A little about me (Julie)…
I started this blog in 2008 with a focus on interior decor and design while I was working on my MA in Interior Design at The Corcoran College or Art + Design in Washington, DC. I transferred to Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia to finish my degree and am slowly but surely plugging my way through it. Since I started the blog it has taken a turn from solely interiors to include my life in general, cooking and weddings. I work for A Splash of Elegance, a full service wedding and event planning company based out of Reston, Virginia. I love planning and designing beautiful events. I am a member of the Association of Bridal Consultants through whom I have been accredited as a Professional Bridal Consultant. I received my BA in Modern Foreign Languages- Spanish Language major in 2007 from James Madison University (Go Dukes!).
I love everything that is interiors, events, decorating, home, organization, events, etiquette, cooking, recipes and I write about all of that here. And my embarrassing life experiences such as falling down the steps of our nation’s Capitol.
I am a native Washingtonian/ Virginian/ Northern Virginian. I hate it and I love it here. If you live here, you know what I mean.
You can contact me at julie at asplashofelegance dot com.
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Thanks for stopping by!
A Few Random, Pointless Things About Me
1. When I was in middle school I was in love with the band Hanson. I may have even sent Taylor Hanson a fan letter telling him I was convinced we would one day get married.
2. Pet Peeves: When someone driving in front of me sprays their windshield wipers and the fluid sprays back onto my windshield. Ick. Also when if the person driving in front of me is turning right and they take way too long to do so. I have a bit of road rage, can you tell? One more pet peeve: when I can hear yo swallow. It gives me the willies. Drink quietly please.
3. I have two bichonpoo doggies names Lady and Henry. I only started out with one, and only ever intended to get one but a few weeks after I got Lady I was talking to the breeder and I asked how her brother was doing (it was only the two of them in the litter). She told me he was being beat up by the bigger dogs that she owned and he was crying for his sister. And that’s how I got two dogs.
4. I could live off bread, butter and chocolate for the rest of my life and be perfectly content.
5. I have to limit myself to buying one cookbook per month. When I buy a new one I read it cover to cover as if it’s a novel.
6. When I was in middle school I became obsessed with the Amish and wanted to convert to being Amish. Instead I sewed my sister and I Amish dresses for Halloween that year. But seriously, how cool would that be to bake pies all day, be courted and ride around in a buggy?
7. Oompa Loompas and them basically the whole movie Willy Wonka scares the bejezzus out of me. Even midgets scare me a bit.
8. Weird celebrity crushes: Steve Martin and Rod Blagojevich. I really can’t explain that last one.
9. When I was two rumor has it that I was kicked out of my ballet class for being disruptive, calling the teacher names and hanging upside down from the parallel bars.
