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I sort of went on a blogging break didn't I? I try not to do that, but sometimes it just happens. This weekend was a very busy one! First, I took the SAT early Saturday morning. The night before I kind of freaked out (I may or may not have ripped an SAT ad into shreds in rebellion against the system), but by the time I woke up ridiculously early, I was cool. Didn't even feel nervous at all, before or during the test.

It's actually quite silly. It's long, yes, but the test administers just read verbatim out of an SAT guide, repeat themselves, and you fill in little circles. I mean, all that hype and it's really quite lame. But then, most man-made things are much lamer than everyone makes them seem.

Here's something most of you probably don't know. I've never taken a test before. :o Not a timed, officially administered test by any educational institution - minus a funny little test I had to take at home when I was like 10 to prove I was home schooled. Anyway, I guess the SAT is as good as any to be my first, and since I'm not aiming to get into Princeton, I'm not worried about it.

It rained during full sun the other day - it was so pretty! And on the same day, Lucy played in a washtub of water. She is so funny. You'd think she would be pretty tame to look at her blue eyes and tiny little face. But she splashes like a banshee, laughing even when Henry violently splashed with her.

So, right after I took the SAT, Mom picks me up and we go straight to a catering job in Madison. It was hot, I had been up since 6am, and for the first part of the morning I felt really lightheaded from the heat. The wedding was okay - lame reception with no alcohol - my feet were killing me by the end and I had drunk five bottles of water just to keep up with the amount of liquid I was sweating. But again, not complaining, I enjoyed it all! :D

We get home - luckily dry receptions end EARLY and we got home not too late. Four to five hours of sleep later and we head out to the Red Dress Boutique's summer fashion shoot! It was really fun. Luckily we got to shooting straight away and managed to all but beat the hot sun. We shot from 6:45 or so til 11:00, pumped out over 30 outfits, split between 5 different girls. Logan shot primarily, while Sara did hair and make-up as snappy as possible before joining us. The girls were so lovely, the garden (owned by Magdalena Williams of European Floral) was so beautiful - everything went so well!

Believe it or not, we were out of there by 1pm. After the girls were finished, we took some time to take off-body shots of outfits and jewelry, then headed home. It was so cool. I was exhausted, but when we came home we watched Doctor Who (holy crap I haven't stopped thinking about that fantastic episode since I watched it) and Justified (gonna miss me some Raylan Givens over the summer). 

This is last night's sky. It went from stunning, to even more stunning, to wow stunning.

So, I'll be working on the pics from the shoot for a few days - maybe you'll get a few that I shot on my blog. I didn't shoot many. I meant to shoot behind the scenes, but the fact of the matter was that I wasn't really behind the scenes much. I sort of dashed back and forth between Sara and Logan, answering questions and keeping track of everything. So there isn't much that I shot, but perhaps you'll see something... :)

Oh! Speaking of not taking pictures - I wish I had brought my camera with me tonight. I left it home because I thought I'd be holding Micah all night. Logan, Erin, Micah and I went to Shakespeare on the Lawn at the Ashford Manor. It was so cute! I only got to see the first act, so I want to go back Friday.

Have a lovely night,

- caroline

P.s. I'm too tired to spell-check/grammar check. For that I do apologize (Boyd is rubbing off on me).

so now it's hot

Yesterday I happened to cater the same wedding that Sara & Logan were shooting. It was so hot! I had to wear black jeans, black socks, black shoes, a button-up that was buttoned all the way up, and a tie. Oh, and an apron. And then fry food. That sounds like complaining, but really I enjoyed it, no joke. I like a little suffering now and then, it makes me feel good when I fall asleep that night. :)

So, what's up with this weather? Only days ago I had on sweats! And then I'm sweating buckets at a wedding. What the heck? Today was toasty as well... I think summer has pounced.

Tomorrow I'm going to Good Dirt to put handles on the mugs I made in class last week. I've been told that I "live the life." I'm inclined to agree. :) That's why I decided to blog tonight, instead of reading myself to sleep. It won't last, this easy life, when blogging is something I can almost always find time to do. So I thought I should at least make sure to document as much of it as possible. 

Love,

- caroline

P.S. My succulent plant thing is so cute. It all grew in one direction toward the window light for awhile, so I turned it around, and now some of the stems have changed direction, some haven't, and it's all twisty looking. Hehe.

leisure time

Yesterday was our first day of work at Hallie Jane's Catering. It was nice - it felt very familiar and fun to be at an event, working to make the day run as planned. I've been to so many weddings that even going to a sorority formal (as our first job was) seemed normal. The only difference was that it involved hauling heavy tables, chairs and food, not being able to join in the dancing, and being sore the next day. But all in all, I really enjoyed the work. I have been physically stagnant for too long - too many hours in a chair, indoors. I'm getting sick of it. It was fun to haul and set up and do team work - and outdoors, no less.

The yummiest part of the day was during my 2:00 am shower, when the hot water activated the smell of fried shrimp! But no, I enjoyed the 2 am shower, and crawling into bed completely exhausted. :)

I made a kale and mushroom omelette this morning with cheddar and parmesan. It was gooood. Logan has been making kale forever, however, I had only had it steamed, with balsamic vinegar (which is really good). But for lunch Friday, Sara said that she puts it in a skillet - that was also pretty good, so I thought it would probably work for an omelette. It has a bit of stringy crunch to it, but I like it that way.

Today we hung out with Logan, Erin & Micah, Sara & Lucy, and later on, Griffin & Jamie. Logan & Erin made this ridiculously good cheesecake yesterday, and we got to have some on their balcony, in the lovely weather. 

Micah is such a cutie. And he's going to be a climbing, exploring, sneaky little kid, very very soon. He sits there and eyes which object would be most interesting to play with, then leaaaaans over, his little fingers opening and closing, trying to grasp on to something. Once he is crawling, he's going to be everywhere.

Our original plan was to go to Memorial Park, but it was jam packed. So after lunch at L&E's, we went to Harris Shoals park in Watkinsville. It's a cute little place, with a very cool playground. Not much walking to do, however, though there seemed to be a trail that would have probably been a bit much on the stroller.

Photo by Quinn

Hehe. Ashlan, if your reading -- somehow this picture reminds me of SCAD... :P 

Photos by Quinn

Photo by Quinn

Photo by Quinn

Holy cow. They are both so cute. Micah had just woken up, and he sits there in the swing, staring, holding the chain with one hand, and his toes with the other. And Lucy? Could she look more like a girl? So adorable in that little bonnet.

Photo on the right by Quinn

So today was lovely. Tomorrow I think I might order photos for my frames... L&E had a whole pile of new prints, they look so fun. It's definitely next on my list. 

Okay, well, it's very late, so I should be off to bed now.

Good night! Sleep tight.

Don't let the bed bugs bite.

- caroline

ps. I always wonder - how exactly are you supposed to stop the bed bugs from biting?