dog attack

another lovely picture from the land of peaches and bbq

sweet little georgia peach

my momma and brother are in georgia for his spring break at the moment and i am so envious. some of my favorite memories are from my trips up to the cabin in the blue ridge mountains. my momma has been sending me these photos of the day. look how incredibly beautiful they are. i just love dogwoods.

oh and some more exciting news! i got a talent award from school. holla

and if you're in the mood for a real fright, click here

aiga one hundred show

so i got accepted into the aiga salt lake one hundred show. exciting huh?! the jury selects the best one hundred pieces of design work from the past year. i feel pretty special even if the competition wasnt all that steep. i submitted the logo i did for the golden gate park. you can vote for it here for the people's choice award! (4th row) and one day i will post some of the other applications i did for this project

gingas

florence welch
i jam with her daily

amy adams
giselle gave ariel a run for her money

deborah messing
doesn't every redhead need a gay friend

isla fisher
do all redheads have a shopping problem

la roux
one day i will rock a do like you 

lucille ball
"once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead"

marcia cross
the reason i still watch desperate housewives

rachel mcadams
the notebook wouldn't have been nearly as successful if her hair wasn't red 

reba mcentire
you helped me open myself up to country

nicole kidman
old men say i look like you

be kind to your red headed friends

we da best

finally we have a class blog!

and yes zack we da best

charley harper

last night i flipped through this gorgeous book again at darr's lovely house up in midway. it was fun to have nick there to enjoy it with me. we think we need a copy of this up in the resource room.

When I look at a wildlife or nature subject, I don’t see the feathers in the wings, I just count the wings. I see exciting shapes, color combinations, patterns, textures, fascinating behavior and endless possibilities for making interesting pictures. I regard the picture as an ecosystem in which all the elements are interrelated, interdependent, perfectly balanced, without trimming or unutilized parts; and herein lies the lure of painting; in a world of chaos, the picture is one small rectangle in which the artist can create an ordered universe.

                                                                                                                                       - Charley Harper

i also found these fun children's books and toys that old navy of all places put out awhile ago

check out ohdeedoh's post about them

It's Official!

I will be interning in New York City with summer! I start working at The Moderns on May 4th and my last day will be August 19th. I couldn't be more excited. Our class trip at the beginning of the month was amazing.

And I am dying to get back to:

CAFE HABANA FOR SOME GRILLED CORN

this stuff blew my socks off. it definitely made it onto my top 10 things i have even eaten in my entire life list. after eating, all of us just sat in silence. if you go to NYC do not miss this! i still need to try this at home, i took note of what it had on it and it seems like it couldn't be that difficult.

DOUGHNUT PLANT FOR SOME TRES LECHE DOUGHNUTS

oh my gosh. never has a doughnut tasted so sinful. it oozes sweetness. just look at that thing. another specialty was the pistachio doughnut. which was something i had never heard of before. but i recommend it now!

CITY BAKERY FOR SOME HOMEMADE MARSHMALLOWS IN MY HOT CHOCOLATE

i am a huge fan of Hatch's Hot Chocolate up in Salt Lake. They make delicious stuff and City Bakery's rendition tasted very similar. its like a melted chocolate bar in a cup. it was the marshmallow that made City Bakery marvelous to me. i am not a marshmallow fan but goodness gracious this was superb. drink the hot chocolate, then eat the marshmallow, after it has soaked up the chocolately goodness and melted a bit.

FALAFEL IN WILLIAMSBURG

i have been in love with falafel since i went to egypt back when my family was living in ireland. when we lived in california, there was a great falafel joint not far from home, that we went to often. but i haven't found any great place for falafel in arizona or utah. so i was overjoyed when i finally got to taste of that middle eastern goodness again. and plus this was my cheapest meal in NYC. score!

MAGNOLIA BAKERY FOR SOME BANANA PUDDING

so banana bread pudding would never be something i would order. but according to foursquare tips, this was the thing to get, so i sampled it and i knew i just had to have it. i dont know how they do it but its great. it was my breakfast that morning. i figured since it had bananas it counted.

DOGMATIC FOR SOME MAC AND CHEESE

we had planned on stopping by this place for dinner, but when we arrived, they were closing. we were so defeated, but i couldnt leave there without trying what they were renowned for. i ordered a homemade lemon lime soda and this side order of mac and cheese. they need to make this dish the main deal. so yummy. and it tied me over until we found another place to eat.

PATSY'S PIZZERIA FOR ... PIZZA, DUH?!

we went to this place for Nick's birthday dinner. from the reviews, everyone seemed to love the food, but the service recived low marks. and man were they right. we did run into some problems with the waiters but that would not keep me away from the pizza. i found the pizza we had here more impressive than the famous new york lombardis pizzeria. call me crazy.

I might have to start working out this summer huh??

I promise there is more to New York than food, but that's what is on my mind today