soak up {the sun}

my vacation time is literally a blink + a heartbeat away!

i can't wait to stick my toes in the sand.
& feel my pulse thump at the first drop of a rollercoaster {universal studios, i've missed you quite terribly.}
& stuff my face with the best amish food on the planet.

& just be in the passenger seat alongside my hubby.
until the palm trees appear.

sarahjobell

my {fresh-picked} friday five

it certainly feels like years since i’ve done a friday five. need i say i’ve gotten lazy with my blogging? {because we all know it’s true.}

1. classes for new updated charting at work are OVER. thank you, Jesus. it’s quite stressful all changes going on.

2.started running this week. {again.} want to be in a bit better shape when i go to the sunshine state next month.

3.ok, i think i might give in and read the hunger games series. {eventually.} saw the preview last night for the movie. gave me goosebumps.

4.looking ahead with my husband to spring//summer festivities:: siesta key in march, concerts//5k in kc in april, maybe a coldplay concert in june? color run in the fall? oh, how i love wanderlusting.

5.can’t stop my tee shirt fetish! urban outfitters, just stop appealing to me already!

happy weekending my lovelies,

sarahjobell

cozied {up}

sometimes i think it would be nice to live in a different zipcode.

kansas always sounds appealing because of its familiarity.

colorado is my even bigger dream that seems a little out of reach right now, but is still possible in the future.

but right now, home is here in oklahoma.

& i’m just happy to be cozied up in my bed {kinda worn out from this last week + thinking about the one ahead.}

snuggling with three adorable cats.

just relaxing.

even if it is just one day off work.

sarahbell

orange.county.

guess what my husband is hooked to?
{ah, memory lane...}

best.
show.
ever.

love is {fearless+ endless}

i already know i will being seeing this on valentine’s day:: 

i cry when i watch this.

every.

single.

time.

sarahbell

{little} notes

yes! i changed my blog name FINALLY.

i've been tossing around some ideas in my noggin for awhile now + this title just fit.

perfectly.

you see, every now + then my husband leaves these cute little folded up notes in my lunchbox that i discover not long after opening my lunch. & it just helps me to get through the day when i read, i'm sorry, or  i love you, or  i can't wait to see you.

so, this just stuck with me.

sarahbell

thankful {for every break in my heart}

can i just say it is such a comfort knowing i got the best catch ever?

seriously.

my husband is my perfect fit.

& i'm thankful for every bridge burned + broken heart it took to get here.

::for every guy that said, "i just want to be friends" or "we can still be friends."

::or told me i didn't open up enough to them.

:: or just plain wanted me to be something i wasn't.

& you know what? i didn't. give. in. during the aftermath, i didn't turn around + look in the rearview mirror & try to give it another shot. i didn't even attempt to keep their friendship {i think that is a dangerous game to play with someone anyways.} & even though i may regret some words i said, every action i took was the right one. i fought for my own strength + finally got enough guts to refuse to date anyone for 2 years.

sometimes, it makes me sad when girls + even grown women settle for less than they deserve. they throw away any personal preference or identifier they have to be what their boyfriend wants. my gosh! i wish they knew the confidence they can have in knowing the freedom singleness has! or that they have the power to tell a guy, "no." & let me tell you, when you discover intuition... it's pretty life-changing.

so today i'm thankful for the boy that i share a mailbox with.

the same boy that cuddles with my cats as much as i do,

that gets up at 5 am just to drive me to work,

that sits through endless afternoons of chick flicks,

& still lets me keep pink blankets + heart-shaped pillows on the couch.

i love you forever + always britton,

sarahbell

{a full} plan

finally get to see "the help" today with my bestie!

{a fully plan on reading the book too...}

convinced britton that "redeeming love" will be the best story he's ever heard.

{we're going to read it together.}

& i still need to finish a book i started in belize.

{oh boy, am i dragging my feet.}

so much to read right now,

sarahbell

holding {on}

sometimes holding hands, is holding onto everything.

so i take a deep breath {with you}.

& start over again.

{utterly} oblivious

after a day of updating all my social networks,

i'm still quite enjoying having my head in the clouds

& being completely + utterly oblivious to any sort of reality or responsibility.

i'll just try to ignore those two little things a bit longer...

sarahbell

just a minute/ {the sorry excuse edition}

hello my dear followers + friends,

didn't want you lovelies to think i abandoned you.

can't promise i will be writing too much this month,

but it's a bloggy break well deserved + needed.

so i'll keep it simple for ya::

just got hitched. {!!!}

am now exhausted from all the stress.

spent four wonderful days on the plaza in kc with my husband.

spent the last two days flying/traveling.

am now sitting in a chair with the island breeze of belize blowing through the window.

life is good.

God is great.

& i am so incredibly blessed.

sarahbell

{apparently my new nickname because "jo" was some of my maiden name. & let's face it:: asbell is SO much better}.