Ah, Valentine’s Day! That lovely day filled with hearts and candy and pink ribbon. I absolutely love everything about Valentine’s Day! It makes me so happy! If you’ve been around here for a while, you probably know Valentine’s Day is one of my most favorite holidays ever. So, I become quite excited after the New Year’s excitement dies down and cute red and pink themed decorations pop up around Walmart. However, I know well enough that not everyone shares my love for… Read more »
A long-distance friendship can stink… but it can also be really awesome! I’ve talked about long-distance friendships here on Joy Because Grace before (see this post containing tips and stories and this post about what to do before your friend moves). Today, I’m going to be telling you about my all-time favorite way to stay in touch with my long-distance bestie. :) Quick backstory… My best friend Michaela and I have had a long-distance friendship for about 8 or so years. Over the years, we… Read more »
Are you looking for some fun date night ideas? Perfect! You see, I love brainstorming ideas! Even if these ideas will never come to fruition, I still absolutely love brainstorming. Brainstorming gives me energy and the thought of all the different possibilities makes me very happy. Four months after my boyfriend and I started dating, I brainstormed tons of different date ideas for us to do. Have we done everything on this list? Well, no. But I think all of… Read more »
When did you have your first crush on a guy? I remember this one time I had a conversation with a boy in my homeschool co-op cooking class when I was in the 3rd grade. It was the last day of co-op before Christmas break and we had made marshmallow snowmen that day. After class, the guy told me he liked my snowman, and my insides felt like they could melt! I went home that day, thinking he was super… Read more »
The following is a guest post by my friend, Bonnie For the past two summers and over my last Christmas break, I worked as a hostess at a steak restaurant close to where I live. I loved my job as a hostess: the community I had with my coworkers always filled me with so much joy, I never had to lift any heavy trays and I got to spend my shifts welcoming people in and talking to them. It was… Read more »
In July of 2016, I was asked out for the very first time. Having been single my whole life, I had no idea what to do! I had no idea what to think! I definitely had a bad case of first date jitters. During the days that lead up to my first date, I scoured Pinterest, looking for advice on how to handle my first date. I read article after article, wanting to know what to wear, what to expect,… Read more »
