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As you can see the warm 70 degree weather quickly turned to low 30s (I know, I know there are many of you who are suffering in much colder weather – but for us it feels freezing) and with a couple hours to spare Bobby took us to this amazing 360 degree view overlooking Austin’s hill country and then to the mural of a cutting board he gave me last year for my birthday (We love having a little bit of Austin in our home)

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Star Wars Wedding || Laura & Jose || Feb. 21.2015

Last weekend we jetted over to Austin, Tx for a couple days to attend my cousin Laura’s wedding. Her and her now husband got engaged about a year and a half ago and both love Star Wars so thought that there would be no better way to celebrate their big day! They encouraged all guests to dress up and made hand held masks of characters from Star Wars for those that didn’t dress in costume.

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Laura wore: Princess Leia ceremonial gown: Episode IV which was handmade by her now sister inlaw, Jose was Han Solo ceremonial outfit: Episode IV, the bridesmaids: Motee Senate Gown: Episode III and the groomsmen were Storm Troopers, the best man Chewbacca.

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The parents of the couple shared blessings over them before the ceremony started…

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It was a gorgeous day outside… 70 degrees…no rain in sight and you could truly see the love these two have for each other.

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Laura, Erica (her daughter Mila) and Antonio – Cisneros Siblings

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The Cisneros Family with Mr & Mrs. Espinoza

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Bobby was Darth Vadar, my dad a Senator and I was dressed as Aayla Secura (she was on the Jedi Council)

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Above I am with my cousin Amy’s (dressed as a Storm Trooper) daughter Rylie who was the flower girl.

Cordie went as the Inquisitor from the Dark Side…

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My Uncle John and his granddaughter Rylie.

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The Jedi Knights all together…. Uncle John, John Carson and Michael.

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Reception Entertainment :)

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We had so much fun at this wedding and we were happy to get to spend some time with our family in Texas! There was great BBQ, lots of dancing and laughing and we couldn’t be more happy for Laura and Jose’s future together!

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L O V E

some may think celebrating LOVE or relationships through the holiday Valentine’s Day is cheesy or overrated… but I say do what you WANT. Celebrate LOVE on a ‘consumer’ holiday if you want too.. There is no harm in showing your love for another.. EVER!

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For our ‘love’ celebrations (which started a week early) we each took time out to do what the other person would want to do/appreciate… We got couple massages together… ate at a great restaurant.. on a Saturday morning we had donuts, starbucks and watched cartoons together…hit up Cordie’s fav place to find books we both can read and enjoy (Goodwill – 10 books for 2 dollars – you can’t beat that).. the next day we went to the golf course and played a round of golf (I am the designated caddy)…

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Cordie was out to impress me as he played… these three shots below were all from the fairway one from through the trees (in the picture below after I challenged him asking if he could make it to the green) and landed RIGHT next to the red pin. :) Yes, I was impressed.

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…fast forward to the end of the next week I made homemade chocolate cookies, received beautiful roses…on Valentines’ morning we got up – exchanged our cards <3… made some biscuits, eggs and bacon… had a nice cup of coffee before trekking out to another part of Jacksonville…for a little Saturday adventure..

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we walked 4+ miles through a beautiful reserve…taking in the beauty around us and just being outside… discussing our dreams and goals… it was wonderful… I love my husband, and I know he loves me.

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…but its not just about what we did/do for each other… but that as we grow and are learning (yes there is still lots to learn in our third year of marriage… seriously…if you are married you know) together how to love each other and ourselves – life is a celebration of LOVE… we are each making our own choices to get up early, eat a little bit better, exercise more and taking time out to have real talks (without a phone or computer near by) each week.. communication.. I tell ya it really is so important in any type of relationship.

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Happy Valentines’ Day or LOVE month as we say around here… :)

Salt Floatation

Cordie and I had the opportunity to try this out when we were in Orlando recently for a conference of his. This is what the pod looks like and you enter it by yourself for 90 mins of silence. :)

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Below is a great read that we both read before floating… It has some amazing health benefits:

http://breakingmuscle.com/health-medicine/floating-its-for-real-its-good-for-you-and-its-not-just-for-hippies

Both of us really did feel the ‘detox’ part as we ended up getting sick from it (or if it was from going from extreme cold weather back to quite warm temperatures) and felt like we were detoxing for several days after the fact.

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The area that the spa was in is called “Baldwin Park” and it was a very quant place to walk around… the girl working had a 10 month old puppy chihuahua – his name was Booker and definitely increased our desire to get a puppy for ourselves… hopefully in the spring. :)

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Have you tried the sensory deprivation/isolation tanks/salt floats? If so what did you think?

Cordie and I both enjoyed it but if we do try it again will go for a shorter amount of time. ;)