Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself...

Please allow me to introduce myself; I’m a man of wealth and taste… Okay that’s not true. I’m actually a starving female college student, but for what its worth I do have excellent taste. My name is Amber, and I’m a Graduate Student in Anthropology at the University of Cincinnati . I have an Associates of Applied Science in Archaeology, from Hocking College, a small technical school near where I grew up. It is unfortunate that the Archaeology program no longer exists there. I earned by Bachelor's of Science at The Ohio State University. My area of specialization is faunal remains. Animal bones. And I suppose that makes me a zooarchaeologist, in training. I'm not sure when I will knock the "in training" bit off, maybe when I have Ph.D after my name.

Since I’m an Archaeologist my hobbies obviously include cracking bullwhips and killing Nazis both while wearing a fedora. That’s a lie I’ve never worn a fedora…

I’m a lover of animals, nature, good food, strong drinks, eloquent words, and loyal friends. I'm a day dream believer but not a homecoming queen. The things that I love are the things that I try to capture the beauty of with my cameras. To me a photo is a stolen moment. Just a second that I have frozen in time. A second I have stolen from eternity and saved from slipping away with rest of the sands of time.

I have a boyfriend of almost 7 years. He works at an ambulatory equine veterinary service. We are currently in one of our LDR phases, because my school is in Cincinnati and his work is not. We've had a few periods of this because of school. We see each other on the weekends. We have a beautiful 4 year old, her name is Gypsy and she is a purebred Ragdoll cat. She is my greatest source of joy; I love that fluffy little girl to the moon and back. I also have feather children; 2 ducks and 6 chickens. My boyfriend decided he wanted to get chicks this spring to have for eggs.

I lost my mother in September, only 3 weeks into my first semester of grad school. So things have been rough. My mother was my best friend, my hero, by biggest fan, and partner in crime. She is the strongest woman I have ever known and if I can be half the woman she was I will be proud.

I’m starting this blog so I can share my adventures great and small with people who have common interests. I want to show my photos to you. I want to share tasty new recipes I try. I want to tell you about the sweet (and dry) new wines I try. I want to share delicious beers that I find. I want to share reviews of greasy spoons and classy joints. I want to tell you about tiny mom and pop shops I explore. I want to brag about my cat to you. I want to tell you about the awesome new lipstick I found. Life is what you make it and if you see it as a series of adventures that’s exactly what it will be.

P.S. You get a cookie if you get the song references I made.

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