I remember when the days were long and the nights when the living room was on the lawn.

Hi Hi Hi. Zoom Zoom Zoom. This week went by so fast!

I can hardly believe it's the end of the week already. I really don't even remember what happened over the last 5 days - it's pretty insane! I can say, however, that I've accomplished a lot which is always a good feeling.

Let's see...what did I accomplish. Well, I successfully planned my lessons for the next several weeks (hoorah!) and David and I made major strides in wedding stuff. We are nearly finished registering for gifts which was a fun process! It would have been nice to go to the actual store, but there was something pleasant about sitting at home, snacking on popcorn and hollering, "register for that thing!" whenever we saw something that caught our eye.

See for yourself: Target and Kohls. ^^*

Hrm. While I'm on the subject of wedding nonsense, I'll share a few other things:

Bridesmaid's dresses

Also, the favors are going to be oh-so-adorable! I'm putting them together myself and buying the individual items. Small gift boxes (sturdy boxes the color of a paper bag) with a dabble of paper grass. Resting neatly inside will be 2 organic tea bags -- rosehips and chai -- and 2 cinnamon sticks. (I'm still contemplating on whether or not I want to add tea cookies.)

I'll tie them up with sweet satin ribbon, some the color of the bridesmaids dresses, others a burnt orange. To top it off, I'm having thank-you labels made with the date.

Ooh, and I've begun to work on the ceremony details and programs now. My sister will sing a piece (click here to hear some of her great work) and so will my Aunt Grace, who has a voice more like my own (classical). We'll have both a harpist and pianist. Really, it's so exciting! ^^

Anyway, in other news, I've decided that after I return to Indiana (in 5 months), I will begin a freelance journalism career. Over the past 4 months or so I've researched clients and applied for freelancing gigs at various places. Some are great, some are okay, some nothing to brag about.

However, I was recently hired by an organization that offers freelance writing assignments on a variety of topics. It pays quite well for the amount of time I would spend writing. Honestly, it's enough dinero to be considered part-time and will allow me to work on my book as well as other writing assignments. It's nice to know that I have a dependable source of income and it gives me a lot of flexibility, as well. I'm very excited to see where things go over the next year. Who knows!

Mmk, enough jabber. I have some photographs from last week. I took them on my day off -- the weather was perfect!

Where's the kitty?




my favorite


Hi David!




A student happy to see me!


Flower shop!






oh spring!


another favorite.


street food. yum!


these little trucks drive around with fruit in the back. people love fruit from trucks!


!!

Later!
Wendy City

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