kitty talk (:

A & I adopted a little fluffy man! (:

This is Jinx (:

He's almost 1, he's declawed in the front, neutered & up to date on all of his shots. 

 

 We didn't want to change his name because he responds to it. Of course I dress it up every now & then like, Little Jinxy Man... or Jinxy Ki-taayyy!  (:

His previous owners practically handed him over & didn't really care. They had gotten a new kitten (short hair) because the girl was allergic to him & his long hair. He's really well behaved though. He's super cuddly & follows us everywhere. He loves playing & he sleeps with us at night.

We bought him tons of toys but for some reason he's more entertained with playing with my hair ties. lol

5:30 am... can you tell?? lol

I loooooooooove him!!! (:

Skyscraper

"go on & try to tear me down, I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper"

photo time

oh! hello, junky webcam!

napkins?

What do you do with your Taco Bell napkins??

 I make a pretty necklace (:

a little homesick

 "Best Friend Blues"

There are some days that I really miss being "home" (in Florida)

Sometimes I spend hours silently scrolling through Facebook. Its great that I can stay updated just by reading friend's posts... but it also makes me miss being there a little too much.
I'm happy that I finally have a friend up here... but that's just ONE friend... not like 500 I have at home. & we're in the "new friend" part of our friendship... so its not like we really know one another... and we haven't spent much time together anyway. (living 25 minutes apart doesn't make it super convenient)
& lately I've come to realize that, no one will EVER compare to my best friend, Ashlyn. She understands me better than anyone in this world & knows more secrets about me than I'd ever confess to. It's really weird adjusting to life without her being here next to me. & yes, it does make me extremely sad.
I dont have a best friend here at all... no one (another girl) to go shopping with, to cook with, to watch tv with, to gossip & paint nails with, to do hair and dress up with... to even just TALK and be silly and laugh with.
I mean, I have A. here to do (some) of those things with, and we have an amazing time. BUT sometimes I just need a GIRL! lol I dont think he'd really agree to nail painting & gossiping. :P
I know that no one would ever compare to my best friend... but to just have a "FRIEND" here in general, would brighten up my world.

Since I've been having the "bestfriend blues" lately, I've been trying to come up with craft ideas to make for some friends back at home.

I'm already working on making Ashlyn a flower headband. Theres a few more things I REALLY wanna make & send to her... but I know that its going to be a LONG time before I get all the supplies.

I  also want to make a little package of goodies to send to my friend, Maranda, who's baby girl will be arriving any day now. I bought some baby headbands that I'm going to make & attach flowers to... but I need to come up with some more things to send.

anyway...

FRIENDS, I MISS YOU!!!!!!!!

mmmmm coffee (:

reason #874892 why I love A:

After I spent a long day cleaning... my sweet man brings me home a delicious ice coffee (:
What a perfect "mid-day  pick-me-up"

wouldn't you bring coffee if you came home to this??? haha

racing & crafting

July 4th (:
So, the 4th of July 4 mile race was a lot of fun (:
After multiple problems that happen throughout the day (which included, my sun allergy, and my Lupus acting up really bad) A. decided it would be smart & safe for me to drop out of the race.
I didn't actually mind because there ended up being over 2,300 people signed up just for the race! D: CRAZY!
A, Jamie & Levi still ran the dreadful 4 miles & little miss Jamie smoked 'em! (: woo hooo!
By time the race was over, we ate at this cute little diner we've been going to & watched a hotdog eating contest... EW.
& unfortunately I got a little TOO much sun for my body to handle... so I started getting weak and tired.
A & I decided to head back to our house to shower & freshen up. The plan was to meet up with the couple for fireworks later on... but because of rain & the fact that we were BEYOND tired.. that never happened. Turns out, we all just watched movies & relaxed lol  But we still decided that it was a pretty perfect day.

Crafting time!
I'm ADDICTED to crafting at the moment. I have so many ideas its ridiculous!
I've been getting into paper mache & yarn sculptures. I'm currently making a 7ft yarn sculpture of a cherry blossom branch that will hang in the living room. (: It's been drying for 3 days & tomorrow I will add the final lay of paste before adding the flowers.
Some other things on the crafting list will be, a yarn (vintage) bird cage, a mason jar & canvas (hanging) flower display, A mesh/tulle divider curtain, a crystal beaded umbrella chandelier, & a doily light for the middle of the bedroom canopy. (:

I'll post pictures as I finish each project :D

4 miles

4 mile race in the morning!? 

OH YEAHHH :D

Bright & early at 5 am... I think I might die!

craft nights & Navy wives

Something inside of me clicked & I am happier than I have EVER been! (:

-Most of you know that 2 months ago, I moved over a thousand miles away from "home". I left my friends, my family, and all of my belongings behind to start a new chapter of my life.
Well, I'm not the social butterfly that I used to be, so I haven't really made any new friends. And ever since I graduated, I haven't been able to do any art work (which is crazy because my major is art). I think I just had lack of inspiration combined with the reality of having to grow up. Point is, I just haven't completely been "ME" for a while.

BUT!

that has all changed! :D

Earlier this week I was introduced to a little website called, Pinterest (from Sunlight After Rain). & well, lets just say it sparked my inner artist agian! :D I spent the end of the week glued to the site & making up ideas of projects, crafts & paintings that I can do for the apartment! :D
I went to the Dollar Store, Michaels, and Walmart. (best places for crafts!) and completely stocked up (:

ALSO

One of my friends who is a Navy wife just moved here at the beginning of the week :D She lives about 20 minutes away which isn't TOO bad. We double dated with our sailors on Friday night and it felt so refreshing to get out & socialize again. We ate at a cute little diner close to base & then went & played some mini golf :D (I was horrible of course.... mostly because I think my body was under the impression we were playing softball) It was an awesome night to say the least.

I'm glad I'm finally back in the real world <3