Love to Love #78 February 13, 2009

I love to love my pink BPA free Camelback 16 oz. water bottle.  It’s such a nice size and I love that the plastic is BPA free!  This water bottle is a little different, you drink from a straw.  It took me a little time to get used to the way the straw works (you have to bite it for any water to be able to come up), but I love it now.  The straw is leak proof.  So for a clumsy girl like me, that’s perfect!  Plus, it’s so great for the environment to  reuse instead of opening a new plastic water bottle each time you want some water!

Love to Love #64 November 13, 2008

In honor of my husband who requested more “dude” love to love its, I love to love Armor All Protectant Wipes.  I have a confession to make.  Even thought I am a professional organizer, and a clean FREAK….my car is embarrassing.  You know how some people have a drawer or a closet in their house that’s totally disorganized/cluttered, well…..I think that’s my entire car.  My husband isn’t into cleaning the house, but an afternoon cleaning the car is PURE BLISS to him.  He keeps our cars looking like new, and is so embarrassed at how my car looks most of the time.  What can I say, a girl has to let loose somewhere!  :)

Anyway, he uses these Armor All products that make our car look great!  My favorite are the wipes for the dash, they shine everything right up.  Jason really loves to love them more than me, and I love him for that.

Love to Love it #56 September 19, 2008

I know I’ve already loved to love my Mac (which you can read here), but I thought this was worthy of a separate post.  I really love to love IPhoto Books.  I don’t make them as much as I should, because it’s so easy and really fun.  By using the photos in IPhoto on my Mac, I can create and entire photo book, complete with captions, and a a hard cover. The photos that are printed look amazing, and (like everything Mac) the entire book is TOP quality!  The first time I mede of of these is when I got back from my trip to Haiti this past May.   The book is beautiful!  Most people look at it and can’t believe I made it.  That’s the glory of a Mac, if I can do it, truly, anyone can.  I think this is an awesome spin on scrap-booking for us non-crafty types .  Happy IBooking!

Love to Love it #54 September 9, 2008

I love to LOVE Michigan Blueberries!  I don’t even really like blueberries, but in the past few weeks I have not only tried, but fell in LOVE with Michigan Blueberries.  We just got back from our annual camping trip over Labor Day with our great friends the Setmeyers.  We camped in beautiful Holland, MI.  We stopped in South Haven and picked up some blueberries from the farmers market…..seriously, what have I been missing!  Soooo GOOD!  I would normally take a strawberry, raspberry, or blackberry over a blueberry any day, but these little blue bites have stolen my heart.  I am enjoying a large bowl for lunch and had to stop and share how delicious they are!  Sadly, it is the end of the season…..so get them while you can.  We found some at Whole Food straight from Holland, MI!  Got to get back to the blueberries!

Love to Love it #46 August 18, 2008

To finish off my travel week, I love to love my L.L. Bean Large Personal Organizer Toiletry Bag.  I bought this bag in 2004 before I left for a 2 1/2 week backpacking trip through Europe.  I knew that I would need something large enough to hold all that I would need for 2 weeks, but compact enough to fit into a backpack.  I also knew that I would want it to hang and display all of it’s contents; because I didn’t want to be unpacking and packing my toiletries at every stop.  This bag seemed perfect, and it was.  I use this bag every time I travel and it still looks like new.  It is very durable and extremely handy.  I knew someone who gave this to all the groomsmen in their wedding.  What a great gift!  This runs around $30.00 and you can buy it here.  Happy Travels!

Love to Love it #45 August 15, 2008

In the spirit of travel week……I love to love my Travelpro Luggage!  I have owned alot of luggage in my life.  This by far is the very best luggage I have ever owned!  Jason’s dad got me hooked on this line.  He used to travel all the time, domestic and international trips.  His luggage had alot of miles on it, but always looked great.  During one of his trips, his luggage got damaged.  He mailed it back to the company and it was either fixed or completely replaced free of charge.  I was like what kind of luggage company does that?  Well, Travelpro does.  The warranty is just one of the reasons that I love this luggage.  I also love all of the compartments that our suitcases have and how much the design makes sense.  You can put clothes on hangers right into our suitcases, they have a whole way for clothing on hangers to fold in without the clothes getting wrinkled.  Also, the suitcases are so sturdy.  They roll perfectly every time.  We never have problems with the adjustable handle, and the zippers never fail.  Overall, I would highly recommend this luggage.  It is a little expensive, but if you travel alot, I think well worth the investment.

Love to Love it #44 August 13, 2008

I love to LOVE Cincinnati, OH!  Jason went to college in the city, and I went to college about 45 min north at Miami University.  I had traveled here several times with my family when I was younger to head to a Red’s game, but it wasn’t until college that I fell in love with this city!  The thing I love to love the most here is the food!  I salivate thinking about Montgomery Inn ribs, Graeter’s Black Raspberry Chip Ice Cream (which will be it’s own love to love it soon), and LaRosa’s pizza!  All things that are uniquely Cincinnati, which I love! The skyline at night is so beautiful, wouldn’t you agree?  I love that this town is so familiar to me.  This place truly feels like our second home!

Love to Love it #43 August 12, 2008

Oh, I love to love Chicago, IL!  I am ashamed to say that I never visited here until AFTER I was married and I have lived in centreal Indiana all my life, rediculous!  Along with all the fabulous sights to take in, we are so lucky to have friends and family that live up there that we can see when we visit.  Some of my favoirte things in Chicago are of couse the Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier, and ANY Giordano’s!  I also love Schaumburg, with Woodfield Mall, IKEA, the Container Store, and the fabulous Strees of Woodfield.  Our last trip up to Chicago was to see our great friends Tony and Lisa and their three kids.  We met for Giordano’s and then headed to a Cubs game.  So fun!

Love to Love it #42 August 11, 2008

I love to love Maui!  In 2003, I was so lucky to join Jason’s family on a family vacation to the island!  Little did I know that I would leave the island engaged!  Yes, this is were Jason proposed.  Pretty good right?!  He’s awesome:)!  I won’t go into all the details, just ask Jason, he’ll be glad to tell you the whole story of how it happened .  I will tell you that I LOVED the hotel we stayed in, the Hyatt.  It is one of the most beautiful hotels I have ever seen!  Maui is unlike any place I have visited.  It is truly paradise.  One week is not enough here, you really could use about 15 days to take it all in.  My favorite part of the island was how beautiful everything was. The ocean is so blue, the vegetation is so green, the flowers are lovely, and the weather is perfection.  By the way, there are no bugs.  All the restaurants have their windows open, but no screens…..because, there are no bugs!  I love to love that.  Maui could not come closer to a more perfect vacation spot for me!  I hope I will get to go back one day!

Love to Love it #41 August 10, 2008

I love to love the country of Haiti!  This certainly isn’t a glamorous vacation spot, but it is a beautiful country that holds a very special place in my heart.  I had the honor of traveling to Haiti this spring with a team from my church.  While we were there, we helped to build a home for a family and provided dental care to over 60 patients.  I feel in love with the people and the dream of what could come for this country.  Poverty and sadness is everywhere in Haiti, but for those to know God there is a since of joy in spite of their circumstances.  I can’t wait to go back SOON and be a small part of the things God is doing in this beautiful country.