Summer Cliff Notes, Part 2

Even though my summer is officially over, I'm going to finish what I started, and summarize my adventures over my last few months of freedom.

I found the most fabulous "I Scream" shop & bellbottom pants at the library. 

My hair was usually a bit of an impossible mess, as was my room.

I was paid to make messes like these at work. 

But I also made cool things, too.

These pieces became part of a stop motion animation for American Greetings.

This iPhone and these lovely friends were also animated.

But I had a table all to myself to create, and a floor to spread out and animate on.

Nicholas surprised me with this to-scale model of my room, so I could rearrange my furniture how I wanted it. And then he emptied my room so we could paint. 

Now it's a much prettier color.

We took a great road trip from Cleveland to Charleston, with plenty of patriotic sights in between.

I found this friend in an antique shop, and this shirt in a sailing shop. Nicholas refused to buy me either.

 He did, however, tolerate excessive time shopping at some of my favorite stores.

Even when all the clothes looked like a lot of outfits I already own.

We ended our trip with a day of sailing, and I came back to Cleveland to find Debbie's art hanging up at the airport RTA station.

I made more dreamcatchers, and lots of clover crowns. 

I accumulated a ridiculous amount of 35mm filmstrip slideshows. They're beautiful.

I saw this beauty at a car show with Josh & Scott, and that cat totebag at a bus stop. Jealous of both. 

Finally got around to visiting the A Christmas Story house (they filmed it here in Cleveland!), even though my dad says it's a sin to visit it when there isn't snow on the ground. 

I spent a good amount of time exploring the wilderness, aka, suburban Cleveland where they don't want pedestrians and therefore have no sidewalks.

I added the beauty on the right to my vintage religious completed paint-by-numbers collection. It's Jesus overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Or watching a sunset. You choose. 

And dyed my hair crazy colors which are still changing. Mia says it's a hair of a different color. I love that kid.

My semester started today. I'm already working on a photo assignment. And heading to work at the library. I might have exciting news tomorrow. Well, not that exciting. We'll see. Also, my room might catch on fire tonight. But let's hope not.