Someday I hope to be HOME for Christmas, surrounded by friends and family and will throw a fabulous party much like the one depicted below....I better start growing out my hair!
But for now, we will be traveling back to Iowa to celebrate with our families...
Clang! Clang! Clang! Went the trolley!
Friday, December 7, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Overdue Update!
Time flies when you are having fun (I think)....
School has started and I am already 6 weeks in, so far so good! I will be working in a field placement come October, but have not found out where that will be yet.
I enjoy my classes and have had a lot of interesting and eye opening discussions. I feel that I have made the right decision to go back to school and get my MSW.
We have been keeping busy and have had few adventures the last couple of months. We went to Madison to see UNI play the Badgers. We stayed with Dan's cousins Jeff and Kara, and had a great time! Abbie and Alexis also made the trip, so we had a mini UNI reunion. Dan's dad Don came and visited too! We went to wine tasting and Dan and Don went to the Art Museum and German Village.
We also had a gathering of friends to come watch the Youngstown/UNI game. Though UNI lost, we still had a good time.
Dan and I also had our three year anniversary, which does not seem like it could be possible! Where does the time go??
Besides studying and reading, Dan will be heading to Spain next month, and I am trying to figure out what I am going to be for Halloween. I am planning on being an Ewok for now...
Make sure you watch Happy Endings and New Girl as their seasons are starting soon!!
School has started and I am already 6 weeks in, so far so good! I will be working in a field placement come October, but have not found out where that will be yet.
I enjoy my classes and have had a lot of interesting and eye opening discussions. I feel that I have made the right decision to go back to school and get my MSW.
We have been keeping busy and have had few adventures the last couple of months. We went to Madison to see UNI play the Badgers. We stayed with Dan's cousins Jeff and Kara, and had a great time! Abbie and Alexis also made the trip, so we had a mini UNI reunion. Dan's dad Don came and visited too! We went to wine tasting and Dan and Don went to the Art Museum and German Village.
We also had a gathering of friends to come watch the Youngstown/UNI game. Though UNI lost, we still had a good time.
Dan and I also had our three year anniversary, which does not seem like it could be possible! Where does the time go??
Besides studying and reading, Dan will be heading to Spain next month, and I am trying to figure out what I am going to be for Halloween. I am planning on being an Ewok for now...
Make sure you watch Happy Endings and New Girl as their seasons are starting soon!!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Ch-ch-ch-changes!
Well, here I am with another overdue post!
First, I would like to thank those you have helped support my etsy shop Mitty McC! I had my first non family/non acquaintance/non friend purchase yesterday! Keep spreading the word for me.
My newest addition to the shop is a friend ship bracelet set. If you have an ideas or suggestions of what you think I should sell, let me know.
I have finally made an official announcement to work that I will be going to graduate school at OSU this fall for my Master's in Social Work as a full time student. They have allowed me to stay on part time. I am very excited! School starts on August 22nd, so wish me luck...I think the academia world will be a big adjustment from Corporate America, but I am looking forward to the change of pace. I am not 100% sure what I will want to do exactly, but I would like to combine my paralegal certificate and experience with the social work field. I am meeting with an advisor on Tuesday. I just bought a book bag and am now counting down the days until the fun begins! This also means, I will probably be blogging more to help avoid doing school work... Dan and I have had a pretty laid back summer. I went Pittsburgh for a bachelorette party, and participated in a pole dancing class. Don't let anyone fool you, that is hard stuff! I took the next level of improv classes in Columbus. Dan and I have played movie trivia. We also made it back to Iowa over the 4th of July for my best friend before preschool's wedding and to see our families and friends. It was crazy hot, but a lot of fun! The wedding was beautiful as well! The theme song for our trip was Call Me Maybe! We also got free tickets to the Airborne Toxic Event last weekend. It was a blast!
Next weekend we are going to have a houseful of visitors from Iowa (Jamie, Katie, Derek, and Vanessa) ...I am resting up now to make sure I can keep up! We are going to go to the Heart concert, sing karaoke, go to the North Market, drink and eat like champions!
