My best friend's baby.

So, for the past few months, I have been on Craft Overload. I apparently had a giant bubble full of creative juices, and it burst - sending me into imagination overdrive. It has been a freakin' blast. I have learned to knit, sew, crochet, needle felt... and I've also rekindled my love for glue sticks and glitter.

I'll post some updates of my other recent crafties, but my latest focus of creation is on my bestest friend, Havala. She is having a baby! So, naturally I am helping to host a shower for her in the coming months. My first duty as hostess was to send out the save the dates. It went through SEVERAL different drafts, but finally I put some good ideas together.

This is the final piece! Sent it out as a postcard with the save-the-date info on the other side.

What? I have a blog?

Oops. I have taken quite a long sabbatical from my quite short life as a blogger. However, I want to give it another go (I think). We'll see what happens.

Yay.

A fictional story about a nonfictional friend.

About six years ago, a dear friend of mine named Meagan took a trip overseas with a buddy for a two month backpacking adventure... and never returned.

Meagan always had the heart of a free bird and many of her friends, myself included, were not all that surprised to hear the news of her flight from the states.

She sends me surprisingly consistent bimonthly postcards. She first traveled to a small African country and after over a year as an outsider, became accepted by the local tribe. She soon led them as their queen and started a cultural movement of wacky facial expressions and extravagant use of their word for vagina. Although happy enough, she eventually grew weary of her iconic status and left the tribe to continue her travels.

Since then, she has traveled to over 50 countries, giving poetry readings in over 14 languages. She often writes about coming home one day, but I don't think she ever will.