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New Year's ResolutionsI'm actually quite at sticking with these, probably because I choose resolutions that won't be too hard to accomplish. Last year's is laughable, watch more movies, but you'll understand the purpose once I explain. We have been delving into the world of film making (John more than me, but I do find it very interesting as an art form and love taking part when I can). We

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I know the photos below are kinda cute, but believe me, those little lego bastards are evil incarnate. Of course they're completely harmless as they keep my 8 year old son occupied for an evening and for that I am grateful. So grateful in fact that I didn't through them into a trash compactor and smash them to bits after stepping on a little pile of them in the middle of the floor set up

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You just can't beat an Arizona sunset. I rushed home after work to capture this beautiful sky and it just kept evolving and getting more and more beautiful. It's with moments like these I remember why I live here.

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Pretzel has made appearances on my blog or flickr account in the past, but I thought I'd properly introduce you. This little man came to us a couple years ago when he was rescued by some family members. He was found chained to a stake, in a box, in the desert. We had been looking out for a miniature dachshund (ever since we met mightiest little weenie, Tuba, who belonged to friends) but the

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... in the whole world!Cherre & Lindee, congratulations on your engagement! We love you both so so so much!

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My what a beautiful morning it was. We don't get fog often so when we do it's SO magical. I love waking up to the diffused light and not being able to see past my front deck.

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I feel sometimes like I need skin as tough as this tree to make it through the day. Actually, I feel like I'm like this with a lot of people, until I really get to know you and am comfortable (which can take quite awhile). Sometimes it's exhausting. Why can't we all just be a little more understanding?

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We spent the weekend in Flagstaff with our very best friends. It was a bit of an escape, a mini photo session and LOTS of food. I have photos to show for all of that and I'll post them later this week.For now though I just like to share how much I appreciate cooler weather. I live in an area where 115 degrees in July is the average. It doesn't drop below 100 degree high until October and has

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Tyler loves celebrating birthdays, pie, techy geeky stuff and of COURSE Christmas. He's big into projects and loves decking the halls of our house with every decoration possible. He actually make shifted some mistletoe with small citrus branches... that is until he found out what mistletoe was for and they mysteriously vanished from around the house.He's getting so big. He's pretty fierce in

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This is The Desert Bar. I sometimes work here on weekends... actually, I believe this is my 4th year working there! It's not just any bar though as you can plainly see from the photos. The Desert Bar was built on an old mining claim about 28 years ago. You drive 5 miles along a dirt road to get there. It's completely off the grid and uses only well water and solar power. It was built using

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A fellow blogger shared this quote with me today -when words become unclear, I shall focus with photographswhen images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence-Ansel AdamsIt was perfect timing. My head was jarbled up with words after having to fill time for a radio spot. It wasn't even a conversation. It was "Here, you have 14 minutes to fill. GO!". 14 minutes doesn't sound like a

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I love this man. After 10 years of marriage he still manages to amaze me most days.

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My husband and cousin made this video a few days ago (with a little guidance from me) that is absolutely hilarious! Be warned though... if you have an etsy shop, love etsy, buy from etsy, mark loads of favorites on etsy, have a blog, consider yourself a struggling artist AND you have absolutely no sense of humor and very often take yourself too seriously... this probably isn't for you.This is for

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I have to post this just because I seem to keep bumping into this poem. Sigh, those last few lines get me every time.Starlings in Winter Chunky and noisy,but with stars in their black feathers,they spring from the telephone wireand instantly they are acrobatsin the freezing wind.And now, in the theater of air,they swing over buildings, dipping and rising;they float like one stippled

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The latest project from the Persisting Souls Course is to show/write about your workspace. Showing was the obvious choice! I don't really have a dedicated workspace at the moment and this definitely has it's pluses and minuses. I love that I'm never away from the hub of my family, but there are always wires... always! Wires are the bane of my life.We plan to eventually build a room downstairs

