hello! my name is melissa, and i live in a funny little city called Kalamazoo where i am an undergraduate studying english education and political science. i love "inventing" and trying out new craft ideas, blogging, traveling, and cooking delicious vegetarian food (like cupcakes...)! i also have a supercute filmmaker boyfriend who shows up in this blog a lot (; speaking of crafts... be sure to check out my etsy shop, ella bands, where i sell headbands and hair clips, chalkboard world globes, photography greeting cards, and just a little bit of everything! be sure to check out my facebook and twitter pages, too!