Thanks palmcirtusbananavaz7! Dennis, I think the largest majesty I saw was in the part 1 of the pics. Im trying to remember if I saw a larger majesty palm because I think I did, but their definitely weren't too many large majesty palms. But the majesty palms I did see looked very healthy! Thanks for looking! -Alex

I found some really great "calligraphy" pens at Michaels. I can't remember the name or brand, but they have a pen tip at either end...for a smaller and larger calligraphy look. You have to practice some to learn how to hold the pen but I really love the look much much better than my plain hand-writing (which I HATE when I journal). They provide a more personal touch (look) to the page then printing calligraphy style on the computer (which is also a nice idea). Like Jill, I usually like to matt what I journal, depending on the page. If your cousin just graduated from Med school, could you somehow incorporate something from her "soon to be profession"? Perhaps you could make (scrape) a nice looking professional business card with her name, the date she graduated, her title etc.? I'm not too up on graduating med students so maybe she has to complete her residency, but maybe you could include smaller photos of where she will work or complete her residency on the page (in the background or superimpose photos of her on top of these smaller ones)? For something a bit more comical, maybe you could get a photo(s) of her with friends or family "using" her medical tools from her black bag with a humorous title page or a funny lyric or poem? I love to matt a lot of my photos and I also love to try (try being the key operative word here)and make up poems or rhyme when I journal. I think you could have a lot of fun and still have some very elegant and "fun" pages. Good luck! Send us a link for your completed pages so we can save the ideas...I'll need one in about 14-16 years!

You must wait for a photo to clarify before you hit the submit button. That said? You are over thinking . Pick a nice oak in a slightly wider plank. A medium dark toasty color. Not gray, not orange. You can be sure it will "go" with everything. A lot of flooring will "go" with everything. Rooms do not remain empty. Rugs get laid down, Furniture is placed Art is hung, Windows get shades or curtains. The only time you will see JUST the floor is the day you move out. Rather than the approach you have taken? Look at entire rooms that please you. THEN look at the flooring. Are they modern, traditional, or a little in between? Light , or deeper and cozy? A floor should last "forever". This isn't the paint on the walls....."Oh, I think I'll paint the bedroom blue this weekend" Sand on site hardwoods, oak especially, have lived in homes for a hundred years and more .........and there might be a reason for that : )

Kent's Favorite Two, very short this year Labyrinth. So pretty but never has many buds for me. Only 5 or 6. Lavender Frost has a really smoothe look about it. my seedling Quasi Quasar. Yesterday was its sibling, which is not staying. Tune the Harp Brad