im a bad blogger.

sorry to all of you out there in blog land.

march has been a crazy month for me, and i have been very bad at keepin up with my blog! i hope to get caught up soon. share some news, some pics, have some rants, express some excitement.... all in due time.

until then, i am busily working on preparing myself for graduation -- completing my projects, working on my portfolio, and researching design studios in nyc in hopes of applying for a job or finding freelance work and/or internship for when i graduate.

sheesh. where has the time gone? im also about a month behind on my photo a day -- i HAVE the photos (well, like 95% of them) i just havent posted them. maybe this weekend people.

hope all is well in your lives.














peace out
sa town down
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chicago + st pattys #2 + surprise!

On Friday I travelled to Chicago to surprise Kirby, one of my best friends. Our other best girls were in town -- Kristin, Kimber bean, Hales, and Al and they were all in on the secret. The plan was that I would arrive Friday night, take the train to Kirbys house, and tada! surprise her. BUT my plane was running late, and the girls were heading to a party and kirby was getting antsy and wondering why they hadn't left yet and why everyone insisted on hanging around at her place. I finally got there, after allison insisted I take a cab, and then graciously paid for it for me (i so owe you al)... when i pullled up, kim and allison were outside and my cabbie said -- Look! they are already drinking. hahaha. i mean it was like 10pm. no biggie. even more no biggie that they were drinking the fine wine by carlo de rossi - from the jug. class class class! :D

I walked in the door behind kim and allison and just stood there staring at kirby until she made eye contact with me. ahhhhh!! she finally noticed me and jumped up and we both got so excited! i was so happy that i was able to make it to chicago and surprise her!!

friday night we went to a friend of kirbys for a house party - there were jello shots - which brought me back to tcu parties and/or some family functions (ha. i lvoe my fam). we got to bed early friday night to prep for saturday...

saturday was a loooong day .

we all woke up early. showered, got ready and determined our irish nicknames (your middle name plus your fathers name with a o' or Mc in front of it - hence i was ALLISON O'THOMAS), got decked out with gear from oriental trading - necklaces, buttons, hats, stickers, belts, suspenders, etc. and then let the day begin!

we had such a fun day. hanging out, playing games, playing beer pong, basking in the sun (yes it turned out to be a gorgeous day in chi town). we finished the evening up at plan b where kirby often works at and danced danced danced. i also made a new friend whom i sat on the curb talking to for about 30 min giving him life advice. i felt obligated once i called him a leprachaun to my friend, and then felt the need to tell him of course i didnt mean him and then he proceeded to ask me for advice from a girl point of view.. blah blah. it ended with me telling him that if he ever wants to find a nice girl he really needs to stop being an a-hole and to grow up already. he actually agreed and appreciated my advice. ANYHOW.

we woke up early sunday and said our goodbyes to kris and kim (they were driving back to STL). then we went for lunch at hollywood diner, where we sat in the booth that appeared to be themed with the beatles...and gone with the wind... i had the yuppie joe omelette (what??) but seriously considered getting the gypsy banquet omelette (yes im serious it was called that). then we ventured to wrigley field. took a few pics, bought my dad a tshirt then we headed to sweet mandy b's to satisfy our sweet tooth cravings.

the rest of the afternoon consisted of saying our goodbyes to allison, walking her to the train...hanging around the house, then walking haley to the train. then me kirbs and her roomie andie watched 'the changeling ' with angelina jolie -- it was pretty good. sad and intense, and if you are a mom and you watch it, you WILL cry.

this morning we woke up early, rob (kirbys boyfriend who i was ECSTATIC to finally meet) dropped us at the train station where we said our goodbyes -- i headed for o'hare and kirbs headed to work.

it was SUCH AN AWESOME weekend. i love those girls so very much and i think it is so wonderful that even though we all live in different places that we are able to see each other so often. i miss our days in fort worth when we could be together anytime and all the time - but our reunions are just as sweet and i am always counting down and looking forward to the next time we are together -- DESTIN, FLORIDA -- memorial day 09 -- hooray!!

[[more photos to come... eventually..]]
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all of us girls with sweet reza (one of our tcu boys who also lives in chicago) in the background. -- kimber bean, hales, kris, al pal gal, and kirbs. <3

the theme is green.

[some of my fav pics from our adventures to st pattys parade in hoboken]

tired monster.

hi there friends.
ive been bad at blogging recently. also been bad about updating my 'photo-a-day'. jon just left today. we had such an awesome time during his stay. gah i love being in the same city :) i will have to post some pics from his stay soon. i was sad to see him drive off in the cab this afternoon, but i can smile knowing that i will be back in sa town in FIVE days. ohhh yea. getting a spring break is most definitely one of the perks of still being in school. i shall miss these days. until then i am tiredddd. exhausted. its been such a long day, and i've had so much to make sure i get done before the break begins. thats okay. gotta keep on keeping on and soon and very soon i will be able to RELAX!! hooray. i am excited.
hope everyone made it through wednesday!

xo

conquered hump day.

my melina passed this onto me in an email today that read 'this is you and me kid'... ha i think it's hilarious! shout out to our girlfriends and our wine & technology addictions....

Last night, my friend and I were sitting in the living room,
and i said to her:

'I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependant on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.'

She got up, unplugged the computer, and threw out my wine.

She's such a bitch.

mr. and mrs. andre

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.

-1 Corinthians 13

weekend getaway success

i am sitting at the airport in sa (dont worry, my flight is delayed to dfw, and i had to get on a different flight to lga, which puts me in during rush hour, which equals an even larger cab fare. excellent). i had a wonderful weekend in san antonio. the andre wedding was beautiful and such a success. i am so happy for timmy and jenna. they are so cute and i am so excited for the two of them and this new life that they are beginning together. it was awesome to see friends that i havent' seen in awhile. i will ahve to post pictures when i get a chance - i didnt get to take as many as iw anted, but i still got a few good ones. and the weather, though colder than i expected, was beautiful. it's bright and sunny out right now, and the sky is clear... i am dreading going back to the cold in ny. there was a snow storm last night - supposed to be the largest of the season. ahhhhh. i am cold just thinking about it.

i have a busy week ahead of me - but i have some motivation to get through it all, and that is the fact that jon is coming to nyc on friday!!! i am SO excited. we have been planning stuff to do, and mostly will justbe hanging out and enjoying the city. hooray. so exciiiiiited.

okay we are boarding now. i am ready to fall asleep and take a nap. i am EXHAUSTED.

bean and cheese count of the weekend = 4.