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I love cool morning light. I work best in the morning.I'm not an early riser though and despise being woken by an alarm.But, I DO love waking up slowly as the sunlight streams in through my bedroom window. I like taking my time waking up over a cup of tea/coffee and some soft music I can twirl in my robe to. That feeling of still being sleepy eyed and tender footed. Am I the only one that

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Good morning.These past few weeks, months even, have been a bit of a roller coaster emotionally. Outwardly not much has changed, inside though feels like a battlefield at times. Although tiring, I believe it's all for good. Sometimes you have to fight for what you want in life and you don't always come out unscathed... but hopefully happier than when you started.Right now though, right now it

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So back to the Persisting Souls online course. Sunday's assignment was to take a photo that represents the first step to you choosing to fight for your dreams. Here it is. Things that were once all muddy are now becoming quite clear.

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We try to go out on a daily hike on one of the numerous trails surrounding our home. We're surrounded by BLM land so we're pretty blessed to be able to leave our front deck and be in the open desert. This was an especially nice hike due to it being overcast that morning which isn't very common!

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What a beautiful film. This is July 24th, 2010 filmed by people all around the world. This has an effect of by the end of it making you feel all things at once.This is the whole film, right here. Grab a hot cup of tea and settle in :)

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I take photos.All photos were taken along the 10 freeway in almost complete darkness.

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It's been years since I was on the back of a horse. I owned a couple growing up (my parent's grand plan to keep me away from boys... it worked!) and was madly in love with them. After getting married, moving overseas and having a kid I just lost track of this passion. Horses take up a HUGE amount of time, effort and cash but are also SO rewarding. I recently met a woman who has four horses

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I'm taking an online course called Persisting Souls. A recent discussion was on writing your own manifesto. I sat down dutifully and started to write. After a few minutes of frustration and realizing that these words meant nothing to me, and were actually quite contrived, I decided to take a different approach.I'm not a wordsmith. I've never been good at putting into words exactly how I

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It was a beautiful evening and the perfect time to work on a photo project out in the desert. I hopped in the jeep and drove a couple miles along a dirt road to end up at the old mines. On the drive home I was struck by the beauty of where I live. The desert holds such a peace that I haven't managed to find any other place. I waited for the sun to set and when it was dark, I drove home with

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I just wanted to saythatminionis probably in my top 3 favorite words.I like saying minion.I like calling people minions.And for the first time today I was called a minion.HOW DID THEY KNOW?!Seriously, it's been my favorite word since like the 6th grade.minionCompletely random and probably my shortest post ever. I haven't completely forgotten about this blog. I've been busy with other projects I

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Our visit to New Hampshire was amazing. So beautiful and peaceful. I was disappointed at first that I was going to miss the fall foliage show (though you can see in some photos it is JUST starting). Once there though, I was so glad to see such an expanse of green. It was like eye candy for my soul. Everything was so vivid. The sky, trees, leaves, even the old barns. I just couldn't get

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Here is the preview for the article with my photos in Arabian Horse World.Linny and Walter's WeddingYAY! Very excited about this. Now I have to find somewhere local that carries that magazine!A fantastic quote from Linny's article: "I suppose what she and Mason are saying is that not every second of life is going to whirl you into an intoxicating thrill, but that’s OK. When such a moment

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John made a short video about the house we stayed in while visiting Bath, New Hampshire.

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You will be sorely missed in our household.

