Happy Friday (the 13th too)!

Thank (insert religious diety of choice) it’s FINALLY Friday! I am looking forward to this weekend- even though they are calling for snow :< We are going to Tapas Barcelona in Evanston for a V-Day meal followed by Peet’s Coffee & Tea and a walk around the town. Mmmm can’t wait for a raspberry mocha …

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Jump!

Matt and I went on a photo mission today and walked around Philadelphia. This is one of my favorite shots of the day! This was part of a big mural and Matt, always the acrobatic, made it a great pic! Click for the super big version. See more photos from today on my Flickr account …

Philly for the Weekend

Hello all. I’m fighting the urge to snooze off my breakfast here, and my fellow Twitter/Etsian/Blogging friend modernemotive and I have a deal. She’s buying new ink and I’m posting. We’re trying to mutually be productive today! So here we are, it’s morning in Philadelphia. I came for a weekend visit to see my dear …

UW – Arts Enterprise January Symposium

I’m so excited – I can’t even stand it! This weekend I am heading up to Univ. of Wisconsin for the Arts Enterprise January Symposium. A weekend packed with awesomeness! Classes and lectures by professional artists, professors, business experts….and seriously…all this for 50$? UW, you’re my new best friend. My schedule for the weekend is …

Goose Popcorn

Just sharing a photo from today. I work for a construction sub-contractor and one of my duties is going around to jobsites and taking pictures. For marketing/promo materials, quality control, liability…whatever. So today I was out on a hospital site- and they have this huge pond that several birds have taken up residence in. Swans, …

Busy Week!

Back from a week of slacking off on my blog here I am! It’s been a busy week, and as my boyfriend pointed out, we’ve had some social event every single night this week! It’s all good since I spent the weeks around the holidays being a complete hermit. So what to celebrate? Last September …

Surprise Balls: Awesome Gift Idea

I got this great idea from Go Make Something. These were great gifts for the youngest girls in the family, because: 1. They love art supplies and all things mess making. 2. They are the default “kids” that we all love to get the FUN stuff for. 3. I was able to find good use …