It snowed here in Asheville the other day. Like an all-day, over-an-inch kind of snow that's still on the ground as I type this. Classes were cancelled both Tuesday and Wednesday, so I drank hot chocolate and then ventured out with a few friends to take photos and walk around campus. Snow in the mountains is truly a magical thing. It definitely made my January one of the most beautiful ones I've ever seen.

snow flurries.

I know it's been a while since I've posted.

It snowed today and I ate chicken noodle soup.

I'm still loving my new lens.

I am also loving 2014 and this semester. I can't use the excuse of not having time to blog, because I've actually had a lot of free time, especially in comparison to last semester. I'm adjusting to slowing down and having plenty of time to do homework and get other things done. It's nice, and luckily my classes are interesting enough that I'm not bored.

Hopefully this semester I can really give this space the attention it deserves. I'd also love to revamp everything now that I have some design experience under my belt. We'll see. ;)

Also, I'm obsessed with these bowls.

bright.

exam week / christmas tree farm / cucumber water / my favorite "christmas" decoration is that bear candle holder, I can't get over how happy it makes me.

a long winter.

I took a trip to the Botanical Gardens with Brandon in order to get some pictures for Photo. It was snowing and there weren't many flowers, but there were a lot of other gorgeous, lush plants. I've never been to the Botanical Gardens before, so going my first time in the middle of winter wasn't the best idea I've ever had. But on the other hand, it was perfect because even in the dead of winter, it was beautiful. It made me so excited to go again when all sorts of different flowers and plants are in bloom later in the spring.

This winter has been a long one, but things are finally starting to warm up here. Finally.
Spring will hopefully be here to stay after next week.

curing the winter blues.

Some little things making me smile:

1. A "Forget Me Not" coffee mug I got from a thrift store, and filling it with coffee as a pick-me-up on cold, windy afternoons.

2. Samoas. Girl Scout cookies in general. But mostly, Samoas.

3. The Chrysanthemums that Lonnie got me.

I am clearly looking forward to spring as I search the everyday for warm, sweet, and colorful things to get me by in these hardest days of winter.

I know my posts lately have been inconsistent and minorly slacking, but I promise I have a few "out of the dorm room" posts coming up. I've just entered into the Photography portion of my basic level art rotation class. At the same time, we are making the switch from Illustrator to Photoshop in my New Media course. I have been in a photo funk of sorts, so these two things could not have come at a better time.

low key.

1. The Charlotte skyline as seen from outside Amelie's in NoDa.
2. My sister singing in our high school's annual winter choral concert.