new scraps.

it looks like i'm still having problems with the colors in my photos appearing muted when i upload them. so just know that these are a little more vibrant in person. :]

i decided to bring just a small amount of scrapbook stuff with me when i moved in case i got bored and/or needed a break from cleaning and unpacking. these two pages are the result of that. both were made with the july studio calico kit, continental.
i believe these are photos from my phone... i printed them a while ago, but i could not figure out how to make them work on a layout. i finally decided that they looked good with the bright yellow paper. :] i added that kraft maya road envelope from my stash. i love those envelopes! it's a pretty simple layout, but it came together quickly, so i decided to just go with it.
the title and journaling are about how much i love [and still crave] the shave ice from hawaii, and how [and why] i think waiola makes the best shave ice, to the disagreement of many people. i'm not 100% satisfied with the embellishments on the layout, but i was trying to stick with what was in the kit for the most part. the blue paper is actually the backside of a promo card that they sent with the kit because i really felt like i needed a pop of blue. even if this isn't my favorite page from an visual stance, i still like the story... so it's a keeper.
i'm pretty sure made this layout the first night i was here. :] i had those photos semi-stuck together in that arrangement, but again, i was having a hard time finding just the right paper to go with them. i think the girls' paperie blue plaid paper is perfect! it's actually a paper that i would normally not buy or choose for myself, so i'm glad it was in the kit.
this layout came together pretty quickly as well. and i don't think i added anything to the kit, which is kind of neat.

that's all i have for now... and it might be all i have for a while. who knows. :]

i'm really tired, so i'm going to try to get to bed soon, but i thought i should do a quick update about school. it's going well so far. i think i might like it. haha. so far, it's been predominately review, but i'm rusty on the chem stuff, so it's beneficial for me. i like most of the professors i've encountered so far. actually, the professor who has been teaching the chemistry track is super fun, so he's making me not hate chemistry as much as usual. the ethics and law professor seems like he might not be a favorite, but we'll see. i've heard he is nice outside of class.

we're having presentations from professional organizations everyday at lunch, which means i pretty much stay in the same seat from 9-4 each day. when i get home, the last thing i want to do is more school work, but i'm trying to get over that and be more productive. i've also been cooking each night, which is a nice little break. so far, i haven't made anything ground breaking, but thanks to james i discovered that i like tilapia, which is nice and easy to prepare.

last night the power went out for four hours, which was not fun. i had a little meltdown when it came back on because the alarm system would not stop beeping. but i figured it out eventually. i think it was just an unfriendly reminder that i'm pretty much on my own here. but i know it will get better as i adjust.

this week i've also discovered where the post office, the ferry building, and the farmer's market are located, which i'm sure will be useful at some point. tomorrow, i have plans to go get cupcakes with a few friends from school at kara's cupcakes in napa after we're done with class. i took a detour last time i went home to try the cupcakes after seeing the bakery featured on the food network's cupcake wars.the sticky figgy banana cupcake was actually the flavor that she made up on the show, and it was only available until the end of july... i went on july 30th and there was one left, so i had to get it. i also decided to get the peanut butter chocolate.

they were seriously amazing! very moist and the frosting was actually edible. i usually don't end up eating much of the frosting because it gets too sweet, but this frosting was delicious. i'm super excited to head back for more.

ok. that's all for now. i really will get some pictures of the island and the condo posted eventually. :]