Goodbye Summer…
September 3, 2009 | Filed Under Personal | 1 Comment
The end of summer is bitter sweet. I’m glad it’s over because we all needed a little space and more structure, but at the same time we’re forced back into the school routine of early mornings, homework & strict bedtimes. We didn’t have a particularly eventful summer, but it was a break from the routine so I guess that’ll have to do!
My girlie….loves to read, is passionate about animals & the environment, a real jokester at times, loves church & God, heart-on-her-sleeve kind of girl with a beautiful soul…
Baby boy…likes to be good at everything he does, strong willed but defeated easily, quick to be a cuddle bug if you catch him in the mood, loves anything with wheels, likes to play with the big boys, major chocoholic, love-you-forever momma’s boy…
Stay tuned for some first day of school shots of my big 1st & 3rd graders!
My baby boy is turning SIX!
March 11, 2009 | Filed Under Biz, Personal | Leave a Comment
In just 2 short days my youngest will be SIX. Yikes! When did that happen? He’s such a little man. We love him (and big sister of course) to pieces!
A little more about the birthday boy…
-loves his mommy of course. He’s very in to being my protector & buddy. He makes it known when there are tickle fights that he is on MY side even though sometimes that gets him extra tickles.
-super smart. He’s already reading chapter books and is above average in math & writing as well.
-loves to be rubbed. You know, that really light, finger tipped, almost tickly rubbing. Daddy started him on that when he was young and now if you’re sitting with him watching tv or a movie, watch out, b/c he will be pulling up his shirt so you can rub his belly! lol.
-hard headed like his Daddy. 
-a little whiney at times like his Mommy. 
-slightly OCD
-very technical mind. He likes to know how things work and are put together.
-very sweet & lovey, but rough & tumble at the same time.
Momma got a new lens!! | cherry street photography [fun]
February 5, 2009 | Filed Under Personal, Photographers, project 365 | 1 Comment
It’s late and hubby comes home from going out to dinner with some friends. He says he has some good news for me…that I can buy the new lens I’ve been wanting! I didn’t debate at all, the next day I immediately ordered the Nikkor 35mm f/2.0. There are of course some REALLY fab other lenses that I want, but they are all a little over budget at the moment and I’ve really been eyeing the 35mm f/2.0. It arrived on a Monday. Probably one of the worst days it could arrive. Mondays are hectic and after errands, the gym, picking up the kids, gymnastics and dinner, I’m way to exhausted to play. Good news is that I got to play on Tuesday.
This lens seriously ROCKS! I was a little nervous b/c it seems luck of the draw whether you get a sharp or a soft copy. Thankfully I got a razor sharp copy! This baby could cut glass! LOVE it!
And here is my day 20 of project 365…(I told you it was sharp! )
a yummy Apple Martini recipe…
January 25, 2009 | Filed Under Personal, project 365 | Leave a Comment
For New Years we were going to a friends house and we were supposed to bring an adult beverage to share. Since I had been craving an apple martini I decided to find a good recipe and make some yummy apple martini’s for everyone. I had to do a little testing to figure out which recipe I liked and I thought I’d share the winning recipe to go with my 365, day 11 shot.
Project 365-3,4,5,6 | cherry street photography
January 15, 2009 | Filed Under Biz, Business, Personal | Leave a Comment
Holy moly, I’m all kinds of behind in my postings! I just got my photo files cleaned up and imported into Lightroom on my new hard drive a week after installing it. Long story short, I was running out of storage room on my all four of my hard drives and Eric has been hasseling me to upgrade to Vista so we bought a 5th hard drive last week. The day after it was installed we found out that it was a bad drive. Thank goodness I hadn’t transferred all of my files to the new one yet. Anyways, after we got a new hard drive that actually worked, I wanted to sort, back-up & purge my existing photo files before I imported them into Lightroom. Ahhhhh, I feel so much better now that they are done!
Before I post my 365 pics I want to remind you to sign up for the National Charity Model Search that Cherry Street Photography is participating in. It is going on from now through February 20th so sign up today to secure your session date! These are limited sessions so please refer to the contest blog post for specifics!
K, on to my Project 365! I thought I had been doing pretty good taking at least one picture a day, but apparently I slipped a little. When I was finally able to look at my pictures last night I realized I missed 3 stinkin’ days! I’m not going to fret about it though. I’m just going to keep truckin’ along. Maybe I’ll make some sticky notes and stick them around to remind me. 
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I’m spreading out my days photos so I don’t make a crazy long post. Here are days 3, 4, 5 & 6…
Dress Up and Project-365…
January 2, 2009 | Filed Under Mindless Chatter, Personal | 1 Comment
Happy New Year!!! I hope you all had a safe & fun New Years. Sadly I was not awake at the stroke of midnight. My hubby & I were kid free, but ended up cutting our night out short due to the fact that he wasn’t feeling well. We came home, started a movie and both fell asleep within 30 min. LOL. We got to celebrate the next day with family and hubby was feeling a bunch better so we ended the new years celebration on a good note.
