work, school, projects, and texas friends

Last week was actually really busy for me which was surprising because I was worried I would have nothing to do. I had my first letterpress job for someone I didn't know. She wanted it done in a week so I kept busy doing that and working at the GAP. Also I had to take my show down. It was kind of therapeutic for James and I to rip all that vinyl off the walls. I can't say I'll be doing any projects with vinyl in the near future. My friend Mark Weinberg (http://mlwphotos.blogspot.com/) took some photographs of my show before I pulled it all down so I will post those when I get them.

Also last weekend we got to go to my friend Corey's wedding reception. There were so many old Texas friends there and it was wonderful to see them all. Living in Texas my family was far away from all of our extended family and our friends there became family. I had forgotten how much fun we all had together and it was so nice to reminisce about Texas food and ward parties (pretty sure James was bored out of his mind).

This week I have had a little more free time so instead of looking for a job I decided to do some things I've been wanting to do for awhile:
1. Make sock monkeys (James' Great Grandmother made one for all her grandkids and they are the cutest so I decided I would learn how so all the new babies in his family could have a monkey)
2. Crochet (I am practicing every night after work - so far I am terrible but hopefully my fingers will get the hang of it)
3. Read a book (I've probably only read about ten non school books since coming to college).

James is already swamped with school work and work. He is also meeting with his CM team preparing for a competition in February. I hardly ever see him! He has been itching to do some projects too so hopefully we can find the time to work on some stuff together.

Here are some pictures I took of my show (you can see why I also asked a professional to take some), my letterpress project, and Texas friends