Monday, January 31, 2011

day thirty one

Your beard is so important to me. Thanks for holding up my homework, for the memory foam, and for the songs.
Foggy Bottom, DC
my boyfriend's dad made me a vegetable pot pie
isn't he a sweetie pot pie?
made in penn hills, eaten in shadyside, pittsburgh

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Saturday, January 29, 2011

day twenty nine

standing before the love of my life at ten pm on a saturday night
(this was the second place we hit up after the first was fresh out
when you crave donuts, you crave donuts)
seven eleven, va
i love the weekend.
it lets you spend an hour of your day looking at adoptable cat friends,
zooey seems like she could use a friend, other than that pink glass.
pittsburgh, pennsylvania

Friday, January 28, 2011

day twenty eight

oh! hello!
cutesy baby lovin, VA
i got this knitted fox stole on super duper sale today,
to celebrate the end of an 11.5 hour work day.
mount lebanon, pennsylvania

Thursday, January 27, 2011

day twenty seven

Yesterday's snow day was a joke compared to today. Shoveling snow is the worst but staying home from school is the best.
Virginia is the new Alaska
a screen shot from my laptop, from my bed, from pittsburgh
i edited HTML today and i've never felt better.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

day twenty six

today in pittsburgh i thought it would be funny to try and knit with caribou antlers
it was funny, it's also funny the things you do when trying to procrastinate going to the gym

I GOT A SNOW DAY
and I'm going to bake and sleep and read and laundry and cuddle my heart out
a cozy day at home in Virginia

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

day twenty five

If you think this is the best part of my day, you're right. After 10 long hours at school, this time is pure bliss. I always wish I were getting off at this stop and getting on a plane to somewhere.
Reagan Washington National Airport metro stop
homemade terrariums, let's hope they survive
in my cozy apartment that just got cozier.
pittsburgh, penna.

Monday, January 24, 2011

day twenty four

this little gift is changing the life of my Nalgene. no more spills!
everywhere, but especially my mouth, va
making out in basements
the steel city

Sunday, January 23, 2011

day twenty three


I am not what you would call a sports enthusiast.
but when you become part of a city, you take in all it has to offer:
the good, the bad and the sporty
so for tonight, here we go steelers, here we go.
I dropped my shirt in the toilet today. on accident.
in my bathroom

Saturday, January 22, 2011

day twenty two

this is where I spent the majority of my day, and I'm fine with that.
hibernation in va

aftermath of the dinner party
pennsylvania eat your heart out

Friday, January 21, 2011

day twenty one

late night laughter is making my stomach hurt
arlington, va
snow my gosh
i've been waiting to take this picture for a while,
and a fresh coat of white gave me the perfect opportunity
my neighbor's back yard

Thursday, January 20, 2011

day twenty

Right now, it's run less... but not for long. My newest marathon runner recommended book came in the mail today
sleesburg, va
(and I don't have man hands, those aren't mine)
cats do the darndest things
city of champions

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

day nineteen


some days you go ice skating on a frozen pond,
some days you don't. here are my shoes.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Babies are the world's best friend
leesburg, va

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

day eighteen

It was an icy, rainy day. Really plain actually... until I booked a cruise!
Alexandria, VA
have you hugged your printer today?
like, a person who prints, not the machine
pittsburgh, PA

Monday, January 17, 2011

day seventeen

hand making fabric flowers at work
mount lebanon, pennsylvania

celebrating Martin Luther King Jr at the National Cathedral by holding hands and swaying with strangers.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

day sixteen

70th birthday parties are such a blast
middleburg, va

bill and i ice skating on a frozen pond
i feel like i'm living the northern childhood i never had this weekend
i also shot hockey pucks for the first time and scored a goal, first try
just outside of pittsburgh, pennsylvania

Saturday, January 15, 2011

day fifteen

This picture is so lame and stupid. these are my new boots. I am going to change this tomorrow. I'm using someone's work computer and it doesn't read my camera very well.
Im jealous of Elise today.
writing from Arlington

today i snow boarded for the first time ever
in plum boro, pittsburgh, pennsylvania

Friday, January 14, 2011

day fourteen

this is my new chair, i get to pick it up tomorrow.
it's from a cute little second hand shop in a cute little neighborhood
in pittsburgh called lawrenceville.

good stuff (mango mayonnaise) at The Good Stuff. I'd been craving this for weeks.
Washington DC

Thursday, January 13, 2011

day thirteen

may his/her soul rest in peace
at the carnegie museum of natural history
bison is the same thing as buffalo, basically.
I came out of the bathroom with a towel on my head. This little lady gasped with glee, saying "YOU LOOK AWESOME!" So she tried it on for size.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

day twelve


today i was the first person at work, by hours, because of snow.
i'm from florida. i don't get it either.
in my red hat, looking over a white pittsburgh
cakes in the oven on a cold snowy day.
arlington, va

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

day eleven

first day of school over. put up those feet. take a picture of that guy while he takes a picture of me.
who knows, on the metro.
it just keeps on snowing here in pittsburgh,
view from my window.

Monday, January 10, 2011

day ten

I registered for a south african adventure. It made my day exciting.
in my room
it snowed in pittsburgh while i was in DC.
rusty old sewing machine on my fire escape, frozen.

day nine

late night speed scrabble advocating woman power
you win some, you lose some
leesburg, va
amanda's reason for her new years resolution
leesburg, virginia

day eight

friends in front of the washington monument.
amanda and i look like twins, when in reality,
we don't look anything alike other than that
we're both white and we're both brunettes.

A girly, curly, crochet coral reef exhibit at the Natural History Smithsonian.
Please make note of the Lion - he loved it.
Washington DC

day seven

Fleas and thank you
Washington DC

Hello Arlington, Virginia! We are reunited at last
(Amanda and I, I've never met Arlington before...)