going long sleeved.

Winter has finally hit Missouri. The last few mornings it has been zero or below instead of like 40 degrees. This threw a bit of a wrench into my wardrobe. I am a huge cardigan junkie and needed a new way to wear my cardigans instead of just with a tank top so I decided to layer long-sleeve shirts under them. Great idea! Adds an extra layer of warmth to your arms and if you push up the sleeves so you can still see long sleeve shirt it looks like your cardigan has cuffs. It was definitely a great idea. Stay classy, fabulous, and warm!

its been a bit!

Hello all that follow this blog! And even if you just started here is the skinny on the low down. I have been working in University Relations like a mad woman! My boss definitely keeps me busy, I have been writing a TON of articles for the Northwest homepage. Check it out at: nwmissouri.edu. Do it now! Thanks! You as my faithful followers should check out some of the things I have been writing and give me any critiques you think apply. I will post some links below! As you are all aware Valentine's Day is about to swoop in and spread some love on our lives. I will be spending the loving holiday, alone, but that is alright! Ice cream, pizza, romantic movies, and duct tape roses will be on my agenda! Duct tape roses you ask? Well I am on a homemade gift kick and this is just another great idea I had! Why are they so great? They never die, no prickly thorns, no sticky water, and etc! I plan on making all of the women in my life b-e-a-utiful hand-made roses! So check back in about a week and I will post pictures of the duct tape roses! Stay fabulous and classy, I know i am!

Show Choirs: http://www.nwmissouri.edu/media/news/2012/01/26showchoirfestival.htm

Brass Quintet: http://www.nwmissouri.edu/media/news/2012/01/18brassquintet.htm

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