Moving

Well, Erin and my lease is up at Rock Creek Landing at the end of August and I am very sad. I love this apartment so much, it's sad to say goodbye to it and to all the memories and fun times Erin and I have had here.

So now I'm on a search to find a place to live, not only on my own for 3 months before Ben and I get married, but after we are married too.

A glance at my calendar and it makes me all tense up inside. I have something going on every weekend of August. No time to spend a whole day apartment shopping. We have weddings, birthdays, and wedding planning to do. Seriously, how does time fly so fast?

Please pray that a housing opportunity of any kind, whether it be apartment, condo, townhouse, or house, open up soon. And that everything will go smoothly with this dreaded moving process.

Artist Block

It's been a little too long since I've last done a piece of art. Seriously...about a year. I'm so rusty and I think I've put it off because I'm afraid of what the outcome may be after all this lost time of practice.

In the near future I want to tackle painting. So far I've only done sketches with the regular pencils, graphic pencils, watercolors pencils, pastels, and charcoal even...but I would love to master paints. Oil, watercolor, and acrylics. I want to do it all.

I would love to have a drafting table, a nice angled table to use for all my art projects. And a specific room in my house that would be devoted to art, my own studio. I'd love to have really nice art supplies and top quality brushes.

But all of this will have to wait. I have no extra room in the house. I have no money to purchase any of the supplies that are needed. So for now, I have my trusty pencils which have served me well for years.

I have long admired an artist by the name of Amy Brown. She lives in the Pacific Northwest and has been specializing in fairy art and other mystical creatures. Her work has been featured in movies, TV shows such as "My Name is Earl", and was contracted with Hot Topic in 2001 to be the artist for stickers and postcards that ended up expanding, so Hot Topic created a line of "Amy Brown Faery" items in their stores.

I have a few of her books that are full of her art. My art has always leaned more towards the mystical, ethereal, fantasy side anyway...so to see an artist with the same visions, it's exciting for me. She is on such a higher level with her art that it pushes me and inspires me.

Corgi Collage

I love Pembroke Welsh Corgis. I hope one day I will be lucky enough to have one. :)

Starbucks Wisdom

"Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure. Never forget your dreams. Your silent heart will guide you. Be silent now. It is the possibility of a dream that makes life interesting. You can choose between being a victim of destiny or an adventurer who is fighting for something important."

-Paulo Coelho

This weekend I was able to sit out in the sun by our pool in the apartment complex. I haven't done this since last year. It was so great to finally make an effort to get tan (I have a lot of work ahead of me if I want to catch up to Ben). I work in an office all day long so it prevents me from getting any of the intense rays that I love. But I took full advantage this weekend. I actually even got in the pool! I never swim because I hate water. But it was so refreshing after cooking myself in the sun for a little over an hour. It's supposed to be HOT this week...so I'm going to make every effort to go home immediately after work each day to catch the last remaining rays!