Tuesday, July 31, 2007

getting ready...

Tonight I'm getting ready to go away once again. This weekend I'm heading off to SAVE for some scrapping and hanging out with my girlfriends. I'm really looking forward to this event, it's been a while since I had some serious creative time.

Tomorrow heading out to catch Kim's "boyfriend" Rocco DeLuca @ the TLA. I'm pretty excited for the show myself, these guys are great live and they're finally headlining the show!


I guess that's it for now, not much to report just busy, busy, busy! Must finish packing!

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

my boys of summer...

Well, our annual trip to LBI has come and gone... and needless to say it never goes down without a catch. This year I was lucky enough to be taking Kaleb to the beach with me and this was his first time away from home without his Mom & Dad! (at least longer then just an overnight.) This was a milestone in itself.



does this look like a child that is homesick?.... nope, I didn't think so. He was so excited to be at the beach, and I was just as excited to have him there with me!



Andrew has been coming here since he was a baby. Now at age 14, he still looks forward to the week with his cousins just hanging out on the beach. And the bonus is he still lets me take his picture, no matter what!

Anyway~ on to the "catch." Sunday night we headed to the basketball courts which also is a nightly event when we're at the shore only this time I managed to score myself a trip to the Emergency Room. I thought I was going to be fine, but the next morning my knee thought otherwise, so Kim and Erik took me to the ER... basically they did some xrays, found nothing broken which I kinda figured. Their assessment was that I had a sprain of some sort in my knee with possibly some ligament issues going on but they would need to do an MRI to come to any conclusion. Long story short... my regular doctor did his exam and concluded that I did not need the MRI, but simply needed some rest and possibly some physical therapy. So I guess this is my first sign of getting older, huh?

Now, I'm going back to that happy place....

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

not much going on...

So, sometimes or I should say most of the time Andrew is subjected to me and my camera. I have several weekly assignments and in most cases he is the "chosen one!" My very own, in house model... does it get any better? He's actually a pretty good model, mostly does what I tell him to do even if it is against his better judgement. Well anyway, this week one of my assignments was to shoot "skin." Yup, that's right skin. So I told him to put on his model face and take off his shirt!




I really love the first picture... just because that is SO him right now! That one probably won't make the cut for the project but the second one has potential.

Other then work and school there's not a whole lot going on. I'm getting ready for LBI this weekend with the family. I'm sooo lucky this year I get to take Kaleb to the beach with us! Can not wait, he's going to have a blast, and Gwen & Erik will get a little breather! Oh and I almost forgot... John Mayer Concert on Friday.... so cannot wait for that!

Monday, July 9, 2007

a weekend in the Hamptons...

My first visit to The Hamptons... Sam invited Kim & I up to her family's beach house in the Hamptons this past weekend and I had a really nice time... for the most part we just hung out, relaxed, laughed and did a whole bunch of nothing. Spent the day at the beach and hit some of the shops (found a really nice yarn shop, Kim and I were pretty excited about that. I don't think it will be long before Sam has jumped into the world or should I say cult of knitting!) Loved the time away from reality and the time well spent with girlfriends. Thanks Kimmy B. and Sammy J!



does it really get any better then your feet in the sand and the ocean??? Even though the water was rather chilly for my taste, I enjoyed getting my feet wet a little bit. Kim and Sam both got in... i'm talking WAY in... not me.



Don't you love these signs... like who really wants to be on those dunes anyway. {not me that's for sure.}

Anyway~ back to school tomorrow which is a little bitter sweet. While I was enjoying the break from studying I'm now ready for a break from being at work 5 days a week. :)

...looking forward to LBI in two weeks.

Thursday, July 5, 2007

4th of July Recap...

What's usually a pretty uneventful holiday for me, turned out to be a really nice day. I spent the morning at my sister's, Kaleb & Ella's brand spankin new swing set was delivered and installed yesterday! All's I can say is Kaleb's face was priceless when he got on the swings! (pictures to follow later, I didn't have a chance to upload them from my camera just yet.)

In the afternoon I went to Kim's parents for a BBQ. I had a really nice time, her family is great! Very much like my own family, in that they are very relaxed and fun to be around. Lots of laughing going on and kids running around!

Andrew got to go see the much anticipated Transformers movie with Gam. Lucky for him she will basically go see any movie in the theater... cause I personally had no desire to see that. (maybe I don't know what I'm missing, but I'm okay with that.)

And that's it in a nutshell. I'm off to the beach tonight! Be back on Sunday.

Sunday, July 1, 2007

an uneventful weekend...

What a breath of fresh air it was this weekend! The weather was beautiful and I didn't have any commitments so I took the opportunity to RELAX!!! Checked out a new yarn store with Kimmy B. on Friday. Andrew had a basketball game on Friday night too... unfortunately they lost but in their defense the team was WAY bigger then them and our boys were short handed as this was a make up game scheduled at the last minute. Did some window shopping with my mom on Saturday and spent some time at my sister's on Sunday with Kaleb and Ella. Sorry no pictures... we really didn't do anything real eventful, just hung out and chatted a bit.

This week is busy once again... Looking forward to a quiet 4th of July... then off to the shore on Thursday! This will be my first trip to the shore this year. I'm looking forward to a nice girls weekend away. :) I'm hoping to have some new pictures to post next time! :)