An Image for Today - Friday

Keep it close...

Image by: Ian Mitchinson Photography

Wow its been a long time! Oh well, moving on.

I love the coloring and the lighting of this image. Oh and the use of cropping! Doesn't it make you want to go home a snuggle close to the one you love?

I have big plans of doing a bunch of nothing this weekend besides snuggling. Have a great weekend everyone!

An Image for Today - Thursday...On The Bus

On the green bus Couture

Image by: Red Leaf Studios

I just found Red Leaf Studios and love their images!  The use of bold color and lighting is spectacular.  I really love the blend of fashion with vintage and distressed surroundings!  They also have a few different perspectives.

Isn't the green color of this bus beautiful?   The outfit that the model has on is wonderful too!  I just have to click on the picture to go over and look at the rest of the images from this shoot! 

Enjoy...

An Image for Today - Friday

A gorgeous spring field

Image by: James Christianson

I don't have a lot to say today. So I will leave you for the weekend with this picture of a beautiful field on this first {chilly} day of spring...

Have a great weekend!

An Image for Today - Wednesday

Are you kidding me with that color?

Image by: Kelly Moore Photography

I have been in love with the color purple for the last few months!  When I can across Kelly Moore's blog with this fabulous purple chair I was in love with the chair and the photography!  

What is your current color crush?

In other news, I had a great workout last night!  I haven't been having very good workouts and its been driving me crazy!  I thought this beautiful weather that we are having would be great for me to venture out of the climate and air filtered gym. 

The puppies and I got ready and headed out.  Now the puppies are Siberian huskies - they're supposed to be runners and pullers right?  Well Little One is definitely the lead dog and all about 'working' while on a run.  However, Fluffy {being the prissy little prince that he is...} didn't feel like 'working'.  I dragged him around the neighborhood for 30 minutes while Little One was dragging me {she doesn't really pull, but she does just keep going}.  I marked this run down as a not so good workout!

Last night I stayed in the gym and was puppies free and it felt great!  Maybe it was just a good workout or maybe it was the energy drink I downed before I left the house...You know it was a good one when you're already sore when you try to get out of the car after the drive home :)

I sad that I can't follow it up with another great one tonight, but I doubt after working 11 hours and going to book club tonight that I will be up for it!  

I hope you all can get a good run in for me!

An Image for Today - Tuesday

The touch of an Angel...

Image by: Jennifer

This is just one of the many pictures I got to take this weekend of Nephew Calendula and his baptism!

Nephew Calendula is just the most perfect little boy.  He didn't cry once during the baptism and let me take all of the pictures that we had time for.  I will share more pictures  when I get them all processed, but I just couldn't wait to share this one!

We had a lot of fun visiting with my in-laws who I absolutely love.  The only hiccup to a perfect weekend is when Big Sister thought she should share her opinion on when Husband and I should have a kid.  {Has any one ever done this to you?}

Excuse me, but it is NEVER ok to start a conversation with 'I think you two should start having kids now...'.  I understand asking politely when we may be thinking about it and having a conversation about the topic, but seriously.  We are not waiting for children because 'life is to hectic'.  When have our reasons and they are good ones {not that it matters or is any of your business}.  

We have been discussing having children since before you were even a part of our family, so you can get off your high horse about how wonderful it is!  And if you do read this Big Sister be warned...If you bring it up again the verbal filter will come off and the 'inside voices' will switch to outside and we all know what happens when Husband actually speaks what he's thinking!

Ok my little rant is over, but it has seriously been bothering me and its not the first time she's done it!

On a lighter note, I did get to wear my beautiful dress from Ann Taylor and was only a little chilly.  Here it is...

Its not the best picture, but I had to share the dress with all of you!  

Have a great Tuesday!

An Image for Today - Thursday Hooray for Thursday!

They are Mammoth Men...

Image by: The Mammoth Men Posted by Nate Kaiser 

Have you seen these guys?  They are hilarious!  If you haven't stumbled upon their blog before head over there now and check out not only their great photography, but their hilarious personalities!  

I have a fun night planned for tonight!  Headed to a great basketball game!  Husband really pulled through with his eBay shopping.  :)  I'll post some pictures from the game tomorrow!  Have a great evening everyone!

An Image for Today - Wednesday

A walk through the Park...

Image by: Tracy 

Tracy is a new photographer that I stumbled upon recently.  I hope you enjoy her straight forward images that she capture of life just as much as I do!  

