25 Days of LOVE

I saw a pin the other day that said there should be a way to check off things that you actually make or do on Pinterest. I agree. I feel like I have accomplished something major when I make something that I have pinned, especially when it turns out well.

I thought I would share one of the pin ideas that I decided to do for David for Christmas this year - The Spouse Christmas Countdown. I found the idea on The Dating Divas. I am not typically a rule follower (shocking, I know), so I don't usually follow my pins exactly. This one is no exception. I love her idea, but it isn't 100% feasible for us to do it like she did. I wish we could, but our lives are so hectic and our schedule is so crazy. Not only is our schedule crammed with the typical Holiday Activities, but David also has annual his K-9 Certification in December. That means that the weeks leading up to it, they train hard and long - truthfully I can't keep up with his schedule right now, so there was no way to plan any fun activities for us to do throughout the month. We will just slip those in when we can - no card needed. :)

The idea of this is to start on December 1 and countdown to Christmas in a fun way. She made cards that included Compliments, Service and Fun Christmas Activities. I just did 25 cards of I Love You Because. Her cards are much more fancy than mine, but I did decorate them a little bit. In looking at what all she did, I'm pretty sure she doesn't work full time or she started making hers in January!!

I renamed mine "25 Days of Love". I made a board, covered it with white paper, and put it up in our bedroom where I knew David would see it every day. I hung my first card last night for David to see when he got home and the second this morning for him to see when he woke up. I won't bore you with the 25 things that I came up with, but I'll try to remember to take a pic when it is all done.

It may be kind of cheesy, but I thought it was a neat way to countdown to Christmas and compliment David all at the same time.