hot air balloons.

pretty sure this would be the best date ever (2nd only to going to the batting cages. i know, i know, i'm such a boy!)... but seriously. franklin/cool springs typically has 1-3 hot air balloons in the air at any given time on the weekends when the weather is nice. i'm sure i'd be tempted to pee my pants but man i'd love to ride in one.

click on each of the pictures to be taken to their respective Flickr photostreams.

xo

fairytales.

every little girl is raised on fairytales. stories of princesses and princes on white horses, castles, magic and love. we've all seen Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty probably countless times. Something as small as a hot air balloon in the distant sky got me thinking today... what happens when you stop believing in fairytales? Such a huge part of your childhood as a little girl... just gone. To this day I still believe in knights in shining armor and chivalry and love that knows no boundaries. granted, in these times i'm not afraid to provide all of those things for myself given that a handsome prince doesn't show up... but i don't think you should ever lose hope. there's something truly magical about holding out hope for your own prince charming.

keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.

xo

change of plans.

So Angela called me at 2:55pm, as i was walking out the door to head to work and said "wanna come in at 9 instead?" as i normally do.. HECK YES was my answer. everyone knows i hate 4pm til 2am days at the bar. no one comes in, no one tips, etc etc. plus i have so much homework to do. anyway, i'm at coffee beanery right now. sippin' on an iced coffee with soy and desperately trying to figure out how to animate in Flash... my project is due Monday. ew. I made the cutest little japanese-kawaii inspired pandas and a cute little backdrop. i just... don't know how to animate. COOL!

This is what confusion looks like.

Wish me luck. if you know of any sweet Flash tutorial sites or something, hook a sister up. Back to the grind, y'all!

xo

1Aeon Clothing Co.

Here are 2 of the newest designs from 1Aeon Clothing Company. Gabe sent me these in the mail this week and they're so comfy and perfectly sized. How badass are the prints, too?! I really really love the Tigerhead with horns. Loveeeee. Go check out the stuff and maybe pick up a shirt or two :)

the most fun.

yesterday was hands down one of the best days ever. it was so much needed. i may or may not have accidentally slept straight through art history yesterday morning. the rain made it impossible to pull myself from my bed. sorry brucey! adam came over for a bit and shot a few photographs of me as i tried to pick out a cute outfit for the evening. he did some photos for 1Aeon, too. ill post those later. he left a about 3:30 and then Brian from birmingham got into town. we hung around, ran some errands and just chilled until people started showing up about 8pm. i had a couple double/triple new old ladies, a few Red Stripes and ended the night with lemondrop+oj shots while playing quarters. so many people showed up and so many new friends were made. the ones who live in our household always seem to be the ones to enjoy themselves the most. either way, there was flip cup and beer pong and quarters and a keg of miller light (yuck!). sooooo many people. we got zero out of his terrarium (my snake) and everyone loved him. jared's friend finally left and it was just me, brian, bryan, tony, elle, regina, and ben hanging around. we had a lovely time. so much fun dancing and drunk facebooking. i really do love my friends.

if you were at my house last night, thank you. and i love you. :) thank you for making it worth taking off an entire night of work. i'd do it 10x over.

today i have to get ready and leave for work in the next hour. gotta be there at 4. working 4pm til 2am because angie is in a wedding. hopefully i can get some flash animation homework done while i'm at the bar. ridiculous... a bartender sitting in her bar with flash books and her macbook pro haha. ~nerdy.

here are some photos adam took yesterday. you can see the rest at my Flickr.

graphic design goodies.

^ my favorite business cards of all time. unfortunately the domain is no longer registered to this designer & even after googling, i was unable to find her. sad day.

picnics.

♥ / ♥ / ♥ /♥

theres something magical about summertime picnics. the season is growing to a close and then there will be a time for autumn's leaves and pumpkin spice lattes (lattes that i cannot drink, but my friends all thoroughly enjoy). i have a gingham picnic "blanket" and a picnic basket. wine, strawberries, good company, and photos.

someone accompany me.