Wild adventure...

I have returned from my Disney World adventure. And what can I say? It was magical! The bf and I felt like children again and we acted the part, wearing Mickey Mouse apparel, eating too much candy and haunting the resort's arcade room.

We arrived at the Wilderness Lodge at about 2 pm on Wednesday and immediately set off to Animal Kingdom. We explored Mt. Everest, ran from dinosaurs and hung out in Asia and Africa. All in a day's work.

Coming up tomorrow, the Magic Kingdom. xo

P.S. Darn blogger makes pictures look itty-bitty, click on image for full size.

That awkward time between Christmas and New Year.

My Christmas was very low-key this year which is exactly what I wanted. I ate way too much good food and sat around watching cheesy movies. Bliss.

Now that Christmas is over, I can focus on my upcoming trip to Disney World. While there, we're not just sight-seeing and character stalking, the bf is running a marathon while I'm running my first 5k (brand new running shoes were under the tree waiting for me-yay) so naturally, I'm concerned with what I'll wear whilst running (shallow, I know). I'm thinking of representing with my favorite vampire. What do you think?
{Image via Baostudio}

Christmas Pictures

So do you guys make Christmas cards? I've never in my life sent out a Christmas card so the bf and I decided to make one because his family is in Michigan and he doesn't get to see them too often. A nice way to send them our love.

Now, I know why I've never done a Christmas card before--it is a nightmare. Taking the pictures was a project in itself since we had to use a self-timer. Of course we're not big picture people-I prefer being behind the camera-and so we felt so awkward posing. Of course I'm no photographer so the editing process was the blind leading the blind. Off to Walgreens to print them because of my meager waitress salary. Walgreens prints come out so saturated--they looked hideous so off to edit them once again and make them as washed out as possible so they'd come out halfway decent. So, I finally decided to just print out a few since the quality was so terrible and they're being sent to family members who don't really notice things like terrible photo quality and awkward posing (ie., his grandma)
This is the final product. What do you think?

A year older...

Year 25 of my life started off as a rocky, unstable confusing one. However, it did a complete 180 and I couldn't be happier. Here's hoping that year 26 keeps the momentum going.

Beards are boss...

These pictures have pretty much made the entire "geek" blog rounds but I don't care, I love them! Vanja Mrgan is a Croatian illustrator who has re-imagined some of our favorite crime-fighting bad-asses...with beards! His series is called "Bearded" and is still growing. I can't wait to see more!

{Bearded Robocop}
{Bearded Hellboy}

{All images by Vanja Mrgan via Geekologie}

Itty-Bitty Show and Tell

At the request of the lovely Lu. Lu., I've decided to show you a tiny example of one of my projects in the sewing class I took. I stole this picture from the school's site and so I apologize for the size but I hope you can see the small arrow and "That's me!" text I put in there so you could spot me.

I promise I'll take a better picture of my finished apron and purse sometime soon. xo

Amoeba Swimwear

I had the wonderful opportunity to take a beginner sewing class and boy did I have a blast. My finished projects didn't come out so great but I gave it a solid effort and most importantly, I realized I like sewing and it is something I will further pursue.

I really lucked out because my teacher, Amy was amazing. She was really patient and thorough with her explanations. She wasn't fazed by my constant mistakes and terribly-slow pace.

Below I have included some images from her swimwear line, Amoeba Swimwear. She's really talented! If you're looking for a swim suit that is unique and amazing look no further than Amy's creations. I really need to get in better shape so I can rock that first one. Chicago's winters are pretty brutal so I have plenty of time.


By the way, Amy handcrafts and screen prints these puppies herself! Isn't she great? xo

{All images from here}