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This past weekend John whisked me away to celebrate my 30th birthday as well as our upcoming 10 year anniversary (Oct. 18th). I knew the weekend was booked, but I didn't know where or what. This was quite amazing for John. You have to understand how unbelievably hard it is for him to keep a secret. This is an example of him trying to keep a Christmas secret:"Melissa, do you know want to

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Here are my submissions for the upcoming October issue of Arabian Horse World. There are QUITE a few photos to say the least and not all (of course) will make it into the magazine! I will probably post more in a few weeks when I have finished editing the wedding completely. These are magazine choices which are slightly different from my personal favorites but I couldn't help but post them

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I never actually knew you could see online the article my photos were published in!Arabian Horse World

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I have returned from a whirlwind trip to Boston and Bath, NH to photograph our dear friends Linny and Walter's wedding. We met Linny and Walter about a year and a half ago when they were only just starting out on The Ride. If you don't know the story please visit Linny's blog. It's an amazing story, and the fact is that along the way Linny and Walter fell in love after being long time

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We had a visitor last week. An owl took residence on our lawn in the shade of the mesquite tree. While this is unusual behavior for an owl, it was over 115 degrees that day and we're thinking she just needed to cool down. Every few minutes she would shuffle her feet, digging in just a bit deeper into the cool earth and settle in as if she were nesting. I sat with her for awhile. I was

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I'm addicted to these lemon raspberry cupcakes. I've made them twice in the past week.Someonepleasestopme!I'm going to gain a gazillion pounds eating cupcakes and I really don't care at the moment.

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I can't even think about taking photos at the moment. It's so hot. I'm grateful that my job is pretty casual and I can wear tank tops and shorts/skirts to work. If I wasn't able to I might actually die... and that isn't an exaggeration. I can't even cross a street without skipping because the road is so hot that it actually makes it through my sandals and burns my feet. Not an actual burn

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The first I'd heard of Hollywood Forever Cemetery before was a few weeks ago when Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and The Flaming Lips held a sunrise concert here. The idea of having a concert in a cemetery was fascinating. The west (especially) tries so hard to hide death amongst rolling hills and under flat headstones. We don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable. God forbid they

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My son Tyler has inherited rather large front chompers from both my side and his dad's. I remember as a child being called all the names in the book in reference to teeth. I know how hard it is to be called those names (though it all seems quite silly now) and we've tried to explain to Tyler that his teeth are beautiful, he's going to grow into them, etc. to no avail. Because kids in school

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I'm starting a new series today which I may or may not be able to share on this blog. I AM rather obsessed with it though and may not post much if anything over the next week or so. Just a heads up :)

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Quartzsite, The Documentary

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This is pretty much the perfect quote for me right now. Following your bliss can be extremely scary and quite stressful at times. I just need a reminder now and then..."If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet

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I took these of my brother in law Al and my niece Katy over a year ago just after she was born. I never did get around to posting any of them so I thought I'd show off a couple now. Katie is now a year and a half and has a little sister Lily. Maybe I'll have those ready by next year!You can also watch a short film we made about AlStutter Tattoo from Hemet Productions on Vimeo.

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I had a hard time choosing which photo from this series I would post. I think this is my favorite, maybe, I don't know. Maybe tomorrow I'll post my new favorite.

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It was an amazing experience photographing these flowers. I've never seen such a colorful valley.I hope you can feel the dedication in these photos. I was eaten alive by mosquitoes, but it was SO worth it.

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Just looking at these photos gives me peace.I hope they do the same for you.This above photo may or may not be mine. I vaguely remember Jillian setting up a shot like this with my camera.

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I'm just back from a week long trip to Idaho and a 5 day trek in the Sawtooth Mountains with my dearest friends Jillian. We camped in the trusty Tallulah along with Plum, our very young, but very brave guard dog.I have never before seen such isolated beauty. We hiked 12 miles of the Petit Loop with our goal being Alice Lake. I can't say enough about the stunning beauty of this trail. I only

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Men being menLook at that skyThis was such a great moment! We were so concerned with the calf being okay at first that we didn't touch it. We then found out that it was only like an hour old and couldn't help but get a couple cuddles in.I've always wanted a pair but had a hard time justifying the purchase when I live in an area that can easily go 6 months with no rain. I stole Rob's for this