I have some great news!  I twittered about my meeting with the boss people on Monday and it went really well!  I am starting to work in another lab soon!  They have a backlog of experiments that need done because of some international travel issues and medical leaves and asked if I could help out.  

Heck yeah I'll help out!  Its a great chance to meet other scientists, show off my skills and do some really interesting science!  So wish me luck while I knock the socks off of these new people with my amazing lab skills!  I'll let you all know how it goes after I start there in a few days!

Have a great night everyone!

An Image for Today - Monday

All wound up...

Image by: Aru Latheef via flickr

I must apologize, but I will put up the answers to the questions hopefully later tonight along with a few other things.  I am super busy today and got some great news at work today!  

Welcome back to my 100th Post Week! Don't forget you ask your questions by midnight Friday!

The play of light...

Image by: bobbi + mike

Light can turn any subject into a eye dazzling work of art.  Sunlight streaming in a window can warm the body and the heart.  I love when that one beam of light comes through the leaves, the window, or the clouds! Check out a few of my previous posts about light.

Here are a few gems...

Image by: bobbi + mike

Image by: bobbi + mikes - This image shows the wonderful Bobbi in action!

Image by: Millie Hollman Photography 

Image by: Mthree Studio

Image by: [b]ecker

Image by: Elaine Vallet

Only a couple of more hours and my weekend starts!  This weekend is even better than normal...Husband is finally done with all of his tests this week {5 different tests!} and his spring break starts!  We're not doing anything special, but it will be a nice 'break' from the usual routine and Husband can help put around the house {getting ready for spring!} when he's not studying for his boards test in June.  

So the In-laws are coming to visit while Husband has a break so that they can see their son!  I'm thinking this weekend calls for a shopping trip with the Mom-in-law!  This also means a couple of nice meals out!  Maybe i should make Dad-in-law some cookies!

I hope you all have a great weekend!  I'm going to try and finish out my week of inspiration and finish it off with the answers to your questions.  So far there aren't many but their good ones!  So ask those questions!

100th Week!! - An image for Today - Thursday

Welcome back to my 100th Post Week!  Don't forget you ask your questions by midnight Friday!

Mother Nature...

Image by: Elaine Vallet

I love nature!  I think that one of the best places in the world to be is in a forest, in the morning, just after it has rained.  There is something magical about the way that the sun shines through the canopy in the early morning light and the mist of a recent rain.  It can cleanse the soul.

Husband and I love the great outdoors!  When we get to do something special for our anniversary we pack up the tent and the sleeping bags then head to a state park for a few days under the stars.  After visiting historical land marks and museums, camping is one of our favorite vacations!

How do you enjoy nature?

Here are a few more...

Image by: James Christianson

Image by: Mthree

Image by: David Jay

What inspires you from the great outdoors?

100th Week!! - An image for Today - Wednesday

Beauty...

Image by: Andrew Gibson

This image by Andrew Gibson in the Tarabuco, Bolivia village Market of a woman in traditional clothing is simply beautiful.

I thought, since I started off the week with my 100th post, (don't forget to ask your questions!) that I would give all of this week's posts a theme...

Inspiration

Every day for the rest of the week I will post something that inspires me.  Most of the time that will be a photographers work.  We'll see where this takes us!

Today I wanted to share with you portraits.  I love portraits of people and absolutely adore portraits of the elderly.  Their faces show the things that they have faced throughout their lives and I believe that it makes them beautiful.

The woman above may be aged and have many wrinkles by our standards, but she has lived.  I can only hope to age as gracefully, that my face may inspire others and be a work of art.

What do you see in her face?

An Image for Today - Thursday

Golden and Sun Kissed...

Image by: James Christainson

How incredibly gorgeous is this picture?  It just makes me long for spring to get here and fast!  I can't wait to take a pleasant walk at dusk without bundleing up!

Oh the same note...have you seen the engagement pictures Jessica Lynn posted yesterday?  They are amazing and makes me impatient for spring!

An Image for Today - Friday

Oh he's not so big...I can take him!

Image by: Dave Beckerman

Look at the little dogs!  They're just boxing in the street!  You know that they probably think that they're really mean and vicious, but the little ones are always adorable.

Yeah, so...I didn't do so well on the posting this week, but there's lots that happened that I will be posting about as soon as I can find the time and I'm not dead tired!  {I've been sleeping a ton and I'm STILL tired!}  And I'm not going to catch up on sleep any time soon!

Husband and I have a full weekend ahead of us...Games all weekend with a couple of really good friends and hopefully make a few new friends in the process!

