Graduation Snapshots

Hellooooooo eaters!

I’ve been MIA lately and for that I’m sorry.

I’ve missed you lots, I promise.

But I graduated college yesterday, so I’m back.

After a few weeks of running around to tie up loose ends, a night of worrying about whether or not I passed one stupid class, an hour of defending my thesis, and a weekend of celebrating, I have finished college.

And it feels pretty good, I think.

Honestly, though, I don’t know. I’m still stuffed and reeling from everything that happened so quickly over the last couple of days. So while I try to process things and figure out my next step, here’s a handful of pictures from the last few days.

My new wreath, because it's tacky to have the same wreath up from Thanksgiving.

My new wreath, because it’s tacky to have the same wreath up from Thanksgiving.

Going into my second hour of standing on line to walk into graduation.

Going into my second hour of standing on line to walk into graduation.

They can't take it back now.

They can’t take it back now. #HireMe

Mother and brother.

Mother and brother.

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I’m in love with my dress.

And I'm in love with him.

And I’m in love with him.

My mom's boyfriend upon hearing that my camera was one the wrong setting so none of his pictures came out.

My mom’s boyfriend upon hearing that my camera was one the wrong setting so none of his pictures came out.

My sister at dinner.

My sister at dinner.

An amazingly tender steak from Print Works Bistro in Greensboro.

An amazingly tender steak from Print Works Bistro in Greensboro.

I'm in love with the shape of this martini glass. So feminine and refined. The martini wasn't half bad, either.

I’m in love with the shape of this martini glass. So feminine and refined. The martini wasn’t half bad, either.

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After two dinners out and a lunch at my house, my fridge is packed to the gills with delicious leftovers.

A well deserved afternoon relaxing with my pup.

A well deserved afternoon relaxing with my pup.

Your turn, eaters:

What did you get up to this afternoon?

Do you take leftovers from restaurants or is that tacky to you?

Later eaters!

PS — I’m coming back to blogging. Expect to see at least 4 posts a week from me.

Champagne Optimism

Hiya eaters!

I’m popping in supah fast before I leave on a very important errand.

Last night, on my way home from school, I bought two mini bottles of champagne*.champagne1

I recently read a post on Emily’s blog, Cupcakes and Cashmere, that you should always have a bottle of champagne chilling in the fridge for impromptu celebrations. Not only does that advice make sense because it seems impossible to find a moderately priced bottle of champagne in the chilled case at the grocery store and nothing ruins an impromptu celebration like having to wait for the champagne to chill, but it always says something about the kind of person you are.

It says: I’m an optimist. I’m constantly expecting something good and celebration-worthy to happen to me or to someone I love. I like to stretch the parameters of what is celebration-worthy and celebrate even small victories.

That’s a lot from a bottle of bubbly in the fridge, right?

Maybe. But I love every bit of it.

And as my life inches closer and closer to being entirely uncertain — college graduation, finding a job, maybe moving — I think I love it even more.

Things are going to be crazy for me these next few months, and more than a little trying. So as I go into this next chapter in my life I am making a conscious choice to be the kind of person that always keeps a bottle of champagne chilling in the fridge.

And I’m going to start being that person tonight, because today I’m driving to Charlotte for a second interview with a company. The interview is all day and I’ve got no idea what to expect or how well I’m going to do. But even if I completely crash and burn today, I’m going to come home tonight and drink a mini bottle of champagne with Leon to celebrate that I did it, that I gained some valuable experience, and that I’m making moves for the future.

And if I also happen to be celebrating that I got a job offer, all the better.

Your turn, eaters:

How are you choosing to be optimistic lately?

How’s your life going in general?

Later eaters!

*Yes, I realize that what I bought is technically Prosecco because 1) champagne can only come from the Champagne region of France, and 2) it’s Italian sparkling wine, but I will always and forever call sparkling wine champagne because I want to.

WIAW: Hashtag Apostrophe

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Whoa eaters! I almost forgot that I promised you a WIAW post. And since I hate to break a promise… Pre-Crossfit: apple and pb. WOD: front squats 3-10-3-20-3-30 rep scheme. I got my 3-rep weight up to 98lbs, which pissed me off because a 100lbs front squat has been a goal of mine for months [...]

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Thesis Eggs

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Holy mole-y, eaters! I just finished my thesis. My 106-page, sweat, tears, and butter-filled work of foodie, neurotic passion is done. Last night I edited out the last typos and checked all the margins and now I’m done. It’s bizarre that this thing that I’ve been thinking about and scratching out for almost a year [...]

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Pastrami

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Hiya eaters! I think North Carolina’s three week spring is over and we are in full on summer mode. I even have the sunburn to prove it. I have been waiting for summer to start for so long. In my head I have a running bucket list of all the things I’m really excited to [...]

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Science and Beans

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G’day eaters! How have your lives been? It still feels a bit weird to me that I only post once or twice a week now. But now that I have cut back I marvel at the fact that I used to come up with things to post about 5 days a week. But then again, [...]

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