enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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  • I just tried on my cap and gown. I have never looked older or prettier. I want to be buried in that cap and gown. (after a long and happy life, of course.) I also really want this desk calendar from Bob’s Your Uncle.  Do you see how there is a column for "someday"?  Does…

  • Food also helps.  I think I consumed a fruit tree and a bread making plant today.  Before noon. I also almost got carpal tunnel syndrome from scrapbook message boards.  But then I pulled myself away and made a big mess on the floor.  And I played with paint: It is a lift of this layout. …

  • Greetings and Happy National Scrapbook Day! Yesterday, I was getting the roommates hyped for today.  And Jenny found something on Facebook that said it was also National Make Out Day.  And I said "Wow.  How appropriate is that?"  And today, I tried to google for some proof of the holiday.  And I found it, here.…

  • rihgt now i have so many photos to share. but this seems them most ap-pro-po.  it is the end of the beginning my friends.

  • That was my senior quote in the Rio Americano High School yearbook.  It is very…promise-filled.  Or inspiring.  Or something.  It is very, "Go Get ’em."  I am not sure I see myself, four years later, in that quote.  But right now, I can see myself very much in this: "Determine to live life with flair…

  • Less than 24 hours from now I will be done with my last final ever.  Trying to wrap my brain around that, which leaves little room for all the case studies and concepts I am also trying to store inside. Laundry and studying and cleaning on the agenda today.  And then dinner out for Lex’s…

  • You can eat here: Busboys and Poets. Because it is one of those restaurants where the food is great, the atmosphere is better and the company is best. Call me.  I will meet you there.

  • Paul left me keys to wander around by myself this morning.  And by "wander around" I mean, "Head directly to Starbucks, do not pass go, do not collect $200."  I cannot tell you where the nearest freeway entrance is, but I can cut through someone’s backyard and cross a busy street to get coffee.  On…

  • I woke Ate waffles Walked to Starbucks Did the NY Times crossword Walked back Had lunch Made brownies Gymmed Went to sushi Had ice cream Good day.

  • How-dee. I got a little distracted from the blogging.  First I had to finish my website project.  Then it was our last night at Traddies – which turned into a beer/water fight.  Then I woke up and it was Friday morning so I picked up Paul at the airport.  Then we went to the invite,…