What are your plans for this weekend?  Are you going to get to rest?

I will be working hard on posting too!  Here's what you can look forward to in the near future!

*I went on a little exploratory photo shoot last Sunday and took a couple of rolls of film {film?  really?  yeah I'm behind the times.  I'm working on it!} and finally got around to getting them processed.  I will be posting some of the images.

*Remember those hundreds {ok maybe not hundreds, but still a lot!} of cupcakes?  I've got some pictures to post from that event!

*All about our exciting weekend of nerdy amazing game night.  I'm not sure about what games that will be played, but the people will be amazing!

*A new post from The Fit of It to get you all motivated to head out to the gym!

*Also from The Fit of It...Where our stories began.  A look at were Husband and I were this time last year in our journey to get healthy!

Have a great weekend!

Follow the yellow lined road?

Image by: Neil Creek

I am loving this golden, yellow field on this cloudy day and am dreaming of the warmer, sunnier days ahead. 

Weekend Recap

Friday - We went to a vow renewal for one of the guys at work.  It was the first time Husband has gotten to meet anyone from my work place and I was excited for him to be able to put faces with the names that I talk about.  It went well!  I was terrible and didn't get any pictures, but I will post more detail about it later!

Saturday - The Husband and I don't celebrate Valentine's Day on the grounds that if you need one day out of the year to show your spouse that you love them, you are not doing very good job the rest of the year.  So, instead we went to the bookstore. (Which happens to be a weekly trip for us!)  We ordered a few books and they should be here today!! 

Sunday - I made A TON of cupcakes.  I'm talking over 150 to the suckers!  I will tell you more about why later this week!

It was a pretty good weekend and ended abruptly with the arrival of Monday which seemed to never end!  And to top it all off I had to track down the escapees.

You might remember this post from when the Little One got loose.  Well this time it was BOTH of them (and Fluffy is a runner!), on their brand new chains, and Husband was not at home!  The neighbors called to let us know that our puppies were wagging their tails at their back door (thank you).  Luckily they hadn't gotten far and I caught them, but I was definitely out of breath! 

I think we will be getting, yet some more, new tie-out chains...

Sorry.  I haven't been a very good poster the last few days (I have lots of things to post) and this was a really random post.  It will get better, I promise!

An Image for Today - Thursday

In the eye of the beholder

Image by: Sophie Thouvenin

An Image for Today - Tuesday {and a Surprise for Later!}

I'm not touch you.  I'm not touching you...

Image by: bobbi + mike

I just love how these two capture the emotions and actions of their subject!  How many times do siblings play the game 'I'm not touching you'?  Or play the game ' Let's poke big brother with a stick until he gets mad'?  I know Brother and I did it all the time!  Well it happens between grown-ups too, only with different rules.

Husband {being the future doctor that he is} has become feed up with the debates and threats about national health care.  He feels very strongly that the patient care of socialist health systems is not adequate and says he wants to be able to treat patients with the speed and standards that have become expected of the American health system.  {Did you know you could wait several months for an MRI of your injured knee under a national health system?}

And the surprise for you all later this evening?

Husband will be ranting about his views on the health care changes found in the Stimulus Bill from the Senate.

You may not care about the bill or Husband opinions on it or health care, but health care effects us all and I think that is important.  So look for his post after he gets out of class tonight!

The Big Thaw

Image by: Elaine Vallet

It has been frigidly cold the last couple of days, but it is all changing.  Its supposed to reach 50 degrees this weekend! All of the snow and ice will melt away.

And I say good riddance!

Rubber ducky, you’re the one!

Image by: bobbi + mike

What a very unique ring shot!

What is you favorite wedding ring shot? I know you’ve blogged about it yourself and I would love to see/read about it! Leave me a comment and link back to your post! And while you’re here remember to become a follower of my little blogity here! {I’d feel really sad if you didn’t!}

Oh and say a little prayer for all those people in the huge accident in Indianapolis!

Happy Tuesday!

An Image for Today - Monday

There's a fungus among us!



Image by: lifelovepaper entitled Woodland Mushroom Ttv

Ok, I know, bad plant biology joke that EVERYONE has heard. Oh well, I'm sure you'll all forgive me!

lifelovepaper has these adorable prints for sale at her Etsy shop. You should definitely hope over there and check them out!

An Image for Today - Friday

Bright



image by: maryfrances photography

Mary Frances uses the sun to tres beautiful results! And her eye for artistry is wonderful! Go ahead, look for yourself!

Here are just a couple of examples...