The in-between

I neglect my blog so much. Mainly because no one reads it, so who cares? Anyway...
What have I been up to lately?!
DIY!!!
Photos to come over the next week or two.

Face Jugs and Heritage

Last long overdue post!:

Today my mom and I were supposed to go to the Folk PotteryMuseum of Northeast Georgia. It is an AMAZING place to go and it is my favorite museum; pretty much of all-time. But, it was closed, much to my chagrin. So, instead we made the best of the situation and went to the Mark of the Potter – my all-time fav place to shop for handmade pottery and cuties. Today I got some great finds. But the part of it all that was most interesting was the fish. My mom and I go there almost EVERY SINGLE year to feed those dang fish.

Me and my momma! She's amazing!

Sautee-Nacoochee Center beside the Folk Pottery Museum

Where we ate lunch! It was soooooooooo good!!!

The Fox and the Stripes

Another long over due post:

I'm pretty much just going to barrage you with pictures. Enough said.

My grandpa Cook made this. He's an amazing carpenter.

Rainbows, People! RAINBOWS MADE BY THE FALLS!!! Isn't God magnificent?!?!?!?

Myself, my big bubby - Jason, and his wife - Joy in front of Tacoa Falls at Tacoa College.

There be Gold in them thar hills!

A long overdue post to be sure, but I wanted to share it anyway:

Of course there is! That's what makes Daholonega and NE Georgia so lovely!

Today was awesome!!! My mom and I drove to my fav little town, Dahlonega <3 With my brother and sister-in-law, of course.

I wore my adorable new fox pin, my vintage brass bar earrings. It was rainy and dreary and slightly miserable, but a lovely day in lovely city nonetheless.

We ate lunch in the Picnic Eatery Cafe... Always AMAZING!!! and I am always a little over-obsessed with it.

A Bad Ass like Lady Godiva

Few people know the real story of that woman riding a horse on the gold chocolate boxes. That woman is a bad ass. She is - in essence - everything a woman should strive to be. Lady Godiva was a bad ass! Basically she had compassion for the poor peasantry in Covington. Her husband pissed her off by ignoring her; but then he said, "Ok, mount your horse naked and ride through the market." Instead of being embarrassed and outraged, she simply mounted her horse and rode through the market naked.
Bad ass. Muckraker. Awesome.
It is known that well-behaved women rarely make history. Even Mrs. Adams is well known because she told her what's what. Not as BA as Godiva, but hey, in her day women were three steps behind men and silent.
You have to be willing to be a BA in order to make in this world as a woman. This guy in my Berlin Conference group asked me what my career plans were and I told him that I was thinking about joining the CIA, etc. and working abroad. He said that I was bad ass. You've gotta be one to get ahead in this world.

Lady Godiva

In love with color and pattern play!!!

I am hoping that everyone has been noticing the recent surge in pastel and neon colors along with the clashing of patterns and print!
I. Am. In. Love!!!
This photo from Madwell sums it up!


Polka dot sweater over plaid shirt, neon blue skinny belt with mint skinnies, and red heels.

What's not to love?!?!?!?! This was found on this blog My fashion picture file is blowing up with nright pops of color and pattern play...
only, I don't really have any patterns in my closet. I'm sort of plain jane.

Granted, I live in what is probably the least fashion friendly state in the US... Florida. Right now it's pretty nice out: 60F
But the highs for January have been in the upper 70's and close to 80, and humid... not conducive to winter fashion. I've been breaking out Spring fashions. All in all, it just feels miserable. Too hot to wear anything cute.

Russia's Foreign Minister vs. DIY Master

Why is it that when you have a gajillion things to get done, you suddenly find a gajillion things more intersting than what you should be doing?!?!?!?!
Like staring blankly at your screen and getting up every five minutes to walk into your living room.....
In my Balkans class we are doing a Congress of Berlin Simulation... I am Russia's Foreign Minister.
Awesome, I know.

This is me doing what I am supposed to be doing. The paper is due in 2 hours.
It's not done.

My mind is wandering all over the place in la la land full of books to read, dishes to clean, research to do, recipes to try, and of course the DIY projects that I want to start, like NOW!

But, Imperial Russia is where I must stay until 9:00PM tonight. Ugh!

On the bright side my Undergrad Research Grant proposal is done and was submitted last night. Hooray!
Now it's time to pray knees flat.

I can't wait to start these projects, but first I have to make it to Spring Break '12 without failing to do my school work...

P.S. I have decided to grow my hair out. I'm tired of short hair. It's been awesome for a year, but I miss my long-ish hair. And so does my mom.