Autumn in Virginia

Well, school has begun again, and I find myself in a new place: a new city, a new state, a new side of the country, and a new school. So far I am enjoying Virginia quite a bit. I haven't gotten too far in my explorations, as school work is keeping me busy! But, here's my list of "to-do's" for the next couple months in this green new state:

-go antique hunting.

I'm in the East, for heavens sake, I must go antique shopping. Even though I don't have a dime to spare right now, most of the joy is the hunt anyways. Perhaps I'll start working soon and save up some money just for antique buying.

-go to D.C.

I can't wait to do this. We were going to go last weekend, but that didn't end up working out. I also definitely want to go in the Spring to see the cherry blossoms.

-Williamsburg.

This is a must! Especially since my dear friend Emily lives there now.

-find a firefly-infested forest.

I've heard about these from my Darling husband, and we're determined to find one together.

-drive up to Connecticut for the weekend.

I don't know if it's my love of Gilmore Girls that's implanted me with this desire or not; but in any case I want to go spend a weekend in this beautiful state sometime this Autumn.

And that is all for now. The only few things I would change right now are that I'd like to have a whole foods that's closer to me, and I wish we lived in a different unit in our apartment complex: we have two Asian girls (2 and 6) above us and they love to run around all day and bang on their piano......... ouch.

Other than that, the move has been splendid. The kitties are adjusting, and we are getting ever near-er to being unpacked.

Pictures to follow----

re-imagining

absolutely has felt shot down and drowning.

absolutely has found new inspiration today.

and absolutely plans on changing tenses sporadically throughout this post. but it's my blog, and i can do that.

so how did i re-gain inspiration today?

began reading Peter Pan, and has thoroughly enjoyed escaping to that lovely world. i've been wanting to do this ever since i saw it performed as a dance recital this last winter, and i'm very happy i'm doing it before school starts.

and spent her late-night/early-morning hours gaping over Ben Chrisman's wedding photography. i now find myself re-inspired and passionate about my career choice, if only i can channel some of his inspiring techniques and his brilliant lighting. i decided if there's one person i could follow around for a month, it would be him.

to leave you with a quote:

"They [Peter and Wendy] were together in the armchair by this time, and Wendy plied him with more questions.

'If you don't live in Kensington Gardens now_____'

'Sometimes I do still.'

'But where do you live mostly now?'

'With the lost boys.'

'Who are they?'

'They are the children who fall our of their perambulators when the nurse is looking the other way. If they are not claimed in seven days they are sent far away to the Neverland to defray expenses. I'm captain.'

'What fun it must be!'

'Yes,' said cunning Peter, 'but we are rather lonely. You see we have no female companionship.'

'Are none of the others girls?'

'Oh no; girls, you know, are much too clever to fall our of their prams.'

This flattered Wendy immensely. 'I think,' she said, 'it is perfectly lovely the way you talk about girls....'"

Laundry Chic

Although I ought to be doing some of the loads of homework I have, my mind is drifting instead to my upcoming project of re-doing my laundry room.

It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to re-do my laundry room. It really all started because my dyer vent was ripped and I decided to go to Lowe's and repair it. And although my other current project- my yard- still lies in shambles and really isn't any better than when I started, I feel like I could get the laundry room done in just a few days if I really put my mind to it.

And so, to take a note from my friend Daniella, I am posting a few of the pictures that will serve as my inspiration for my laundry room.

I adore these spaces because they are simple, calming, and boast a coastal-feeling cool color scheme.

ever have one of those days where it's 10:33pm and you feel as though you've already been defeated for the day. why clean up the living room? or read your bible study? or do the dishes? it seems like i've already failed, somehow, in so many little ways and little things. it seems easier to just sit at the computer and look at beautiful pictures.

p.s. i did not go take photos this weekend like i wanted to. i miss taking pictures just for fun.

i did find a new photographer i adore through a friend. sarahdharper.net . i absolutely want to be her someday. along with several others.

i think i'll just sit here and pour over fabrics for a while via thibautdesign.com and calicocorners.com and pretend i have nothing to do.

delima

i really want these curtains for my dining room. they are sold as single panels... and i need 4. thus, i would have to spend my birthday monday and my christmas money in addition to the gift card i have. expensive taste is haunting ; )

or

i could save my money (as i have been) in hopes that this duvet cover i've been adoring for months doesn't sell out on ebay (as it is sold out from pottery barn). this seems to be risky, as it could easily sell out on ebay, it is overpriced on ebay, and in the meantime the curtains could sell out!

ugh.

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a note on the title of my blog

a note on the title of my blog:

blogs are a strange, but intriguing idea. they invite discourse, openness, and transparency of our daily musings, wonderings, hurts, thoughts, ideas, etc. since we're all trying to define ourselves, it's interesting to me what people ( i) will or will not publish in a blog. we present ourselves, even more than in face-to-face communication, as a contrived picture. the transparency is posed. anyhow, the whole thing is not only interesting, but also compelling as it provides a creative outlet where i can paint my own picture of myself, my daily world, and my ambitions. it seems to me in a blog we present characterizations of that picture we're trying to paint. i am assured that my characterizations will be nonsensical, because i feel the things that define me the most are of the smallest and least important stance. i seem to feel that the rug i place on my bathroom floor says more about me than the words i speak everyday. although i know this isn't true, i can't help but foresee that my blog will be full of wallpaper cuttings, lampshades, adorable rugs, and the like. they characterize my picture. but, hopefully, as i grow into the person i am to be those things of greater importance and impact will begin to match the ideal picture. with Help my words, thoughts, and ambitions will take shape into the characterizations i am after.