happy first day of school, little ones!

it's the first day of school & sadly...i spent it all day at work. bummer dude! however, since i usually make new school year resolutions, here are my new school year resolutions anyway!

1. stay positive. no matter what.
2. stand up for myself. no matter what.
3. go to at least one football game of the hawkeye and tiger variety.

i am in a rather good mood, all things considered. a few weeks ago, i took a big step and emailed the wedding specialist from zephyr printing and design in iowa city & got a reply today. they are opening a wedding studio in november/december and thinks i would be a valuable member to the team! my mind is reeling. when i go back home this fall she wants me to go and introduce myself as well as bring hard copies of my work, what she loved. i am so excited, i don't know what to do. celebrate, obviously. you know, there is a bottle of bubbly in the fridge from graduation (unopened, of course). my goal is to have a lot more to show her when i go home for a visit, but the fact that she really liked my stuff is a huge compliment and i can see good things happening to me!

in other news, i've been trying to go to bed earlier so i can wake up earlier. it's not working. i think if i just force myself out of bed when the alarm goes off, i'll fall into a routine. maybe then i can start working out (stop laughing, kaeli!) and lose the birch island belly that i gained over the past four years of college. chef is training for a half marathon in kc, and i know that i won't be able to complete that since it's about 8 weeks but since he's been doing it, it makes me want to run. there is a nice park nearby and some trails!

in celebration of my big news, i've decided to post a save the date idea i had for my friends dee & mike. (hopefully they don't mind!) i'm also going to spend the evening working on some other projects. and i think that i am going to call my little design company little details. more on that later!

happy monday!