the ampersand

at work each day i stare at the computer & pick out fonts for one of the most important days in a person's life: their wedding. i truly believe that a font can make or break an invitation & that is why it is SO hard for me to choose! i could truly stare at font sites all day (seriously, if you need to get me a present go to veer.com and find something pretty!) and that is why i am so excited to have found this blog today.

a blog completely devoted to the ampersand, one of my favorite keys on the keyboard and something i love to use as a design element.

i promise more of an update soon. can you believe that january is almost over?

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!

{business card idea}

i'm sorry for not updating recently. i admit that i have been busy doing other things...like working on designs for my portfolio. it has been a busy few days.

i have been doing a lot of thinking recently. thinking about what i can really see myself doing in ten years - should i open a retail shop for my designs? consider opening a studio & creating a stationery line? i have so much more to learn about all of the things i am passionate about.

jeremy & i decided to go on a road trip to paper source over labor day. i am so excited and already have a long list of things that i 'need.' including some things for my growing portfolio.

sorry this was so short, i've had such a good weekend and want to enjoy the beautiful weather that we are having of late. tonight i think i will head to the chef's restaurant when he gets off for some delicious (and cheap!) nachos. i hope we will enjoy a movie after that. in the morning his dad is coming and we will go for brunch. yum!

enjoy your weekend!

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!