Summer freedom

I'm off school!

I finished in style, as per usual  ;)

Now I'm home with my family and taking some time to relax between shifts at my summer job.

Currently working on: 

a granny square shawl

Currently reading: 

Dune- odd but engaging

Currently listening to: 

my sister's Italian music- very good
"The Hollow Kingdom" one of my favorite books

Its been so long?
What should I say?
What do you want to know?

I have fallen in love with pastels, sweet teddy bears, floral and Greengate.
These things are calming to an over active mind. No classes also means an endless search for something to satisfy the endless wanderings of my brain. All the more reason that continuing my education forever.
Suggestions?

My summer beach shawl. It's only a three by three square right now but growing fast.

An adorable teddy bear pattern. Knitted unfortunately, but still possibly do-able in the midst of summer boredom.

A few of my favorites from Greengate!

Cheers,
Cristyn 

Baby sheep, finals, and coffee addictions

My first  year at William and Mary is almost over!

This means more time for blogging as summer approaches

but it also means the arrival of finals and the need for a coffee IV

Much like the frenzied atmosphere of the college library the world outside has also entered Spring in full swing.

The temperature has finally become warm (dare I say even hot at time?!)

and our friends in Colonial Williamsburg have a couple new family members <3

Spaceman and I decided to pay them a visit in a celebratory in of classes moment

By the time I return from break this little guy will be much bigger, 

but I'm sure just as sweet

(we formed a real bond :) )

and I will have survived a three month long caffeine detox 

so I can start my addiction fresh in the Fall.

Cheers,

Cristyn

It's been a long time....

I wish I had a good excuse, but I don't

I've been swamped and crazy

So much has happened

But I certainly should have had time to share it with you

So here is everything you missed:

Holi Festival

A spring ball

(Not for me but still sweet)

An Inauguration

SPRING!

Cheers,

Cristyn

Bear's Birthday!

Today my little sister Bear is turning 18!

It feels incredibly weird to realize that my sisters and I are all officially adults.

This year Bear will start college and begin to have lots of new experiences and I will have to learn to step back and let her go.

She has really become a stunning, intelligent young woman and I am a very proud older sister!

So to mark the end of her childhood and the start of the rest of her life I made her a teddy bear :)

This is the pattern I used, and it worked wonderfully! I did add the embellishments from my imagination, but I would highly suggest it this pattern!

H A P P Y    B I R T H D A Y    B E A R !
xoxoxo

Cheers,
Cristyn

Frozen...

...Virginia Edition.

Fresh snow and newly dyed hair,

Happy Spring Break (?)

Cheers,

Cristyn

Ta-dah!

I finally completed one of my to-do projects today!

Using some fabulous new colors I got off on Knit Picks 

I made Lemur a set of coasters for her apartment.

I used a variety of different patterns so I pinned them all to my Pinterest crochet board for your enjoyment

Happy crocheting from a very snowy Virginia!

Cheers,

Cristyn

Where HAVE You Been!

That, my dear friends, is an excellent question.

I've been studying, studying a lot!

(Being an Anthropology/Middle Eastern studies double major is even harder than it sounds!)

I've been coughing and sleeping far to much

I've been thrifting

and drinking tea tea tea!

I've not been crocheting very much at all

(so I did this just to prove I still could!)

Though I've been playing with colors!

I've been packing for home

and waiting for Spring to finally arrive.

I've been planning adventures.

I've been applying for internships.

I've been watching the steady pace of my blog visitors rise!

And most importantly I've been sick and away and am glad to be back!

Cheers,
Cristyn