A Lazy Saturday

I really enjoy a true day of laziness. It only happens every once and a while, but today was one of those days. It began with a great conversation with my best friend Stephani, who called me at eight this morning. Luckily for her I was already up. Ha ha ha. Since my roommate was still asleep in her room, and her boyfriend asleep on the couch, I had to find something to occupy my time doing something which ended up being the cleaning of my room. Once there was some movement happening by Danni and Jay, my day of doing a whole lot of nothing began. We sat around, drank coffee, talked, made and ate omelets, and spent some time at Spin Cafe reading. Currently we are watching Flyboys, but as you can read I'm doing this instead. Below I have placed a few of my favorite photos from the day. I hope you enjoy!


Jay enjoying a good book!


Danielle enjoying some sketching


A delicious cup of coffee


Coffee Coffee Coffee!!!

a weekend to remember

Last weekend was one of those I feel like I will remember for a while. There wasn't anything super special or fantastic to anyone looking in, but for me it was many moments of refreshment to the soul. Friday was an evening with friends at the Outlet where we talked, played games, told stories, and built different sculptures with Jenga blocks. Saturday night was spent with Meg and Josh. I made us stir fry. Then Danielle came home and we busted out a new game called Coaster toss. After awhile Jay came over, joined us for a round of coaster toss and then we played "what's yours like".

Now if you've never played this it's about time you get to it, but if you have then you'll understand how awesome it is. Basically it's a game where you get a noun, and one person has to guess what the noun is based on the clues given.

For example:
my word to guess: Disposal

Clues:
Some people put things in mine that they shouldn't
Mine is round
Mine is sticky

Jay's word to guess: ceiling

Clues:
I have trouble reaching mine
mine's leaky
My old one used to be bumpy, my new one is smooth

Danielle's word to guess: Soap

Clues:
I keep mine on a rope
Sometimes mine has hair on it
I put mine all over my body

You get the picture! It was pretty awesome. Sunday finished off with some Vietnamese food with Stephen, Ryan, Adam, John, Jay and Danielle. Went to a party for a couple of guys from my church, where we had pizza and cake and a major balloon fight. My weekend ended with a great time with old friends and new friends sharing life and God. I have realized how much of a quality time person I am. Thank you all for a great weekend!

Meg

I thought I'd take a moment to share about my friend Meg. Over the last few weeks we have had the pleasure of spending ample amount of time together. There is nothing better then having a friend that you can spend time doing something with or nothing with and both situations bring joy to the heart. We found out that we are both quality timers, meaning we feel love through spending quality time with others. It's been rejuvenating to the soul, especially during this time of joblessness. We've had many an afternoon just sitting and working on things individually, but some of my favorite days are the ones we have gone picture hunting. That's right... you heard me... picture hunting. Whether it's been out to Mt. Hope Cemetery for some snow covered tombstones and statues, to walking around Park Ave and cafes. Below are a few of my favorites from these excursions:


Mt. Hope Cemetery



Omelets at my house

There will be more to come in the future!

if I could sum up a day with a photograph

About a week ago my friend Stephen asked me if I wanted to go on an adventure with him and our friend Ryan. Now I'm a huge fan of adventures, especially ones that involve the great outdoors. This day was beautiful because the sun was out, which may not seem like that big of a deal but if you live in Rochester and know how very rare it is for the sun to be out in the winter, you know you have to take advantage of those days when they come. So off we went and it was the best part of the day to take pictures. They say "a picture can say a thousand words", let the speaking commence:

Kathyisms and other things

Over the last month I have realized how often I make verbal mistakes. It's like the wires in my brain think to themselves, just for that split second, hey let's have us some fun. This is not something that is new to me, these verbal mistakes, but they have become more prominently noticed due to the fact that my friends have had the joy of pointing them out. Sometimes it's two words put together, and other times it's the wrong word in the sentence structure. So here we go, some of my favorite moments:

Struggily: Struggle internally
Swingle: Single woman
Soficasted: a really bad pronunciation of sophisticated

One day at Chipotle I asked Carole if any of the boys needed me to ride them home... instead of drive... that was awkward. ha ha ha

Not only have I had these moments, but I'm finding that I'm rubbing off on my friends, for example:

Ultipoll: Ultimate possibility
Runting: Renting and Hunting

These are just a few of the funny moments that I've had over the last few weeks, but I'm fully aware that there have been many over time. If you can think of any I've said in your presence or ones that you have said, please list them under insights. I'd love to hear about them.

a new journey

So here I am back in Blog world, and I'm not sure why I have taken such a long sabbatical. Maybe it has something to do with school, I mean who knew being an Art Education major would have been so full of time stealing moments. Overall the time was both stressful and amazing. Now begins my journey as a graduate. This is why I titled my blog, a day in the life, because being a graduate is both a wonderful thing and a stressful thing. I hope you will be willing to be to walk this journey with me.

Who knew that once you had a degree, life doesn't necessarily get easier in the job department. It's stressful being stretched like taffy on a taffy pull. Stretched because I want so desperately trust the Lord to provide a job as I proactively fill out applications and send out resumes. There has been many times in my past where He has been faithful in provision, and it is those times that I remember and cling to as I move forward. His mercies are new EVERY morning.

Now don't get me wrong, there are some bonuses as well. Not only have I had the opportunity to reconnect with God, but I have had the opportunity to reconnect with the friends. It's been rejuvenating to my soul, especially getting to know Meg. Meg is one awesome girl, who has been a great addition to my life. Realizing that we both share the same passion for photography. There have been many an adventure. God has been good to me in this provision of friends and times of blessing and fun.

So this is it... one day at a time... a day in the life of a graduate...