.birthday circus!.

my birthday was a few weeks ago . . . and as usual, i am just getting around to posting pictures of the event :) we decided on a circus theme!

we set up a grill and blankets in the park and decorated! it looked like a 10 year olds birthday - i loved it!

the man friend even climbed a tree to put up the banner!

here is my pinata . . . i filled him with candy, parachute toys and condoms. ha ha!!

i made homemade kettle corn and put it in these awesome popcorn bags! instead of getting paper plates, we found these awesome colorful plates that we can wash and use again and again!the man-friend cut holes out of some plywood in the basement and painted a bean bag toss game! i think that, wiffle ball and bocce ball were everyone's favorites.

here we are in our circus get-up!
me and my pinata . . . before i killed it.
miss foxie brought her accordian! she also juggled while hoola hooping at the same time!
getting ready to kill the pinata!
group shot! we stayed until well after dark and then hit up the local bar for last call. good times.
hp was the freakiest clown in the universe.
miss g helped us clean up the park! i couldn't ask for a better friend!
even hudson got to have some fun! he really like the balloon animals, but i took them away before he popped them so he wouldn't choke on the rubber.

what are a few of your favorite themed parties?

.it's a birthday CIRCUS!!!!.

{all images via weheartit}

we'll see how it goes . . . i'm spending the day tomorrow getting everything set up! hope the weather is nice and that people show up!

.pdx beards.

more tj loves:
two of my favorite things combined: beards and portland, oregon!

image credit {thirstyfly}

this print can be purchased here at society6. you can find out more about artist rachel caldwell here. this image was also found on the cover of the weekly portland mercury, so cool. you can see it here.
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mmmmmm. today is snow day. it's supposed to snow 6-12 inches so the city has freaked out, hired the snow plows (they've been driving around the city since like 6 am - how am i supposed to sleep in if THOSE PLOWS ARE DRIVING AROUND?!), issued a parking ban, and cancelled everything! you know what though? i already had the day off. so i am planning to clean my house and do some crafties and get ready for our party friday night.

yes! our party! the man-friend is taking his big exams this week for his PhD! he's been studing for about 6 months straight (well, all his years of college really, so years and years) for these exams. he takes his last written exam today and then on friday he sits in front of a panel and answers questions . . . ooohhhh the stress. i'm sure he'll do fine. and also? i am glad to have him back just in time for valentine's day! we're gonna do all kinds of celebrating!

.mash up.

sorry, no post from yesterday. i spent most of the day with the man-friend at the ER. guess he's a bit stressed from all this grad school business. studying for your phd isn't easy . . . glad that he's ok, but chest pains aren't something to trifle with! so, i finished off the long afternoon of waiting with a bottle of oregon firesteed pinot noir and the notebook with miss S. plus yesterday was my monday (i work on weekends, sad i know) so i've been a bit beat from work (the students are back! work was NUTS today!). but no complaints. it's nice to have the work.

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on friday night, i went to the birthday party for miss K that i mentioned (see post about "cupcakes") . . . turns out it was a photo scavenger hunt party that included bagging groceries and pumping gas for strangers. some pretty clever and creative photos were taken and . . . the birthday girl herself got the best birthday present of all!! an engagement ring! so awesome.

when i got home from the party, i checked my email and THERE WAS THE EMAIL THAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!! a invitation to officially join the providence roller derby!!! so stoked. i've been going to league practices and new skills clinics for months. passed the first round of assessments with no serious problems and just had my interview last week. now to keep training and get even more awesomer (it's a word) so i can play in bouts when the season starts! so excited.

now, i need a derby name.
ideas include:
mazzy scar
euphoria steinem
funky cold medina
desolation rose
TSS godsmack
hora babylon
knight 2 dismember
booty calls
ultraviolent crimes


aaahhhh, i need some help here! any good ideas?

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lastly, i've started rearranging my art space. keeping my easel behind a door was NOT encouraging me to paint. and always putting things on my drafting table that needed to be taken downstairs (because it sits right by the stairs) was NOT encouraging me to be creative either. so cleaned out the tiny bedroom/big closet that i was storing my massage table in (i am renting a room to do massage elsewhere) and am converting it into CREATIVE SPACE! so. excited. took some preliminary photos and will post them soon.

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