coincidence?

we had a garage sale about a week ago, so i posted a listing on craigslist. this was my security code. yee ha!

omg

i have my computer back!! yes! i am so excited, i've had it for almost 2 years and only used it about 5 times, but it's set up once again. I need to get my desk reorganized and then i'll really be living large. it's just a good feeling to be using MY computer -- it's all MINE!! yippee!

hard work

before

after


i made another perennial garden this year (i'll take pics of the other one soon). i had been gathering plants that were on sale for awhile and decided that it was time to finally give them a new home today. it took me about three hours, but it's done. i eventually would like to get some mulch, but i'm pretty pleased. i always feel so much better working in the yard, planting flowers or mowing the lawn. it makes me feel very close to my gram b/c we would plant the flowers together ever since i was little girl.

IF: drifting

drifting made me thing of the owl and the pussycat. i know, they are supposed to be in a green boat, but i thought a raft would make it a little more interesting.

IF: Theater

henrietta just finished her first ballet performance. there was a little trepidation at first, but she was able to overcome her fears and ended with a standing ovation from the crowd.

warm weather

i'm so glad it's starting to get warm. i think it helps to be outside more, close with nature and in fresh air. i say that as i'm on the internet inside the house.

spring

spring snow?! you've got to be kidding me. haven't we been tortured enough?! i don't even want to photograph it b/c it makes me ill. busy day yesterday at the time garage sale. i was the hand stamper and paper passer-outer for a few hours. that was intense. there were so many people it was crazy. it just goes to show people that newspaper advertising DOES work. there thousands of people there and they read about it in the paper. amazing. it was fun though. i walked around a bit and saw 3 friends that i was able to chat with for a bit. i also found an old polaroid camera and a few little owls. i really enjoy looking through that kind of stuff, it's kind of like a hunt to find something you like. sometimes you find stuff, a lot of times you don't. i think i should have lived in a different era b/c i love old things so much. now i'm just waiting for spring to come back, i miss the birdies.

i can hear them...

the sandhill cranes.
i've heard them all weekend. i'd love to go find them and photograph them. it's not that far away. i just have to convince my mom.
Here and here are some info about the cranes. it says that they migrate until april, maybe we'll save it until photo day with 'becca.

christmas

i hope that everyone had a great christmas. we sure did. it was simple, but good. i couldn't get to work today b/c of the icy roads. the roads out of my subdivision were blocked off, so i decided to be safe and stay home. i finished Twilight last night (excellent book) and am going to start the sequel later on today. i can't wait for my mom to start working again or at least for her unemployment to kick in. this is really hard. we're hanging on to hope right now.

oye vey

Yesterday was crazy. It was a mess of train rides, walking, walking, getting a little lost, bus ride, walkling in circles, cheerleading competition, yelling, bus ride, dinner, fighting, bus ride, bulls game, bus ride, walking, train ride and then finally car ride. We didn't get home until after 1am and i'm just worn out. the bulls game was pretty cool, except that our seats were in the very top of the arena and when i say top i mean top. i sat down in my seat and immediately had to get up. i felt like i was falling forward -- i couldn't look down. that was not good. i was going to stand in the back walkway area just a long as i could hold on to a wall. i eventually sat down in some seats set out for the handicapped and had no problem watching the game from above. it was just the incline of my original seat. i felt like i was falling. i did enjoy the game, it was really entertaining once i stopped crying and was able to breathe again. i'm just glad to be home and warm.

friday

so glad that the week is over and my holiday section are almost complete. this weekend is going to be very busy. we are going to my cousins cheerleading competition at the united center and staying for the bulls game. my mom didn't want to go at first, but we all decided to take the train up to chicago and she agreed to go. i hope we have a good time. sandi sent me this really cool link it sounds like a really awesome project. i just wish it wasn't $18. free would be so much better!

oh and my mom bought me "twilight" so i have started reading that. i'm just getting started, so i can't form much of an opinion as of yet.

