Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Road Trip!



Where to start? Too much has happened in the last month or so, it’s hard to keep track. I’m just going to lump it all together in a nice, sloppy snowball and throw it right at you.

Seth was offered, and accepted, the sales manager position at Nitro. It just so happens that this snowboard co’s US base is in the same area we grew up in. Therefore, as I type, we are making the UHaul drive from coast to coast, headed back to VT. The time in the car has been filled with daydreams, howling sessions, Louie always on the lookout for “big dogs” (aka horses, deer, cows, etc), and some mild cases of mistaken identity: “Look at the turkey on the hill!... oh wait, that’s a bald eagle.” “Look at the furry sheep, I just want to hug them!” “Taylor, those are cows.” “Oh…”

I feel sad to know Seattle is so far away, but the memories and friendships are valuable, and Vermont holds all new possibilities that I look forward to exploring. High-fives to new adventures!!







Thursday, October 11, 2007

Belated Premiere






Although my art show was up all month, I only snapped shots the night I took it down. Here are some photos- now shut your eyes tight and imagine this same environment packed full of people! :)

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Smells like fall...

I'm not exactly sure when it happened. I could almost pin point it directly to Monday morning. The clouds are hovering low, we keep the lights on at work all day now, I can see my breath in the morning air, and Seth and I had to begin using the heat again at the house. I'm not sure how it happened, but it's suddenly fall. It feels like there was no transition, and I question whether I am ready for the coldness ahead.

We went on a walk in Fremont today. I think this leaf I found is a sign that the winter will be full of goodness. Seth had a seafood breakfast, and Louie and I encountered a dinosaur.





Saturday, September 15, 2007

Seattle Life


On September 6th, I had my very first art show since college. It was amazing! Did I take photos? Um... no. A bummer, I know! My camera broke just before the show... people have emailed me their photos, but they just don't reveal the wild, crazy night that it was! Marcus' was packed full of people. The artwork looked amazing. It's up all month, so I'll go back and take some photos of the layout. The space was perfect.

Now I find myself sitting at a coffee shop window, gazing out onto a busy street, sipping coffee and taking advantage of their internet connection. Oh the joys of Seattle life...

Friday, August 24, 2007

Oh My Chair!




BAM! This is my chair. It's amazing. My birthday present rules (thank you Seth). Now I need to make a little magical corner by the bookcase, and I can cuddle up to draw, read, play on my laptop, um... basically do anything I want! In my FABULOUS, oh so COOL, absolutely fantastical CHAIR!

p.s. Camelion Design


Saturday, August 18, 2007

8 - 18

Today is my birthday! I am totally 25. Weird! I'm a self celebrater, so I had the day all planned out. Read the horoscope in the am: "It's as if you are stepping up to bat and everyone on the other team is pitching to you simultaneously. Others might crumple under such pressure, but you have the mind of a Jedi warrior today. You are up for the challenge; pick the incoming toss that you like best and hit it out of the park."

Yeah, totally boring I know. Oh well. Next task, go buy a flower lei. This is one tradition from Hawaii I would like to continue in my life forever. So I go to the Hawaii Shop, they make me a beautiful lei right on the spot, and as I'm walking out check out who I run into.



FOR REAL! It was kind of amazing, and really solidified the whole horoscope truth in my mind :) After breakfast we ventured to downtown Seattle for a taste of the aquarium. We have never been in the two years we have lived here, and hearing that they have done a lot of cool renovations we figured we would check it out. Well, I guess I'm an aquarium snob because it was terrible. It was expensive to get in, and then every exhibit looked like it was for kids ages 2-10. As I looked around the packed aquarium, I realized that was really the only age group there. Hm. Oh well. Definitely never going there again. The only cool spectacle of the place was the octopus.



We lasted under an hour before I admited my bad judgement, and tried to justify the $30 ticket total. Some shopping, some cake, and some good ol' Seattle rain storms to tie together the afternoon, and now we're sitting at home waiting for a fun night of mojitos and nacho plates. Yum!