Curated by Kelly

Anyone who has ever read my blog has more than likely heard me brag and/or gush about one of my very best friends, Kelly. She's the one who introduced me to my husband, so she's pretty much my favorite person. Next to Justin. Anyway, besides having excellent taste in the matchmaking department, she also just has fantastic taste period. From her own style, to her home, gift giving party throwing, etc. You can see for yourself here on her pinterest boards. All of that being said, I am so thrilled for Kelly's new business venture. Her shop's called Curated by Kelly and she's got the most beautiful collection of jewelry at very affordable prices. She's running a special today as seen below. Check it out!

Oscars Party

We were invited to an Oscars party last night and had the best time! Our sweet friends Jeff and Carly (and baby Liam) hosted the party, and every little detail was darling. They asked us to bring a dish themed after one of the best film nominees. Justin had the brilliant idea to make Abraham Lincoln's last meal. Weeelll, I wasn't really up for making Mock Turtle soup or roast Virginia fowl. We opted for his favorite desserts, which were apple pie and gingerbread cookies.

Carly had movie candy, bingo sheets and a red carpet. Everything was so well thought out and the planner in me loved every detail. Thanks for a fun night Endres family!

Justin and baby Liam

Justin's faux birthday

That sweet of husband of mine's birthday was Sunday, and being the sweet husband that he is, spent it volunteering for the Baylor Women's Council Annual Home Tour. For five hours. He's also dealt with a stressed out wife who has made herself crazy over this event. That would be yours truly of course. Anyway, I decided it was only fair to celebrate his birthday a little early. It started with a living room full of balloons on Friday. Fun surpise for him to come home to.

We met Robert and Kelly for dinner on Friday night at Justin's favorite, Japanese Palace. We had a great time with our dearest friends. No surprise there.

Saturday, a day I deemed Justin's faux birthday, I woke up early and made two stops for some of his favorite breakfast items: kolaches and chick fil a. We ran a few errands Saturday morning and then had lunch at Palio's Pizza, one of our favorite local spots. Justin's next surprise was a couple's massage and salt scrub. (I thoroughly enjoyed this day too, clearly). We *loved* our afternoon at the spa. Exactly what we needed.

relaxing in the spa waiting area before our treatments.

Afterwards we headed over to Barnes and Noble for coffee and a little reading. We love just hanging out there, we just never have the time. Some friends from our Sunday school class texted us to see if we wanted to meet for dinner, so we added yet another surprise to the day! To round out the night we saw Life of Pi in 3D, something Justin had been wanting to see. Pretty much the best Saturday we've had in a while. Happy Birthday to my love! We're continuing the celebration in Vegas tomorrow. Woohoo!

Super Bowl Sunday

Being the avid football fans that we are, Justin and I were both excited for the Big Game and also a little sad that it marked the end of our favorite season. We sent it out in style with our dear small group friends last night. We brought pizza bites, bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers and rolo pretzel sandwiches. We both indulged a little too much, but it only happens once a year, right?! We're already counting down the days until our favorite teams kick off next fall, but we're also pretty excited about baseball season. Go Rangers!



our contribution



enjoying the beautiful weather and view before the game



Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo

Like true Texans, we spent Saturday morning at the world famous Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Justin grew up going every year, unlike me, who opted out of the yearly excursion once I was old enough to do so. In fact, last year was the first year I'd been in a very long time. It's actually pretty fun, and of course I love any opportunity to wear my vintage cowgirl boots. This year was Keira's first time to go, so it made the morning even more fun. Uncle Justin even bought her a pink light up cowboy hat. Every three year old needs one of those right? We thought so.

Hello 2013

It's been a while since I sat down to type out an update about our little newlywed life. So, hello again friends. I hope your new year is off to a fantastic start. Ours is shaping up to be pretty great, although I'm not sure 2013 will be able to hold a candle to last year. 2012 brought our engagement, our wedding, honeymoon and all of the fun festivities that go along with that season. I miss it already. 2012 also brought two new nephews, brought home by our dear friends. Justin finished his masters degree and two of my sweet cousins graduated from high school. We joined our small group last fall and *love* getting to connect with others who are in similar stages of life. We're thankful for this group and for those friendships we already cherish. Yah, 2012 was pretty good to us, but we're excited for 2013 too.

Here's a little pictorial update of what we've been up to since Christmas:

went to a baylor bowl watching party. (with RG3)!

hosted a murder mystery NYE party for my college friends

our characters

the guys

said goodbye to our first Christmas tree. tear.

traveled down to waco for the BU v TCU basketball game. (thanks for the tickets robert and kelly)!

We've also enjoyed a lot of quality time with friends and family. Like I said, 2012 will be hard to top, but we're sure excited for 2013.

Merry Christmas from the Johnsons

digital proof of the card

I had our wedding invitation designer do our Christmas cards this year and they turned out beautiful. I'm so ocd that I started dreaming these up in September and have been emailing with our designer back and forth since then. Thankfully we came to a consensus and I got these little guys in the mail on Monday.

actual card. they were hand sewn ;)

We're so excited to spend our first married Christmas relaxing with family and friends. We pray God's richest blessings on you and yours this year and we hope to see you soon.

Love,
Justin, Ashleigh and Avery