Custom Shoes!? say what!?

I am suffering from post-Potter syndrome. I know to many that sounds silly, but the Harry Potter series helped me through a time in my life that was quite dark.  Andrew Futral says it best, "Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity..." This quote was the basis for my tattoo. When ever I catch a glimpse of it on my wrist I hold my head a little higher and my smile gets a little brighter. So when I saw these awesome shoes on Etsy.com. I had to share!The art is beautiful and simply stunning. My friend and I joked that they are too pretty to wear so we would keep them in a box and only wear them on first dates as a conversation starter and to get it all out there that we are obsessed with HP!  

These shoes are simply a work of art and pure epicness!

Adding My Own Flare!

I recently became bored of my very plain blue backpack and decided it was time that I gave it a little extra something to make worthy of being my book bag. So I set out of an endeavor that took a little longer than I expected. But I think that the final product, is beautiful and really screams who it belongs too.  My roommate and I joked that I could make a business out of making custom "sharpie" backpacks. The first photo is of the work as a whole. In the next photo, you can see the left side it says "Keep Calm and Dream On," one of my favorite little sayings. The third photo shows a bit of my obsession with Harry Potter. The quote around the classes says, "Always. Until the very end." If you are not a huge HP fan like me then I will tell you that the Harry's mother and father say that to him right before he "dies." The final photo showcases one of my favorite parts of this collage, a memorial to my Nana. The words are a bit hard to read but they say " I Shall Pass This Way But Once."  This is the title of a poem my Nana had in her house and it was used at her funeral. The feathers are to represents birds, and the migration they make. I think this migration parallels that of a soul moving on and coming back to visit their loved ones. I plan on getting a tattoo that will use the whole poem but until then I will carry this reminder with my everyday. 

publication!

I started my job as a Media Assistant with University Relations yesterday! WOW! This job is my first "big kid" job and will help me gain experience in the profession I have chosen to support my future. My first article is about Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here at Northwest we are having a celebration week to honor MLK. I have attached a link to my first article below. This is very exciting because I had my first article released on my first day! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

http://www.nwmissouri.edu/media/news/2012/01/09mlkevents.htm

all i see is red :)

It is almost my second semester of college and I needed a little pick me up! I have been feeling a little out of touch with my self lately so I opted for a hair color that is eye catching and will keep me on my toes when I look in the mirror.  What I have learned from dying my hair so many times is to always have an open mind and to have a game plan before you go in. Also when dying your hair a completely different color than your natural color ask your hair stylist how the color will effect your natural color. For example if you are a blonde going to a deep brunette add a red tint to keep your hair from looking green. I'll be posting again soon. Have a couple of busy days ahead of me packing and moving back to Missouri! Second semester prepare to get owned!

South Africans, Beards, and a Drummer!

Happy New Year! It is finally 2012, the year the world ends, if you believe in that kind of stuff. I prefer to think that when the world is coming to an end we won't know and 2012 is more like a warning to the world to get our lives together and fix the mistakes we have made.  Now onto a more light hearted subject. New Year's Eve! My bestie Lindsey and I went to The Bourbon which is like night club in Lincoln, Nebraska. We danced the night away with some guys from South Africa, kissed a guy with a beard on the cheek at midnight, and we now have a crush on the drummer from a band called Carrot Carrot Collective Brain Collaboration. They were a great band! Their music is heavy drums and beats that make you want to jump up and down and  whip your hair around. After and long and fun filled night, Lindsey and I turned in for the night knowing we needed to get a jump start our New Year's Resolutions. 

My resolutions for this year: 

1. Get my body in good shape and be healthy.

    - I think it is important to clarify that I do not want to be stick thin I just want to be happy with my body.

2. Read all the books that I own that I have yet to read.

3. Have a better relationship with my family, especially my little brother.

4. Get better grades! Work Harder for that A!

and on a more personal note...

5. Finally, fall in love.

    - I know it is going to be hard, love is never easy. Is what I am asking for completely hopeless? Or is everything  going to fall into place over time? Only time will tell! I would love to hear your New Year's Resolutions and how you rang in the New Year!!! Stay classy and fabulous...and hopeful.