www.aviary.com

Please check it out! It is SUCH fun, so easy to use, free and just... just awesome! You don't have to download it if you don't want to, though you can save the programs (as in they have several) to your desktop for easy access.

Not much to announce on my end, just searching for jobs and trying to start a new chapter in my life. I'm highly considering going to graduate school and then becoming an art teacher. Until then I'll work whatever job, do art on the side (like making my own books), attend college, and maybe even teach drawing/watercolor/digital art classes from my own home.

And um, I'm really shy about announcing stuff like this but I've found myself a man. Or rather, we met through a mutual friend when he moved into my town 6 years ago, and he's loved me ever since and I've just now decided to take a chance and date him. I was sooooo scared at first (What if this is a big mistake? What if I hurt him? What if we can't be friends after this?) but it's been nothing but wonderful. He has always been the best friend I could ever ask for, and continues to be each day.

Knowing my friends, they'll want to know what he's like. He's a gamer, likes anime, prefers rural life to city life, claims he's lazy but as long as I've known him he's always been super busy with school/work/physical labour, was raised by a fantastic mother who taught him to be a gentleman, has a great sense of humour, takes great care of all of his animals (chickens, dogs, cat, geese, ducks, rabbits, turkeys, etc.), loves sitting and chatting with me, is old-fashioned, has a beard (LOVE!!), and is Mormon. I'd still adore him if he wasn't, but it's certainly a plus!

He's also very romantic, calls me beautiful every day, and is completely honest with me even when I tell him I respect his privacy.

Even if we're not meant to be, I'm still so glad we're dating because we build each other up. Though if he's not the one I'll be very broken-hearted and confused.



I hope all of you are doing well. Take care!