I must apologize, friends—I’ve been fairly MIA as of late. The past few weeks have been an absolute whirlwind, but I’m not complaining. Here is my list of excuses as to why I’ve been an absentee blogger. Note: I’m filling this post with photos to attempt to hide the fact that I have absolutely no fun projects to show. Forgive me?
I went rafting on the New River in West VA with my mom and brother…(please note the fear in the eyes of the sweet little boy next to me in the raft)…
My bestest friend Candice and her boyfriend came to visit us in c-ville…
I attended a pretty stellar bachelorette party in Atlanta…
Went to Destin, FL with the fam (minus Beau and Ryan 
)…
Saw two wonderful friends get married…
And spent some great time with Beau’s mom and sister who came in town. Note: Yes, we are aware that I look more like Beau’s sister and Anne looks more like his hot wife.
And it’s not over yet, folks! Tomorrow morning (at the ungodly hour of 4:30AM), I’m getting up and heading to the airport for Boston! Two co-workers and I are attending the HOW Design Live conference this weekend and we couldn’t be more excited. Essentially, we’ll be living in a hipster’s paradise—learning from the best in the biz, getting bombarded with design inspiration, wearing plaid/skinny jeans, and doing lots of other stuff you’ve probably never heard of (hipster joke—pun intended).
Seriously though, I’m thrilled. I don’t have a lot of formal design training, so I’m looking forward to being a real student of the field. And don’t you fret, I’ll be sure to share some of the things we learn with y’all. Get excited.
All this to say, thanks for not giving up on me 
I promise to return to your regularly scheduled programming upon my return next week. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
