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.

Free eggs & ham

Thank you Dennys for a delicious FREE breakfast!! Good day.

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Puppy Dog Tails & Glazes

Whew....long Monday has finally past. I am so worn out and ready for sleep even though it is only 10pm. Exciting day....loaded the kiln for the first of the semester!! potters! start you engines....low res pic, but awesome vase.

Also, i totally forgot to mention the book i picked up a few weeks ago. Its by one of my favorite authors Elizabeth Gilbert she wrote Eat, Pray, Love and now this book is a follow up to her life with the love she met at the end of that one. Its really interesting so far. Its about her being rushed into marriage again after she solemnly swore to never enter marriage again after her first divorce. So in attempt to come to mends with the vow of marriage, Elizabeth explores every aspect of the subject. Im am even more interested to find out that the book has a lot of history, factual, and real research intertwined with her thoughts and experiences. In my own path to exploring the next level in my relationship, it is such a good book to really get my head on straight about the subject, its meaning, and its origin.
so far, im in love with it! but i didnt expect much less because in my opinion Eat, Pray, Love is an amazing book and one of my favorites even today.

 

Im am also excitedly awaiting the package from apple with my NEW! Wacom Bamboo Touch and Pen!! im so thrilled i can finally be able to draw and write acceptably and not with a mouse (ex.#1 my header, although it might have a urban outfitters/anthropology look, but it could be better i admit.)! It will be soo nice to record my own personal hand writing and sketches! Ive been putting off purchasing one because they are kinda pricey, but i gave in because, well, it will make my life and work soo much simpler and save me tons of work hours!

AND, if you missed it on my facebook Blanche totally took the spotlight this weekend when i was photographing her for my custom credit card vvvvvvvvvLOOKvvvvvvvvvvv

shes so cute!

 

  

P.S. this dog is also soooooo adorable!!! Brad and I are thinking about adopting a corgi once we get settled in! :-/ we have yet to inform Blanche that she might have to share the bed.