a quick update
the trees are flowering! and it’s sunny! and warm! i’ve loved seeing the blossoms all over in whites, pinks, yellows and even purples. and i have particularly grown fond of being able to have all the windows open all day and all night. it’s great having an actual spring to enjoy.
so wil announced to me that he is going to go vegan…for only two weeks that is. he has a journalism-type assignment for writing regarding the idea of actually experiencing something personally so that you can write about it. this should be interesting, obviously for him to cut out all animal products, but for me as well to be completely conscious of it and help keep him on track while he hangs out at my house. i can sense a few vegan meals for myself too…it’s harder than you’d think…cutting out animal biproducts not only in your diet, but in the clothes you wear, shampoos you use (testing on animals), and even in the down bedding you may have. my best friend cassie is a vegan and she is quite excited to pass on information to wil to help him “see the light.” be sure to read his site in the next couple weeks as he will be journaling about it frequently.
something on my plate this week- i recently took a job through my school to paint a 9′ by 3′ mural for an upcoming tourist display/center at the williamson county archives (among a few other students). we each have one mural on a different historical topic. besides the fact that this project has been utter chaos in the last few days, it’s nice to start getting into it. i have always loved painting and always claimed it to be a favorite hobby of mine, but i never seem to actually do it in my spare time. starting this mural has totally rekindled that passion…i forgot how therapuetic the rhythm of the brush strokes are and how relaxing manipulating a blank canvas could be to me. i will try to possibly post pictures of my progress along the way for those i cannot easily show in real life.
i am officially on spring break as of 2:15 this afternoon! although, it hasn’t quite hit me yet. and well, i can’t really think about being on a break when i still have to get up at 7 to go to work tomorrow and next week. but i am quite excited about going home for a few days. it is going to be a kamikaze week in wedding planning; i’ll be starting my dress fittings, addressing invitations, and meeting with vendors, plus a shower to top it off! i also can’t wait to see family yet again. i have been quite spoiled this semester with the wedding because i get to travel and see my family way more often than i would in a normal semester at school. so great.
well, those basically are the only things this past week that are worth mentioning. everything else is pretty hum drum normal. we’ll see what the weekend brings us…wil is taking me out to try sushi. yum! (possibly)
oh yeah, and happy st. patricks day…
