365, Wonderful Evening

I went over to Ando and Matt's for dinner and to help Ando with her camera and had a wonderful evening... A delicious meal, good conversation, and plenty of pug time was just what I needed! AND they sent me home with lots of leftovers! Yeah, my family is awesome.

Thanks guys!

Super cute cocktail napkins

365, Bus Stop

365, Jet Start?!

I'm not entirely sure about "Jet Start" being on a microwave, but I would certainly like that button on my alarm clock!

365, I Splurged

I've splurged on food and coffee a lot this week. My wallet is hurting, but the food and frapps have been quite exceptional (absence makes the heart grow fonder?). I'm sure there is a line between treating yourself to feel better about life and sabotaging new habits and routines, and I'm fairly certain I have crossed it, but I'm not looking back. Take that, life!

That being said, I really need to go grocery shopping and buy a case of soda to get my caffeine quota, but that requires time and money, neither of which I particularly want to spend at Harris Teeter. I'll once again put it on the list of things to do this weekend and hope that I actually do it.

365, So Tired

365, I Miss These

I grabbed some colored pencils on my way out the door this morning, and I spent some (brief) quality time with them at work. I was playing around with giving something a colored pencil effect / feel, and while the effect won't likely be used in this particular project, I realized how much I miss them! I need to figure out how to integrate my favorite tools back into my art life...

Beach Girls

The Schultz clan is at the beach this weekend enjoying some time away and Carter sent these pictures of the girls yesterday. (Yes, clan usually indicates more than 4 people, but I have yet to come up with a more creative name for the combo of Carter, Jon, Ingrid, and Liesl.)

365, Mom's Office

365, Mall Lunch

Delicious and filling for $5.25! Full shift at the Fruit Box is always made better by lunch at Nordies Cafe.

Yet Another Book Down

Finished another book yesterday just as my commute was coming to an end- such perfect timing! O'Brien has a unique style of writing and kept everything in the present tense, even though it was obviously in the past. Apparently this is a very journalistic style, but I haven't read anything like it before. Reading about her experiences in foreign countries after natural disasters was heart-wrenching and depressing, but impossible to put down.

Although it had sad parts, it was still a good read!

365, TGIF

It's been a long week. Red Bull was not optional this morning.

365, Rough Morning

I woke up and thought it was the weekend. Once I got to work I had a soda but was still dead tired. I've cut out my snack budget, so I decided to try green tea from the Keurig. I scorched my tongue and didn't feel any more awake. It was one of those days.

365, Bubbles

My photos have been lacking this week and my descriptions have been non-existant. This is not news to anyone, but I feel I have to at least acknowledge it. Work has been crazy and interesting photos just haven't presented themselves as they usually do. On top of all that, I haven't bought any treats (i.e. Starbucks) and my leftovers at dinner aren't exactly picturesque. Can't win them all, I suppose.

365, Happy Birthday Alex!

365, Day 206

365, Breakfast

My Dad dropped this off for me this morning for breakfast... Thanks, Pies!

365, I'm Baaaaack!

It was a lot of fun to be back at The Orchard today and to see so many of my favorite people in one place. I am back on a very part-time basis (1 day/week) for Back to School, and I am most excited about being surrounded by my friends for that 1 day each week. It will be hard and exhausting for sure, but I am looking forward to being a part of everything. Mid-September, I might have a different view, but for now, I'm excited!

365, Dessert Drink

If I could stomach the taste of alcohol, I would have started drinking heavily the moment I walked through my front door tonight. (It was a long day, to say the least.)

Anyhow, being the "unique" (aka abnormal) 24 year-old that I am, I instead went straight to the fridge and grabbed one of my dessert drinks- a nice cold cream soda. I took it upstairs and sipped it while sitting on my bed, all before dinner. I know, I know, I am SUCH a rebel!

The cream soda took the edge off, and then I decided to continue my rebellion and had dino-egg oatmeal for dinner, followed by some danimals frozen yogurt tubes. Yes, your 8 year-old next door neighbor probably did the same thing tonight after a long week of camp.

365, Before You Even Ask...

- Yes, that is a chocolate dipped chocolate peep.
- Yes, it is from Easter (still in a sealed package, not aged).
- Yes, it was delicious.
- Yes, the last 4 photos have been food.

Any other questions?

365, Guess Which is Mine

Yes, it's the Shirley Temple.

We had our first book club meeting tonight, and 2 other people from the office joined us for dinner. We talked about the book for about 5 minutes, so it totally counts. We knew when we started the book club that it was mostly an excuse to go out to dinner around Chinatown, so no one had any issue with it.

We went to Matchbox and enjoyed some delicious pizza and had fun chatting- all in all, a great "meeting" and night!