Whoa!

HEY!!

Sorry!! OMG. Things have been beyond crazy and nuts.
Nate bought a house, we moved, I got a HUGE wholesale card order, my friend from highschool (whom I haven't seen in 10 years) came for a visit, and I'm moving out of my studio.

Whew! It's been a crazy, crazy, month and honestly I haven't had time to think straight since my last post.

Sorry to worry anyone! I do believe that is the longest I've gone without blogging.

Things are going well though! We're almost unpacked and Chloe loves her new backyard. I am sad to be leaving my studio space...this past year has been really hard on me financially, so I've had to say goodbye. I will be able to keep my press there, and use it when I'd like, so that part makes me very happy.

I'm also kind of excited about working from home. I live within walking distance to work, so I am almost totally car free!

okay, back to it. Next week I am really hoping and wishing to get back to painting!

Boxes and Packages

The worst part of moving for me is living in the total chaos that comes along with it.
I hate living with stacks of boxes and empty shelves. I feel so uncomfortable in my apartment right now...

But!! We leave next week! a week from Thursday. Wow. I'm so excited. Everyday that goes by we just get closer and closer. It has been a bit stressful. Trying to squeeze in last minute visits and timing everything just right...

Right now, the thought of pulling into my driveway, at home, puts the biggest smile on my face. Wow. I can't wait.

On another note, I got a ton of orders this weekend! I reached my 700th sale too! Woot woot! I was very very busy...
Hope everyone had a good weekend and hope you have a great week too :D

p.s. I'm still having a sale in my Etsy shop!

Can't Sleep

I haven't really been able to sleep very well the last week or so.
I fall asleep okay, pass out is a better term, but then I wake up at 6 am, and can't go back to sleep...

I've never been able to sleep in. I think the longest I've ever slept in was 10 am.
Oh well. I just have a lot of stuff going on in my head, and I can't seem to just turn it off.

Packing is going well. We've got a lot done so far, and we're off to get more boxes today. Michael's mom, and family will be arriving on Wednesday for the graduation, which is on Friday.
It's going to be so nice to see familiar faces! It's been about a year and a half since we've seen them.

Moving day is getting so close. I can't believe it's getting so close. In roughly three weeks we'll be home! I'm happy, anxious, and excited. I can't wait to see my friends...That's probably why I can't turn my mind off.

Well, I hope everyone has a great weekend! I've got a pretty busy day ahead of me, so I guess I should get started on it.

ps. I'm still having a sale in my shop! 20-50% off all items :)

I'm Too Punk to Go to Parties

I've been doing a lot of packing the last couple of days.
Organizing and packing.

I found this quote in a school days memory book my mom got me.
It asked me what my favorite parties were while I was in the 10th grade.
My answer was, "I'm to punk to go to parties."
Haha!

I've been going through quite a bit of old things lately.
Things that I've kept for a very very long time.

Some of it is stuff that I don't know why I still have, and some of it is stuff that I am so glad I kept. It's amazing how I can totally get lost, and forget what time it is, going through some of these things. It's really slowed down my packing process.

all of these things have made me remember some really great memories, and not so great ones. They've made me think of some people, how much I miss some of them, and others, not so much.

It's been quite a process, one that's not quite over. We've still got roughly about 2 weeks to go. Well, back to it I suppose. Hope everyone's Tuesday is going well :)

4 Weeks...5 Weeks...6 Weeks....

Wow.
Michael graduates is 4 weeks.
His painting for the thesis show is done, and his thesis is in the works.

I don't think it's really hit me yet.
I don't think that it's really going to hit me until we're pulling out of the drive way and heading home. It feels like we've lived here for a very long time, even though it's only been about a year a a half.

It's hard to imagine that we're going to be leaving in 5 weeks and that we'll be home in 6 weeks. 6 weeks. It's hard for me to grasp right now. Just the thought of driving down 77th and seeing my house gives me goosebumps. I'm. So. Excited.

It's a really nice day here today. The sun is out, ans it's nice and warm. Well, warm being 50 degrees. It's nice.

Goodbye 2008!

This is my last blog post of 2008!

Goodbye 2008.
It's been fun, but I am so ready for 2009.

So many great things are going to happen, and I am ready!
The big one of course is my move home. Eeeeeee!! I am beyond excited about this.

Also, I am going to have a solo show in California, in June, and I am already getting started on that.
Hopefully that will keep me busy through April, and it the move home won't seem like such a long wait.

2009 is also going to be the year that Michael and I can finally start our lives! Our real lives. Lives together without school, without crappy jobs, without putting our life on hold for major things to be over and done with. Maybe, just maybe, we might even get to be married :)

We are also going to get started working on our little house. New floors, new paint, a new bathroom. Yes! I am really excited about that.

Of course I am also completely excited about my work, and the direction that is going. I am hoping to continue my life as an artist. This past year I learned a million new things, so I am so much more prepared for what's coming. I am also anticipating a million new things to learn...
Hopefully, fingers crossed, I will be able to move into a fabulous studio shared with some of my friends from PSU! That is, if there is still a spot available when I move back. I'm crossing my fingers that there will be...that would be so amazing.

I'm so looking forward to how much my work will change with my move back home...I have a feeling it's going to change pretty dramatically....

Anyway, thank you all for reading my blog this year!
I hope you all have a fantastic year in 2009!!