Friday, October 31, 2008

{Scrappies}

Some new pages for {Scrapbook.com}and {Scrapjazz.com} using:

-Glitz Design Rhapsody papers
-American Crafts Thickers:



-Scenic Route paper & chipboard circle
-Heidi Swapp letters & flower:



-More Glitz Design Rhapsody
-American Crafts Thickers





Tuesday, October 28, 2008

My Wedding Dress

Sorry for the bad image quality - but here it is!
It's strapless, the strings on there are just the hanger holders.
And obviously, its not blue at the bottom, thats just the shadow, lol.

I dont know if you can tell, but on, it has the same rouched/gathered look to it.

Simple, elegant.

Oh, and bonus - it fits *perfectly* - not one teeny tiny alteration has to be made!


Added for Jen to see....






Thursday, October 23, 2008

MyUpcomingSummer

My 2009 Summer is going to be a bit crazy! But amazingly awesome!

Here is a little summary of events:
(in addition to client weddings almost every of the other weekends!)

May - graduate college!
Beginning of June - finish up student teaching.
July 18, 2009 - I am getting married!!!
July 21-28 - Playa del Carmen, Mexico, baby! Honeymoon! (Our plans of getting married in Mexico have changed...darn!)
August 4-6ish - Las Vegas, baby! (With Michele & Kurt, if I can make it! TRYING!)
August 28-30 - Boston, baby! (To photograph Michele's sister's wedding!)
End of August - Start my full time teaching job! (If I am blessed enough to get a job over the summer! Scary!)

Monday, October 13, 2008

{ Park-arazzi }

The story of a 16-month-old cutie at the park.
The park is a GREAT place to...


-Hang out with Auntie K-


-Enjoy the sunshine-


-Take a little swiiiiing-

-Eat some Oreos-


-PerFect crawling skills in the tunnel-


-Make Friends-


-Understand the effects of the slide, LOL-
(I picture her thinking: "Ok, now what just happened!?")

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

{ Sent by Michele }

1. What time did you get up this morning? 7 am
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Not sure...hardly ever go, has been over a year. Hitman, I think?
4. What is your favorite TV show? One Tree Hill


5. What do you usually have for breakfast? COFFEE, usually thats it
6. What is your middle name? Marie
7. What food do you dislike? Salmon
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? New Sugarland CD
9. What time is it right now? 6:19 pm
10. Favorite sandwich? Tuna with lettuce, red onion, pickles, yellow mustard

11. What characteristic do you dislike in people? Big Ego
12. Favorite item of clothing? Any of my black shirts

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Greece
14. Where would you retire to? I love the beach, but I would probably be happy where I am now, because people I know are here.

15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? 21st I guess
18. When is your birthday? April 16
19. Morning person or a night person? Usually morning
20. Pets? 1 dog Lexie, 1 cat Oreo, and 1 new bird that doesnt have a name yet.

21. Exciting news? Hmm...well new news is I found out I will be student teaching somewhere between grades 1-3 in the Spring.
22. What did you want to be when you were little? Teacher
23. How are you today? I am good....stressed out bc of school, but good.
24. What is your favorite flower? Hibiscus
25. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? The date of graduation.
26. What are you listening to right now? Nothing!

27. What was the last thing you ate? M&Ms
28. Do you wish on stars? Nope
29. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Hot blue!

30. How is the weather right now? Rainy and chilly
31. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Alanna!

32. Favorite soft drink? Diet Coke
33. Favorite restaurant? Dos Gringos or China Palace
34. Hair color? Dark brown

35. What was your favorite toy as a child? Polly Pockets
37. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate, for sure
38. Coffee or tea? Coffee, for sure
40. When was the last time you cried? You know, I'm really not sure.
41.What is under your bed? Not one single thing!

42. What did you do last night? Class
43. What are you afraid of? Change
44. Salty or sweet? Salty
45. How many keys on your key ring? 4
46. How many years at your current job? What job!?

{ Wishlist }

Someday...
Just dreaming for now!

-Canon 5D-

-Canon 100 mm f/2.8 macro-

-Canon 24-70 f/2.8L-

-Canon 50 mm f/1.2L-
-Shoot Sac Cover -
-And a New Website!-
That's all! ;-)

{ Past Weekend }

This past weekend I celebrated two of my friends birthdays; we went to dinner and then watched the Sex & the City movie. Good movie, though Carrie was a bit over dramatic, per usual! ;-)

Here's our little group:

Can't resist pictures with the snugglebug:

On the agenda this upcoming weekend:

Friday-Photoshoot with Jaelynn

Saturday-Client Wedding

Sunday-Client Senior Portraits

...notice the trend?

