Exciting Changes

On Friday, I cut 5.5 inches off of my hair. 

It was definitely time for a trim and though it is a little shorter than I hoped, I know it will only grow.  Adrienne suggested that I get long layers, so that is what I did.  It still feels really short but so much better.

The really exciting change is in my career.  I accepted the position of Assistant Librarian at Phoenix Art Museum last week!  This means that I will be running the Lemon Art Research Library and I will have an office with a window!  I am nervous but I was able to play house in the Library a couple days a week over the summer and I really think that I have what it takes.  It comes with a raise so hopefully I won't always have to have an ulcer about money anymore!  I don't know when I will officially transfer over to my new position but it is so exciting to be beginning my career in libraries!!

Also, I start an Irish step dance class at the Irish Cultural Center next week.  I can't wait to get my feet dancing again!

Nightstand

I have been talking about the need for a nightstand since I moved back to Phoenix in January.  I have missed a couple good ones on Craigslist and didn't find anything high enough at Ikea.  I put Amy on the job and she sent me to Lizabel's, the antique store down the street, yesterday. 

The one she sent me to look at wasn't tall enough but right next to it was a desk that had been marked down in price and was the perfect height.  Amy and the girls came down and I made the purchase.  It is perfect and I couldn't be happier!

So this morning, I was looking through the ads from the Sunday paper and in the Best Buy ad I saw the cover of the new Brandon Flowers cd.  Any sure as shit, there is my desk!  Little did I know that I bought a famous desk for my nightstand!  Funny little world...

My Roommates

I thought I would introduce you to the friendly faces I get to see everyday!

This is Girlfriend.  She came with my new house and lives in a casita in the backyard.  She eats a lot and Gracie enjoys trying to attack her through the backdoor. 

Just snoozing in the backyard...

Katherine and I went to the pet store last week and brought home four goldfish which she named Nemo, Dory, Charlotte (after her little sister) and Saul (after a family friend).  All four have made it a week which is a good sign.  I forgot to buy rocks so it looks a little barren in their tank but they seem happy.

And of course, Gracie!

I was eating breakfast and reading for school yesterday and I looked up to her sitting across from me.

My Wonderful Home

This is my wonderful new home.  I am completely grateful to have the opportunity to live here and I love living just four houses down from my friends.  It is especially nice when you don't have any copy paper and a ton of reading for school or you realize that you have no toilet paper :)

The view from the front porch - the sky was amazing this night.

The library bookshelves gifted from Sandra!

The extra bedroom which I am using as my office/craft room.  It will be perfect for my Mim's sewing table when it moves out here from the Midwest hopefully next month.

My bedroom with my brand new-to-me nightstand.  I just bought the desk from Lizabel's today.  I had to pull the trigger on this purchase and I couldn't be happier!

The backyard.  I can't wait for Sunday Blues Dinners on the deck and reading on a blanket once it cools off. 

I can't wait to have visitors now that I have the perfect house!  It is starting to cool off so plan your trips soon!

These are a few of my favorite things...

This picture is busy but so am I these days. 

My coffee table is covered with my favorite things - magazines and a new craft book (Wee Wonderfuls by Hillary Lang - which is completely amazing), the Sunday paper (only the sections that I read), the beginning of a crocheted bib for the new little one, a drink from In-N-Out (which is what I had for dinner after buying an obscene amount of fabric at JoAnn's), library books (basically anything by Amy Butler these days), remote controls (to watch Glee from Netflix - I'm obsessed), and even little Gracie made it in the picture.