand, say what I think, am more than a little weird, and say and do funny things while being proposed to.

Busy Week

Ha, my last post was over a week ago. My, my this has been a busy week. Since last Wednesday, I have gotten engaged and a new job. So strange to think of absolutely my whole life changing. There are so many details to figure out about everything. Hopefully, I'll share the engagement story, which is quite a story, sometime soon but for now I've got to go call churches. We want to get married on June 25, 2011, if at all possible. So I'd better go start calling possible locations. I don't think any guys read this blog, but if you do, let me apologize now because it is about to get plastered with wedding details.

Happiness.

Back from the dead

I know I've been giving the blogging world the cold shoulder lately...and that probably isn't going to change anytime soon. So I won't promise any grand posts or blog plans. To be honest, I have been somewhat busy. Here is a list to help give you an idea:

• Violin lessons. I've just had my third lesson and I am horrible at playing the violin. I sound like a cat being murdered or maybe just a four year-old attempting to play a broken violin.
• Super secret project. Getting much closer to completion. I've been working on it for 7 weeks now. Hopefully you'll get to enjoy some pictures when it is completed.
• Life complications: Funny how sometimes life seems so simple and straightforward and then it throws you a curve ball. No, nothing bad has happened. And no, I'm not engaged so don't even go there.
• Valentine's Day schemes. What do you you get a guy for Valentine's day? The ever intelligent world wide web suggested manly soap, a manly candle, or a shaving kit. Lame sauce. I was thinking about surprising Aaron with some baked goods over his lunch break when I realized that he might try to do the same thing and then we would both end up at each other's work place only to find no one there. So I told him he can have Monday and I'll do something special and unexpected later in the week.
• Fatigue. I'm tired because I woke up at 1:22 am due to the fact that my big toe was throbbing with pain. It took me one painkiller and one whole hour to get back to sleep. I have no idea why my to hurt.
• Downton Abbey. I've been obsessively watching BBC's new miniseries called Downton Abbey. I would highly recommend that you read World's review of the series before watching it. I disliked all of the daughters but the parents were the best parents I've ever seen in a BBC movie/series.

So have I been ignoring you? Yes. Do I think my pain ridden toe is more important than you? Well...I wouldn't admit it in public. So let me leave you with this blessing: May you be filled with chocolate on Valentine's Day, may your toes be free of pain, may your life only have good complications, and may you never have to hear me "play" the violin.

Sometimes I get paid to do funny things...

like program my boss' ipad. Why, sure. I'll be happy to play around with it for a few days. Workin' hard, workin' hard.

AND THE WINNER IS...

ERIN!! Yay! Now you just have to give me your address so I can send you your amazing prize. Be excited. Very excited. Today is a good day.

Here is Erin's winning comment: "All of my memories of you make me happy, but one of my favorites is Kelsey force-feeding you whipped cream. ;)"

If you don't know what Erin is referencing, well you've officially failed as a facebook stalker.

I love you dear friend!

Quick!

Quick! This is your last chance to enter the giveaway. I will hopefully be picking a winner tomorrow.

Sayin' Prayers

Don't worry, the giveaway is still open. Make sure you tell all your friends to help decrease your chance of winning!

The real purpose of this post is to give you an idea of Bella: our local baby prayin' machine. Here are a few example prayers.

Bella: I pray for baby Ella.

Dad: Ok, go ahead.

Bella: Dear God, please help baby Ella...wha?

Dad: And help her to obey.

Bella: And obey. Amen

Bella: I pray for dad.

Me: Ok, go ahead.

Bella: Dear God, please help daddy...wha?

Me: And keep him safe.

Bella: And kee im safe. Amen.

Notice a pattern?

100th Post and Giveaway!

So this is officially my 100th post! I think you should all give me presents! Ok, ok, since that ain't gonna happen, I'm going to give one of you a present for the reasons listed below:

...because even though there are about 3 inches of snow outside right now, spring is on the way!

...because it was still light outside when I left work yesterday.

...because I just finished To Kill a Mockingbird and I totally loved it.

...because I got to eat shrimp twice this week.

...because I'm going to a 13 year-old's Mysterious Benedict Society inspired birthday party today.

...because my boyfriend is nice enough to bring me soup and biscuits for lunch on his day off.

