Working for the Vacation

I've had this vacation planned for about 6 months now. Somehow it still seems like it has snuck up on me! Dan and I are headed to Las Vegas and St. George, Utah for a week! We will be staying at the Luxor for a few nights then headed to my Grandparents beautiful home in Utah. We are both very excited to leave this cold, rainy place known as Minnesota.

Now, I have been a very busy girl the last few weeks! Let's see, well, I graduated for Normandale Community College with my A.S. in Elementary Education. Dan's parents came and took a bunch photos, but I will probably never see those.

We also celebrated Dan's birthday by going to a Twins game. Here is a bad photo we took of ourselves!

The weather was fantastic that day (for once) so that was fun!

Let's see, what else....I started selling my etched glassware at the Midtown Farmers Market in Minneapolis. I will be there once a month on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Check out my Etsy site for more dates!

I also had the privilege of being an artist at Johnstock this year. It was supposed to rain and be icky all day, but luckily, the sun was shinning in the morning! My friend April and I were quite excited! April makes beautiful jewelery and I was happy to get a spot next to her, so we had a super fun day even though it did rain and get a little chilly! I look forward to participating again next year!

I started my next step in my college career at Minnesota State University-Mankato by taking my first summer class. It is a Music Methods class for Elementary Education, so it is pretty fun. I am remembering all of my music training from years ago!

(Ok, while I am writing this up, I'm listening to my Har Mar Superstar Pandora station, I love dance music, and I just heard the new Daft Punk song Get Lucky. Totally just bought the album. Yes!)

So, where were we? Right, I am also learning to play the recorder. Yes, the recorder. That silly clarinet-looking instrument. It's actually kind of fun! I have been plugging away for the last few days getting a ton of my homework done so that I don't have to worry about it on my vacation.

I have also been working on new etchings for my upcoming shows! Here are a few preliminary photos:

 

Let me tell you about some of my new designs.

First off, Congratulations to my state for passing a Marriage Equality Bill! Now ALL couples can marry! So in honor of that, I made some new GLBT glasses! The one shown is a little hard to see, it's hot off the press! It is a heart surrounding two males holding hands! I made an additional set for the ladies too! I have a few other fun ideas to celebrate this exciting new future!

I also did a set of 6 green wine glasses with trees on them for a custom order! One of the images is a tiny bird on a green port glass. The glass is about the size of a thimble, it it TOO cute!

I am hoping to get some great new pictures on my Etsy site in July.

Until then.....(I'm going for a bike ride and I'm going to think about starting to pack. We leave tomorrow!)

Spring Cleaning??

It is very difficult to get motivated when the weather is like this.
It is difficult to even get out of bed and go to work/school!
But, I am doing it. I have been going to work and to school. I even got officially accepted to Minnesota State University-Mankato for the fall in their Elementary Education program! I graduate from Normandale Community College on May 20th!

Some other exciting things I have been doing is teaching Tap Fitness classes for Minneapolis Community Education (adults!). I teach on Monday nights at Pratt Elementary School and on Wednesdays at Washburn High School. So I have been pretty busy!

Soon to be etched..

Also, I have been trying to make the transition from having a "working" sewing room into a "working" etching studio. It isn't too much of a difference, as I still have my sewing things, like industrial machines, in the room, but I have turned my cutting table into my etching table!

I started working on Saturdays at a quit shop! It is called Blue Bamboo. I am loving it. I am a little crazy because I really have no days off anymore, but a lot of times, it is easier for me to get along in life to stay busy. I am sad that I have to take a few Saturdays off this summer, but it is for good reason!

I will be selling at the Midtown Farmers Market! Here is my calendar of days I will be selling there:

Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 1:00p.m.
May 25
June 22
July 20
August 24
September 7
October 5

Tuesdays 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
June 25
August 27
October 8

I will also be selling at Johnstock in Northeast Minneapolis on Saturday, June 1, 10am-6pm. I am excited about this one because my good friend April will also be at the event! We used to do this show years and years ago, and we sold in a tent together under the name Brightlounge Boutique. Those were fun days! I will one day I will start sewing fun things again.

Talking with my roommate about making a fun new food blog. It will be exciting! I will post it on here as soon as we start....