monkey announcements {continued}

the baby announcements are finished! i think they turned out adorable & i am excited to hear what the baby's family thinks. i hope they like them.

sorry for the low quality images. hopefully santa will bring me this and they will improve!

feelin' a little christmassy: {today i love} plus some

hello all! many of my favorite bloggers use the {today i love} idea and i'm joining in. with thanksgiving just around the corner and christmas music and movies being played i can't help but think toward the holidays. being the paper nut that i am, this year i'm planning on making the wrapping just as special (or more!) than the gift. here are some ideas that i'm going to try!

i just love the look of this. it is perfect for the person getting multiple items! and i love the idea of putting a christmas carol on each card. LOVE LOVE.

creating personalized labels?! right up my alley. i think i'll get to work now. all though, i do love the look of something handwritten too...

i love the simplicity of this...it is so clean and classic. especially loving the tiffany blue and silver. tiffany blue is the most popular color this year!

haha, i just think that this is SO creative. lumps of coal? i can't wait to get someone something little to try this out. perfect for diamonds (as pictured) or anything else little...the best surprises come in small packages you know!

how adorable is this? candy canes!

on another note - has everyone tried the new candy cane kisses. i am totally addicted!

i think this is great! covering boring boxes with a vintage postcard or a magazine clip-out, personalized for the person receiving the gift?

martha has totally outdone herself!

i'm looking forward to this week. work will be busy and kaeli and i have lots planned. including whiteys :) it's been a little weird knowing that it's thanksgiving and half of our family is missing in new york (not ACTUALLY missing, don't worry) but i'm also looking forward to creating new traditions and memories with my family-in-love in missouri. i am SO glad that kaeli has decided to come with me, chances are she will have to see them a lot in the future. i can't wait to hear all about mom, tom, martin and ali's adventures together. (i already know that they are all together at martin & ali's neighborhood bar - so jealous!)

it seems that everyone i know is getting engaged, which of course has me thinking about it. although i can't help but feel jealous of them, i am patient. i don't want to rush in to anything. scott and i have both been through some rough times and i don't want to go through them again or put any children through it(not that i want to think about that at all). i know that IF we make that decision, it will come when we are both ready to make that commitment. sometimes i wonder if people my age really think about the commitment and meaning of a marriage - it isn't something you can decide of knowing each other for a year or two (although you might think you know the person). marriage is an important decision that affects more than just you and your future spouse - your families are involved, your friends and perhaps children. this past year i have seen/heard about so manny marriages falling apart (hello, jon & kate!) and it just feels that no one is truly understanding of such a decision and the meaning of it is falling by the wayside. i think seeing what divorce can do (him more than me) we both know the weight of such a decision...besides, right now i would rather have a puppy than a ring (and maybe a condo). :) (not that i'm not happy for my friends or doubting their life-changing decisions...PLUS weddings are pretty much how i make a living!)

in other news....the hawkeyes won this weekend. WHOO-HOO! it was actually a very boring game. i'm so glad that we won and can't wait to see where we will be bowl-wise. (mizzou beat iowa state too...and any win over the cylcones is a good one. go tigers!)

images from marthastewart.com

Thanksgiving is so close :)

hello all!

i'm sorry that i've been away from this space for so long. so many fabulous, wonderful things have been happening and i end up exhausted. i don't even remember where i left off!

things at work are going fabulously. i am really enjoying it and am so happy that i made the decision that i did. it was hard, but the reward has been so great! each day, someone at work tells me that they appreciate me & am glad that i joined the team, which really helps. last night, mom and i were shopping and a girl came up to me (she heard me over-telling someone that i am a graphic designer) and told me she has been looking for a graphic design position since graduation. i am SO lucky & blessed to have my job and i am SO thankful.

we have been so busy with brides already! i would say that i meet with at least three brides a week and have about 12 already. i have responsibility! and i am rewarded!

i am just about done with the monkey birth announcements that i have been working on for lindsay. they are so cute, and i can't wait to take them to her and meet the babies!

let's see, what else....

i am putting my apartment search on hold for a while and focusing on paying off my debt (car, college) a little more. also, saving money so that rather than renting FOREVER i can BUY a condo. it will be soooooo nice. i hope that it all happens as planned (in about...five months, ha!). the first step will be to talk to my mom's realtor so that i can get a more realistic idea of what i might be getting myself in to.

friday my little sister comes home. i am SO excited to spend the week with her shopping, eating and LAUGHING. we will be road trippin' to missouri to visit the scooter and his family on wednesday. i am glad she will be going with me and i hope that we will create some new traditions and memories together. although, it will be sad/weird/strange to not spend thanksgiving with my mom, grandparents and brother. i guess that means i am reeeally growing up.

i think that is all. PLEASE check out our blog for the studio: zephyrweddings.blogspot.com. you'll be able to see our design work and progress on transforming the new studio!

things to do & people to see

Well, hello there! I feel like I haven't given the world a life update in months, weeks, years even.

The new job is going excellent. I still haven't gotten my computer, but it should be here this week or early next week. I HAVE gotten to design some things (and I'm anxious to hear what the brides have to say!) and the week is quickly filling up with meetings, consultations and more design work. We officially have everything turned in to become Envelopments dealers - one giant task marked off our lists. Today we had a three hour meeting to go over our to-do list and vendor information. SO much to do and so little time.

Each day I am feeling more and more adult like. It's funny that it took a more sophisticated job to do that to me. I get tired at 9:30. I wake up at 7:30. I go to an office. I have a professional email account. I have clients. YIKES.

All in all, life is good. I'm starting to miss things about Columbia (especially you-know-who) and have decided to make the trip in a few weeks to visit friends & restaurants. Haha.

love to you all - and an announcement:

please save the date! january 30th - zephyr weddings grand opening!