Dear Thirty..

Nice try, but I rock. I turned thirty last Friday and I remember when that just sounded so old. All the way up to last Thursday...then I decided it wasn't so old after all. Just in the nick of time.

Truth be told I actually think I like being thirty. Perhaps this novelty will wear off (I am quite sure at some point it will.) I really love my life though so that helps. Do I have everything I ever wanted by this age? Nope. Thank goodness because what fun would that be, I need things to work towards. I have an amazing husband and two beautiful boys who are my world. So while I don't have everything I would ever want, (still waiting to win the lottery)I do have everything I would ever need -Love.



Just to prove I don't feel or act my age here is something I still find hilarious.

Have you seen the ads for the baby snuggies? They are creepy. You know what isn't creepy? The Bobbisnuggie! Just ask my friend and satisfied customer Heather.

*no Heathers were harmed in the making of the Bobbisnuggie*

I also find this video hilarious (as in can't stop watching) These guys take news stories and make songs out of them. Auto-Tune the news is amazing..as is this lady in the video.


With maturity like this I will be forever young!

Oh Blog...and a couple of "favorite things" oversights

2010 was not the best blogging year for me (or shooting year if I am being honest). I was just so unmotivated and in reflection it is sad to me. I'm not about setting unrealistic goals so there is no way I am going to say I will blog everyday or every week this year. I am however resolved to "blog more" Keeping it vague and obtainable.

Not only just blog more but shoot more, and more snapshots at that. I think I got stuck in a rut of picture perfect last year and I am going to be all about lifestyle this year and doing more things for me (like macros!), so hopefully a lot more personal stuff this year.

That being said I do have things from last year too that I just didn't even get a chance to blog so there will be some catch-up posts from time to time too (including my 8 year olds bday pics from July, horrible right??)

To start off I have to do a couple of oversights from my favorite things post a couple of posts down.

Cringer! I cannot believe I have never blogged about our cat before. We got her about nine months ago and she is perfect. I had wanted a kitten but Blaze insisted we get an older cat because "Everyone adopts kittens and its not fair to older cats to not get a home" He's kind of amazing, that kid. I'm pretty sure she was made for us because James was dead set on getting an orange tabby and naming it Cringer from He-Man. When we walked in there was a sign on her cage that said, "I know my name, Ginger" She has made the transition to Cringer just fine.



Vests. Ok, I am a little bit obsessed with vests. Possibly to the degree of unhealthy. I just love how cute they are! There are a couple missing here. I had just bought a new one a few weeks ago and a wise person said to me, "Nine vests! That's just crazy. You have a problem and admitting it is the first step." So I returned that one and am fully sane still. No Vests Anonymous for me!



Starbucks, oh Starbucks. You were fully one of my favorite things in 2010 but I plan on changing this. Last week I added up my Starbucks charges to my bank for the past 2 months and it was $130. $130!!! That is $780 a year. That's just dumb. So I will probably never be able to cut SB (we are on an initial basis) out completely, but I am set on a max of one a month.

Conflict of Interest

I love Blaze. I hate my picture being taken. Blaze wants to take a picture of me for my blog. I really, really hate my picture being taken. Especially after a long day at work and my make-up is mostly gone. I really, really love Blaze. Especially that he loves taking pictures because I do.



Stupid love.

A few of my favorite things..

In spirit of the Christmas song I thought I would blog about a few of the things I love (and happen to have pictures handy for).

Pajamas. Pj's are hands down my favorite type of kids clothes, it doesn't get any cuter.






Ben Folds! Ben has been my favorite artist since I was about 15. Holy crap I just realized that is almost half my life...and that I am almost 30, yikes! Anyway, I think it is known very well by my husband that if Ben Folds is playing within at least 2 hours of us we will be there.



Fall. The colors of fall are stunning, nuff said.


Tattoos! I know they are not for everyone but I love, love, love tattoos. This is my husbands most recent right after it was finished. Its Trap=Jaw from He-Man. Awesome bday gift from me :)


My macro. Definitely not the snow. I will say though I never really knew snowflakes were this intricate. I guess I never thought about it. So in this instance only I see the beauty of snow.


Sushi! Horrible picture I know, but I was hungry and just snapped so I could eat.


Smoke...taking pictures of it that is. I find this to be oddly relaxing.


Our multi-colored lights Christmas tree. I took this picture years ago and I still love it so much!


My hubby! This is him and his likeness that was drawn in one of the latest issues of a Star Trek comic (with his name for the characters name). A nerds dream come true, said affectionately of course.



And of course my amazing kids!! I love these boys more than words can describe.


Wishing a blessed Christmas to all!

Sneak Peek

Just a couple of quick peeks of some cute kiddos! Don't they have the prettiest eyes ever!

My Best Friend's Wedding

Name that movie! Oh wait that is the name of the movie..crap! Nevermind.

It's not every day that your best friend calls you and says, "So I'm going to have a surprise wedding at my Halloween party this year" I mean I probably should have suspected given she was proposed to inside one of those set up haunted houses...so they aren't exactly the most traditional couple.

They are however the most awesome couple and that is what they did. Her finace loves Halloween (see above mentioned proposal for verification) so this was just so perfect for them. Most people at the party didn't know and they were led down to a basement that was setup with an alter and had some of the following pictures I had taken set up on a table.










So Beautiful!












We took some more "Halloweenyish" (how's that for a made up word) pics too. These were so much fun!





I didn't take too many pics the night of the actual wedding but I really, really love this one. She is so serious that if he shoves cake in her face he is going to get some fist...and he just laughs. Love it.



Did I mention my best friend is amazing? She really, really is. I could probably go on forever giving examples if I had the time. She is one of the kindest people I have ever met and would do anything for the people she loves. I have never met anyone who gets me so well and I don't know what I would do without her.

And her now husband James? There is no way I could say anything bad about him. His name is James, he has black spikey-esque hair, he collects toys (mostly horror but still toys), his birthday is the first week in August, and thanks to a certain other James he now loves Star Trek. To say anything bad would be like insulting my own husband. So it goes without saying that he rocks too. They are a perfect couple.

I am so happy for you guys. I wish you long years of happiness and James and I are so lucky to have you as friends.


And how awesome is that full on Beetlejuice costume?!!?

Mamma Mia

Every year I think I am going to take super cute "professional" quality pictures of my kids in their costumes. And every year ten minutes before Tick or Treat I get some snapshots of them in the front yard.

Timing has never been a strong area for me...hence the over a week late Halloween post. But none the less my kids are super cute, got that part down!



All night Blaze was asking anyone if they "Had any pasta in there?" in his perfected Italian accent while Keaton just fussed with his moustache. It was pretty awesome.











I wish this boy would just stop being so serious all the time!




Throwing firebombs. Or peace signs, whatever it is that Marios do.




Apparently this is Blaze's new go-to pose.




If Blaze does it his shadow Keats will surely have to try it too.



To see the Pete and Repeat show in full effect (and get to hear their awesome accents) watch the video below. It's adorable if I do say so myself.