Today I went to see The Hunger Games with Casey at 1pm. I thought our tickets were for the Moolah but they were actually for the StL Cinema at the Chase. After that mistake was realized we rushed over to the Central West End, found a great parking spot, dashed in, got great seats and too much popcorn, and enjoyed the film. It was a great movie! ( Read more... )

In case you were wondering, here's what I wore on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week. All the outfits had a lot of gray for some reason. Maybe I'm mourning the end of summer weather, since Friday was officially the first day of Fall. This week really had it's ups and downs, and it took me awhile before I really perfected my lesson for the ( Read more... )

My sister is on her way! While the academic in me is freaking out to let 4 or so of these precious last summer days go by without any work, (especially since this paper is still hanging over my head) the person in me is excited to just enjoy myself and have fun and savor these last summer days with my sister and my husband. Good fun! I like that ( Read more... )

Back from Mexico! I'm still exhausted... But the trip was great. It was nice to break up the routine and spend some time in a tropical paradise with Casey and his family. The wedding was lovely, and our own excursions were a blast. It was perfect weather too - only rained the very last day, as we were getting ready to leave ( Read more... )

Below is a story about why Casey and I are soulmates.(or, how midwest elementary educations are all the same ( Read more... )

In Undergrad, 10:00 was the, "ok I better set down and get some serious homework done" time of the night. Like, "gah, I better start that paper due tomorrow" time. Now, I've been reading for a bit, and still need to get more done on this particular book tonight, and I'm like "OMG 10, it's so late and close to bed time, I can't imagine getting any ( Read more... )

( Click to read about and see photos of our park picnic! )

So Danielle had a nice date this afternoon with a girl that LINDY HOPS! AHH I'm so excited that she knows where other young people (aka, the opposite of the South Side Imperial Dance club) swing dance in this area! She recommended a bar, The Atomic Cowboy that has Thursday swing nights and I SO hope Casey comes home early enough from rehearsal ( Read more... )

Since Julia's morning entry included a picture of how she was rudely awoken by a loud noise, I thought, since I too was similarly awoken, to also include a sketch of the moment:

( Morning Alarm )

So yesterday was my Two-Year Anniversary with Casey (!!!!), and today I caught a bat and read A Modest Proposal. It's been a pretty great few days ( Read more... )