Who'd have thought?

Well, I finally got a job! And it's something I thought I'd never do.
I work at Gymboree where I will be teaching little kids art, music and even actual nursery school!
I came to the realization that I'm not quite cut out to work in the design field. I may be a rock star at Photoshop and Illustrator, it's just that without InDesign, Quark and other things like that, no one's really going to hire me. I'm not a designer, nor do I want to be or conform to be. I like to draw and do art. Rob suggested I try going back to school to be an art teacher, something I've toyed around with for a while. Going back to school is huge, expensive and takes time, but the thought of being an art teacher fills me with much joy. After much talking and researching, I'm going back to school most likely next year! I'll get a bachelor's in art with a minor in education, which I can transfer lots of my credits. Nothing is final, but I hope it works out.

So Gymboree! The same day we were talking about me going to school for art teaching, Gymboree posts a position for an art and music teacher with no education degree required! Blah blah blah and I got called for an interview!! Now in my last week of training, I'm very happy and have tons of fun playing with the kids and I can't wait to have my own classes. And it fits because I will still be able to go to school at the same time when I do decide to start. Dude, I'm getting paid to be loud, sing and play...how cool is that?

Threadless!

All right! I submitted my very first Threadless t-shirt design. Woo-hoo! And it's for the Gmail loves Threadless contest too!
I'm quite pleased with it: ) Heck, I'd wear that shirt.

Please help me by voting!

It's about time...

I think Rob would be "upset" if I didn't make a post while he's away with work. First posts are always the hardest, but here I go!

I guess the easiest thing to do is introduce who we are. Rob and I are newlyweds who just moved to New York from Arizona. Rob's originally from New York and couldn't wait to get back and I was born in California and moved to Arizona when I was 12, thinking it'd be oh so cool. I was wrong. But I like change and I like trees, so I was more than happy to move to New York.

We live in Rob's uncle's sweet apartment in lovely Scarsdale. (so lucky) We live with 2 cats, Faith and Raine, a turtle Fuji and 3 hermit crabs. Rob works at a kick ass design studio in CT and well me....as you read, am still looking for a job. (no, trader joe's didn't work) Rob likes to read, be on the net and play video games. I like to read, draw, attempt at crafts and play video games. 

And umm.....yeah, I guess that's about it without getting too into detail. And in closing, I've supplied a visual guide.

See ya!

~Suzy

Animal Crossing Addict and Roomba

Technology is fantastic. It's been one full year since we received our Roomba (wedding gift) and - WE FINALLY GOT TO USE IT!!! This machine is fantastic. if you have 300 bucks kicking around I highly recommend grabbing one for yourself... especially if you're in charge of vacuuming. It just goes to show you how crazy it's been for us since then but we're finally settled.

Suzy will post and show you how the apartment looks and maybe show you a few snapshots of the neighborhood... someday... in the meantime - Suzy is addicted to Animal Crossing for the DS.

Suzy goes for her final interview!!!

Well after a series of grueling meetings and tests with Trader Joe's, Suzy is going for her final interview today! She's armed with some killer samples she's been working on over the past few days and a fierce determination to get the job she knows is perfect for her. I'm almost kinda jealous... she'll now be more qualified to wear the Veer shirt more now than me!