VINTO'S

Sydney's mom insisted that she take me to dinner tonight as a congratulations for getting the interview with the Utah Jazz. After a delicious dinner at Vinto's we went back to Sydney's apartment to rehearse answering interview questions and plan out my portfolio. The pesto was amazing and I think I have a better handle on how I'm going to trick this guy into thinking I am actually a good designer (wink wink). Only one more day to stress out… ugh.

MY FRIEND STEPHANIE

This is my friend Stephanie. She likes to wear sweats on the weekends and make desserts in the evenings, although, tonight that could not be done with it being Sunday and all… so we made cookies and took them to her to devour while we had a chat. It will be weird when we can't just run over to her house on a whim after she is married. Oh well, we're happy she'll have Matt to bake with and lounge in "cookie pants" with on the weekends. That Matt is getting a real catch. I mean, just look at this.

HAPPY MAIL

This morning I had a dentist appointment early in the morning and Tyler crammed for a test he had in the afternoon. The teeth cleaning was a bit rough and took the energy right out of me (I'm sure it was that and the fact that I had to wake up so early), so I ended up taking a very long nap. I woke up, got the mail, and found this lovely letter from my niece Kylee that encased a check from my Maryland sister—what a delight to wake up to. I spent the rest of the day trying to figure out how I was going to present myself, my portfolio, and my answers to the interview questions next week. Let the stressing begin…

SYTYCD

I got the most amazing text message from my dear friend Stephanie today after lunch. Through a series of connections she had a FREE extra ticket to the "So You Think You Can Dance" Concert tonight at the Maverick Center. I squealed with delight when I read the message and instantly let her know that I for sure wanted it. After work I scurried home to change my clothes to look much cuter than I had for work and then Stephanie picked me up to make our way to the concert. She bought me dinner like a champ and we enjoyed the amazing concert from the Embassy Suites suite. I must say, watching all those young'uns dance their little hearts out makes me feel like I'm wasting this body of mine—I'm definitely NOT using its full potential. Speaking of full potential and messages on my phone… today I got a voicemail from a certain art director at the Utah Jazz wondering if he could set up an interview with me in the coming week. WHAT!? 

COLORS OF THE YEAR

Tonight Tyler studied his little heart out while I went over ideas for our Christmas card. I went through seven color palettes before Tyler suggested the obvious red and green. Now I have been making lists of all that we should feature on this card… where we went, what we did, stats, miscellaneous. Some lists are long and some are sparse, so it should be fun making it all the same and fitting it on a little 5x7 card.

SCHEDULING

The year of 2013 has been a hectic one, and with the holidays coming up we know it's going to get even crazier, so in an effort to be more prepared for the coming year my dear husband bought these: monthly, spiral-bound calendars for 2014. We hope that having our own set will keep us in check with each other's schedules and help prevent those 'uh-oh' moments when we remember we are supposed to be somewhere in ten minutes… with a card… and a present… in nice clothes. Not that we haven't remembered a wedding… yet, but it could very well happen in the near future if we don't get organized.

WEDDINGS AND NAILS

Tonight we made a butt-ton of sweet potato fries and it's good thing because Stephanie came over to go over her wedding announcement. While Tyler slaved away in the kitchen, we ladies put the final touches on her announcement by picking out the photos to go on the backs of the map, announcement, and inserts. When dinner was ready, we chowed down while watching some of our favorite Miranda Sings videos and laughed all the way home. For dessert? The girls painted their fingernails while Tyler played YouTube DJ. We will miss these impromptu dinner/YouTube nights with Stephanie after she is married… boo.