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 

Wanderlust...

Being young and college makes you want to explore.

It causes you to want to road trip to Canada

attempt to run a marathon

spend every day singing loudly at the top of your lungs!

I watched Pocahontas last night and now all I want in this world is to run through the forest serenading John Smith

Obviously this can not happen
but a girl can dream.

Cheers,
Cristyn

Insert excitement here!

Life has become a bit mundane.

Class

Practice

Homework

Repeat*

For added enjoyment add intern application or Flat Hat article.

The best way to end this tedium?

MUSIC!

Here is my playlist for the week:

1- Wavin' Flag by K'naan

2- Get on Your Boots by U2

3- Everybody Loves Me by One Republic

4- We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel

5- Scar Tissue by the Red Hot Chile Peppers

6- Fix You by Coldplay 

7- Human by The Killers

8- Hey Soul Sister by Train

9- I Choose by India Arie

Photo courtesy to my friend Carol, a fellow Flat Hatter!

DANCE, LOVE, ENJOY!

Cheers,

Cristyn

Sunshine and Tea

I have found a new love

It has been a long time in coming

A slow, drifting fall from which there is no return

I can't keep it a secret anymore

I LOVE YOU, TEA!

I love Chai. I love lavender and honey. I don't mean to sound like a polygamist but I love them all!

I have been really trying to lower my abnormally high caffeine intake of 

two to three cups of coffee a day 

and what better outlet than frothy, creamy, spicy Chai tea?

or calming Lavender? or Irish breakfast with honey?

Today, students sit outside the Daily Grind to drink their mid-morning fixes.

With spring break coming up for us over-stressed college students in just under two weeks, the sun has decided to grace the campus of William and Mary to remind us that we still don't have time to laze around outside and soak up the glorious rays.

Soon, soon. 

It will be warm and I will be out on the grass everyday and strolling CW in summer dresses and shorts.

Sorry to pine away, but I really miss the warmth and the freedom that comes with spring weather.

This winter has endured too cold for too long