back in Boston and busy busy busy

I am a horrible blogger, I know.  Six days, and nothing!  With no warning!  Bad blogger, bad.  But alas, I do have an excuse.  This weekend, I arrived back in Boston and moved into my new living space, and this week, started school back up.  It's been insanely and wonderfully action-packed.  I feel like I've dived straight into the deep end of the pool - starting classes, rehearsals, and all that jazz.  I haven't even started work at Starbucks yet, so I can only imagine how full the days will be once I start that next week!

These are some pictures of my on campus apartment I share with two roommates - not quite done organizing my things, and there are still some things I need to go pick up, like hand towels, wall tack to hang my pictures, etc.  But at least I've settled in enough to have my life on track!  Now excuse me as I go work on more paperwork before rehearsal.

british accents

Before leaving London, I knew I would want something decorative to keep as a souvenir in my bedroom that would remind me of London and make me feel a little more "at home" in that sense.  Kind of the reverse of when you take things from home to school, I wanted something from school for at home, whether that be Seattle, Boston, or wherever else.  So when I did my Christmas shopping, I found this London frame of the union jack pattern and little snippets of iconic London landmarks and things for only a couple pounds.

I also really wanted a union jack decorative pillow, because I'd seen one on a chair at Regents, and immediately Googled for one similar.  Onto my Christmas wishlist it went, and my dad went right for it.  So now I have this beautiful and quite comfortable pillow at the head of my bed.

The last thing, a "Keep Calm and Carry On" wall hanging plaque, was a surprise Christmas gift from my sister, and is rested on the shutter handles of my smaller bedroom window.

All these little decorative accents remind me of London, and while they fuel my desire to go back, they also keep me placated in the meantime.  I'll definitely be taking them to Boston with me for some dorm decor!

not what you were expecting...

... but something that's been on my mind.

These lovelies.

I blame Pinterest.

P.S.  I know it's Friday, but I'm waiting on some potentially awesome and probably awkward pictures that would be making there way over here tomorrow, so I'll do Awkward & Awesome Friday tomorrow.  

Again.