studio mela blog: Over The Moon...

just me

Again.

It's been awhile, I know.

Too long in fact.

I could quite possibly be the very worst blogger/twitterer/updater in the world.

To my defense- When you have a toddler that demands you play with them and smiles up at you as though you are their very favorite person in the whole world... your priorities go out the window.

We are alive over here... I'm working on so many new things I cannot keep them straight.

Which, as crazy as it sounds, is exactly how I like it.

I work better in spurts than one thing at a time...

I think almost all artists would agree with me there?

Keep an eye out for some new prints and new little works that are beyond CUTE.

Just trust me on that.

In other news...

I just returned from a fabulous trip to the Windy City.

Also known as Chicago.

I took my partner in crime out there for a little birthday surprise and it was amazing.

sideways self portrait

Let me just say that the phrase "windy city" is not a joke.

And let's just thank God (for once!) that I am not a size 2 or I would, in fact, have blown into the Chicago River on numerous occasions.

For once I was glad to be fat.

kiss during dinner @ shaws

There is something so magical about being alone with Ben.

Having a little man around all the time is the biggest gift in the world...and when you take him out of the picture for even a moment I feel sad and weak and terrified the world will cave in and I won't be with my son.

What if he falls down and goes boom!?

I will not be there to kiss his ouchy.

I will not be there to do our secret hand shake before bed...

or hear him sing "MAMA! I AM AWAKE NOW!" from his crib every morning.

But wow.

When you push past that emptiness and tell yourself you'll see that itty bitty man in a few days and to enjoy the time you have with your husband...

you fall in love all over again and find yourself tearing up at the very thought of how damn lucky you are to have found him.

a mini windy city

Between the holding hands as to not blow away...

the miniature sky line at the science museum...

the yummy breakfast at Bin 36...

and seeing numerous hilarious things...

I realized it didn't matter where I was...