the land of eh’s.

i’m going on an adventure.

yes, that’s right! i’m going to canada. if you know me, you know i’ve had this dream for awhile, and it’s finally happening. Jen and I will be traveling across approximately seven states on our trek to canada. yippee!

jen is a professional road-tripper, so i’m merely following her lead. it’s going to be grand.

here is a look at our itinerary.

Monday > Chicago, IL

Tuesday > Madison, WI

Wednesday > Milwalkee, WI

Thursday > Chicago/Hillsdale, MI

Friday > Ann Arbor, MI

Saturday > Detroit, MI / Columbus, OH

Sunday > Columbus, OH

Monday > Buffalo, NY / Niagara Falls

Tuesday > Toronto, Canda

Wednesday > Canada/ Buffalo, NY

i need your help.

this is what i’m asking of you, my fellow readers. I need opinions and great places to see along the way! I know a lot of you have traveled yourselves, so pass along all your wisdom!

& don’t worry, i’ll be capturing every step of my journey!

inspiration station.

i collect things. a lot of different things. images from pinterest. paper samples. starbucks cups. receipts. and links. lots of links.

here are a few of my favorites at the moment.

http://brandondeloach.com/

http://www.ryanfeerer.com/

http://howdyjeff.com/  <– one of my favs.

http://www.gregorycoleman.com/

http://www.blueandtheory.com/

http://gailycurl.com/

http://www.the10centdesigner.com/

http://www.jonasbergstrand.com/

http://www.heartboxstudio.com/

just to give you a few.

do something awesome today!

owlivia vanhootson.

well, hello!

this is a project i had the privilege of working on recently. miss danielle pritchard started a little company and needed a brand to go along with. owls have held a special place in my heart as of the past couple of years, so i was totally excited to incorporate an owl in this specific project.

here is a little bit of the work i’ve done and how it’s currently being used.

check out owlivia vanhootson here and you can even purchase some of the cute products on her etsy page.

 

thanks for reading!

j.

twenty-three.

oh man. it’s official. i’m old.

i had a lovely day, though. & my frands are awesome.

be jealous.

box of goodies from marissa anne.

surprise cupcakes sent to work from the lovely allison leigh.

and a cute little gift set from the danielle pritchard at Owlivia VanHootson (check her out here!)

see, told ya my friends were awesome.

oh. so i’m twenty-three, look how old i look…. only kidding!

ps- i was wearing this sweater in my last birthday photo, too! … but i was in germany. crazy how times change.

twenty-two was a really good year. it had some ups and downs but over all it was the jam. i traveled around europe, graduated college, lived in a new city, and most of all, grew as a person. it’s times like this that make you realize how far you’ve really come.

//edit//

here’s the “actual” birthday photo. the big 2-3.

i also ate some yummy mexican food with the rooms. nom.

roomies!

cheers to twenty-three!

thanks for all the birthday thoughts and wishes!

you guys make me glad.