Let's be honest...the likelihood of Mark curling up with a cup of hot tea and his laptop to write a witty and thoughtful blog post is nil so from now on, you can just assume it is me writing. However, Mark did look over the design and approve, although he said it was a little girly "with all the pink and the flowers". And here I thought I did a good job of choosing a background that was not too frilly...
As many of you know I have tried to start a blog many times in my life, and they have all fizzled literally 1 or 2 posts in. This is different. I swear. Not only did I print the address of this blog on our save the dates (an attempt to get followers of force myself toward accountability now that 200+ people know where to look? eek!), but this is 2011 and one of my goals is to start keeping a blog. For real. This year is going to be one of the most eventful and memorable years of our lives and I would love nothing more than to have a record of it!
So, the purposes of Blog Flothis (Flory + Mathis = Flothis).
- To keep our friends and family up to date on what is going on in our lives. Are we moving? How is the new job? Where are we headed on our next trip? How are the wedding plans coming?
- To provide a place for my endless musings about life, art, interiors, style, weddings, and baking. Have you heard the song "I Wanna Talk About Me" by Toby Keith? If not, check out the link. The song is hysterical...and I think Mark can definitely relate! Hopefully this blog will provide Mark with a few additional precious minutes of silence each week while I work on posts. He does a great job of discussing my eyebrows, the pros and cons of scrunchies, and all things wedding - but I know he will be glad for me to have another outlet for my "voice".
- Lastly, to use my fantastic new MacBookPro that my love bought for me about a week ago!
For those of you that do not know me well let me tell you a bit about myself. Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas and a graduate of TCU with a bachelor's in Psychology and a minor in Art History. After graduation I left my beloved Fort Worth behind and moved to the Big Apple to attend graduate school at the Sotheby's Institute of Art. 2 years, an internship at the Met, and a dissertation later, I had an MFA in American Fine and Decorative Arts - with my emphasis being on early to mid 19th century American Art. Think John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins. I adore it. I could disappear into Homer's seascapes and would absolutely give up at least a decade of my life to have my portrait painted by Sargent (or to own one for that matter). I have always had a particular affinity for works on paper - drawings, watercolors, etc. specifically the preparatory type. I love their uninhibited and organic nature - the rough draft where the artist worked out his ideas, concepts, and problem areas without the prying eyes of the commissioner. Sorry for rambling...I am pretty passionate!
Anyways, after receiving my MA I was hired to work at Sotheby's where I worked for three years. It was a FANTASTIC experience but an all-consuming one. After three years I have hung up my badge and am delving into a new arena - I will be an Account Executive at Colangelo Synergy Marketing. I get to "manage relationships" for a living! Manage relationships = talk to people. I can't believe I am going to get paid to do this! And did I mention that you can wear leggings to work? LEGGINGS!!! My all time favorite invention/piece of clothing ever. I am very excited and I start a week from tomorrow. I am also nervous of course!!
I have many loves and am always knee deep in a million projects at once. My loves include but are not limited to: traveling, Buttercup Bakery, leggings, big sunglasses, interior design, Real Simple magazine, John Corbitt, country music (particularly from the 90s), reading my blogs (see the blogs I follow to the left), warm chocolate chip cookies with ice cold milk, neon anything, my magical red couch, the Montgomery Street Antique Mall, all antique malls/flea markets, bangle bracelets, the street vendors in Soho, vintage jewelry in general, babies, Target, Chilean Sea Bass, Blue Bell Ice Cream, my kindle, my mac, Dexter, Big Love, Californication, The Big C, whipped cream, my cowboy boots, big loud trucks, any jewelry with guns on it, searsucker, antique glass, patagonias, 80's music...anyone getting tired yet? haha.
I think that about covers it! I promise that all of my posts will not be so rambling, it is just hard to get started. Thank you for visiting my little corner of the world wide web and I look forward to bringing some smiles and creative ideas your way.
TTFN - Melissa
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