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So This is College...

One thing that I always thought I'd do in college was stay up all night and watch movies. Isn't that weird? Yes. Because I have never done that in my life. So...we did our best, but actually didn't last all night. Here we are, looking like pre-teen girls at a sleep over. Hilarious.

So This is College...

About a month ago my friends found out that I'd never been to Waffle House before and they said that that HAD to change before I left the South. So, I put it on the list of things to do before graduating, and here we are.

Mary Kathryn couldn't come because her little niece was just born today, but she told me I needed to make sure I got a hat. My head is enormous and the hat didn't fit very well. Next week, I'll be wearing another hat that won't fit very well. Crazy.
I know this isn't attractive, but it's a good example of how unfamiliar I am with Waffle House culture. I ordered a water with lemon. My friends make fun of me a good bit because my inflection is pretty distinct compared to their little southern twangs, so they were all over this. Oh well. The waitress got a good laugh out of it and they explained to her that I was "visiting from Colorado." Four year visit, huh? I've kind of overstayed my welcome.

Post waffle with Ashley. I got a chocolate chip waffle. It was pretty good. This place is really cheap. I must say that whenever we've driven by, it always looked really smoky. That's why I wore something that I didn't care if it smelled like smoke when I left. Not a single person was working on their lung cancer though...

Sweet little Joya in her adorable top. Need one of those. Thanks for treating, Joya! By the way, you can see we chose the best seat in the house...right by the bathroom. Pretty classy place.

Charleston

I visited Charleston this weekend for my first time. What an inspiring, breathtaking city. I literally had my eyes scouting around looking at all of the architecture the whole time. My mom kept getting onto me about filling up the whole camera with pictures of architecture instead of people. What can I say, I'm a designer. :) Here's a few pictures that inspired me:
I love modillions more than anyone else you know, I promise. So glad that people had such a dedication to the craft that they could do this without machinery! Usually in this style, you see white woodwork with red brick. I appreciated the fresh interpretation in Charleston of bold colors with stark white. Beautiful.

This picture doesn't do a great job, but this door was a bright, red-orange. I love the classicism of the architecture juxtaposed with such a vibrant colored door.

The iron work in Charleston was exquisite. I love it all. And, I loved the putty color of this gate.

Questions, Answered

I recently read in Real Simple magazine a list of ten questions that someone should ask her mom. I didn't know the answer to any of the ten questions, so while my mom was here, I decided I'd try to ask her all of them. I asked her one. Whoops.

Here's what I asked her: When did you realize you were no longer a child?

We were at a cute little cafe on Meeting Street in Charleston. As she answered, I was doodling on the table with a pink crayon...guess we know that I can't answer that one yet. But, for real...I still feel like a child.

Gallery Opening!

Our show opened tonight with a really fun reception! We had a great turn out and it was fun to see everyone's work, meet everyone's families, and finally say that it is over!!!!

My mom flew in this morning in time for the opening tonight. I really appreciate having her here, as this feels more important than graduation to me! We're looking forward to a fun weekend!

Several of my friends came out tonight to see my work. I loved having them there. Thanks for keeping me sane over the past four years and forcing me to take breaks! :) And, Lauren...thanks for breaking out the hot glue gun with me and sleeping with the lights on so I could finish projects.The interior design girls and Ms. Martin standing in front of Jena and Erin's hanging space. (Left to right: Marya, Me, Jena, Ms. Martin, Erin, and Tanya). These past four years of hard work would not have been the same (or nearly as fun!) without these girls! I'm going to miss them.

Ms. Martin and I in front of my wall.

Earlier today we had our senior reviews, where we give a 20 minute presentation to the art and interior design faculty and are critiqued for 10 minutes. It went really well and I think everybody did great. It was hilarious when Erin lost her train of thought and said "I'm sorry, I'm just having a brain, uh, a brain toot." It's like she cleaned it up for the jury. Hilarious. We gave her quite a bit of grief for that for the rest of the day. :) Scratch that. Rest of her life. I might post more pictures of this later.

Elise

Orion and Coda got to meet Elise this weekend. Orion didn't know what to do with himself, but Coda was fascinated by Elise. He kept talking about her and wanted to hold her and give her a bottle, but he never called her by name, he always called her "the baby." This picture captures his awe. Hilarious. I laughed out loud.
Look at her sweet face! I can't wait to meet her.