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Cutie & Teaching



I got to spend all day Friday with this little cupcake! She got here at 6:30 am and ran around with me all day!

She has SO many words now. She is only 15 months, and has way more words than any of the kids I had in daycare...and they were all older than her!

Her vocab:
-Kayla
-Chrissy (Chris)
-Puppy
-Kitty
-Piggy
-Mmmm bananas
-Baby
-Belly
-Noodles
-Bye bye, see ya
-Spongebob
-Beauuuutiful
-Kisses
-and so on! So cute!


In other news, I got my 1st student teaching placement. It's pre-student teaching. I start Nov 3 and it goes until Dec 15. I will be in the classroom all day Mon-Friday .... with .... eek.... 6th graders! The school district that it's for doesnt have middle school, its K-6 elementary. This will be so different for me because growing up, 6-8th grades were in a separtate middle school building. So, I am nervous because I was expecting...oh....2nd grade or so...but I'm up for the challege!

Sunday, September 21, 2008

My ABC's

A. Attached or single? Attached.
B. Best friend? Alanna & Michele
C. Cake or pie? Hmm...it has to be the super sugary frosting cake or I don't want it....if its whipped frosting, I'd rather have cherry pie...with ice cream!
D. Day of choice? Saturday.
E. Essential item? computer w/internet
F. Favorite colour? Turquoise
G. Gummy bears or worms? Gummy worms.
H. Hometown? Somewhere in WI ;-)
I. Favorite indulgence? s-t-a-r-b-u-c-k-s!
J. January or July? July.
K. Kids? I can't wait until someone calls me Mommy :-)
L. Life isn’t complete without? Sunshine, vacations, coffee, camera, computer, and loved ones.
M. Marriage date? Probably August 2009
N. Number of magazine subscriptions: Not sure...lemme think....Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Weddings, Every Day Food (surprise surpise...its Martha Stewart), Professional Photographer, Shutterbug, Taste of Homes...so thats....6?
O. Oranges or apples? Apples, please.
P. Phobias? Twins...just the identical kind...fraternal don't freak me out.
Q. Quotes? "We come here with nothing, and take it with us the day we leave. The first and last breath don't matter, it's all the ones in between."
R. Reasons to smile? d-i-a-m-o-n-d r-i-n-g + w-e-d-d-i-n-g p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g
S. Season of choice? SUMMER!

T. Tag 5 people... If you're reading this, it means you!
U. Unknown fact about me? Hmm...one of my favorite foods is veggie lo mein...ha!
V. Vegetable? Broccoli, Cauliflaur, cooked carrots
W. Worst habit? Leaving clutter...and I hate clutter.
.X. X-ray or ultrasound? Depends on the issue, lol.
Y. Your favorite foods? Chinese, cheese, fruit, and any food Latino/Mexican inspired
.Z. Zodiac sign? Aries

Friday, September 19, 2008

PhotoBooth


A fun slide of photos from a PhotoBooth from the reception of a wedding I shot with my assistant Jacque last weeked. Fun idea!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

The End is Near

This 5 year journey now has an official end date!


Tuesday, September 16, 2008

SUMMary of my SUMMer: Aug '08

There are some things from August below.
More to come!
Stay tuned!
So I was looking thru all my old blog posts last night and realized how much I love being able to peek back into my life to re-live all my memories. I haven't been blogging in the past few months lately because I have been really busy and my priorites have been else where. And I feel, why blog if nobody reads it? But last night, I realized its not about other people who reads this thing -- its for ME.
Thus, I decided update this blog into three new posts; one post for each month over this past summer.
A couple portraits I loved of a senior client...





Alanna & Joe's wedding week: Aug 4th-9th
Bridal Shower: Aug 5th, Stoughton WI
Rehearsal Dinner: Aug 7th, Nauvoo IL
Wedding: Aug 8th, Nauvoo IL
Reception: Aug 9th, Madison WI
I doubled as the Maid of Honor and the photographer! It was crazy!
Bridal Shower:
Road trip to Nauvoo:
Rehearsal Dinner:
Festival in the Park night before wedding:
Wedding Day, outside Nauvoo Temple:
Olbrich Gardens, Madison WI, reception day
Reception!
For more of their wedding, go here, their gallery is either Tenney or Alanna & Joe, I forget, but the password is nauvoo

SUMMary of my SUMMer: July '08 continued

Just a few more randoms...sorry not more interesting, I took hardly any personal photos during July.
Lola
Lexie & Lola
Straight shot out of the camera ... no edits ... the lake in my hometown.
Them again ;-)
Jacque & me at a photography job

Just being silly in between wedding shots!

Playing around with my 16-35 mm lens...