whoa, it's 2012.

I can hardly believe it.  The end of last year went by like a whirlwind, and now it's the beginning of another. I know it's been a while, so here are some highlights from the last few months:

• I got the wonderful opportunity to start working at Holly Chapple Flowers with some of these amazing ladies (and man!).  On a side note, I am so sad dahlia season is over.
• I experienced the most gorgeous autumn ever!  I also hiked at Shenandoah National Park for the first time.

• Vicki, Holly and I did a Garden Style Party Shoot that was featured on The Bride's Cafe!
• I helped coordinate this black & white wedding featured on The Full Bouquet Blog (Holly's blog) with My Simple Details.
• Sadly, I missed many of my Texas friends' graduations, but I sent as many of these wonderful cards as I could: 

Fig 2 Design Studio | photo by Mary Kate McKenna

• I spent part of the Christmas holiday with my family and some old friends friends in Dallas, Texas!

• I posted for the first time on Fig 2 Design Studio's blog!  We were also featured on Bright.Bazaar & made Stationery Trends' 10 Designers to Watch in 2012 - Claudia is a rockstar!
• I spent the days before New Years' at a retreat with my wonderful youth students at church, and now that I think about it I can't believe we didn't even take a group picture.  Shame on us!

If you know a little about me, you know that I'm on this atypical path of discovery.  I'm still trying to find my niche and it's definitely a struggle sometimes, especially financially.  But I believe that God is good and that this is the journey is bigger than just me and what I want in life.  Anyway, I saw this quote on Pinterest and thought I'd share it with you all.

Cheers & have a happy weekend!

Oh, and one of my resolutions is to post once a week.  So hopefully I'll be a bit more regular this year - catch you later!