Project 365

Remember how I said I suck at blogging? I wasn’t lying.
BUT, never fear! I started up a new project 365 project at the beginning of the month, and that, my friend, is something I’m good at keeping up with. Keep tabs on me here!

Here’s a few photos from the month:

The times, they are a-changin’.

I suck at blogging. Seriously.

Welp, since last time I blogged, I’ve gained a year in age. Huzzah! Finally 21! There was much drunken celebration (all of my friends had to make up for the fact that I could never go out with them in college). We went out Friday night for a Denton bar crawl. Then on Saturday we headed out for Austin, Texas. My favorite Texan city. Unfortunately, all of my photos from the weekend were deleted by someone, so I’m just stealing his during this post.

You know what? I don’t think I ever bragged to you blog readers about my new bike. Yeah, I said bragged. I bought a beautiful celeste Bianchi in July. I want to make babies with it. I want to pet it. I want to hug it.

I love it so much I made Brad buy one too.

In other news, I am now EMPLOYED! Like, full-time real grown up girl employed! I’m working at El Creative, a small design studio full of the most awesome, talented folks you could hope to work with. I’ve been working as a contract designer for them that last couple months, but starting October 1st, I’ll officially be a part of the team. So pumped.

Anyway, I have some new design work to show you all, and I promise I’ll get around to it… soon.

New Place, New Vibe!

As promised, this is my post about our new apartment!

I’m living with Brad, my boyfriend, and our two cats. Previous to this we lived in a huge two-story, five bedroom house. Which was totally awesome, except we were getting tired of having roommates. Fast. And, as a designer, I was itching to design my space in a cohesive way (and forget about how we were cramming 5 styles into one house). So, we moved! And I love it!

Luckily Brad is pretty easy going when it comes to decor, so I’ve gotten to choose most of our furnishings. We’re on a pretty small budget (yay for just graduating) so nearly the entire apartment is brought to you by Ikea. I’ve thrown in vintage pieces as I can afford them.

While I’m concerned about aesthetics, Brad is concerned about technology. As long as he could have the most ridiculous TV around, he’s pretty cool with anything happening in the living room.

I’m a bit of a book hoarder, so I was pretty pumped when my friend (and crazy talented designer) Anna sold me this bookcase for a crazy good deal. The kitchen table used to be my mom’s. It has storage underneath the surface. Perfect for holding sewing patterns.

I posses the power to kill pretty much any plant. It’s a gift. Cacti and succulents are the only things that can withstand my wrath. Also: cue the cutest salt and pepper shakers ever. Thanks, Jonathan Adler.

Last, but not least, our workspace. Brad would be mad if I didn’t show you his ridiculous standing desk (Yep, he stands. He does not sit. Because he’s crazy). So here’s that, followed by my work zone!

So there you go! That’s where I live now. I’m pretty pumped.

NYC Roadtrip

So… excuse the month-long hiatus. Everything’s been a little crazy for the past month. I’ve started working at a studio I interned at last summer, El Creative, and have loved every minute of it. I also went on a 10 day road trip to New York with Brad‘s family. Then right after coming home, we moved to our new apartment! All crazy and awesome and fun. I’ll post photos of the new place next time, but for now, it’s all about the road trip!

We spent two days in Tennessee visiting Brad’s grandparents, which was probably the most relaxing part of the trip. No rushing, no worrying about traffic. Just fields & food.

Then it was onward to Virginia for a July 4th celebration with the other grandma. More fields, more food, and more relaxation. Also: horses!

After fattening ourselves up, we trucked on to Washington DC to explore the Smithsonians and meet up with my bff, Amanda! I had just gone with her to visit the Air and Space Museum in March, so we dallied our way through the Natural History and American History museums. Dinosaurs = by far the best.

And of course, we had to make a quick trip in Philly to try the original cheesesteak on our way to NYC.

Then, long at last, New York City. It was my second time being in the city, so I feel like I had a pretty decent understanding of the subway system and the importance of intersections. We drove over the Brooklyn Bridge coming in to Manhattan rather than trekking through the Lincoln Tunnel, which surprisingly was a lot less stressful. The first night we were in, we went out to see Wicked on Broadway, which is absolutely fan-freaking-tastic. Seriously. I hadn’t been sure what to expect, but the show was amazing.

The next day consisted of about 14 miles of walking. In the heat. Which I was somehow okay with. We checked out the Brookyln Bridge (on foot this time), had for realzis Brooklyn Pizza, went into a swanky little bookstore, shopped at the Macy’s on 34th street, and went out to The Highline. Photos are more fun than words, so here you go:

So there you go. That about sums up our trip. We came back to Texas nearly the same way we went through, so I didn’t really document the trip home. We moved the morning after we got home, so we were pretty exhausted. However the place has come together SO much better than we had hoped. Stay tuned for the “new apartment” post!

Catching up on life.

Post graduation life is so different. I don’t feel guilty for going out and having a good time, and I’m enjoying just hanging out with everyone before we all part ways.

I’ve been shopping for goodies for Brad’s and my new apartment, which is always dangerous & super fun (mostly dangerous because I can justify really expensive furniture pretty easily). Thanks to craigslist, I’ve discovered a goldmine antique store close-by for rockin’ mid-century furniture and super groovy chairs. So of course… I had to buy this as the “pop” in our future living room.

For our farewell senior blow out, my friend David threw a lake party. Such a blast. Gotta love hanging out in the sun all day, canoeing, and playing in the rain. I feel like we made up for a bunch of hangout time lost due to homework. Also, the swing photo is totally stolen from my boyfriend, Brad. Don’t tell him.

Of course, I’ve been working on some freelance while I’m on the job hunt. Gotta pay them bills! I have a bunch of branding projects going on that aren’t quite ready to see the light of the web yet, but I’ll show you a little sneak peek of a website I’m working on for a really fun musician.

ALSO, big news! This past week Brad and I signed a lease for our new apartment! We’ll be staying in Denton for a year and then figuring out what to do from there. Thanks to the train that’s opening up soon, it’s looking like I’ll be able to commute car-free to work! Can’t wait. Brad snagged a photo of the apartment model’s kitchen. Our floor plan is larger and laid out differently than the renovated model we saw, so we aren’t quite sure exactly what our future place will look at, but I’m excited anyway! Hooray for stained concrete floors!