Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Finished Bookcase!


On Sunday, Jared finished super amazing bookcase. I helped a little, but he did most of the work. I really love how it turned out and am slowly but surely filling the shelves with my beloved books. I am really excited to show them off at my house warming party on Saturday!
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Saturday, April 30, 2011

My Life as of Lately

I just really suck at blogging.  I'm sorry.  I miss blogging and now that school is done, I hopefully should be writing here more even though I think my computer hates me.  So some stuff I am really into right now...

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Planning road trips.  Mainly, planning a weekend get-away with my amazing boyfriend.  We're going to Santa Fe next month.  I just booked the hotel this morning, and I'm really excited that we're taking a trip together.  We are planning to take a chocolate walking tour, go to the Georgia O'Keefe museum, and hit up a yarn store or two.  I'll be sure to try to post pictures of our adventures.

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Gardening and landscaping!  We had a new patio poured at my house.  Then Jared & I planted some pansies and roses on Earth Day.  Once we figure out a possible water drainage problem, I'm going to put in some planter boxes and have a small vegetable and herb garden.  I'm thinking tomatoes, bell peppers, basil, chives, and then in the fall I will plant shallot and garlic bulbs.

Decorating.  Well, kind of.  I'm trying to still get my house in order and make it really feel like home.  I'd like to paint some accent walls, but that is low on the list... I should probably get everything unpacked first!!

I'm looking into buying a spinning wheel.  I have a couple leads so we'll see where that leads...

Graduation is Thursday!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Bookshelves

I'm exploring a new side of my creativity. Since I have the most wonderful boyfriend who is building me custom bookshelves, I am helping out by staining some of the wood. And yes, that is stain--a colored stain! How cool is that? We found the colored stain at Lowes, a brand called Minwax. I'm really excited to see how these shelves turn out!
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

It's Been Too Long

It has been too long since I last posted.  Why does it feel like I am always trying to play catch up for this poor blog?  I am sorry my dear readers, if there are any left of you...   I guess that just leaves the question: what has been going on in my life lately?

Me and my awesome boyfriend
Well, first of all I am still with Jared, who is officially the most incredible boyfriend in the entire world.  I have never been so happy with anybody else.  Jared, if you read this, I love you.  =)

I've also been working at the mental hospital here and so far I absolutely love my job.  School just started this week, and I am excited about the classes I am taking.

As far as knitting goes, I am still working on the Spiderman blanket and really nothing else.  That blanket is just so addicting.

I'm sorry I don't really have much else to report.  So far 2011 is amazing but kinda uneventful.

love and coffee,
Lulu

Monday, December 27, 2010

Spiderman!

Spiderman blanket!
Spiderman to the rescue!  To rescue me from the knitting rut I've been in!  I will admit that it's not great yarn--just Vanna's Choice acrylic but this pattern is soooo addictive.  I've been having a blast knitting it and am having fun watching it grow and grow.  I will need to buy a bigger circular needle soon; right now I am knitting it on a 29 inch US 8 circular needle but I put it on two needles to photograph it.  I think this blanket will go to my amazing boyfriend once it is finished, but why he deserves hours and hours to work is another post.

Love and coffee,
Lulu

Monday, December 20, 2010

Enjoying My Winter Break

I feel rather lame because I've just been doing a whole lot of nothing. I'm pretty much all moved into my new apartment and now I am just enjoying the time with my boyfriend. Last night we tried this weird purple haze beer. It wasn't bad actually, just a little different.

As far as crafting goes, I am so behind on Christmas gifts. I don't even want to think about it...
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

8 More Days!

I have 8 more days of this semester left, provided I don't die from all the stress first. I know I haven't been posting here since Halloween, and really my only excuse is that I'm busting my butt in school. I'm planning to celebrate the end of the semester next weekend with a movie night with beer & pizza. Until then, don't expect much from me.

But in other news, I am writing this post from my brand new smart phone. How cool is that?!
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