Random Update...

Not too much going on to report... just caught up in finishing final projects for this quarter at school. I've actually really enjoyed this quarter but I'm totally looking forward to it being over and completing these projects.

I have a few random pictures to share from this weekend. They aren't perfect (i forgot to change my film speed for indoor shots) but I still like them anyway. (nothing a little photoshop can't fix... or at least help.)







man... this girl is so darn cute. and she loves when i take out my camera. she laughs so hard when she sees herself on the little screen... it's really one of the funniest things. needless to say she's getting lots of camera time these days cause Kaleb is totally OVER me taking his picture all the time. Andrew's rather busy with being a teenager and I would probably be cramping his style if I was constantly chasing him around with my camera. (although he is a total sport when I have to shoot stuff for school, so I guess that makes up for him not wanting me to chase him & his friends around.)

well, i guess that's it for now. :)

Photoshop Fun...

Just thought I would share one of the projects I am working on for my Digital Illustration class. It's been a lot of fun to see all the cool stuff you can do in photoshop...



Not sure how well you can see at this size... but all of the "people" in the image are Andrew. Basically I masked him into one photo several times, I altered the sky, changed images (minus the sky and his jeans) to black & white. It's still not perfect but I liked it and it was a lot of fun to create!

In other news... there isn't much going on around here. Just busy with school, working on final projects. Looking forward to a rather low-key weekend! :)

Happy Birthday to my sister!

Today is my sister's birthday... my bestest friend in the world... my consistent influence to be a better me... she's my strength when i am weak, a shoulder when i need to cry, she's an unbelievable Aunt to my son, basically she's EVERYTHING to me! There's not one thing about her that i would change... i love everything about who she is and what she means to me. Sorry, I'm trying to keep this short and not too sappy... sooo lastly i am forever indebted to her for sharing Kaleb & Ella with me.

Happy Birthday Sis! I love you!

quick update...

man, i didn't realize it had been so long since my last post... the time really got away from me.

first i want to wish my mom a happy birthday! "happy birthday mom! hope you have a wonderful day!"

this past weekend i went to Virginia... stopped in Georgetown on Friday and did a little bit of shopping... Kim introduced me to the great, i mean GREAT little store called LUSH! This place has some really good stuff. I picked up some hand lotions and scrubs and a facial cleanser... so yummy!

We took a class with Stacey Julian... it was pretty cool and she was pretty cool too! I love the little album that i made... it's a 6x6 celebration of the sweetest little girl i know! I'll try to post some pictures later. :)

Andrew's basketball team has their first playoff game tomorrow night! Go LV!

Uhm... that's all i got for now.

Spain...

Last night I received my official letter of acceptance to Study Abroad in Madrid, Spain this summer. It hasn't really "sunk" in just yet, but I'm still pretty excited at the thought of being in another country for almost a month! Overall it's kinda bittersweet... I'm totally excited but at the same time I've NEVER been away from Andrew for this long; it's always just been a few days here & there. So that being said I'm a little sad at the thought of being away from him for this length of time but I also feel this is really a once in a lifetime opportunity for me... like i said "bittersweet." Not only am I worried about missing Andrew, but Kaleb & Ella too! I've never been away from them for this long either :)

I can't take credit for the picture above, I found it online today... but this is one of the places we'll be visiting... The Cathedral in Toledo

a little wrap up post...

Again more then a week has gone by... geez where does the time go? Last week happened to be a rather eventful week in my parts. Andrew came down with one NASTY virus starting on Tuesday, he landed in the hospital on Thursday. At that point he wasn't keeping any food or fluids down and desperately needed to be hydrated. Thankfully after the visit to the ER he was doing much better and from that point on he's been doing well.

I also went back to school last week... I was really looking forward to getting back to my classes this quarter and returning to my usual routine... but most of all I was looking forward to getting back to shooting and being challenged by my assignments. I'm pretty excited about the classes I'm taking this quarter and can't wait to see what I come up with!

I'm still keeping up on my daily photo challenge. It's still going well at this point... although sometimes I let the day get away from me and the next thing I know I'm shooting some random stuff... but i think that's what makes this so fun.

I think cause she's so darn cute she gets a lot of camera time when i'm around!


went to loop on saturday with kimmy chang and picked up some fun yarn to play with!


love her... enough said.

the challenge...

So, I'm going to try to take "a picture a day." I'm really hoping this will challenge me to pick up my camera EVERYDAY! A few of the blogs I read had this as an idea or challenge for the New Year and I'm giving it a whirl. So far so good... I understand it's only January 7th... but I'm optimistic. Here are a few shots I'd like to share...

Ella can't get enough of the phone!

Ella again... she was a sad girl in this one :(

and last... just me.

I'm not expecting fabulous pictures EVERYDAY... just some snapshots of everyday life... you know the GOOD STUFF!