daylight savings

Apparently Google decided to do some Spring cleaning and jettison that good ol' Google Reader. If you want to keep following my goings-on, hop over to Bloglovin'. (Like hey, I cut off all my hairs--10 inches to be exact. And, I'm finishing my graduate degree in about six weeks, so back to regular posting finally.) You can see my silly photos on Instagram, too.

endings and beginnings

The last few weeks have been quite the whirlwind. I began the last semester of my graduate school career. For me, heading back to school in the Fall of 2011 brought so many welcome changes. I've made a new home and friends in Chicago, extended my professional circle, made exciting trips to visit friends in Seattle, Minneapolis, and Madison, spent this past summer in New York City doing my dream museum internship, and adopted two of the best kittens out there (my little Whiskey and Moonshine). I hope only that 2013 and the upcoming end of my school days can deliver the great things I was fortunate to experience in 2011 and 2012. Here are some of my favorite Instagram photos of my 2013 beginnings.

To follow my goings-on as they happen, check out my Instagram here.

I've also got an exciting new project in the works. I look forward to sharing it with you (hopefully) soon.

first days

My winter break was full of homemade cocktails, South Asian food, and meandering about Madison, Wisconsin with a special someone. These photos capture just some of the fun times to be had. Perhaps best were 2 am "Pool Dart Sandwiches!" Delicious. What did you do over the winter holidays?

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Happy New Year

Phew, it has been a while! With the semester finally over I can breathe (slightly). I enjoyed Christmas with my family in Virginia where I finally joined the rest of the world and acquired my first smart phone. They are pretty addictive! Here is a sample of Instagram photos I've shot since I got my phone last week. It's been such a pleasure to play with the different apps and add another "camera" to my knapsack. Sadly, this blog has been neglected since I've been back in school, but I hope with my gadget I'll be able to post more on this blog with the ease of photo-taking these fancy phones offer. You can check out my Instagram adventures here or follow me on your own phone; my username is annie_cullen. I'd love to follow you back.

New Years was a joy this year. It was my second NYE holiday spent in Chicago and I enjoyed some shenanigans (and yes, Instragram-photo-snapping) with friends including drinking too much champagne and dancing to Macklemore's Thrift Shop. I celebrated a 2012 full of wonderful adventures in Chicago, Minneapolis and New York City and toasted to 2013.  I hope your evening was also full of enjoyment and bubbly. Happy New Year!

they grow up so fast...

My little kittens are now 5 months old and doing such big things! Playing in tunnels, helping me write graduate school papers... The list just goes on. They're inseparable as the first photo illustrates so well. My babies!