Loose Ends

March 11, 2012June 15, 2012 ~ Crystle ~ 2 Comments

Things have been pretty hectic around here lately. I’ve been scrambling to make time to see each of my friends before I take off for the west coast. The hardest part of moving out of state has to be saying goodbye to the college friends I’ve made since moving to Norman, OK back in 2004. My, how things change.

Brunches with buddies have been frequent, and conversations about the dorm days have been prevalent. I’ve also done some lazy Saturday shopping with my friend Jordan (psst! check out my new picnic basket). This week I’ll also be saying goodbye to my co-workers and office life. When does this whole transition thing get easy?

Anyways, I better get back to packing. I’ve got one week left in the great state of Oklahoma. Cheers!

Today I Am Twenty-Six.

March 3, 2012June 15, 2012 ~ Crystle ~ 2 Comments

Hello world!

Today I turn twenty-six years old and this is the year that it finally happened. I received the best birthday present ever.

My incredibly talented mother in law painted a portrait of my dog and had it custom framed. I’m incredibly impressed with the skill it took to capture his likeness (she even captured the little bump in his nose!). My dog turns 12 this year; I can’t imagine he’ll be around that much longer. I planned to have him stuffed and mounted like a deer, but this is WAY less creepy.

My husband is totally relieved.

Seriously, this portrait is spot on.

I love my old beagle.

So I tell you, my mother in law is a tough act to follow. She also fixed my necklace that broke at one of her dinner parties. We were all crawling around the floor looking for the beads in hopes that someone could fix it. Sure enough, super mother in law to the rescue!

Ahh. So today I’m twenty-six. Time to celebrate.

Happy Saturday!

Washingtonian in Training

February 20, 2012June 15, 2012 ~ Crystle ~ 4 Comments

I’ve done it again. I’ve gone off for another visit to my future stomping grounds. This time I spent more time in the area I’ll actually be living in, Tacoma, WA. We also purchased a new couch (or paradise found, as I more fondly prefer to verbalize it). More to come on that later. For now, check out my new town! I’ll be there in a matter of weeks.

Isaac went ahead and made us the newest members of the Tacoma Museum of Modern Art. Now we’ll be privy to all the new exhibits and we’ll get discounted admissions to the other museums in the area. They all have some very interesting exhibits. I’ll be honest, I was more fond of this MoMA (and the Glass Museum, for that matter) than the one I was married at!

I’ve been in Oklahoma for nine years now, the downtown masonry of Tacoma was much like the downtown areas of Norman and OKC. The familiar materials in an unfamiliar territory definitely made me feel more at home.