I got me a Vera scarf!

I didn't even realize until today that one of the scarves I picked up was a Vera Bradley! How very cute and classy.

I thought the black, white and orange seemed very suitable for fall.

Make Art, Not War

Oh, how I have been wanting an OBEY tshirt now for ages. On Friday, my Co-Manager and I cruised around the mall to blow some cash. I picked up this shirt at Zumiez and am feeling pretty good about it.

My laundry is cute!
From left: Forever 21, Tracy Feith, OBEY

My new magazine rack!!!!!!!!! Yay!

Hangin' Out at Journeys

We try to have plenty of fun at Journeys and I have tried to add personality and spunk to each day. More than anything, I am very proud of my store and my job and feel that taking ownership for something greater than myself is the key to going further and becoming successful. I don't think that being a store manager is the top.... I want to go further. I either want to be a district or regional manager or own my own store.

So drum roll please...... Here are some photos of us being goofs at work:)

I like my job and have alot of fun everyday. It is well worth the work I put into it.

Yup, our apartment is da bomb

I knew eventually things here in Iowa would get better. I knew I wouldn't be living in my boyfriend's bedroom with bitchy assholes living in the basement forever. Alas, since moving to our new place, things in life have gotten vastly better. I quit my shit job at Target as a cashier for $7.25 per hour and started working at Journey's as the store manager and making bank.

So it's all good! I bought us a couch, our new table and chairs are fantastic, and decorating has been a blast. I love it!

I used the Orla Kiely table cloths that I got at Target as curtains in the living room. It looks very retro, I think.

I love the brown cabinets! And having all new appliances and a pantry is nice too. Sure beats the hell out of cleaning up after Mike and Sarah's sorry asses.

My cookie jars!!!!!!! Thanks, Orla Kiely for Target:)

The kitchen curtain the the bomb-diggity, don't ya think?

Will stretched a piece of my favorite fabric with stretcher bars. I love it! And the table and chairs is perfect.

Yum! Fake plastic fruit!

Our IKEA Expedit bookcase is double sided..... It acts as a framing device for our living room and serves as a bookcase and display for all of our good stuff.

I framed some of the paper dolls and stickers I picked up in Korea.

Picked up the "Marushka" piece at Artifacts for $12 bucks. Framed some sweet art from High Fructose magazine for the toilet area.

My corner of the bathroom is totally Asian-fied.

I am so happy to have a place to live that I love. I wake up everyday and think about how lucky I am to have a cute boy, a cute dog, and tons of cute stuff:) I am very fortunate.

Long, Lost Spirit

These days, when I am not working, it seems all of my time and energy is spent on this guy. Today was my day off and I decided to get my child his first Halloween costume. Spencer and I snooped around at Petland and found this awesome doggie skeleton costume, complete with ear holes. He liked it so much that he wore it out of the store:)

OH man! I think I am not wearing makeup here! Yikes. I look like the crypt keeper's mistress.

Most Amazing Table, Ever!

What an amazing day! Today, I bought this fantastic 1960's table and chairs from a grad student in Iowa City. The chairs are in awesome condition, with perfect upholstery and swiveling ability, and the table can also fit and additional leaf in the center to accommodate for a small dinner party!

Giving My Puppy a Bath!!!

After our crazy evening playing in the pond at the dog park, Spencer needed a bath. I love how pathetic and silly puppies look when you get them wet. Look at those ears! I think he looks like Yoda in the bottom picture. Poor little guy!

Puppy in a Pond

A few days ago, we took Spencer to the pond at the dog park to test the waters and boy was it hilarious!!! He ran back and forth along the pond banks and buried his nose into the mud. He rolled around in the dirt and while rolling around, he managed to roll right into the water!!!! I would have to say he looked like he was having alot of fun but man oh man was he a dirty dog afterwards:)

The Owl on 22nd Street

I wouldn't mind having one of these babies in front of my house!!!! This little guy guards the apartment complexes on 22nd Street in Coralville and really classes up the otherwise mediocre apartments. I love owls!

4th of July

I would say I had a nice, chill 4th of July this year. Will and I ate dinner on the patio of Quinton's in downtown Iowa City with Spencer at our foot. After chowing down on spinach artichoke dip and awesome sandwiches, we ran into some friends and chilled in the Ped Mall to watch the fireworks. While we watched the fireworks, Spencer chowed down on some flowers out of the flower bed. Quality Care lawn services would kill us!