Flowers!

Spring is slowly returning (what? it's snowing outside?) and with it my desire to be surrounded by fresh flowers. I may even be able to get a job in a flower shop that is hiring to fill summer vacancies. That would be a good use of my last summer of freedom right?

I signed up for a flower arranging class on Thursday nights taught through University of Utah's community outreach program. It's taught at The Rose Shop in Sandy-ish and is lovely so far. Haley is kind enough to join me on this adventure.

For our final project we get to choose exactly what we want to do. We tell her which flowers we want and bring pictures of some type of arrangement we like and she helps us make it happen. I'm quite excited for that. I really hope the wholesaler has peonies in stock by then...

I had to reshape my parrot tulips once the arrangement started to fall apart and all the greenery died. I picked up some ranunculus at the wholesaler which I arranged in a tight bunch that I plan to dry once they've all fully bloomed.
This class is a lovely way to spend some Thursdays between now and May.



This certainly isn't the comprehensive update you all deserve, but it's a step in the right direction. Part of my reluctance to post over the last few weeks stems from the fact that my life was filled with so much of this:

and this:

and this:

so posting in a completely positive light is a challenge...

I will post this photo of a flower arrangement I saw in a Las Vegas casino. What? Rachel went to Las Vegas? Why yes I did. Details to follow...




***Please forgive the general grainy-ness of all these photos. They were taken with my phone. I don't need to remind you why...***

The storm has passed.

Phew. I made it.

I just returned from the testing center after completing my partnership tax test (awesome Saturday activity right?). The upcoming week will not be nearly as hard and scary as the last few have been. Thus my return to blogdom.

It's been an eventful month. And I have photos to prove it. Just you wait and see...

At this exact moment I must be off to the gym, but an update will occur within the next 24 hours.

Just so you know...

It's still winter here.

Despite the sunny skies.
Despite the late evening sunlight.
Despite what others may be telling you.
Despite the lovely spring items mocking you at Banana and Nordstrom.

Do not venture outside without a coat and leg coverings.

I literally had to RUN to my car from the library on Friday because I was so freezing cold in my "let's all pretend it's appropriate to wear this cotton dress already."

Boo.

While on one of the aforementioned trips to Banana, I kinda fell in love with this trench coat. A trench is a classic that is completely justifiable right?

Turns out, the price tag on the trench is the exact amount I paid to have my window replaced a couple weeks ago.

Darn criminal stole my trench coat...


Oh well. Maybe Lauren will hook me up with her sweet banana discount before it goes on sale. (hint hint! ;-) )

In other news, last Saturday was PWC Ski Day which Ken and I attended. Thursday last week we skipped class and took up Nate's generous offer of free tickets to Deer Valley. That resort is awesome. And that makes two ski days in one week. Go us.
Later that night CZ, Haley and I ventured out to Ashley Anderson (Kirkland)'s wedding reception. It was small and lovely. And had the best yogurt covered pretzels I've ever tasted.




















P.S. My DI browsing continues. This couch is slightly awesome. But don't you want to know it its story so badly?! I can't help but wonder.


That is all.