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There's a new cafe in town that I'm in love with. If you put it in a big city it probably wouldn't stand out at all, but here in Parker? It's refreshing. The owner is VERY interested in encouraging the arts in our community (what little there is!). I'm half thinking of stepping out and offering a couple canvases to sell. I don't expect really to sell them, and if I do, I'll make my money

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I'm still reading the book The Artist's Way. Actually, I'm crunching through it quite slowly, but I think it's necessary for me. I just wanted to share a little tidbit.She talks about the shadow artist, as opposed to and artist who's in the light. A shadow artist is someone who is artistic and creative but lacks the audacity to BE an artist. They are uncomfortable labeling themselves as such

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and I'm going to work on this."Many of us find that we have squandered our own creative energies by investing disproportionately in the lives, hopes, dreams, and plans of others."-Julia Camera, The Artist's WayI do this almost every damn day and I'm stopping it now. I am reading the above book and I'm going to follow through with it.

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The Life and Times of the Noisy Plume from Hemet Productions on Vimeo.

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Our short documentary Goatman: Search for the Legend premiered yesterday night. We couldn't have even hoped for a better success with over 300 people showing. We've worked on this film for 3 months straight and it was kind of surreal getting to finally share it with everyone!I don't have to keep any secrets anymore!!!If you would like a copy of Goatman go to our Hemet Productions website and

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I'm posting this because I want theseand I really really want thisand Candace is wonderful enough to be offering these as a giveaway on her blog. So go to musings of a melancholic and leave a comment to be put into the drawing. Or don't... more chance for me to win!

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Another video from Linny, Walter & Soj. You can't help but love a girl who decides to cross the US on horseback.

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Visit HERE to find out all the ways you can enter the giveaway.If I win, I want the navy scarf... if I don't win, I might just buy a Xenotee fortune scarf!

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It's my last year of my 20's.I'm going to confess a fear...I fear getting old.I know I know. Turning thirty is HARDLY old. I realize this. I also realize my fear of flying in large planes is largely unfounded. It's more of a phobia of sorts I suppose.Thirty represents a time for me, of when you're meant to settle down. You've lived your fun and fancy free twenties. A time when you've

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Photography is an escape for me. It's the one thing I can allow myself to get lost in. My problem though, is that I also earn a living from photography. Weddings... portraits... they all require lists and must have photos. I begin walking a fine line between just work and my art. Some weddings are more work than art and vice versa. Here comes the difficult part. After "working" at

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There is just something about seeing your photos in print... and in a magazine no less! You may have seen a crazy woman dancing around the magazine section of Hastings this afternoon... that wasn't me (yes it was), but not really... (yes).

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I think I may need this in large -in like the worst way. I've never been the type to ask for stuff for my birthday (we're not really a celebrate your birthday kinda family), BUT! I really really want this.

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Arabian Horse World's Special Edition magazine is OUT! Linny and Walter shot this little video of themselves finding the magazine in Barnes & Noble. The closest Barnes & Noble to me is probably about 3 hours away so for now this video will have to suffice until I can pick up the real deal. You can see a few of my photos when she flips through it. YAY!

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It's been ages since I posted here last. I have been lurking on friend's blogs, but just haven't had the gumption to tackle mine. I'm tired, working later (and more), battling criticism (comes with the job) starting to work weekends again as well... did I mention I'm tired? I'm sure it doesn't help that my medication is changed (and by changed I mean upped) every 6 weeks. By the time I start

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This is our latest project that Hemet Productions is working on. If you live locally (Parker/Havasu) and have a goatman story or two just zip us an email!

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For those of you that didn't know, there's a movie coming out late August titled Piranha 3D. It was filmed quite close by on Lake Havasu City.Here's our parody trailer of that movie -Piranha 2D!

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I was looking through some old blog posts and found this photo of a double rainbow. OH MY GOD! A DOUBLE RAINBOW ALL THE WAY RIGHT IN MY FRONT YARD!I squealed, laughed uncontrollably, cried then sobbed when I found this photo. If you look closely, it's actually starting to look like a triple rainbow!Gotcha!!!!!!

