Project Life, Weeks 37 and 38
12 Jul 2013
Slowly but surely, I am inching my way toward week 52 and having a great time doing it.
I hit the February/March border and added one of my cute new owl friends because I could not resist the cuteness. I love how he’s pointing to the picture.
This week captures a lot of everyday stuff that I would probably have otherwise forgotten, like finally acquiring my gym card and being surprised when it said “Dr.”
Also, a good handful of sequins and a Saturday afternoon walk.
Eric got so excited when they had his favorite apples at the store, and I found this completely adorable and photo-worthy.
I spent a lot of happy afternoons with this book and a cup of tea, and I wanted to remember that. In other unrelated news, I love this pink paper. It’s a little out of the ordinary for me (jewel tones forever!), but it worked beautifully with my photos.
The main event this week was a trip to Pasadena’s Art Night. It seems like ages ago, and it kind of was, but I’m so glad I still had my sticker and map. Nothing makes me happier than a map.
This photo was taken at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. I love that they always have sculptures up in this open space.
A gratuitous C shot with the map.
And our gorgeous city hall, all lit up for the night. Have I mentioned that Pawnee City Hall is…Pasadena City Hall? My mind was blown when I realized this. I’m still hoping to get over there someday when they’re filming and see Leslie Knope with my own two eyes.
This post ends as every day should begin, with a cup of strong coffee. My brother and his wife gave us these mustache mugs, and we love them. And, on a slightly related note, Eric and I are discussing options for quicker photo printing to alleviate my always-behind-ness in all matters Project Life. If you scrapbook or make photo albums, what’s your MO? Do you print at home, in a store, or use a service online? I am gathering data, and I appreciate your input. Maybe I can even get Eric to plot said data for me, because who doesn’t love a good graph? Thanks for sharing your experience!
Jul 12, 2013 @ 08:26:38
Ah, seems like adventures! And I love adventures!
The pointing owl is unbelievable! This professor loves those things. And I can understand about getting excited where fruit is concerned…
Jul 15, 2013 @ 20:56:12
🙂 Owls are so trendy right now that I find myself trying to resist them…but I can’t! They must be trendy for a reason…
Jul 16, 2013 @ 04:27:01
The professor has a ceramic one on his desk!
Jul 20, 2013 @ 12:49:26
Every desk needs an owl! Such is my position.
Jul 15, 2013 @ 08:44:34
Sounds like a great week. Love the mugs!
Jul 15, 2013 @ 20:57:54
Thank you! I am so excited that you’re back from your trip and back to the blog! 😉
Jul 15, 2013 @ 13:12:06
‘Well, isn’t everyone a Doc, or at least Nobel Laureate, at CalTech!
Jul 15, 2013 @ 20:58:26
I guess that’s true! Probably not too many PhDs in Russian literature running around…I am a nation of one!
Jul 16, 2013 @ 18:50:29
Ok, 1. I love that you posted about Ignatian Spirituality! We have to be friends. Are you on Facebook? I don’t blog but I do a lot on FB. 2. I don’t know that this is exactly what you meant about scrapbooking, but I like Picaboo for creating photobooks online (they ship you the hard copy). Your handmade pages seem very creative, and I don’t know if you’d be able to stretch all your creativity muscles with Picaboo, but it works for me because I feel like I have so little time and yet the books come out looking great. Oh yeah, 3. I did make those chard/feta/spinach pides and they were AMAZING! My whole family loved them (even my 3 year old which is saying something). She loved helping too – making bread dough is one of her favorite things. Thanks again!
Jul 20, 2013 @ 13:11:55
Thank you so much for this comment! I love the bullet points! Yes, I’d love to be friends on FB! I don’t really post anything on my personal account, but if you follow my blog’s FB page, I can follow you back from there (Oh, and I sent a message to you from my personal account–I think it will show up in your “other” message box on FB). Ohhh, I will definitely check out Picaboo! Thanks for the recommendation. Photo books are always great to have, especially in this day and age, when I find that I take way more pictures than I used to, but hardly ever print them out or put them on display. A shame! Aww, I am so happy that you liked the pides! It totally makes me smile to think of your daughter helping! 🙂 Thanks so much for pointing out to me that I left out the butter too! I would have hated for that to be missing perpetually!