Spring, Here I Come!

Ugh...  so remember when I had all these ambitions of refinishing my vanity and other little things for my room.  Well I haven't gotten very far on any of those projects.  I really really hope that I can be more motivated to get things done when I get home from work now.  Since I will be off all next week from work, even though I know I will be spending a lot of time at the hospital, I want to try and get that vanity FINISHED!!!

So as many of you who know me, know that I love making lists.  I just love anything to do with planning in general.  I'm going to try and make some sort of list that will inspire me or create a more positive attitude in me for the rest of the week.  I think it will be a great way to kick off my Mondays!  So this Monday I wanted to make a list of things that I would love to do this Spring/Summer.


  1.  Go to a Royals Game!

It has been soooo long since I've been to a game.  Honestly I think the last time I went to a Royals game was when Janelle was turning 21.  That's CRAZY!!!  I love going to Royals games, but living in Columbia, and working/going to school over the summers didn't leave time to come home for any games.  I HAVE to go to at least one game this year!  And maybe when my bestest friend comes to town we can indulge together!  :-D


  2.  Go to the Zoo

Just like number one, I have not been to here in a loooong time!  I'm pretty sure it's been much longer for this one though.  It's just a fun thing to do here in KC when the weather is nice.


  3.  Go to more Concerts!

Since going to my first real concert not too long ago, I have got the bug!  lol  I want to definitely take advantage of the Power & Light District's free concert series this summer since I am back here in the city!  I would love to go to a few other concerts coming to The Granada, and I would really love to go to the Buzz's Beach Ball.


  4.  Go camping!

I absolutely love to camp!  Now, I'm not one to sleep right on the ground or catch my own food and go all out.  I like my blow-up air mattress to sleep on, and bring canned food to cook.  I even really need to have a restroom facility and definitely showers if I'm there for more than a few days.  I like my creature comforts, but I love being out in the woods for a little while.  I really hope Grant and I get a chance to go camping sometime when the weather gets nice.


  5.  Take a Road Trip somewhere!

It's been since right after my senior year of high school since I've taken a road trip, and I don't know if that even really counts all that much since we just drove from KC to St. Louis.  But it was fun!!  Maybe not this spring/summer, but some summer I want to just take off west with Grant and explore.  I know we both love a lot of the national parks out west, and would like to go back one of these days (together this time).




  6.  DIY More!

I absolutely love anything Do-It-Yourself.  Well, I take that back...  There are A LOT of BAAAD Diyers, but there are a lot of  projects like this one above that I would like to try for myself and even for gifts to others.

Well I am going to try and get to bed, so I'm not so tired at work tomorrow.  It's probably going to be a long week, but at least I have next week off!  Have a nice night everyone!

Best,
Megan

Front & Center!

Soooo  I have been a very busy bee lately.  This past weekend as you know was my mom's birthday.  I had also mentioned that we would be back in KC on Sunday because Hannah wanted to go to this concert.  So her friend ended up not being able to go, so who got stuck taking her then; me of course.  At first I was kind of indifferent about it, because I didn't really know the bands playing.  I knew Stephen Malkmus from the band he was in before (Pavement) but other than that I really didn't know how this would be.  And let me tell you, it was AMAZING!!  Now keep in mind I have never been to a concert (I know, I know...  for someone soooo into music this seems crazy, but since I am one of well one that likes the kind of music I do, its hard to motivate yourself to go to a concert alone.  Hopefully Hannah and I, and even Grant and I can go to some more concerts...soon!).  

Hannah and I get ready and head towards Lawrence to get there by 6:45ish.  We grab some dinner, and then head to The Granada.  The opener was The Nurses, and then the headliner was Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks.  So before leaving I heard one song from Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, and I liked it so I assumed it would be a nice show.  Since we got there so early, we got a spot front and center stage.  Like I was leaning on the stage, right up there, all up in their business.  So awesome!  I loved every single song The Nurses played.  They're really not well known, but I loved them!  (and I bought their vinyl LP at the end of the show! yay!)  They had a kind of more mellow style to them, which I am always attracted to.  Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks are a bit more up beat, and he goes into these amazing guitar solos.  I'll quit talking and let you enjoy some tracks from them...

The Nurses - Technicolor

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Stick Figures In Love

So the next day Hannah found pictures of us at the concert from people with The Granada.  This was so awesome!  I posted most of them below.  Click on the images to follow them to The Granada's Facebook Page and like them.  

This was a really great concert!  I had so much fun, and it was great spending time with my lil sis too!  This is definitely something that we both really enjoy and are passionate about; music.  I hope we get to do this a lot!

Alright, so the rest of this week so far has been pretty good as well.  At work I got put on a project to assist a few designers.  I have been working on pulling inspirational images, laying out the kitchen, and pulling specifications for appliances that will be in the kitchen design.  I enjoyed doing this a lot, and I hope that while I'm there I get to more things like this.  Today was really crazy because not only did I have to work on that project, but I also had to get another couple projects going for someone else and there was a huge event taking place tonight.  KU Med was actually hosting it, but they were using our showroom, so of course I helped get things tidied up and ready for the big event.  Crazy crazy day, but it was a good one at least!  Tomorrow I'm going in early to finish up the drawings to get ready to show them to the client.  I better be getting to bed then.  Have a great Wednesday everyone!

I would show my my jobs to my mother, and she would always say the same thing: “That’s nice dear.” And then she would say, “Did you write it?” or “Did you do the drawing?” or “Did you take the pictures?” I’d always answer “no,” then I realized the problem. My answer was then, “I made this happen. It’s called design.”  - Brian Webb

Best, 

Megan