Rocks in my Shoes

Tonight I completed my taxes for the first time in my life! It feels surprisingly rewarding, expecially the refund part. haha
I have been spending a lot of time at school lately, just trying to make new work and catch up from all the snow days we have....secretly praying for a snow day tomorrow tho...i dont think i have ever had snow during the week of my birthday!
i cannot believe that i am already turning 23! its exciting and good to be at this point in my life, i have been looking forward and really dreaming about this year for a while...
this year brings so many great things...
-graduation
-leaving this dust filled town/city/whatever you want to call it
-starting a new chapter of life in a new place
-being in the same city as my other half, after a almost two years
-no more long distance relationships
-real dates, not video chats
-finally feeling stable, financially, geographically, and emotinally

I am really proud of myself, because in preparation of this all time big even of finishing school, i have learned to financially stabilize myself independently and I have also started a savings nest for myself....something UNHEARD OF about a year ago.
I cannot take all the credit tho, Irby has been the biggest encourager and positive motivational-ist!!!
He is my ROCK! ...the best.

 

 

my Teddy bear from valentines day! :) so cute and cuddly

This birthday is also bringing me a few gifts...some still unknown.
but as anticipated! i finally got my Bamboo Tablet from Wacom! its amazing. and after installing illustratior I am working on it every chance i get, its so fun and doesnt feel like work.
::new designs soon to come to the blog! :o)::

I also spent some money towards myself with teeth whitening and tanning for my senior portraits...ugh not looking forward to these... but its necessary i suppose.

with all that said, there are only 81 days left till graduation! and i am counting down every one of them.

Today was another awesome day! yesterday it got up to 68! i LOVED it! its soo pretty and today i read, ate lunch, and napped outside in the sun! AWESOME!...

i located the first signs of spring, lets hope jack frost doesnt kill them this week.

I also got around today to finally spending sometime making art today! 

....also hoping to get some of these for my birthday on Saturday

the cutest picture of Blanche....just found this from last year.