luxury.

i would love to go to any of these places. at any time. please, and thank you.

playing catch-up.

i've been SICK this past week... and on top of that, had a minor meltdown over my project which is due on tuesday, and also thought i wasn't going to be well enough to visit my boyfriend and his family for easter {i had a bad bout with e. coli, which caused a kidney infection... no fun...}.


so, i am catching up on life. my blog will have to wait til tomorrow. back to my bank and putting together my boards --- wish me luck!


happy easter everyone xxoo

monday blues.

i'm tired - and overwhelmed. my bank project is due next tuesday and i'm feeling very behind. so my blog may be a little slow this week... 


here are some perspectives of my bank. more to come later. happy monday!

loan offices and waiting area.
google sketchup

president's office.
google sketchup

fill in the blank friday.

fill in the blank friday!

{even though i'm doing it on thursday}

1.   My favorite daily responsibility is, taking care of my pup.

2.  My least favorite daily responsibility is, unloading the dishwasher. UGH - worst.possible.thing. and taking the trash out.....

3.  My favorite cuisine to eat when going out is STEAK! {that is, if someone else is paying :)}

4.  My favorite cuisine to prepare at home is italian. yummm.

5.  Andy Warhol said that everyone is famous for 15 minutes. My claim to fame is  being in a commercial for a animal shelter when i was 3 years old - i smiled and pet the pups. cute, right?

6.  If I could have 3 wishes I would wish health, happiness & wisdom.

7.  My biggest pet peeve is  when people chew gum SO loud... and smack their gum around in their mouth like no one can hear. how can you even hear yourself?? i also hate when people fart and don't own it, when people have really horrible roots, or when people talk and never listen. whew.

memories.

my birthday is tomorrow, and every time around this year i always think about my past year, what i'm thankful for and how grateful i am for everything in my life. so i've decided to post my top FIVE favorite things that have happened since my last birthday.

1. the relationship i have with my boyfriend, bryce. we met at the pool 2 weeks before school started and instantly connected. 

2. thankful that bryce saw a picture of pate that i texted her one random morning in october {my teacher had rescued her at just 4 weeks old!} and he told me he wanted her. so he adopted her then, and while she started out HIS dog... she is now both of ours :) i love her so much, and miss her little baby stage, but she's the best 7 month old puppy around!

3. being able to live with one of my best friends, tucci for a semester. she and i have a special kinship i have never had with any other friend. she understands me more than i understand me.

4. being able to live with one of my OTHER best friends, haley, for the whole year. she is such a wonderful support system, and once tucci left, we got a new roommate, chelsea and it has been fabulous!

5. getting an internship with FOX architects in washington d.c. for the summer. cannot wait because i love the office, i love their work, i love their designers and i LOVE that i will be in d.c. for the entire three months.

below are a few pictures of my year. xoxo. can't believe i'm going to be {23}.

baby pate at 5 weeks.

baby pate at 6 weeks

kim, me and tucci

bryce and me at the iron bowl!

see why i relate?

baby pate and i helping our friends celebrate their graduation!

repurpose YOUR home furniture.

i am a lover, follower and believer in all things recycled. while i am not the best recycler in my own home, i do try to repurpose and reuse my furniture til the bitter end. these pictures are fabulous ideas for your home, and how to add creativity, a touch of personality and interest, while repurposing some pieces you might have otherwise thrown out.

all images from hgtv.com

good start to a monday.

here is an exterior perspective of my bank... i wanted to showcase the architecture with these curtain walls and show how the bank will fit into georgetown. i'm going to be developing this more, and i'll update with more interior shots soon!

scared of heights?

i am totally and completely 100% obsessed with this photograph. i adore national geographic and plan on finding more wild & intense photo's like this one - so stay tuned!

weekend fab find.

my weekend fab find is.... thirty one products. my big sister, katie baba, is a sales rep for this company called thirty one. they offer stylish purses, accessories & products that help organize the lives of busy women. they come in fun, funky BRIGHT colors and prints... so instantly i'm drawn to them. 


my friends collins & aj threw a thirty-one party and katie showcased some of her products... i instantly fell in love and bought three items... and i didn't even spend that much money! 
here are a few of the items i bought:

i got this in the blue print for a carry-all bag.... only $9 because i spent
enough money :)

this is a large bag that is very sturdy ... which i feel is PERFECT for traveling
when you just want to throw a bunch of clothes into a bag and go.
i got this in the blue paisley as well!

purchased in the garden lattice {the green} and engraved in a
turquoise spelling out "pate" for my sweet little puppy to store
all her toys. only $28.

haley got me this! i'm excited to store all of my pens/pencils in it..
for only $18 after monogramming.. how can you go wrong?
i purchased it in the blue paisley :)

if you want to check out this site... please go to my inspirational reading and click on "life experiences" which is katie baba's blog ~ then look at her "thirty one" tab and shop away!

fill in the blank ....saturday?

i'm a little behind... visiting bryce this weekend so i've been pre-occupied!!

