addict.

I am hooked. I have always been very sensitive to mint but this stuff does not bother me. And I LOVE the colors!

Maybe I am a little late getting on the band wagon, but better late than never!

Summer time slump.

I am determined to get out of this slump. DETERMINED! Everything has been a bit overwhelming lately. The changes are constant and my mother keeps telling me that I am moving too fast. I think she is right. But I am going to take it easy for the next 2 weeks and try and adjust to things a bit. Then I get to go home and meet with an attorney for the next series of changes. It's terribly exciting and scary at the same time. Big changes are coming. And they are long overdue, as I have been after this for nearly 2 years now and my job is finally giving me the opportunity. It's so exciting!!!!

Adventures in Atlanta! Part I

My quest to discover every inch of this city led me to Zoo Atlanta today! I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked to due to some Polaroid issues but here are a few from our adventure!

(The Polaroid issues were corrected afterwards)

We didn't have a great deal of time to spend but still had a lot of fun. I haven't been to the Zoo in 15 or so years, so we cheesed it up for the occasion. Much to our dismay, there was no face painting booth. We did see the baby panda cubs which were the most adorable beasts alive.

My shabby attempt at some silly feature on my phone. The giraffes were so beautiful!

This is the mother panda. The cub was playing in a tree near by.

Nicole and I embracing our inner tourist.

Look at this goat. Look at his face. What a doll.

Next adventure: Toulouse Lautrec at the High Museum!

White blank page.

Let's start over. a clean slate. a new life. new job. new home. new love. new everything.

it's all very exciting.

I am very excited to share that I am moving to Atlanta March 1st!
I loved living here when I was in college and when a position opened up at my job, I took it without a seconds hesitation. I am going to look at an apartment tomorrow. I know its terribly silly, but I have never found my own place, on my own, by myself, just for me. I am terribly excited about it all. Luckily I have some handsome company for the viewing this weekend.
I am looking forward to being more settled than I have been in years. I hope to be posting more soon!

there is no place like home.

I am working one town north of where I live, so I get to go home every night! I haven't spent more than 3 consecutive nights in my own bed in over 3 months! I am finding a bit of difficulty in balancing this "professional me" and "silly-at-home-me", at the same time. I have made some terribly ambitious plans for the week that I probably won't come near to accomplishing. But I will try.
Tonight I am going to clean, get things organized for charity shops, bake and hang with my bestie. I have a pretty amazing recipe for Nutella Macarons that I am going to try out!
I don't get to 'nest' very often, but when I do, I do it up!

25

This week was my 25th birthday. I am working in Key West this week, which feels oddly like home. I had a list of things to do here and haven't accomplished a single one. But aside from that, I have pretty much had the best (2) week(s) of my life.
Let me recap:
*Spent the weekend before last in Atlanta with someone special.
*Was on vacation.
*Went back to Atlanta to spend another weekend and see The Avett Brothers with someone special.
*Drove to Key West
*Started my new promotion/pay scale.
*WENT SKYDIVING!
*Got a bigger and better promotion/raise!
*Was given a tenor banjo from the 1930's!
*And I have a meeting to style one of my favorite bands next week!

Literally, the day after my birthday, I was given more responsibility than I ever wanted. But I have decided to embrace it. You have to grow up sometime right? And these opportunities won't always be there. There was a period of my life about 2 years ago where I never thought I could possibly be any happier. This period of my life has made that period look like an average day. I feel as though I am constantly glowing. I am very excited about what this future holds for me.
I promise to keep you posted along the way.