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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

11 Things

I was tagged by Carly of Texas Lovebirds to participate in this 11 Things post! Here goes nothing! 

THERE ARE 5 RULES
1) Post these rules.
2) Post a picture of yourself and 11 random things.
3) Answer the questions set in the original post.
4) Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them.
5) Go to their blog and tell them you've tagged them.  

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11 RANDOM THINGS 
1) I was born on my mother's birthday. No matter how hard my husband I tried to conceive a January 11 baby to make a 3rd generation birthday share happen, it never did. We were destined to have summer/fall babies. 

2) I don't watch sports, but I REALLY want to. I think it's the mother of boys thing. Suddenly I desperately want a team to root for for Football and Baseball. Hockey, too. Ritchie is totally against this. 

3) I go through phases where I want a drastically different life. Same people (meaning Ritchie and the boys - obviously!) just different locale. Some small farm town, London, Australia, the East Coast, Washington - basically I just want to be anywhere but here sometimes. I'd like to pick up and move, get to know a whole new place and lifestyle, live a grand adventure. And then, since CA is nothing to sneeze at, I'd probably like to come back. Unless I happened to find some other magical place that was 80 degrees in winter. 

4) I almost never like my hair. If it's blonde, I want it brown.
 If it's long, I want it short. Bangs, I want them gone. 

5) I have a huge sweet tooth. I'll eat pie and cake and cookies all day. 

6) When I was little I wanted to be an actress. I used to be in Junior Theater and daydream about being on Broadway. I still have Broadway singing sessions in my car, but I don't think I'm winning a Tony anytime soon. 

7) I wear my heart on my sleeve and am very trusting of others. 
Sometimes this bodes well for me, other times, it doesn't.  

8) I don't like art, unless it's photography of my family or some sort of object (oars, anyone?) 

9) I watch movies AND TV shows over and over again. I love the comfort of knowing what's going to happen and get a lot of anxiety watching things when I don't know how they end.  

10) I always thought I'd have a house full of girls, but I LOVE being a mom to two little lads. 
I think the universe really knows what it's doing sometimes. 

11) I'm a believer of karma. What goes around, comes around so I really try to be 
kind and truly happy for others, even if it's hard sometimes. 
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QUESTIONS FROM CARLY
1. What's your favorite color?  
Blues and greens are the colors I'm most drawn to, both for wearing and for decorating with. 

2. What would your "last meal" be? 
Oh man. I enjoy way too many foods to answer this question. I want to say a really good steak and baked potato. And a freaking HUGE Diet Coke. 

3. What's your biggest pet peeve? 
Hmm.. I don't have a lot of pet peeves. I guess when people are mean? Lame answer, sorry. 

4.  What movie character (not the star playing them!) do you think you're most like? 
Man, Carly. Why you gotta make me think to answer these?! I would say I'm most like Monica from FRIENDS. I know it's not a movie. She's a little neurotic and yet, still lovable :) 

5. Do you have kids? If you do, do you want more? If you don't, how many would you like?
I have two handsome boys. It's up for discussion on whether or not we're having more, but I do think we're done with having biological children. If we have more, they would be adopted. 

6. If you could live anywhere, where would you live?
See above! It changes all the time. Lately, I want a farm house in the middle of nowhere. 

7. Tell us something about you that we don't already know. 
I have a celebrity crush on Tom Hanks. I know, I know. He's no Channing Tatum - but he's so talented and I grew up watching Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail so, Tom Hanks it is. 
Oh, and Patrick Dempsey!! Although, that one is probably more self explanatory. 

8. What kind of tv shows are on your DVR?
Holy sheet. I have SO many. Teen Mom (1&2) and 16 and Pregnant are up there with my favs. Biggest Loser, Ellen, Secret Life of the American Teenager, Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, Private Practice, Parenthood, Desperate Housewives, So You Think You Can Dance. Okay, so I watch too much TV. 

9. What is your guilty pleasure?
TV. And cookies, ice cream and brownies. And manicures! 

10. Are you a morning or night person?
NIGHT!!  Basically you don't want to talk to me in the morning unless I got a lot of sleep. A LOT. 

11. If you had to live in a reality tv show, which would it be? 
Real World. You know, because it's so real. Nah, I think Biggest Loser! My own trainer (who looks like Bob Harper) and nutritionist?! Yes, please. Only, I would beg them not to make me put on spandex and step on a scale in front of America. I would also request some sweets in the house. 

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QUESTIONS FOR THOSE THAT I'M TAGGING

1. What is your dream vacation?
2. If you could meet any celebrity (living or dead) who would it be and why?
3. What is your favorite blog to read? 
4. What would your ideal day consist of?
5. Show us a picture of your dream living room. (some Pinterest fun for you!) 
6. If you had to eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
7. Where is your favorite place to buy clothes for yourself? Your kids?
8. What is your favorite beverage?
9. What jewelry do you wear everyday?
10. Favorite movie and TV show?
11. Tell us one bucket list item for you! 
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I'M TAGGING
Kim from A Blog About Nothing
McCaulie from News of the Feus 
Rebecca from Reb Em's Ramblings
Holly from The Jenkins Gang 
Angel from This Life is Sweet
And anyone else who would like to participate! Leave me a link to your post in the comment section if you decide to participate.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Guest Posting Today!

Hey everyone! I'm doing a very special guest post over at Texas Lovebirds for Carly who had a baby recently!!

I'm telling about my favorite motherhood moments in honor of the new mommy, so make sure to check it out!

Monday, January 16, 2012

Liebster Blog Award

A BIG thanks to Melodee at Polkadot Notebook for giving me the Liebster Blog Award! 
I feel so honored that she is enjoying this little ol' blog so much! 


This award is given to bloggers with less than 200 followers, in the hopes that it will bring many new friends/followers.
Leibster is German and means 'dearest' or 'beloved but it can also mean 'favorite'. The idea of the Leibster award is to bring attention to blogs with less than 200 followers. So, in the spirit of good fun I am passing this award on to five other bloggers. Please stop by and visit them.

The Rules are:

1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.

2. Reveal your five picks for the award and let them know.

3. Post the award on your blog.

4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the blogshare-other bloggers.

5. Finally and the best rule of all..........have fun and spread the love!

The five blogs that I'm spreading the award to are:


Be sure to check them out! And, thanks Melodee! I'm honored :) 

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Inspired

So I've come across this amazing blog:

http://www.kellehampton.com/

Not only can she write beautifully, but her pictures tell their own stories. Reading her blog has inspired me to practice more photography. Especially photography of Max, my all time favorite subject.

And what a good subject he was tonight!
The light behind this fire hydrant was amazing!
Check out that blue bike and how there just happens to be a wider gap in the fence right in front of it! What luck!


What I came to realize lately was that having a great picture taken is one thing, but enhancing the image using photoshop is a whole different thing! It took may pictures from good to great tonight!
Before:
After! A little warmer and higher color saturation.
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And AFTER! Higher contrast, more light and warmth, and it's sharper now.
Ritchie bought an external flash today so we can continue to improve our technique with light. I am so excited to have this new found inspiration and to continue improving on my photography skills. Please give Mrs. Hampton's blog a read. She's amazing and will undoubtedly inspire you with more than just photography. Happy reading!

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