I was having a crappy, bummy, grouchy day yesterday, which is NOT like me at all. I felt like I had a permanent frown on my face and I knew that I NEEDED to snap out of it but didn’t know how.
After class I decided to hit up the YMCA for a little yoga. After the class I felt quite a bit better, then I found a Subway coupon in my car that I forgot about and I felt a lot better, on my way to Subway I popped into the local bookstore and lookie at what was sitting on the shelf.
My first magazine article. Ever! I was SO excited to see this so I bought three copies and they’re mailing me one more. Hehe.
Cover: “Peep at the Southwest North of the Border” is MY article!!
Inside Spread #1:
My Glossy Byline:
The actual article (I didn’t take the photos, just wrote the copy!):
Do you guys remember this assignment? I had to get up at 5:00 am to go out to this guy’s house because I was flying home later that afternoon.
Anyways, this made me feel extremely giddy and pretty much put a smile on my face for the rest of the day. I’ve had a lot of bylines in newspapers but there’s something totally different about seeing your byline on the glossy pages of a magazine; even if it is just a small, local publication.
Oh, and I got two more assignments from the magazine, so I guess driving out to that guy’s place at five am was worth it.
Have a good weekend everyone. I’m off to Kelowna for a student newspaper conference! XO
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YAY Amber! That’s so exciting!
xoxo
That’s awesome, congrats!
Congrats Amber! This is super exciting.
Whoo hoo!!
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WHOOOOOHOOOO…
your rock baby!!!!
xoxox
First of all - CONGRATS!!! Amber, that’s amazing!!
“local” or not - that’s a huge accomplishment!
Secondly - that looks Exactly like the houses around my “hometown” in New Mexico. Very cool!
Awesome!!!!! Congrats!!!
Wow that’s awesome - seeing your name on the glossy pages of a magazine must be the more thrilling feeling. I am sure it is just the first of many articles to come in even bigger magazines. way to go sweetie!
Have fun at the conference!
Congratulations!! That is so amazing!
OMG how exciting!!! Congrats girl!!!
that is freakin’ awesome!!!! i dream to have my names in the magazines as well — only as art director though. =)
Congrats! That’s awesome!!
Congratulations! It’s soooo fun to see your name in “real” print, isn’t it?
WOOHOO! Congrats Amber. How exciting
WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Fantastic!!!! That’s so excitng
This is so awesome, Amber!!!!!! I’m so happy for you!!!!
Don’t you love days like that?? You’re feeling down and then, BOOM! Something that totally turns it around! 
Congrats again!!!!!
AMBER that is AMAZING!!!!! Congratulations woman!!!!!
OMG that is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And so so so exciting!!! Woah, I am impressed
I’ll look for it next time I go to Chapters!! 
Seriously though I’m so proud of you
I just love it when bloggers get published! Congratulations, Amber. This was so well deserved!
Congratulations, dear. So happy for you!
yay for being published.
and fyi - that is the style of house that i live in here in new mexico.
Wow I do remember that. CONGRATS, that is so amazing!!!! You are awesome, you obviously deserve this and much more!
Congratulations! That’s too cool
im best friends with a CELEBRITY!!!
“id like to thank all the little people i had to step on to get where i am today!”
bahahaha. love you!!
Congratulations Amber! that’s quite an honor. Good job!
That’s super exciting! The magazine article looks so beautiful and professional! Congrats!
congratulations!!! so that is SO exciting!! it really is different seeing your name for the first time in a magazine, I totally get it. I felt giddy my first time too! honestly, I still feel giddy, haha. the photos are beautiful, what a wonderful spread. to have your story featured in such a way and teased on the front cover is a great accomplishment! getting up early was so worth it!
btw, sorry to be MIA from commenting this week! I always feel guilty when that happens… but I hope you have a fabulous weekend and fun at your newspaper conference. I remember those…
I’m so excited for you! Thats so awesome that your work is paying off and you received two more assingments from the magazine. Congratulations!
Nice work! That’s awesome Amber!
congrats on being published my girly
Thats so exciting!!!!!!!!!
That’s so cool!! Congrats!
Congrats, lovely! that’s SO awesome.
xoxxo
Congratulations! What a way to turn an icky day around!
Congrats on your first magazine article! That must be so exciting for you!
Wow! Congrats Amber! That is so awesome
Congratulations Honey!! Hope you got me a copy of the magazine?
Love you!! Very Very proud of you.
Congrats on your first Mag publication, that is awesome and it looks fantastic!!
Congrats on the first of many articles to come!!
So amazing! Congrats! I bet that feels awesome
Congratulations Amber!! How exciting!!
Congratulations!! How exciting…I hope this means there are many many more to come
AMAZING! Congratulations…that’s seriously awesome and I can totally understand your excitement.
Woo hoo! Congrats. What an accomplishment!
Yay!!! Congratulations that is quite an accomplishment!
That is so fantastic!! GREAT JOB! Well,well, very WELL, deserved
Enjoy your celebration weekend 
Yay sooo happy for you!
Congrats on such an amazing achievement! And good luck with the new assignments.
Congratulations Amber, that’s so exciting
How exciting! Congrats!
Congrats on the publication Amber- that’s awesome! Hopefully there are many more publications to come
~Amanda
Aww, congratulations! That’s amazing! The first byline is always the best one, huh?
And the student newspaper conference? I went to one of those back in college, too!
Wow, Amber! This is so awesome! Congratulations!
That’s so awesome! You rock!
That’s awesome, Amber! Congratulations!!
Congratulations on the magazine article!