Things we are looking forward to in the upcoming months:
-Caitlin and Zane's Wedding in Pittsburgh
-Mumford and Son's Concert in Columbus
-School Starting
-Going to Madison for the UNI/Wisconsin Game
Things we are enjoying at the moment:
-HBO Go (especially Big Love and The Sopranos)
-Of Monsters and Men
-First Aid Kit
-Sweet Corn
-Blueberry Pies
-Summer Shandy
-Weekend Coffee
-Nightly Walks in our neighborhood
I have finally made an official announcement to work that I will be going to graduate school at OSU this fall for my Master's in Social Work as a full time student. They have allowed me to stay on part time. I am very excited! School starts on August 22nd, so wish me luck...I think the academia world will be a big adjustment from Corporate America, but I am looking forward to the change of pace. I am not 100% sure what I will want to do exactly, but I would like to combine my paralegal certificate and experience with the social work field. I am meeting with an advisor on Tuesday. I just bought a book bag and am now counting down the days until the fun begins! This also means, I will probably be blogging more to help avoid doing school work... Dan and I have had a pretty laid back summer. I went Pittsburgh for a bachelorette party, and participated in a pole dancing class. Don't let anyone fool you, that is hard stuff! I took the next level of improv classes in Columbus. Dan and I have played movie trivia. We also made it back to Iowa over the 4th of July for my best friend before preschool's wedding and to see our families and friends. It was crazy hot, but a lot of fun! The wedding was beautiful as well! The theme song for our trip was Call Me Maybe! We also got free tickets to the Airborne Toxic Event last weekend. It was a blast!
Next weekend we are going to have a houseful of visitors from Iowa (Jamie, Katie, Derek, and Vanessa) ...I am resting up now to make sure I can keep up! We are going to go to the Heart concert, sing karaoke, go to the North Market, drink and eat like champions!
Things we are looking forward to in the upcoming months:
-Caitlin and Zane's Wedding in Pittsburgh
-Mumford and Son's Concert in Columbus
-School Starting
-Going to Madison for the UNI/Wisconsin Game
Things we are enjoying at the moment:
-HBO Go (especially Big Love and The Sopranos)
-Of Monsters and Men
-First Aid Kit
-Sweet Corn
-Blueberry Pies
-Summer Shandy
-Weekend Coffee
-Nightly Walks in our neighborhood
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Mitty McC is now open for business!
It is here!! You can now visit my Etsy shop Mitty McC here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MittyMcC.
A big thank you to my sister Erin, for making the store logo and banner!
Currently, I am only selling necklaces but will start to post other things soon. I hope to add knitted and crocheted items soon. Let me know if there is anything you would like to see!
In all honesty, it was quite a process getting this shop set up, but it was fun to do.
Please keep the buzz going and tell your friends to stop by and look around!
A big thank you to my sister Erin, for making the store logo and banner!
Currently, I am only selling necklaces but will start to post other things soon. I hope to add knitted and crocheted items soon. Let me know if there is anything you would like to see!
In all honesty, it was quite a process getting this shop set up, but it was fun to do.
Please keep the buzz going and tell your friends to stop by and look around!
Saturday, April 7, 2012
She's Making Jewelry Now
A few weeks ago we saw this on Portlandia, and laughed a lot mostly because it rang true with me...
I really do love to make crafty things! I have been crocheting and knitting more, which inturn means I am blogging less. Some projects I have made in the past few months are below:
Lately, I discovered making necklaces and I love it! Some people at work asked if I would make them some. I did and got some money for it, and then I thought I should just open an Etsy Store. It took me forever to come up with a name but I think we finally settled on one! I will announce when it is up and running..For now I will be putting my necklaces on there, but eventually I will try and add some crocheted and knitted goods as well!
Here are some examples of the Necklaces:
If you see something you like let me know and I can give a good deal!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Checkin' In
Here we are in February! One month ago I was making New Year's Resolutions, and I feel I am making good progress in 2012!
My resolutions will probably be the same as last years:
less TV -I feel like I am doing OK with this one!
more blogging-eh-there is still room for improvement right?
more crafting-Yes! I have made some cool stuff so far this year and will be making more, but that is a whole other blog post!
more reading-Yes!!! I have read some good books!
more working out-I took some time off for a cold...but I will jump back into it this week!! Also, I am going to try Zumba soon!
I would love to join an improv class-Third class starts this week!
and of course, I would like to keep in better touch with my friends and family.-Working on it!