I wanted to explain a little about a new project I’m starting. It’s completely for me, but I’m making a public commitment in hopes that I’ll stick with it. It’s called Project 365. The goal is to record your daily life throughout the whole year with one picture a day. Now, this is not to say that I will blog everyday, but hopefully I’ll be able to blog every couple of days with the past days photos.
Here is today’s 365-2. Caitlin got make-up from her Great Granny and today was the day to get all made up apparently. Complete with a fashion show at the end. LOL. Gotta love it! She actually did pretty good. She did her make-up, hair, clothes & jewelry.
Since I started a day late, I’m including a pic taken yesterday. It wasn’t taken by me, but it documents where we were. Thanks Angela for taking this for us.
Merry Christmas!
December 26, 2008 | Filed Under Personal | Leave a Comment
I’m about an hour late in posting my Christmas wishes for everyone, but better late than never I guess. So….I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!!
And I have to add a pic of one of my cool presents…
Lots of awesome pictures! Get a copy for yourself HERE
say ‘ello to my leetle friend…
September 20, 2008 | Filed Under Personal | Leave a Comment
Lookie who I found tucked under a towel on the patio. I went outside to take the previous Starbucks cup pics and found this little guy. He was scared as all get out, but he sat & posed nicely for a few before he went through one of the holes on the table and hid.
morning routine | cherry street photography
September 19, 2008 | Filed Under Mindless Chatter, Personal | 2 Comments
My day started like all my other weekdays…
I went to bed too late, then I’m tired & cranky in the morning waiting until the last minute before I force myself out of my warm cozy bed. In my semi state of consciousness I can hear the ramblings of my 8yr old & 5yr old chatting back & forth (this morning one was singing the ABC’s over & over & over again). They’re so darn chipper in the morning! They definitely didn’t get that from ME! I call an occasional reminder to them to keep eating instead of being so chatty. Can’t blame the chattiness on them too much, they get it honest.
When the time comes I finally drag my butt into the kitchen so I can get them upstairs to get dressed, or more often pull clothes out of the dryer or off my dresser for them to get dressed. While they’re supposed to be doing that I wash my face & try to wake up, giving an occasional jealous glance to the still sleeping hubby sawing logs. Caitlin normally gets dressed and brushes teeth without much of a delay, but Hayden on the other hand still gets easily distracted. He’ll be upstairs “getting dressed” for 15 minutes and when he finally trots downstairs he’ll have jeans on and no shirt or shoes. You think, how the heck have you been up there for 15 min and you only have your stinkin’ jeans on! We eventually all get dressed and head out the door without a minute to spare.
Ah, the joy of school mornings. Torture during the week, but I still wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. If I can sit back & take in all that is happening, I can smile at how cute he is singing the ABC’s & bouncing around in the morning…I can be proud that my girlie is such a sweet big sister that puts up with most of his craziness and is very helpful by packing her own lunch. However, I don’t normally have that kind of insight during the hurry-up-we-are-running-late time. Normally I’m annoyed & stressed out and then decide that I need to treat myself to a Starbucks because, well, I deserve it! At least that’s what I tell myself. 
Without further ado, here is my beloved, de-stresser, because-I-deserve-it, Grande Iced Caramel Pumpkin Spice latte w/no whip cream and a straw twice the size of the cup.
Tagged | cherry street photography
September 16, 2008 | Filed Under Personal, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
I’ve been tagged before, but I figured I’d play along and keep the game going.
Miss Stacy tagged me this time.
I’m supposed to name 6 Unspectacular quirks about myself.
1. I have an obsessive/compulsive need to “clean” the table when we go out to eat. I wipe all the crumbs & water spots with my napkin and stack the finished plates & trash together throughout the meal. The crazy part is that I only do that when we go out. It doesn’t bother me at home. LOL
2. I frequently talk to inanimate objects. Telling them to behave, move out of my way, how their day was, etc. I never said I was normal.
3. I’m somewhat of a perfectionist and if I can’t do it “right”, I just don’t do it. Hence, a lot of things don’t get done around here much to my husbands dismay.
4. According to my dh, I don’t clean, I straighten.
5. I have to fold the laundry straight from the dryer. If I don’t get it as soon as they finish then I’ll just heat up the clothes again to get the wrinkles out. I hate folding wrinkly clothes and I hate ironing even more!
6. I get motion sickness something awful. I have to sit at least in the middle of the movie theatre and sometimes I even have to close my eyes during the movie if there’s too much action. It’s a total buzzkill.
RULES:
1. Link the person who tagged you
2. Mention the rules on your blog
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them & leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they have been tagged. (coming soon)
And since a post without a picture is just cruel, here’s a details shot from my girlie’s birthday party this past weekend.
