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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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It felt like a short week. Must have been all the Olympics watching. How about that Missy Franklin? I love her. I also love every inch of every event. Makes for fantastic e&p bonding and the couch-side commentary is too good.

I made progress on my website (nothing new is up yet, but soon!) and placed an order for samples of the fall line of stamps. They arrived yesterday & I think they are winners (hoping for a big launch in mid-September). I am tweaking my business cards (again!) and coming up with new thank you notes (again!). Those sorts of projects are my favorite.

We are off to Palm Springs this afternoon! The desert is my happy place and this weekend we are celebrating so much good stuff. First, that I turned in my big project this past week (!!!!!!!!!!!). Second, that on Monday, we will have lived together for five years. Third, that Paul left for his deployment 52 weeks ago today and we made it through the year in one, much stronger and more awesome piece.

We're staying at the Saguaro this time. A rainbow hotel in the middle of a heat wave? I'm all over it.

Have a great weekend. I'll see you Monday morning, hopefully with oodles of vacation photos.

ps. I so appreciated your comments on last Monday's post. I didn't realize it was such an "excited" post until I re-read it with fresh eyes. I am in a really good place. Perhaps the best ever. And nope, it's not because I'm secretly pregnant, but more the opposite; it's because I'm embracing what comes, when it comes.

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20 responses to “around here.”

  1. J3SS1C4 Avatar

    Super excited to see the stamps and the new website! It looks like there may be even more stamps than there were in the last set!! I love these random peaks around your work space!

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  2. jodi Avatar

    so much happy. really looking forward to the new stamps and the site redesign. also? totally jealous of your trip to the saguaro. it looks like such a fun place. enjoy!

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  3. KA Avatar

    Do people keep telling you that Missy Franklin reminds them of you? Because for some reason she totally does, even though you don’t really look all that much alike, except you sort of do. Maybe it’s just because I imagine you always that excited in my head.

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  4. Kiele Gregoire Avatar

    so funny (so happy) that you’re feeling in a good place waiting for what comes, because, i feel like (not knowing you, but knowing your blog) that it’s funny how i ran across someone that i am in the same boat with, recently having to deal/come to terms with/get into the new idea that it’ll come when it comes, and i actually have been feeling really “free” about it. it feels so much better to let it all go and leave it up to what’s meant to be… SINCE that is always what happens anyway. Doesn’t it? It’s a very special time, this two-some “whateverness”…So, long story short, I’m so glad to see that you are feeling better about it and thanks for sharing because it inspires me to keep up the good vibes and the freedom.

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  5. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    The desert is my happy place too!!! The Saguaro looks so cool! Our last trip to PS we stayed at the Renaissance (on a good special), but next time we’re going to stay at Orbit In, Caliente Tropics or the Del Marcos. We love us some MCM. Have a fantastic time! :]

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  6. elise blaha Avatar

    No! But that is awesome.

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  7. Lindsay Overbey Avatar

    Can’t wait to see your new web design. Can’t wait to hear the secret too. That place looks awesome + the Ace too. I would LOVE to go. Have so much fun!!!

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  8. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    Excited to see the new stamps and website! Quick question, are you planning to sell your holiday mini books this year? I have to say I like project life, but I fell behind due to life with a toddler and being pregnant and it’s so hard to catch up. I really miss working on mini’s and hope you will be stocking them again. I find they are so much easier to tackle, and less daunting if you take a short break from working on them. I LOVED your choice in papers last year with the holiday book ESP. Also any plans to add a fall and or spring book into the mix? Thanks Elise. Love your blog. Thanks for sharing and keeping is inspired 🙂

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  9. elise blaha Avatar

    I will be doing holiday books for sure. But not fall or spring…they never do half as well as summer and holiday. 🙂

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  10. Skye Avatar

    Oooh, I can’t wait to see the new stamps! That thank you note looks awesome. Where did you get that great do what you love/love what you do poster? (I can’t remember you sharing it before… but you probably have.)

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  11. elise blaha Avatar

    It is UG MONK. 🙂

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  12. lucky penny love Avatar

    Oh. I can’t wait to see your photos of the Saguaro. I was there (Palm Springs) in June. We stayed at the Movie Colony Hotel. But on the way out of town we drove by the Saguaro and I had to pull over and take photos of the rainbow exterior. Have a fabulous time and I can’t wait to see all your projects!

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  13. Robyn :) Avatar
    Robyn :)

    I want to stay at that place!! I noticed they are a joie de vivre hotel. I stayed at one of those in Laguna Beach and it was awesome. Not as colorful, though 🙂

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  14. Elizabeth M Avatar

    I think I am on the same Olympic wave as you! I get overly excited every time I see Missy Franklin!

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  15. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    These posts always inspire me to take more everyday photos, besides my photo a day.

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  16. Pink Ronnie Avatar

    Elise, what a wonderful post to read on a Sunday morning here in Sydney! Love your energy and enthusiasm as always. I get so inspired by that. Naturally, I am DYING to find out about this big project – I’m secretly hoping it’s a book or something that I can buy and read. 🙂
    Have the best time in Palm Springs!
    Ronnie xo

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  17. Sandy Avatar
    Sandy

    Can’t wait to see the stamps and the website. Hope you are having a great weekend.

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  18. Janna Avatar
    Janna

    Ok I am totally jealous of you staying at The Saguaro! How was it? I wanted to stay there when we went to Phoenix in May – talk about heat wave! O it was aweome tho. And that hotel looks so much like my style that I told my husb we are totally shelling out the extra bucks to stay there next time. What’d you think of it? I’d love to know if we really should stay there next time we go. Looks so bright and happy! Btw I taped my desk rainbow;) I LOVE it! How is your’s holding up? I never did see an update on it. I ended up mod podging mine – did you do anything to yours?

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  19. rossana Avatar

    have you had a nice holidays? I hope yes! I wait for your photos!
    bye!

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  20. elise blaha Avatar

    hey! We really loved it (see todays post for photos). My desk is good! I am not going to cover it with anything and just occasionally retape when needed. 🙂

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