IF: balloon

this is my first attempt at illustration friday. this is just a little i did really fast. i had a really crappy pen, i mean a really crappy Martha Stewart pen. Frankly, I'm disappointed in Martha on this product. anyway, this little birdie is just too chubby and needs a little lift to get some air.

thanksgiving weekend

it sure has been a very busy weekend. we had turkey day at my aunt's house and it went remarkably smooth. i only made 2 side dishes and was able to enjoy the day over there. after dinner we went and saw "four christmases", it was a really funny movie. my aunt even commented on how much i laughed -- i needed that. we went shopping at 4 AM on Friday. that didn't go so well, esp. b/c i am still not feeling well and was even worse then. we started at Carson's b/c i wanted to get my cousins these penguin sheets for their beds and of course they didn't have ANY in a twin. so they got flowers. then we went to macy's and got a couple ornaments. after that went to penny's and then called it a day. it was only 8:30 AM!! we went home and i slept until 1 PM. i was exhausted! today my mom surprised me and we went to a christmas tree farm and i cut down our christmas tree. i've never had a real tree. mom did it to help cheer me up. i think it did for now. i also finished reading Pride and Prejudice (i also watched the movie for the umpteenth time), so now i have to decide what i'm going to start next. anyway it's back to work as usual. i only wish i had brought my camera along to the tree farm.

today

i hope that everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving today! I plan on starting back at my blogging. I've just had some minor life setbacks, but I'm fighting back.

busy

i am busy. at work and at home. i am still working on that golf course logo which is due thursday. i am going to finalize it tomorrow and drop it off wednesday morning. then it will be out of my hair. i think it's been good for me to have a different project to work on, it's making me think a little differently. which is a good thing. i've been keeping up with reading as well - just about every night. so that's what i'm going to do, read and then bed. i'll post logos tomorrow hopefully.

so

yesterday was a really good day. after work i went out with my really great friends to celebrate one of their birthdays. fabulous. the food was great (house of kobe), as well as the company. i only wish that we could have chatted a little long. these days we don't always get together as much as we used to. it was kind of odd at dinner b/c i saw 2 people i knew from high school there. didn't acknowledge them. was that so wrong? we weren't REALLY close friends, but i've known one of them for almost my entire schooling. anyway, i felt kind of bad afterwards, but it's always such an awkward situation, it's a lot of fake smiles and awkward chit chat that i just wanted to avoid. plus, the fact that i am a shy person doesn't help. but i couldn't help wondering if they thought i was just plain mean. i acted oblivious. i probably should just let it go, but part of me feels bad. oh well, someone else will probably do it to me too. today was so cold. we stayed in most of the day and worked around the house a bit and watched some TV. i need to work on a logo, but i think i will wait until tomorrow. i need to read!

reading

I've been trying to back into reading and so far I am doing a good job. I've read almost every night for the past few weeks and am getting close to finishing my book. It has been suggested that I read the Twilight series. I am not sure though. Part of me really wants to read classic novels, you know the ones "you should read". They're the ones on the required reading list for school. Anyway I guess I'll decide what to do once I'm done with my current selection. For now, I'm off to check facebook, read a bit and then bed.

brrr

i can't believe how cold it is outside. i'm not ready for it and it's just the beginning of things to come. i was laying out a page the other day and was rudely awakened by the first sentence which mentioned that the Farmer's Almanac has predicted a "catastrophic winter". Yikes and what a horrible way to start an article -- so depressing. That is why I am posting a photo of a warm place -- ORLANDO. This is Coronado Springs, the hotel my mom and I stayed at in Disney World. Enjoy!

designing

i am designing today and i'm not even at work. hard to believe! i am working on a logo for the subdivision's golf course. it's a contest and everybody knows how much i love contests. the prize is a one year membership to the golf course, so it's a sucky prize. i'm doing it anyway. i need a good contest every now and then to motivate me. i *heat* competition.

tgif

the work week if finally over. i felt it was very productive. i always feel like i'm working towards the weekend, but as we all know they come and go so quickly. and then the vicious cycle starts over again. tomorrow my mom and i are going to some craft shows. it's our yearly thing and then who knows. i like going to these shows b/c it is somewhat inspiring. i mean there's the usually kitchy crafty stuff, but not always. that unique stuff is what i like to see. my cell phone died on me, so i will have to get a new one of those.