Zentangle beginner, already obsessed!

I am an elementary school teacher enjoying my summer vacation.  I'm a firm believer in making the most of each day's opportunities.  You know, keeping my cup "half full" is my mantra.  About two months before the school year ended, I discovered Zentangle.  Where?  At the monthly meeting of the Jinny Beyer Club, a group of quilt lovers here in northern Virginia.  One member mentioned that she uses the Zentangle method in her quilting, and I scribbled a note on my pad.  As soon as I got home, I found the Zentangle website, and the rest is history...I was hooked!  I quickly sent away for the kit, and it arrived in just a few days.  With much to do in school to finish the year, though, I had to set my kit aside and be patient until I could get to it.   In the meantime, though, I happily explored all the wonderfully inspirational websites having to do with Zentangles.  It has been glorious!

On June 23, I dared to do my first Zentangle.  Here it is:

Then, in celebration of my daughter's birthday on June 24, I did my next three.  They have exactly 38 tangles in honor of her 38th birthday.  I put them in a floating frame so the backs of the tiles can be read.  Here they are:

Here's how they look in the frame:

Happy Birthday, Jen!

The dishes, the wash, the chores beckon...but, composing a daily Zentangle or two is my reward.  Life is good.