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control

I have to believe that everything happens for a reason.  Sometimes we wouldn't choose what happens to us, but with life we hopefully learn and grow and get back up!  Opportunities are presented to us everyday and we make choices about what to do with them...answer the unknown number, go for a jog, take a nap...there are no wrong choices, rather things we learn from and things we love.

Sometimes things don't go according to our plan, but who really put us in charge?  Control makes us feel powerful and responsible, but is it more than that?  Does someone get a job because they are the perfect candidate, or are there other "perfect" candidates who know someone or is it luck of the draw?  I'd like to think I have power over getting a job or my daily interactions, but they are just that...interactions, involving what I like to call the human factor.  When humans are involved there is no control.

However, there is control over statistics, but not over another person's choices.  I prefer statistics.  I never thought I would say that, but there is comfort in order and numbers, but there is something so special and rewarding about people and the interactions we have with them that make the lack of control worth it.

Today I am trying consciously to let go of control and focus on the present, which involves being happy and enjoying every minute of today, even if I can't make things happen.

The Shoes I Find

"Park Ave I"

Inspired by an exorbitant amount of abandoned solo shoes I noticed while living in Portland Maine I decided initially to collect said shoes to create a sculpture of found and altered art.  When we moved to New York State I had to dispose of the them, as they weren't exactly the cleanest.  I have morphed the idea into a photo shoot, which will be much cleaner.  This is the first shoe of the series "The Shoes I Find."  I call this "Park Ave I."

Philly

Brooke and a Claes Oldenburg sculpture

Philly...you were fun!  A quick trip to Philly last weekend for Andre, me and our friends Mike and Michelle.  Priceline hooked us up with a lovely hotel in preparation for The Color Run 2012 - Philadelphia!  A great time was had and we met up with an old friend Ellen and two new friends who introduced us to real Philly Cheese steaks, a walking tour of Philly to include the Liberty Bell and Love Park.  The Color Run was amazing...23,000 runners and with painted shirts, arms, legs and faces!  Next time the guys said they want in on the fun of having powdered cornstarch and dye thrown at you while you run 3 miles!  I mean who wouldn't?!

Happy Birthday my Love!

Happy 36th Birthday to my Love!  

A wonderful birthday weekend of friends, food and sunshine!  

A weekend of grilling and playing games, the Lilac Festival, and Avengers 3D!  

We couldn't have asked for nicer weather!  

Hello from post-grad life

inspired by my friend Nikki and her latest blog post, I am adopting her project a week idea (Thanks!)  Although since I am not working right now I think as long as they aren't HUGE projects I will try to do a project everyday, at least one.  Lists really help me, so I will start by making a list and tackling at least one thing a day.  I also have a few visits to friends on that list that include Albany, Michigan, Toronto, Maine and D.C.  (not in any order, although the first two are musts)  :)

A shout out to Greg who Skype us yesterday and found my camera charger while in Spain!  It was actually in our house, but he guided the search!  Muchas gracias mi amigo!

Graduation....DONE

Graduation has come and gone.  The gown and hood are draped over the chair in the dining room; cap accessorizing the table.  Flowers are brightening up every room and my red pumps are waiting for another adventure, as they wait patiently in the hall.  Photos are coming in through Face Book and email and I am left with great memories, a wonderfully supportive family and group of friends... and a few blisters.    

dear 30...

dear 30s...i thought (many years ago now) i would turn this magical number and have a career, maybe a child or two...a dog, a house, a bed skirt and frivolous things like that, maybe an Adirondack chair and a wrap-around porch.

i'm 30 and so far i fell on the ice and have been going to physical therapy since February for my shoulder, have been hospitalized with cellulitis, experienced loss, and somehow managed to complete my thesis.

30 is nothing like i planned.  i threw away the list...i may never have those things, but i'm 30, i have a wonderful family and an amazing boyfriend, great friends, (almost finished with) a Master's degree, a job waiting for me when I graduate and i'm HAPPY, despite everything life has thrown at me ;) and maybe because everything life has thrown at me!

This post was inspired by a friend who has been looking forward to/dreading 30...EMBRACE IT!

21 days to Graduation...then the world is ours!

21 days to Graduation
13 days to the Thesis Presentation and Senior Art Show and last day of classes
14 days until all notes are due
12 days to a final lecture
9 days until the last day of internship
5 days until a group paper/presentation and individual literature review are due!
3 days until thesis is due again, hopefully for the last time
Then...the world is ours!


How will I fill my days when my thesis is completed and bound and when everything from all four of my classes isn't due on the same day?  Here is my plan: try new recipes (daily), scrapbook, paint more often, check out some of the local museums, especially the art museums and the butterfly museum, read book because I want to, run 5ks and run with Michelle 2 or 3 x a week, and get excited for summer fun!  Looking forward to some free time!

Endings and beginnings

Endings: Thesis is almost done...within the week.  Graduation is less than a month away!
Beginnings: Last Tuesday I was offered a full-time job after I graduate in May, so happy!
In other news: 
My wonderful boyfriend Andre surprised my with a beautiful bouquet of tulips for landing a job, working hard and just because he loves me!  When I got out of the library at midnight (Wednesday) he gave them to me!  :) ...Thank You!  They are lovely and make me smile!

I also got to have lunch with an old friend and BFF (who is trying to make it on Broadway) who was in town - Thai food, stories of past adventures and sharing of artwork.