When I Think of You

I can barely believe it, but here we are on the last day of March!

April will bring many changes for both Ben and I as I say goodbye to my job at the college [and hopefully to bureaucratic desk jobs for good] and he completes his final class and moves into the world of teaching full-time.

Time is such a strange concept to me – sometimes I swear I can’t make it through a single minute [planks anyone?] and at others I look back and think holy shit, I haven’t called my best girlfriends in over six months!

[Okay, so this photo includes more than the Oregon crew, but they’re all my favorites!]

I have some incredible college friends.  Ben and the boys from college somehow keep in touch much better than we girls do (which means I get to stay up to date with what’s happening with the guys, too).  The boys say sports allow them the opportunity to call each other much more often, but I also think it’s because the boys have taken on much less responsibility than we girls have [why is it that we’re the ones with the craziest schedules?]. Or maybe we really are just worse at calling each other…?

…Nah!

In any case, I figured last week was the perfect time to send a few ladies some goodies .  Along with their quinoa granola, I made a few sets of earrings to send off.  And now that they’ve received them, I can post them on the blog!

I sat down one day with nothing in mind.  But as I thought about these ladies, their pieces formed. And they were perfect.

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Simple, classy, clean loop-de-loops with purple gemstone briolettes in two shades for two incredible ladies who have beautiful souls and loving, kind spirits.

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Encircled Apo earrings with simple sworovski crystals and gemstone briolettes for my grounded, worldly, and creative sister.

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And, of course, fun, vibrant, and elaborate Apo dangles with swarovski crystals and fresh water pearls for my life-loving, dynamic, and sparkling lady!

I love you and miss you more than I can say [even if I’m not the greatest at keeping in touch].  Living in paradise is nice and all, but it makes visiting friends on the mainland more difficult than I would like .  Thankfully, I’ll be seeing you all sooner than we think – Colorado for the Jaze wedding in less than ten weeks!!

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Happy End-of-March!

How often do you catch up with your closest friends? What do you (or would you) send them when you’re thinking of them?

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