and today it was winter

my to-do continues to grow longer but on a chilly, sleepy, and incredibly long thursday all i wanted to do was crawl into a plush bed and snuggle up to a handsome young man with a big comfy blanket and plenty of pillows. this of course was just me day dreaming. it would me nice though.

snow on the mountains. already

the state of the weather directly correlates with my productivity. there was snow today so that means no work got done.

when i got home, i had a package waiting for me. i knew it had to be from someone near and near to my heart when i saw the way my name was spelt. miss cassie castellaw is such a sweet friend and purchased me a beautiful takeya water bottle. she added a little sunshine to my day. i'm telling you water tastes better out of this beauty.

my favorite new water bottle on my favorite little chair

and then of course i put on some socks and a sweater and crawled into bed and watched this weeks episode of modern family.

women of the world:

i am sure all of you are well aware of how dumb men can be but sometimes it is straight up comical.

context: so my lovely roommate, tiffany, met a fella this weekend and they have been texting. 

this morning she gets a text saying good morning beautiful only to find out that this unnamed individual, whom we shall refer to as Tool Factory, texted this not only her but some other girl as well. 

please read the conversation that ensues. 

a. the group text

b. the excuse from boy

c. other girl confronts tiff about the boy's mistake

tool factory as now de-friend tiffany on facebook. haha he's so smooth

ps. in case you weren't sure, this is real life people

crushin

i have recently pledged my love to evernote. the starring feature on google reader always drove me crazy and trying to find something specific was like looking for a needle in a haystack. evernote has come to the rescue and i feel that wonderful feeling of organization back in my life, or least in back in my reference files.

i also love breakfast with my pals after letterpress class on mondays and wednesdays. guru's has the yummiest breakfast but then sometimes a girl just wants an egg mcmuffin.

i love general conference and snuggling with my girls. it rare to have my bed to myself and i am not complaining one bit.and i loved having the opportunity to attend a session in the conference center this year.

i love the sunshine and am grateful for the seasonably warm weather utah has had lately. but with the rain and cooler temperature today, i am thinking fall is offically here.

i love tiffany's huge collection of nail polish. lately i have been sporting a new color ever other day. but that is mostly due to my inability to refrain from picking it all off. at least they look cute for a couple hours.

i love how my room still smells like hazelnut cream vanilla from all the posters i dipped in scented wax on saturday.

i love that cassie castellaw has a twitter. now i just have to get her to use it. i miss that sexy lady. we made one dynamic duo i must say.

i'm back from the dead

daily drop cap project - jessica hische

goodness gracious.

my poor blog has been neglected. my life post new york just did not seem as blog worthy at all. but i've done a lot in the past couple of months.

left new york and said goodbye to the moderns and my fav cassie castellaw
visited the lovely az - shopped, visited arcosanti and spent time with the fam
moved back to provo into the cutest house with the loveliest ladies i know
visited my sissy in logan - she is awesome and play volleyball for utah state
started school and a new job
bought a gym membership - yes, perhaps i did eat too much in new york
threw a fantastic housewarming party
fell in love with twitter - @brookeeengland
made a bucket full of new friends - shout out to @connieboodge
gave a cupcake to jessica hische
had some lovely post letterpress class breakfasts with the one and only nick smith

this year is going to be the best yet, i feel it in my bones. get ready

the tally

bella by rick banks

so i accomplished 72 items out of 106 on my famed nyc bucket list.

i am such a list maker and having unchecked item on a list, drive me nutso, but the days i was spontaneous and just let myself explore the city, i always found a few gems.

i am planning on a favs of nyc post here soon. so you all can await that one with baited breathe.

as for right now its nice to be home, riding bikes, swimming in the pool, eating momma's food and watching the sun set.

art: alys and feininger

in my final days, i made a big push to go to as many museums as possible.

francis alys

i loved francis alys piece the guards at the ps1. captivating and beautiful. the ps1 is an amazing place and i cant wait to go back. i wish you all could see the piece. essentially, francis choreographs 64 queens guards in the city of london. they are all told to start marching from random points in the city. when two guards run into each other, they are to begin marching in step. when they find another guard they will starting marching with them, and so on as the group grows.  when they form a group of 8 x 8 they are to march to the nearest bridge and disperse. the cinematography is amazing. the camera cut from different wide angle to birds eye, from deep focus to shallow focus. alys also attached camera to the guards themselves, which added another dimension to the piece. alys does not reveal his agenda til the end of the piece. so you watch the piece eating up the beauty of it all and then, when you read what exactly was going on, your mind is blown, so you just have to watch it all over again.

lyonel feininger

i also fell in love with the work of lyonel feininger at the whitney. the breadth of his work was astounding. just take a gander. comics, toys, photography, woodcut. he even taught at the bauhaus.

new york botanical gardens