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This trip came in the nick of time! I've needed an adults only not staying with family vacation for quite awhile. I know some people hate Vegas. It's too smoky, dirty, skeezy, slutty, whatever. The fact is that Vegas can kinda be whatever you want it to be. That's the beauty of it. Plus it's only 3 hours drive for us!! I have no guilt in saying that I love Vegas. Let me also say that I

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A beautiful wedding for Maheen & Mohammed in Phoenix. It was the perfect couple and perfect setting.

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Ever hear of a migraine aura? I hadn't until last year when I abruptly started to go numb in my left arm and lips and started to see a neon halo around everything. It ended up in the mother of all migraines. I haven't experienced another one until last Friday. I won't go into all the details, but needless to say this one was much worse and ended with me slurring speech and being utterly

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It was the perfect day for a country garden wedding. The wedding and reception were held at Kristy's parents home in the valley. Absolutely stunning. And take a look at the back of her dress! Wow!

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I picked this book up since I recognized the author Isabel Allende. She wrote House of the Spirits which I read some time back. This is a good, interested read. If you have a choice though, definitely start with House of the Spirits (which is fantastic). On a side note... I find myself actually put off by the Oprah's Book Club sticker. Does anyone else find this? Books that look otherwise

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What a beautiful wedding in the Hualapai Mountains. It was a serene and much needed break from the heat. I am now a complete convert to this area and plan on visiting again when the heat in Parker just gets to be too much.

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I just realized The Pixies were at Coachella. I missed them. The year before that it was The Killers that I missed. I am NOT missing another year. Who's going with me next year?!?!I heard once that a man road a unicycle from LA to Coachella.

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There will be many more from this wedding to come, but these are my initial quick picks. Such a lovely wedding. I can't wait to post more!

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Hopefully I'll be seeing these guys on the 3rd of July in Vegas.CAN'T WAIT!!

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Here is the magazine preview. It's only 10 pages long, but the article with my photos are in it! The photos are fabulous (Walter's photos of Linny are also in print), but make sure to read the article too :) I posted a whole gob of Linny's photos a few blog posts back so have a look if want to see more.Unbelievably excited! My first time in PRINT!Arabian Horse World

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What a beautiful wedding at the Avi near Laughlin. One of my favorite couples this year! I'm looking forward to working with them again in the future... possibly a trash the dress session??

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Such a cutie!

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"Uh huh. I won the necklace. And I love it. Oh yeah." That's the song I sang while I did a little dance!Thanks Michaela!! Can't wait to wear it.

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There is a giveaway here -See you in the windand I desperately want this -Yummy right?!

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Here are a few photos that have sat (completely edited I might add) in a file since March waiting to be uploaded. It just shows you how busy I've been lately. I'm waiting until this weekend's wedding is finished before starting any of my backed up editing so I thought I'd throw these up...That came out wrong. Sorry.I was just trying to figure out if I should give another font a go. Webdings

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It was a perfect evening for an engagement session... okay, we could have done without the bugs! But you'd never know they were being eaten alive in these photos would you?! Such pros! Upcoming wedding on May 1st!

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Today I receive a batch of letters from one of my first grade classes. During the week I work as a primary school librarian (though only for one more week!!) and this week one of the class projects was to write journal entry with a prompt "The librarian at my school...". I will forever giggle at the thought of these letters. Here's the best - The librarian at my school...is nice and friendly

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I am so far behind on any type of personal work that it's INSANE! Personal work ranges from art to photos for friends to well... Christmas photos from 4 years ago when my son Tyler got his train set. Yes, it's like the plumber who always has a leaky faucet. I have almost no photos on my wall.Frick.So. Here's one from about 4 months ago. I suppose this is kind of the birth announcement for my

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