enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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  • four simple goals…

    …for the rest of the year. 1. run outside. 2. host a successful minibook workshop (full details coming Monday). 3. light up our apartment. We can't make it through fall with the lighting we have. 4. make some stuff just for fun. No profit necessary. thanks, elsie, for the challenge!

  • i’m feeling fantastic about august.

    It's sunny! And warm! Actually borderline HOT here. I had a feeling August would be a good month. AHEAD : FALL minibook kits, information on a MINIBOOK workshop, CUSTOM posters & hopefully OVERSIZED posters. And TODAY my favorite friend, Melanie is coming to town. Have a happy day, and as posting may be light, a…

  • dear elise from seven years ago,

    College is amazing. You're scared right now to leave home, to leave your friends, to leave your comfortable school. But you made the right choice. You'll love it in so many ways. Invest in a Mac, not a PC. Yes, a PC is more compatible but you'll be laughing when all the other college freshman…

  • yep, love the bike.

    I've been on two rides. On Wednesday, I rode downtown to meet some new friends for lunch. Today, I rode downtown again to the UPS store. I stay on the sidewalk because I'm terrified of cars. This means most pedestrians are terrified of me. Note to self : get a bell for the handlebar. But…

  • 25 (more) secrets.

    I would eat frozen yogurt everyday. When I lived in LA for school I'd drive 15 miles (or more?) each way just to get frozen yogurt at my favorite place in Pasadena. Sometimes with friends. Sometimes by myself. I am a really slow driver. I do my very best thinking while in the car. But…

  • right now i :

    + am still obsessed with the orange and gray. + fully realize that this has become a wedding blog. just a bit longer folks, hold tight. + have three leads on 2 condos and 1 apartment in our price rang and fave San Diego neighborhood. + miss Paul. he's in Maryland for the next week…

  • thinking about this tonight.

    "when you say one unkind statement, say five loving ones to undo it." – from the amazing marta.

  • it’s like the end of an era.

    Last Thursday was my official last day as an employee at Paper Source. I was there for two and a half years almost to the day. I went in as a sales associate and left as a sales associate but in the meantime worked as a workshop coordinator, workshop teacher, assistant manager and new store…

  • on my mind.

    FINAL STRETCH : How is it already Tuesday? We have a guy coming to look at the apartment today to see how much stuff we have that needs to be moved. He will then come back next Tuesday to pack us all up. Next Thursday all the boxes and furniture will be out the door…

  • 25 secrets.

    One reason I'm excited to get married is that fiancé is the lamest word to say and type. I look at all actors on television and movies to see if they are right or left handed. I do this because I wish I was left handed. It's possible (though less than 25%) that our child…