mini chocolate chip & chamomile tea cookie sandwiches + a new camera

Hello, friend.

So I haven’t posted for almost a month….yeahhh. Let me try and explain.

This post is roughly two (going on three) weeks in the making. I had an entire post written and queued up, but something about it felt unauthentic and I deleted it. So here I am, writing this post for the second time. Though why the almost month hiatus? School has been kind of a lot to handle and all of my efforts are being spent working on homework and papers (and concerns about the state’s lack of funding the university, but that's another story). Then to top it all off, I’ve been in a writer’s block state for the last few weeks. Just the perfect combo!

In other exciting news, I got a new camera! What?! I know right? Long time coming, but I finally had enough money saved to upgrade. Over seven months of late night shifts at the hotel plus doing client work for Clabber Girl and Aunt Millie’s allowed me to buy my camera. I couldn’t be happier about it. It’s a Canon EOS Rebel T5i (her name is Stella, and yes I named my camera) and I love her.

baked vanilla custards with poached spiced apples, Oatmeal, & the Oh Hellos

Hello, friend.

This past Wednesday night, a group of friends and I went to the Canopy Club, a local music venue, to see the band The Oh Hellos. I wasn’t familiar with the band’s work before the show, so I didn’t quite know what to expect. I knew they had a folk, alternative vibe with a bit of bluegrass mixed in, but that was the extent of my knowledge. As we entered the theatre, the speaker’s blared loud pop music and the stage glowed a soft ocean blue from the spotlights . The ceiling seemed to stretch on forever in the darkness above. The theatre was packed with flannel wearing 20-somethings, all drinking fancy sounding beers and cocktails. I knew I was with my people.