twenty-seven + 2011 recap.

My birthday was earlier this week, but I'm still eating cake and doing nothing — so the celebration continues! Twenty-six was busy, but so good to me:

• Taking a two-year break from your career to go back to school never sounds ideal, but I could not have chosen a better time to attend grad school. My classmates are amazing and the workload is a healthy (or not?) balance somewhere between challenge, hard work, and reward.
• Another year, another nephew! My family back in Michigan keeps growing and I continue to have great friends and awesome clients here in Chicago. I love love love this city.
• The women of Quite Strong continue to be an inspiration to me and as we close out our second year as a collaborative we're still going… strong.

I hate when people say, "life is good", but life is good. I'll be working on a list of resolutions and wishing you all a happy and healthy 2012, cheers!

golden birthday.

pink presents.

Today I turn 26. I've been too busy to write a fancy birthday post, but summing up the past year is simple — I'm the happiest I've ever been and I owe thanks to everyone and everything in it! 25 might be impossible to top, but it doesn't mean I'm not going to try :)

Love & luck in 2011,
V 

quarter century old + 2009 recap.

I am about to skip town for the holidays (sans laptop — wahoo!), but I must admit I'm turning 25 this Saturday. It's kind of a big deal... hello, adulthood (for real this time). 2009 has honestly been the most amazing year, so cheers to life and all the people who make it so great!

photo via tinydancer17 

 Here's my recap:

• I started taking sewing classes.
• I jumped out of a perfectly good plane.
• I scored my dream job.
• I got to see my favorite band with my best friend.
• I replaced my dinosaur powerbook with a shiny new MBP.
• I started biking to work on a regular basis (until it snowed).
• I was able to visit both Taliesin and Taliesin West.
• I spent 4th of July with 3 of the most amazing people I know.
• My dog surpassed my age (in doggy years).
• I paid off my credit card. 
• I finally launched my portfolio site.

Did I miss anything?