1.   Something that makes me a great friend is,  i try to be a good listener.

2.  I am  a dog lover, people person, happy-go-lucky and go with the flow... most of the time :) 

3.  I am not a non-worrier.... one of my BIGGEST flaws. i over-analyze everything and worry 24/7. wish i could get rid of that :/

4.  If I had to describe myself in 3 words, they would be accommodating {totally stole this word but it is so true...} loving & happy.

5.  Something I'm really cheap about is  JUNK. i hate a cluttered junky room.... i throw away random stuff all the time because i love to have a clean space.

6.  Something I'm willing to splurge on is  CLOTHES. or art..... or something for my animal. or a plane ticket........

7.  I would trade    every weekend at auburn      for     weekends with all my friends and family in one place   in a heartbeat.

my love, etsy.

my pup woke me up at the wonderful hour of six this morning, wanting to play, potty & eat... she had so much energy that i fought through the sleepy groggy feelings of wanting to just curl up in my bed and ignore her whining. we went outside, ate & played and by 6:45, baby pate was passed out with her bone next to her... and i am well onto my 2nd cup of joe.


so i went on etsy and found this gem:

cubby shelf $60
kenneth dante

i would put this shelf in my bathroom {at my new house, of course} to store my makeup brushes, perfume, lotion etc., and wallpaper the inside with a funky modern print in order to jazz it up. 

look at me!

my new business cards for my freelance work! what do you guys think?? can't wait to give these out and start distributing and maybe making some money :)

wine and cheese party.

i created this invite this morning for my good friend {practically a big sister} ally, the owner of the pink alligator. let me know what you guys think - 

april fools!

april fools!!!

so i pranked TWO people - bryce & my parents. here's how it went down....

for BRYCE i texted him telling him to call me, i had something to tell him. he called me and was asking me what was wrong and i told him i decided i didn't want to move to washington d.c., that instead i wanted to go pursue this internship in london and that i wasn't going to be able to see him before i moved. he acted sweet about it at first, and then was speechless... and then i couldn't hold it anymore because i felt so bad so i screamed april fool's! needless to say, bryce and i will never be celebrating april fools day together in the future.

for my PARENTS i called my dad and told him that we needed to talk. i told him i was being evicted from my apartment because people complained about me having a dog and there is a no-animal policy in our apartment - i had called the movers and was moving in with my roommates for next year for the time being. i kept my dad going on this for 5 minutes... i must say - he was SO CALM, but i could tell he was fuming. finally i screamed april fool's and you could tell he was so relieved.

i can't fool anymore people because it's kind of mean :/ but know i love you all and i didn't mean it... it's a harmless prank! 

have a great weekend. 

xo

weekend fab find.

my weekend fab find is already here. too soon? too bad.

my new love is etsy. it is an e-commerce website focusing on handmade or vintage items. you can be a vendor OR a buyer. it is so fun - go check out the site to see why i'm so hooked.


today i don't feel well, so i was snooping around etsy and came upon this brilliant artist - "nay arts" from las vegas, nevada. he does original paintings and i am in LOVE with them. i'm trying to figure out which painting i want to purchase, but haven't figured it out so far... which one do you like the best?

all of these paintings are $50 which is SUCH A STEAL. i need one for my new room in my new house ...... i'm liking the idea of "pull yourself together" :)

fill in the blank friday.

it is fill in the blank friday! it is also april fool's day. i'm trying to plan out my fab april fool's day pranks... so come back and read more tomorrow on what i've done :)

1.   The best prank I ever pulled was   when i called my dad in high school and told him that my brother and i got into a car wreck going to ski practice. when he got really worried and started to panic, i realized that wasn't so nice so i quickly told him it was a joke. i don't think he really laughed......

2.  The best prank ever pulled on me was  when my friend katey and haley {from my interior design studio} told me they saw big foot when we were doing a habitat project in the middle of nowhere-alabama. i totally believed them for a solid 6 months. i also told everyone in my studio that they had seen big foot and that he emerged from the woods without any clothes just a loin cloth..... it was so stupid. why did i believe that?

3.  A day without   good snuggles on the couch with pate  is a day wasted.

4.  The most important things in life are   the people you love. {i realize i stole this from the girl who creates this... but it rings so true}.

5.  I dream of    get ready for this list - GRADUATING, this summer {because it is going to be the best summer ever i can't even wait}, having a puppy rescue, backpacking through europe {and other extremely exotic places}, owning my own design firm, running a marathon, my future.

6.  I dread  getting SICK, leaving bryce after a good weekend together, giving presentations, getting on the scale after a weekend of partying and eating crap :/

7.  A discovery I made this week was i love my studio & the girls that are in it more and more each day. without them, i honestly wouldn't be able to make it through the battle of an education in interior design.