Travels

When I graduated from high school I decided I would make a goal for myself to try and visit at least one new city every year. So since making that, here's where I am so far:


2006:
New York, New York
Glasgow, Scotland
Loch Lomond, Scotland
Ft. William, Scotland
Ft. Augustus, Scotland
Loch Ness, Scotland
Nairn, Scotland
Blair Atholl, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
Dublin, Ireland
Cashel, Ireland
Cork, Ireland
Blarney, Ireland
Killarney, Ireland
Ring of Kerry, Ireland
Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Shannon, Ireland

2007:
Otto, North Carolina

2008:
Carmel, California
Yosemite National Park, California
Berkeley, California
Alamo, California
San Fransisco, California

2009:
Columbia, South Carolina
Nantahala, North Carolina
Cary, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina

2010:
Amelia Island, Florida
Portland, Oregon
Hood River, Oregon
Seattle, Washington
Vancouver, Canada
Asheville, North Carolina
McCaysville, Georgia

2011:
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Bowman, Georgia
Dublin, Georgia
Pigeon Mountain, Georgia
San Jose, Costa Rica
Penshurst, Costa Rica
Cahuita, Costa Rica
Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
Quepos, Costa Rica
Jaco, Costa Rica
Montezuma, Costa Rica

Updated with 2012 :
Statesboro, Georgia
Knoxville, Tennesee
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Buffalo, New York
Niagara Falls, New York
Boston, Massachusetts
South Casco, Maine
Scarborough, Maine
Portland, Maine
Freeport, Maine
Limerick, Maine
Bridgeton, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Conway, New Hampshire
Pine Bush, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2013:
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flagstaff, Arizona
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Oh, baby!

For most animals, spring is the time of birth and I certainly have found that to be true with my friends. In February I went to baby showers for my friends Georgina and Dama to celebrate their soon-to-be-born baby boys!

 

George

3 other pregnant ladies at the shower!

Dama

So much blue!

Both showers were so much fun! The only shower I had ever been to before was one that I actually hosted. So I definitely got caught up with these back to back ones.

Georgina's baby decided to come a little early - so less then a week after the shower we got to meet baby Luke!

so handsome!

I wanted to make something for Georgina that was baby related, but not "too" babyish. I decided she could use a new picture frame to display one of the many new pictures of her little one! I went to Michaels and picked up a frame, some small wooden circles, and fun little white sticker letters. Between my coupon, and teacher discount, I spent about $6! I already had appropriately colored paint and wood glue at home.

I used green, blue, and yellow paints and had to do about 3 coats of each. The paint dried really quickly, which was nice, so by the time I finished painting the 4th circle I could go back and paint the first one with another coat. I let them dry overnight to be on the safe side, attached the sticker letters and then attached the circles, with wood glue, to the frame.

I think it turned out really nicely and Georgina really liked it. When I brought it over she actually had a frameless picture sitting on her desk! It was such a simple project and a cheap way to create a customized decoration that is also functional.