then our skin gets thicker, from living out in the snow

so sorry for the delay, again. there's been so much going on, and i've had no time for updates, so here we go with a quickie, in list form, because if you've not noticed, i love making lists:

1. amazing michael surprised me one day, telling me that he discovered the art academy had introduced a wednesday night class in letterpress printing, and that he signed us both up to take it. thrilled would be an understatement to describe how i felt. until recently, they only offered the class on monday nights, which is a bartending night for me, therefore, the wednesday class was perfect. plus i get to take it with my sweetie. we were supposed to start this week, however, due to the white death that pummeled cincinnati with several inches of snow and ice, the class was sadly cancelled. business as usual next week, i hope.

2. we busted out the print gocco today due to aforementioned white death, with graham, and had a blast. we made a few test prints of the recently finished logo that i did for the business, and of course, a few prints of "cheese boy", the creative genius character of my 9-year old boy. as soon as they are dry, i will scan in our masterpieces for the checking out.

3. the same day i found out about the class, michael also dropped big news of a surprise vacation on me. [isn't he awesome?!] he sent me a google map link to my email, which outlined driving directions from cincinnati, to nashville, to atlanta [timed perfectly that i could spend easter with my only sister, who lives there], to savannah, to ashville, then back home. i cannot wait for this trip. i've never been to any of these cities, actually, and with the winter we've had here, i'm more than ready to take a little visit to the south. i'm decidedly packing light - a few changes of clothes, some toiletries, my binoculars for birding, my holga and my canon for memories, and that's about it. this trip is timed so well that we leave one week after our letterpress class ends. spring feels so good to me, and it's just the last day of january. soon.

ok, that's is all. gotta get ready for work and kid transferring.