enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: ejbc

  • 25 is the new 24.

  • scenes from the weekend.

    It was a stay indoors weekend as a big blizzard hit the DC area. I was without cable and internet for a day but I had plenty of paper projects to work on until I ran out of adhesive. I got started on the custom save the dates I'm making for a friend and made…

  • monday thankful.

    thankful for morning coffee, finishing up and shipping out a few book orders, the automatic teller (read: no lines) at the post office, pasta leftovers for lunch, finding swoon-worthy boots on sale (Steph, we're twins), & twitter – I love the link-sharing. also so thankful for your comments & thoughts on my weekend posts. I…

  • sunday thankful.

    so thankful that I have learned to love this coast.

  • saturday thankful.

    thankful for the ability to change & adapt. Three years ago (nearly to the day) I was a senior in college and struggling with the job search. And by struggling, I mean I was curled up into a ball on the floor & sobbing. Part of the problem was that I was a business major…

  • whew, it’s thursday.

    Yesterday was a battle. The cards were stacked against me so to speak. My printer rebelled. Traffic on every road swelled. Nothing was clicking and everything felt like a mess. Today I woke up and have not stopped moving. In a fury of activity have been attacking the mess. I am working on making the…

  • fall realization.

    The weather we have been having is quite mild, but it definitely LOOKS like fall around here. I'm loving it. Loving the season change and the new energy that comes with it. Paul comes home from his two month medical excursion late Friday night. Just in time to cook up chili and watch football on…

  • fall.

    Past and present : homecoming, fireplaces, high school football games, dark nail polish, resurgence of knitting hobby, carving pumpkins, potato soup, extra blankets, cozy nights, lattes, sharpened pencils, sweaters, new shoes, books, colored leaves, pumpkin seeds, pajama pants, black and white photos, Halloween, apple cider, cinnamon, car heaters, orange, brown, red, flushed cheeks, Thanksgiving, chili,…

  • my life on the AAA list.

    So, funny story. I should keep a whole blog about my funny car stories. It would be called "I don't enJOY it" and the posts would be few and far between but the ones that were there would be real gems. (In case you are interested : the one where I tried to get my…