a little bit of us and stuff

i remember reading a story when i was young about a woman who poured an egg white into a glass of water.  she told four little girls they could see their futures in the swirling movement within the glass.

i wish i could look beyond the thin clear layer to see what will happen in the next few weeks.  or months.

but for now i feel suspended like the egg white.

not floating in the free unknown, but hanging.  surrounded by something that is not the same as me.  distorting myself in attempts to understand what will someday be.

ironically, the four little girls from that story became the spokespeople that drove the antiquated massacre known as the salem witch trials.  their testimony resulted in the deaths of over one hundred people.

i am tired of waiting,

i am tired of worrying.

i am tired of not knowing.

iphoto recap

the weather is warming up which means we took bert outside in my backyard back patio rock pit.  he was not so much digging the harness and spent all his exploring time rolling over to try and get his kitty security straps off to no avail.

steve has been writing a paper and working nonstop for the past four days, so bert and i have been watching a lot of the legend of the seeker on hulu.  if you need a serious time suck while you wait for your significant other to graduate from college... check it out.

i got new sunglasses and a new hat.  i'm a little disappointed with the amount the sunglasses make me look like an insect.

also: bowling (happy birthday kyle!), a tapestry, and grody hair.

is it may yet?

it should be may now.

manly men and iphoto recap

see this extremely macho superhero man?

he's kind of my favorite person ever and, with our incredible expertise ("didn't the video on youtube say to reconnect the negative side first?"), he managed to help me change the battery in my car all by ourselves!

the mechanically gifted among you might be chuckling, but we were pretty darn pleased with ourselves.

and, because it's laughable to suggest this is the only thing we've had going on, here is a recap of my iphone photos from recent days.

nothin' fancy, just some pad thai and easter take out boxes (which are now full of tasty treats).

we popped open the first bottle of wine i brought home from paris last summer.

i made some cadbury caramel egg brownies.  inspired by amy's post on cupcakes and couture (mine may have just been some mini caramel eggs thrown into a betty crocker mix batter, but what can ya do).

anddd bert helped me clean out the fridge.  

he's also taken to killing the mice in my townhouse recently... can you say EWWW?!

photo recap

it's been a busy week!  with my sister moving out, and me getting a new roommate there has been a lot to do!  i gave the bathroom a mini-makeover.  cleaned and FINALLY DECORATED my HORRIFICALLY messy room (mega slob = me).  

annnnd do you see that beauty i snagged for the vintage shop?  that 1920's woodstock typewriter is in PERFECT WORKING CONDITION. i'm not kidding.  every single key works like new.  someone was practically GIVING her away on craigslist.  i'm tempted not to sell her, she's so darn beautiful, but i guess that's not really the point of opening a vintage shop.  i'll be listing her and a few other great new pieces very soon!

happy friday everyone!  hope you all have a beautiful st. patty's day weekend!

iphone vacation recap day 2

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it's been a long week.  can it be spring yet?

photo recap

taking pictures of my bubble necklace is what got me through this long work week.

...ok... the sweets and coffee at work didn't hurt either.

i made bert a handsome bow tie collar.  he looks like a millionaire cat.

painting hearts for the valentine's day garland.

steve got a picture with the praying mantis at the kzoo nature center before paul's eagle court of honor.

my parents brought us their catering left overs from my dad's company party.  YUMYUMYUMYUMYUM

happy friday!