Once upon a Chaise Lounge

So, the other day I was driving around in my home town and I happened to look over into this field and I saw this Chaise Lounge just sitting there! I don't know if you would understand the excitement I felt, I know for most photographers it is awesome to find new places to shoot that already have the tools you need for the shoot. In this case, for me, it was this Chaise Lounge. For weeks and weeks I was having dreams about shooting there, finally, we got a good day that worked with every ones schedule! :) Here are some of the results! Enjoy :)

Cutest little people in my life!

This would be my adorable 2 yr old Niece Sophia Gloria.

She is such a doll, and loves to act crazy and fun

and slide down slides all day long!

I love her!

This is my new nephew Emmett born Monday Feb. 28th at 8lbs 12 oz! 20 inches long!

He is so cute and I love him already!

Places/Things to look foward to in the {FUTURE} :)

So I have been thinking about my future plans of getting out of this godforsaken town...and I wanted to announce some of the places that I am looking foward to going this coming year! :)

Cant wait! :)

{hopefully a lot of beach time with the people I love}

{Paris, with anyone who wants to come with}

{London with my best friend, Alicia, in June}

{Canada sometime this year, for sure!}

Who wants to come? :)

New scarf from {Istanbul}

One of the only purchases I made in Istanbul was this Pashmina scarf that is just beautiful, I basically fell in love the moment I saw it...{Love at first sight, some would say} haha! Also this handsome young Turkish man sold it to me and I just couldn't say no! Plus he gave us Tea!

New {obsessions}

Why hello there!

So, I know that I have a lot of things that I need to blog about such as my awesome trip to Istanbul, Turkey, and my Grandfathers funeral, and my new promotion and my nephew who is supposed to be coming in 7 days :) or almost fainting when I donated blood :S or how crazy busy it has been at work the past week, or my recent purchases at my favorite makeup store (MAC) or my new diet I am on...

But....I would rather just speak in pictures today.

Because, frankly I am overwhelmed by all of the things I could blog about because I haven't blogged for SO long!

So with out any further adieu here are some of my most recent obsessions! :) Enjoy.


{Love these shoes}

{Okay, I know that I'm 20 and way too old for him....

but....

I have to admit...

I have had BieberFever ever since I saw NeverSayNever 3D}

{saw one of these furry animal hats for the first time in real life today at work! So cute!}

{I absolutely adore these two girls hair styles, I am really wanting long hair at the moment}

MIA

Why hello there!

Sorry I have been mia for the past 2 weeks!

The holidays have been filled with so many things that I have had no time to blog, okay maybe I did have {some} time but most of that time that I wasn't doing anything, all I wanted to do was sleep and eat and hang out with my cute niece Sophie! So therefore I am just getting around to

blogging about all of the events that happened over the holidays! First things first, I got to hang out with my amazing family quite a bit :)

{we like to eat, a lot}

{my older, beautiful, 7 month pregnant sister and her little family}

{My parents, aren't they cute?}

{My lovely sister, and her cute baby Soph}

{the whole family}

I also got to hang out with some lovely friends of mine that I have not seen for some time! We celebrated New Years all together again, it was so fun!

{Best Friends, forever}

{The whole group}

I also saw:

• Burlesque: I thought it was pretty good! I love, love Christina Aguilera, and her amazing voice!
• The Notebook :) A classic, I could never get sick of that movie!

I went on a freezing cold photo shoot with this girl:

And, finally made some New Years {Resolutions} for 2011!

• Grow the relationship that I have with my Lord, God Jesus Christ
• Be more aware about others and be more of a servant
• Be more aware about things that I put into my body
• Be more aware about how I spend my money
• Love

Anyway, Happy New Year!

I hope you all had some amazing holiday celebrations!

xoxo

Merry Christmas to all and to {all} a good night

Merry Christmas!


Can I just say, I love this season, and I really wish it lasted all winter long! Because I feel like after Christmas and New Years pass...Winter just seems to drag and drag!


