enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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  • Right now, I am hooked on Rock Band 2 – drumming. I drum and drum and drum. And my goal is to be as good as these guys. I might just upload a video of me to show you how far I have to go to get there. Right now, I am in the process…

  • I have been walking a big chunk of my commute this past week. Yesterday, my accidental mantra as I was walking was the word lovely. I could not get it out of my head. And then a lot of things came together last night around 11pm and I made a little book for keeping everything…

  • Oh man. This one is my favorite. Just perfect in its multi-colored, haiku glory. By Green Chair Press.

  • This morning I woke up, hopped in the shower and then did something that for the past three months I never thought I would do again – I put on a sweatshirt to eat my cereal. Gasp. NORMALLY, after my shower, I pour ice cold water over my head and then climb into the freezer.…

  • These new lovelies make up for the moment at my college graduation when the guy who was calling out the names as we accepted our diplomas refused to say my middle name because he thought I had made it up. Vera Wang writing papers. Buy 50, get 25 free. (run-on sentence not included.)

  • Busy weekend up ahead. We've got friends in town which means pizzas to bake, football games to attend and obviously beer to drink. So before all that, I went to letterpress land this morning to get a few things taken care of (Allison + Amy, If you are out there, your custom orders are done…

  • So, this lady came into the store today pushing a stroller which held what must have been the newest baby in the world. (if no babies have been born in the last two weeks.) At the time, I was moving some flower fans around. The lady looked at me and asked "is that a fan?"…

  • I need to not be sitting here typing. I need a to be finishing my hair, grabbing my bag and dashing out the door. I need to have 45 extra minutes each day. I need to figure out a Plan A. and then stick to it. (Or at least come up with two or three…