...because I no longer have to make everybody Christmas presents.

...because I recently made the cutest apron ever complete with an appliquéd bird.

...because I just spent about 2 hours cleaning out my room.

...because I finally finished updating these two shirts (excuse my super lame picture taking skilz):

So what am I giving away? I am giving away this mini flower garden. Hopefully it will make your winter just a little bit brighter!

What do you do with them? I'm so glad you asked. You can pin them onto your shirt, purse, etc., or you can pin them in your hair, or you can even glue them to a hair clip or headband. If you want to see some pictures of ways that I've used them, please click here.

What do you have to do to enter? Simply leave me one comment with a funny/good memory of me or tell me which of my projects is your favorite. If I'm not facebook friends with you, please leave your email address. Only one entry per person. The giveaway will be open until next Saturday (Jan. 29, 2011) when I will randomly choose a winner and mail it to you!

Year In Review (99)

According to Goodreads, I read 48 books last year. I'm pretty sure I read several that I forgot to record, but still, that is not too terribly shabby. To be honest, several of the books markes as "read" were never fully completed. I used to feel guilty about not finishing a book once I had started it. Now I feel no guilt whatsoever about putting down a book that I deem unworthy of finishing.
Here is the highlight reel:

• Longest Book: The Brothers Karamazov (776 pages)
• Book I'd be most likely to recommend: Why Isn't A Pretty Girl Like You Married? And Other Useful Comments.
• Book I didn't like, but thought I would: Passion and Purity
• Best non-fiction: Notes From a Tilt-A-Whirl. It was just as good the second time around.
• Favorite kid's book: The Mysterious Benedict Society.
• Most Addicting book: The Hunger Games
• Most Surprising: Peace Like a River

I fully expect to read less this year as compared to last year. Mainly because I am no longer in school and forced to read for several hours every day. Right now my goal is set at 30 and I've already finished 3. On my list to read this coming year:

• God's Battalions
• When Helping Hurts
• And I need to finish To Kill A Mockingbird so I can discuss it with Aaron.

P.S. I'm always taking suggestions for good books.

#98

Because I'm cool and I'm getting ready to post for the 100th time, I'd like to do a giveaway on my official 100th post. However, I'm in the post Christmas-gift-giving-time-slump. I just made tons of presents for people. And on top of all that, I also just finished a birthday apron and now I'm starting a top secret crochet project. I simply can't think of anything cool to giveaway.

So here goes nuthin'. I am going to give you guys a chance to suggest things for me to giveaway. You can suggest anything including things you've made before, links to online tutorials, or something that you've always wanted but haven't had time to make for yourself. If you are really content and don't want anything then simply pass right on by and don't leave a comment.

Here is a list of things I will not giveaway:

• A pineapple. Those are reserved for my boyfriend. Sorry.
• A cross stitch project. The last one took me 2-3 months.
• My little sisters. But still feel free to borrow them for a day or even a month.
• Anything that involves knitting. I don't knit. Don't ask.
• My new jewelry box. You can't have it. Plus it is engraved with my name on the bottom and that would just be awkward.
• I reserve the right to add more things to this list.

We are strange little people

I try to keep Aaron off of my blog and facebook as much as possible for his sake. I mean, the guy deserves at least a little privacy, right? However, this story is just too darn funny to withhold. I wouldn't be a nice person if I didn't tell you.

Today, Aaron was not having a very good day. Being the amazing person I am, I decided to go to the store after work and get him a little present. My first thought was chocolate or candy of some type, but since he's been sick, I decided to go with a healthier option: I picked up a pineapple. I threw it in a grocery bag along with a note from his fairy godmother and left it on his doorstep for him to find when he got home.

When he finally got home later that night thanks to lots of tedious errands he had to complete, he was surprised to find the pineapple that he had bought to surprise me on his doorstep in a grocery bag. He couldn't figure out why he would of left it outside his apartment. He totally missed the note that was in the bag. When he walked in to his apartment he was completely surprised to see my pineapple sitting on his table. Slowly it dawned on him that there were in fact two pineapples. We had both tried to surprise each other with pineapples. Has anybody ever read the Gift of the Magi? Yep, I know, so romantic. There you have it. We will eat our pineapples and enjoy them too.