Big News

Friday was a big day as I traveled to Little Rock with the family to "officially" be sworn into the bar by Chief Justice Jim Hannah in front of the Arkansas Supreme Court with the rest of the other successful July 2011 bar takers.

As if this wasn't enough excitement for one day, I also received my official acceptance letter to business school for the Walton MBA program to start in January. As any of you who know me very well are familiar, I've been job hunting since graduation without much luck. I had applied to the joint Clinton MPS/Walton MBA back in March but was unsuccessful with my admission to the Clinton School. I have to believe that everything happens for a reason and works out in the end - so I'm very excited to start this new venture and have something new to work towards as well. I'm confident that an MBA will complement my JD and future career opportunities.

My Bucket List

1. Visit the 7 Wonders of the World
2. Visit the 7 Natural Wonders of the World
3. Visit all 50 states
4. Visit Las Vegas
5. Visit Niagara Falls
6. Visit Walden Pond
7. Visit Mount Rushmore
8. Visit Notre Dame
9. Visit the Mayan Ruins
10. Visit the Old City of Jerusalem
11. Visit the Galapagos Islands
12. Visit Easter Island
13. Visit Australia and New Zealand
14. Visit Canada, India, Russia, China, Japan, and Mexico
15. Go skydiving
16. Take an African safari
17. Go on a cruise
18. Learn to scuba dive
19. Ride in a hot air balloon
20. Go deep-sea fishing
21. Ride a camel in Egypt
22. Go horseback riding on the beach
23. Mush a dog sled
24. Take a second tour through Europe
25. Go whale watching
26. Take a US cross country road trip
27. Kiss the Blarney Stone
28. Take a romantic gondola ride in Venice
29. Spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square
30. Celebrate Fat Tuesday of Mardi Gras in New Orleans
31. Go to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City
32. Go to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
33. Go to the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC
34. Learn to play tennis
35. Learn to play golf
36. Learn to ski
37. Have a personal trainer
38. Get in shape
39. Run a marathon
40. Learn to play the piano
41. Sing in the church choir
42. Grow a garden
43. Make pottery
44. Learn to bartend
45. Collect art
46. Take up ballroom dance
47. Master Texas Hold’em
48. Take up astronomy
49. Learn to knit
50. Take up photography
51. Learn basic car maintenance
52. Take a self defense class
53. Learn to speed read
54. Learn CPR
55. Become fluent in Spanish
56. Graduate from law school
57. Go to culinary school
58. Learn about wine and becoming a sommelier
59. Open a restaurant
60. Start a book-club
61. Read all of the Nobel Prize Winning Authors
62. Serve in a public office
63. Write and publish a book
64. Make a large donation to the U of A
65. Work for a charitable organization
66. Go green
67. Have a small acreage with a stable and 4-5 horses for my family to ride together
68. Own a boat
69. Go to the Food and Wine Expo in Aspen
70. Tour California Wine Country
71. Go to the opera
72. Go to an inaugural ball
73. Own a ski cabin in Colorado
74. Own a beach home
75. Have fresh flowers delivered weekly
76. Own a lake home
77. Earn at least a 6 figure income
78. Meet the man of my dreams
79. Fall in love
80. Have a big white wedding
81. Have children/raise a family
82. Take my kids to Disneyworld
83. Take my kids to the Barnum and Bailey Circus
84. Take care of my daddy
85. Put together a family cookbook
86. Find a church to call home and take my family
87. Have the perfect home
88. Own a solid black or bay saddlebred
89. Own a French Bulldog, a Weimeraner, and an Italian Greyhound
90. Get football season tickets for the Arkansas Razorbacks
91. Host the annual family Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner
92. Expand my vocabulary
93. Quit gossiping
94. Always be genuine
95. Learn to take risks
96. Overcome caring what other people think
97. Work on a major political campaign
98. Serve as AOII Xi Omicron’s Chapter Advisor
99. Take up yoga and learn to meditate
100. Become a history buff and stay knowledgeable on current events and politics

What have I been up to since I posted last?

I've been terrible at updating the blog. SO... here's a quick update in bullet points and photos...

I turned 25.

I introduced Rudy Giuliani at the DLC Lecture.

Fayetteville flooded.

I was blessed by the Dalai Lama.

I graduated law school.

I met a lovely boyfriend.

I took the BarBri summer course.

I brought home a kitty cat to live with me.

I went to John Edward's psychic medium show in Branson.

I traveled to LR to take the bar exam.

I passed the bar exam.

I'm currently job hunting.

I'm obsessed with Mad Men.

I started Jillian's 30 Day Shred yesterday.

I got sworn into the bar this morning.

And now you're all caught up! :o)

Graduation Party Decorations

For my graduation party in May, I spent more time crafting decorations than I did studying for finals. Fortunately, I did indeed graduate and all my proCRAFTination didn't hurt my grades, haha. I went with a purple and red color scheme to match our graduation hoods, and it turned out really nice. I was super pleased. :o)

Cooler Crafting

I miss college and Greek Life at the U of A so much that this summer I surprised the new boyfriend with this super duper awesome cooler. I have to disclose up front that South Carolina is his alma mater, but try not to hold that against him - or me for that matter for painting a gamecock on the cooler (it is a pretty good one if I do say so myself). :o)

Wreath Obsession

Obsession might be an understatement... But they are all pretty stellar. Check 'em out. :o)

Pro-CRAFT-ination

If you follow my food blog, you've heard this before, but... I took a hiatus from my blog the past spring semester and summer as I prepared to graduate from law school and pass the bar exam. Well, good news, I accomplished both! And don't worry, all that didn't keep me from crafting - just blogging about it. So here is the last several months in photos to bring us all up to date! I'm happy to post instructions if there are any requests - just comment below!