My resolutions will probably be the same as last years:
less TV -I feel like I am doing OK with this one!
more blogging-eh-there is still room for improvement right?
more crafting-Yes! I have made some cool stuff so far this year and will be making more, but that is a whole other blog post!
more reading-Yes!!! I have read some good books!
more working out-I took some time off for a cold...but I will jump back into it this week!! Also, I am going to try Zumba soon!
I would love to join an improv class-Third class starts this week!
and of course, I would like to keep in better touch with my friends and family.-Working on it!
Last week we went to see Nick Offerman (also known as Ron Swanson) at OSU. He did stand up comedy offering up his tips for prosperity. Some were funny like eat as much red meat as you want. Some tips really were inspiring, like make things with your hands, push the envelope, and stay offline. He made a very good point, no one is going to care if you had a high score on Angry Birds. Why not use the hours you "waste" each day and make something? I found this inspiring and am going to really try to make sure I am not wasting my time away, which often happens when I open my laptop and wander onto the interwebs...
Speaking of the interwebs, thanks to Pinterest, I have found an easy way to keep our house tidy and it only takes 312-30 minutes out of my day. So when I get home I clean right away and have the rest of the night and WEEKEND to relax! My new chore chart can be found here.
My recent favorites:
Parks and Rec-This show gets funnier every week!
My next craft:
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Limboing in Purgatory
So begins a New Year! And along with the new year comes reflecting on the past year and looking forward to what is to come.
I have been reading a lot of memoirs lately, and most of the time I think to myself I could do this, I have a lot of thoughts, opinions, and strange stories I could write about....Then I thought, I have a blog, I can write on there...
This last year Dan and I had a few opportunities come up that we thought would bring us out of Ohio and closer to home. But as luck would have it, it just didn't happen that way. We were (maybe still are) disappointed, but we have decided that wee need to make the most of our time here, while we still have it. Never in my life would I have thought that I would be living in Ohio, let alone more than 4 years in Ohio, but here I am getting close to year 5. And though it seems like EVERYONE we know are moving on, having children and getting married, we feel stuck. Ohio is now synonymous with purgatory. We always thought this was going to be our stepping stone onto the next best thing. I am starting to think this may be this is it!
We have really been thinking about what we want to do and are thankful we have the time to do that. We are learning to be PATIENT and are realizing that we need to stop being frustrated that we may not be doing what everyone else is doing or that we aren't closer to home. We decided now is the time that we can try new things. For example, I signed up for an improv class, Dan wants to do an open mic comedy night and so on. We can keep making plans for future, but we are learning when things don't go as planned that we should use it as another opportunity to try something else.
Columbus is a lovely city. There is a lot of good food and places to see. And most importantly, Columbus is fairly cheap*!
So until the next thing happens, we will be here limboing in purgatory!
*Don't believe me?!? You should come visit!!!
I have been reading a lot of memoirs lately, and most of the time I think to myself I could do this, I have a lot of thoughts, opinions, and strange stories I could write about....Then I thought, I have a blog, I can write on there...
This last year Dan and I had a few opportunities come up that we thought would bring us out of Ohio and closer to home. But as luck would have it, it just didn't happen that way. We were (maybe still are) disappointed, but we have decided that wee need to make the most of our time here, while we still have it. Never in my life would I have thought that I would be living in Ohio, let alone more than 4 years in Ohio, but here I am getting close to year 5. And though it seems like EVERYONE we know are moving on, having children and getting married, we feel stuck. Ohio is now synonymous with purgatory. We always thought this was going to be our stepping stone onto the next best thing. I am starting to think this may be this is it!
We have really been thinking about what we want to do and are thankful we have the time to do that. We are learning to be PATIENT and are realizing that we need to stop being frustrated that we may not be doing what everyone else is doing or that we aren't closer to home. We decided now is the time that we can try new things. For example, I signed up for an improv class, Dan wants to do an open mic comedy night and so on. We can keep making plans for future, but we are learning when things don't go as planned that we should use it as another opportunity to try something else.
Columbus is a lovely city. There is a lot of good food and places to see. And most importantly, Columbus is fairly cheap*!
So until the next thing happens, we will be here limboing in purgatory!
*Don't believe me?!? You should come visit!!!
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