Valid question. A lot has changed in my world in the past couple of months. I quit my job at the end of May and I’m starting a company. (Nothing related to this blog, so I won’t bore you with the details.) Peter went to Chicago for the summer to teach as he often has in the past. And I decided to take the opportunity to spend a couple of months in Brooklyn. Luckily for us, we were able to rent out our place to a super-close friend. We’re still wedding planning and we will both return to Austin very shortly.
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One of my brothers lives here and it has been so nice to spend a lot of time with him. The only thing this city is missing is Peter. Maybe someday we will pack up our things and move. We’ll see. We do love our home in Austin. For now I’m just trying to soak it all in, stay on top of wedding planning from afar, and try not to miss having my own space. This means we won’t be posting any updates on our bathroom–I completely meant to finish all of that before we left. Instead, you’ll read a bit more about happenings in New York and probably a fair amount about wedding planning. If you have anything that you want me to check out while I’m here, let me know and i’ll see what I can do.
Months ago Peter defended his dissertation but this weekend he officially graduated with his PhD. His whole family came down from Illinois and both of my parents drove up for the occasion. It was so wonderful to have everyone there. Peter looked oh-so-serious as he was hooded.
Then we all went to our favorite restaurant in Austin and enjoyed great food and drinks.
We took some more pictures to remember the fabulous outfit that Peter wore. Don’t you love how Peter’s dad is teasing him in the picture?
And then I found Peter a wand and forced him to take action shots because we felt his doctoral gown was very Harry Potter-esque.
I am so proud of Peter and this momentous accomplishment. I can’t imagine what it must have felt like to go through the process of getting a PhD. I can’t wait to see what the future will bring us.
Special thanks to my brother, David, for taking all of these wonderful photographs.
A couple months ago I found the perfect ornate mirror at a thrift store. I had been looking for one for a long time, knowing that I wanted to turn to use the frame with a chalkboard and finally this one showed up in my path. It lived untouched on our fainting sofa until Saturday, the day before out engagement photos, when Peter and I decided we wanted it to be a prop. Of course, I swore I had a before picture and of course I don’t. Arghhh. I’m going to blame the fact that we were running around like crazy people.
The picture of the back of the mirror will show you the original color.
I removed the red ribbon and the screws from the back of the mirror. If you want to turn the mirror into a chalkboard then you can fit a piece of wood to the frame or you can just use the cardboard. I opted for the latter. Spray the cardboard and the frame with primer.
Follow up with the color that you chose for the mirror and chalkboard paint for the cardboard. The main reason that it took us so long to get around to this project was that we were’t sure what color we wanted the frame. We should’ve just done it since we can always repaint, but we were back and forth between a statement color, silver, trying to silver leaf, or white. I think this is a great choice for us for now.
Here’s the final product.
And here it is in action.
These are the sneak peak from our fabulous photographer Mary Sledd. If you’re in the Austin area and looking for a photographer I definitely recommend her. When I get a bit more time I’ll write more of a review.
What projects have you been putting off for awhile? Is there anything that you think would really motivate you to move forward with them?
Hi Friends!
The past few weeks have been so unbelievably busy. I’m sorry to say that it’s one of those super annoying situations where I will tell you that we’re busy, but won’t say why. I’ve been trying to follow along with everyone else’s blogs. I’m sorry that I’ve been a little MIA when it comes to commenting. Anyway, I want you all to know that I’ve been trying to keep up and that I have tons to post whenever I get a free moment, which will hopefully be soon. In the meantime, here’s a picture of Peter and me that my brother took when we were headed out to a BBQ restaurant in the middle of nowhere. Aren’t Texas wildflowers beautiful?!
I don’t know about you guys but we have some pretty busy weekend plans. First, at some point during the weekend we will be attending the Round Top Antique Fair. Keep your fingers crossed that we will find some cool things!
The other super exciting thing planned for this weekend is the tasting for our wedding!! I’m sure we’ll eat tons of great food and go into a food comma. We’re pretty excited.
What fun things do you have planned for Easter weekend?