I love all the wonderful scents that are all around, from food to all the perfume at bath and body works, to the crisp cold air outside, and the cinnamon scented pinecones that mommy brought home from the store to decorate with!

I love that everyone you see, even if you don't know them you can wish them a Merry Christmas...

I have a confession to make..I know that it's not "politically correct" to say "Merry Christmas" at a public place, especially at the airport..but I can't help from saying Merry Christmas to everyone that I check in! And...I haven't gotten in trouble yet so.... what are you gonna do about it! :) Most people that I say it to light up right after and quickly say "Merry Christmas to you" in return! I just love it!

Anyway, I hope you all are having a wonderful week whether you are celebrating the reason for the season with loved ones, or friends, or in the comfort of your own home or a foreign home!

Merry Christmas!

Ps. Look at this aborable Steve Madden bag I got from Santa! Love it! :)

xoxo

Star {struck}

Have any of you ever met a celebrity? Today I checked in Katherine Heigl, and I now know what it feels like to be star struck!

First of all I love her! I love Killers, and Life as we know it~! Just in case you were wondering she is more beautiful in person, and she was super nice too! :)

I want to know your celebrity stories!

xoxo

Winter Wonderland

So...2 days ago, Dad and I decided that we should go skiing for the first time in about 13 years (for me) I figured it would be like riding a bike, you just have to remember how it's done.

So we take this beautiful drive up to Power Mountain and stopped at a rental place to get the skis and boots {who knew ski boots are the most difficult things in the world to get on?} Also they are almost impossible to walk in. i almost fell a number of times...I specifically remember saying to my dad on the way up the mountain "this shouldn't be too hard, i think i'll get the hang of it fairly quickly...next thing I know I am sitting down at the top of the mountain crying because I am too scared to ski down the mountain haha! My dad was making fun of me the whole time :( {sad}

After about dying on the way off the ski lift {they slowed it down for me because i'm a newbie} I about gave up but then i remembered this quote:

"I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me"

Philippians 4:13

All of the sudden I bucked up and went down the mountain :) I did fall a few more times but I was definitely doing much better!

2 days later....my legs are SO sore that I can hardly lift a bag at work haha! All in all it was a really really fun experience...Maybe I will try snowboarding next?

For those of you who have done both, what are your thoughts on skiing vs. snowboarding?

Let me know :)

xoxo

DAYBOOK {inspired}

So pretty much I LOVE this blog! If you haven't seen it before, be sure to check it out! My little sister Carly and I both read it and decided that we should do some "daybook" inspired pictures...so here they are: (keep in mind, it was about 35 degrees outside and the smog was so thick you couldn't even see 2 houses away, we were shooting for about 5 minutes total)

Jeggings: F21, Shoes: Forever Young, Black cover: Charolette Russe, Belt: Thrifted, Lace Cami: Wet Seal, Silk top: Lauren Conrad

Instant Gratification

Dear Santa,

I really want this,

MAMIYA RZ67 PRO II Medium Format Film Camera PackageKit

Includes Prism Find

er, 2 Lenses, 3 Film Backs & More

Starting bid: $749.00

Buy now: $900.00

{But}

I would settle for this just as well :)

Fuji Instax 210 Instant Film Camera (Uses Instax 200 Series Film FJF0476) 15950793

FJF0793

LCD control panel displaying focal distance and film count
Programmed electronic shutter, 1/64-1/200 sec
Automatic flash for low-light shooting
Two-range selectable shooting options: 0.9-3m and 3m-Infinity

Price: $63.95 {here}

So that I could take picutures like THIS

What's on your Christmas wishlist?

xoxo

Obsession

So...pretty much I have an obsession with scarves!

I love love {Love} looking at scarves, buying scarves, and commenting on other peoples cute scarves!

Here are some really really cute pictures I found from WeHeartIt of scarves

P.s. What are some of your obsessions?

xoxo