New Family Member

So, this post is bit delayed given my recent laziness, but I would like to introduce our new family member, Gremlin:



We've had him for about almost three weeks now, and after some growing pains with Rascal, we're one big happy family. Marcus's friend rescued a litter of kittens and Gremlin was the last one she couldn't find a home for. So, we took him. Personally, I just thought Gremlin went really well with Rascal. He's going on three months old now and getting bigger everyday! For my friends I'm trying to get to come visit . . . don't worry, he's MUCH quieter than Rascal. For more pictuere of Grem and Rascal (and even a few on the spider Max) take a look here.

Red, White & Blue I Do's!!!!

So many of you have heard me go on and on about the wedding Marcus and I were in that was both a military wedding and red, white and blue themed. The event itself was two weekends ago. I aplogize for the delay in blogging about it, but I needed a little time to seperate myself from the event. Anyway, after much anticipation I give you this:

Words (and pictures) really cannot begin to describe it all. I have done my best to provide a well-rounded view of the weekend via photos and captions and you can check them out here. Be sure to check back on that album in a few days because I'll be adding some of Jenny's pics when I get it to work. In the meantime, here's a list of things to pay close attention to while glancing over the pics:

1. The crappy quality of my manicure and pedicure (particularly noticeable in the pedicure close-up) and they were not cheap!


2. The bride's bouquet in addition to my own.


3. The flowers on the guys uniforms (and you are actually not supposed to put flowers on them)


4. My final hairdo - not what was expected and did not survive the night.


5. The setup of the Elks Lodge


6. And the many other random, wonderful, over the top greatness that made the event complete.

Working Girl!

So to prove to some wonderful friends back in Albany that I am making full use of some goodies I received I give you:



A big thank you to you and you for these wonderful gifts that are both practical and help me be environmentally friendly!

Also, to prove I haven't completely lost my creative now that I'm in the real world, I decided I couldn't live with the boring string I was given to display my name badge. So, I decided to reach back into the depths of my craft skills several years and made myself a nice little hemp item to show I'm a VA employee:



Oh, in case you're wondering it says I'm an "Administrative Officer" whatever that means . . .

Wedding Season

So, as most of you know, this is the summer of weddings for me: three in the span of five weeks to be exact. Two of these joyous occasions have already passed. I won't actually post pics of the happy couples on my blog (you know seeing as how that might be weird since it's not their blog and all). But if you're interested in seeing two of the world's most beautiful brides you can check out the Weiss-Spagnoli Wedding and the Jones-McTeer Wedding.

For those of you waiting on the edge of your seats, the most patriotic wedding happens just a week from Saturday. I know officially know how my hair and nails will look. All I can say is it's everything we've ever imagined. Don't worry, the event will be fully documented.

Oh, on a related note, two out of the three brides for this summer are pregnant for there nuptials (you can guess as to who). Combine that with the news that the wife of one of Marcus's close friends is pregnant and my cousin is expecting means the summer of weddings will be followed by the fall of baby showers. I hate being this age . . . all these weddings and babies. To all reading this not already in one of these scenarios, make the madness STOP!!!!!

Graduated!

Well, if you can believe it, it's finally over. I actually graduated with my master's degree. A big fat thank you to all my friends in Albany who helped me through it over the past two years! I couldn't have done it without any of you. Now, for a look at me in that ridiculous regalia (who designs this stuff anyway?):



To see all my graduation pics from last weekend, check them out here! Soon I'll be busy moving and vacationing. But in the meantime I'm reconnecting with two of my loves: crafts and reading. And speaking of crafts, check out the awesome graduation gift a certain sewer made for me!

Best Office Ever!

So, in addition to getting a going away party complete with really awesome earrings, I walked into my last day of work today and found this:


The ladies I work with have been listening to me talk about my participation in a red, white, and blue themed wedding all semester. This was there way of honoring that, personally I think it's HILARIOUS! I mean how often does a girl get to wear a patriotic tiara?

Essay, Tulips . . . it's SPRING!

So aside from my love coming home, you might ask why my posts have been so few and far between lately. Well, here's why:

What do suits have to do with blogging? Well, these suits were worn to present master's essays! DONE DONE DONE (although not totally done with school yet)! So now that's out of the way, I can start to sit back and enjoy spring. For instance, the tulip festival this weekend:

Stay tuned for some wonderful grad pics I'm sure to get this weekend as I officially earn that pesky master's degree!

The End!

It's over, it's really REALLY over! Maybe I can pretend it was all just some really awful nightmare. But here, I give you, the reunion:
It was pointed out to me, and I feel I should share, that the guy behind us has some truly hideous (or wonderful depending on your point of view) hair.

Fear not my blogging friends. My love's return does not mean the end of my short-lived blogging career. Right now he is decompressing and I am frantically trying to finish my classwork and find a job. When all that is over I will be back to the blogging world to document our fun trips, my move, all the great crafts I'll do once out of school, and all the other details of my not so exciting life.

I will continue to send all this love and more to you all via this here blog thingy!

PS- I want to send a REALLY huge thank you to all my friends (you know who are). I wouldn't have gotten through this past year without all your support!

Every New Beginning . . .

I hate to be all cheesy and quote the song lyric . . . but . . . comes from some other beginning's end. With that in mind, I give you my brand new car:

It's a 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid because ya know, I'm saving the world (and some money). However, that beautiful car is sitting in front of the house I grew up in. The house is about to be sold so the weekend I bought my car I also packed up my childhood home.

That pile is all that's left for me . . . while I'm happy it's selling it's also sad to say goodbye to the only real home I've ever known. Oh well, at least if I don't find gainful, post-graduation employment I can always live in my totally awesome car.