So I’ve been neglecting my precious blog for far too long. I’ve been taking pictures for it, but no updates have been happening. Its been a busy couple of months, and it will only get busier. Lincoln is growing up and he & girl cat are pretty much BFFs.
****EDIT: Darin has informed me that Lincoln & Girl Cat are, infact, NOT BFFs.
Speaking of Lincoln, we had to ‘boo’ him this afternoon because he threw cards all over our couch! He is either trying to learn a game so he can participate on game night or learning magic. Either way, he made a mess! and we had to boo him.
I’ve also been working on my personal site and I’m really excited about it now. I used textpattern to build it, and once you get the hang of it, its sooooo easy and fun. Totally customizeable and it uses CSS so its easy to figure out.
www.angelalehman.com
Wedding planning is going really well. I have a HUGE list of things I have to do, people I have to call, etc. But I’m really excited about it, and have lots of energy to plan. Here are the save the dates & holiday card we sent out (this project made me fall in love with stamps!):
Our new baby!
He is 11 weeks old. Very playful and loves to lick your face clean. Girl Cat isnt impressed, shes a little afraid of him, but I think she will learn to love him.
More pictures to come!
Last night, Darin and I started game night up again! I think it was a great first game night. We played Balderdash (one of my favorites), and Darin made muffins. They were sooooo good. Brent & I decorated them.
YUM!
I’m excited for the next game night. I want to use this chess board that my mom & dad gave me. Its made out of marble! I want to play it, but I left all the pieces back at 431, so I’ll have to go pick them up today. Today is the day I take all of my crap at 431, and carry it to the curb. I’m kind of excited! Sometimes it feels good to get rid of crap that you’ve been carrying around for years. I think I’m just going to throw out the boxes, not even open them. As soon as I open the boxes, I’ll want to keep everything in there, and what for? so I can store it in another basement for 2 years?
Anywho, I dont know how to transition into talking about my plants, but I love them and want to take note of them in my blog. :)
Lisa gave me the one on the left, I love it, its so cute and spikey! The other two I bought at Lowes. Darin bought 2 plants too! we have a whole family of plants.
So the wedding is coming up, and now that I’m moved into Darins house, its planning time! First thing is to make save the date cards. So far I’ve made these stickers so people can mark their calendars.
I bought an oval punch to make these, and just punched ovals out of sticker paper. Then I stamped each one with the bride and groom stamp. I found it at Michaels, and I love it! super cute!
I’d like to make a stamp for the save the dates, so I can spend money on nice paper, instead of printing. Hopefully I can finish these this week. busy busy busy!!!
I found a website where you can make your own unique flag. I loved this idea, so I combined the flags of the US, Italy, and the Netherlands. I was born in the US, my fiancee is Italian, and I hold a place in my heart for the Netherlands. I traveled there recently and it was the best experience of my life. I got to work with famous designers, and I learned so much about the role of the graphic designer in society.
Here is my flag:
This project reminded me of my favorite designer we visited in Amsterdam, Floor Wesseling. for one of his projects, he wanted to study the tradition of a family crest. He made modern family crests, using soccer jerseys. He combined rival teams jerseys, and told us that if we wore that out on the street in brazil, we would be attacked.
Me, Doug (Head of the Design department at CCS, Thomas, & Jeroen
On October 24th, I got to interview studio LUST. They are a very progressive design firm, working in Den Haag. I participated in a workshop with them in July 2007. The week of October 22nd, LUST made their way to Michigan! I was so excited to see them again. Like I said, their design work is so amazing, very smart guys. The gave their lecture on wednesday the 24th, and somehow I was chosen to interview them after their talk. I decided to use the time to bring out their character. I used TypeRadio as a reference for question material. I kept it lighthearted, “Are you famous? Do you collect anything? Are you rich? etc.” The crowd seemed to love it, so I was happy, even though at the time I just felt stupid :) I was so happy to interview them, seeing as how they changed the way I see design forever.
I’ll keep an eye out!
