Oh Girl! Melissa

Hey

I am having a really good week.

I start my new job tomorrow.

All this wedding stuff is falling into place and I am getting really excited to celebrate with everyone! I am so thrilled to create a good experience for everyone I want it to feel like something special is happening and I know we can make it. I guess I just have new inspiration from what I am learning recently.

I hit a rut when I thought about what my major means, interior design? It seems so petty and materialistic I was feeling almost ashamed that I’d be dedicating my life’s work to this in some way…

But thats a lie. I don’t deny that there is so much involved that is material but I think its also more than just that. I finally have some sort of philosophy brewing about creating experiences and making spaces for people to live or use it and enjoy it. I am learning the importance a place designed to perfectly fit all the special dreams people could live out. Its like looking for the perfect place to get married, you wouldn’t just choose anywhere (usually) theres a scene with the right space, the right lighting, a good flow for people to move through. Maybe you wouldn’t articulate it that way but somewhere in your mind there is a place that would be perfect for you to live out some idea or dream. I want to make those places. I want to make experiences. I want to make people bring their life through a space and enjoy it.

so anyways I have some ideas and I am into minimalism I suppose I like brevity, I like strightforwardness in purpose (but not fine art.) I like handmade, I like that I have a budget even though I complain sometimes (I’m still sorry to any who read those.) I am going to get married and we all are going to enjoy it :) I am over the idea of being selfish for your big day, sure to a point thats cool…but to be selfish enough to not want give guests a something to munch on is sad and I feel SO lame my mind even went down that road so I completely take it back. Plus I found a way to make it work affordably and I really hope it turns out well and that people feel like celebrating with us and enjoying themselves, because I already know I’m going to be happy that day no matter what.