So it's been quite some time since I took a real vacation. I thought I'd finally do that... :) I'll be spending a chunk of time traveling around the US visiting my friends and gathering inspirations. I'm also going to finally paint my new apartment! Red is in the cards! ;) Well, I have to unpack first... I have to admit... It's kinda pathetic that three weeks have passed since I moved in, yet I have not finished unpacking... Shows how crazy busy I've been. So where am I headed in the US? I plan to visit friends living in Chicago, Rhode Island, Connecticut, LA, Washington DC, and San Francisco. That's a tour, my good friend! I hope it snows, too so I can go boarding! Can't wait!!!! ;)

I've always said that the day I own a dishwasher and that grinding thing in my sink, I would consider myself to have "made it". Well, I recently moved into a new apartment down in the strip district, and last night I used the dishwasher the apartment came with. While I don't really own the dishwasher, there's now one in my apartment, which is a huge step from where I was a month ago! :P I'm so so livin' large! :D