Summer.

As I sit here sweltering in the mid-summer heat, here are a few snapshots to remind me that a Colorado summer can actually be quite lovely! Now I must go pray for rain...

Portland.

I went to Portland for work last weekend for a few days. Before the true "work" started I was able to get out and enjoy the city a bit. I hadn't been since I was 13 or so, so it was a lovely surprise to discover that I really, really enjoyed the city and the beautiful surroundings. I made it to the waterfalls, International Rose Test Garden, Japanese Gardens, the Portland Saturday Market (on Sunday, but what a great demonstration of the cities commitment to the creative peeps) and also stumbled upon the naked bike ride, pride parade, great street food and some old friends. Below are a few pics from the weekend...which was a great kick-off to my renewed commitment to photography!

Babies.

One of my BFF's is having a baby in September! I love new little babies...and designing them their very own suite of stationary. First up? The baby shower! The whole JW2/JW3 thing is something you might not get if you don't know the happy parents-to-be, but I'm really happy with how it turned out!

Harper.

I was absolutely delighted to design the birth announcement for my cousin's new baby Harper...I guess that makes the little dude my second cousin? His parents are absolutely delightful and this project was so much fun!

Trippin.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately...man, where does the time go? Turns out, the official kick-off of summer is in just a few days...Memorial Day Weekend!

I've mentioned previously on the blog the sense of wanderlust that I was experiencing...and yep, still experiencing it. I even offered to drive with my BFF from LA to Philly if she moves there this summer...not sure she'll take me up on it, but I can only hope it will be as well documented (infographically speaking) as this find over at Papercut!

Pysanky.

Pysanky is the art of Ukranian egg making. My great grandfather came to Canada from the Ukraine, so someday I'm going to have to try out this awesome tutorial: Ukranian Eggs Made Simple.

I'll be spending Easter weekend with my favorite little people, my niece and nephew, and flying back to Colorado with my niece so she can spend spring break with me and her grandparents.

Happy Easter everyone!

Blossoms.

Happy Spring! Here in the Rockies our spring is usually full of 80 degrees one day, windy and cold the next, with a little bit of thundersnow (Mother Nature's most awesome phenomenon) for show.

Even though I'm hardpressed to find either of these lovely blossoms in my neighborhood, nothing makes me happier than when the cherry blossoms and bluebonnets come out to play!

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