Funny faces.

Things are going better than when I had my bad day! :)

I thought to lighten the mood, I would post a few photos of cute and funny faces.

My cousin Laura's little boy...(She has three kids). We just told him to smile, and he did this, and said, "Cheeeeeeese!"


My cousin Katie's little boy (She has two kids).
I think his dad mentioned that he'd get a treat if he was good during the photos...


Yeah, that's how I feel about treats too!! :)

My friend Leah and her cute little family. This photo just cracks me up!!!



Oh Photos, how you brighten my day:)

Just a no good day.

I am having one of those really not so greaet days. So not great that I see I just spelled "great" like I just did.

Nothing is going according to planned!

Sometimes just looking at a pretty photo on my desktop helps a little, and reminds me that although things aren't going perfectly, taking photos is still what I love doing, and I am happy that I get to do that. This is the pic I currently have up. It's from Kelly & Ian's wedding that I shot back in September.



There is a lot of beauty in simplicity. Especially when my life is not being so simple at the moment! There can be beauty in chaos too, but as far as I know, no one ever said that simplicity makes you feel overwhelmed.

I don't know if that makes sense, but today isn't making a lot of sense.

A Great Thanksgiving

It was such a great Thanksgiving.


All photos in this post were taken with my point and shoot, just FYI.
I wasn't "allowed" to take my big camera-- which really was for the best, ha;)

I slept the whole way up north, as I only got 45 minutes of sleep the night before-- I was trying to get so many things done!
Here was our view from our cabin when we arrived on Wednesday:


30 minutes later, I got a massage at the Grand View Lodge's spa... a gift from my parents-- it was SO NICE, and it was
a perfect way to start the mini vacation.


Aaron sat in a huge, but cozy and warm room reading the paper while I was getting my massage. I thought this corner was pretty...

View from our room when we got back:


The next morning, we had a wonderful breakfast, and tried not to eat too much, because at 1pm, we were scheduled to be seated for the huge
Thanksgiving meal!!! After breakfast, we came back and watched the Thanksgiving parade together, which I haven't actually done in years.

Then we headed to Thanksgiving meal!
It was a little walk from the cabin, but 'tis the season for cold weather!!



We not only had turkey, but basically, everything you could want at a Thanksgiving meal... it was a super pretty room
(big chalet-type building, with large fireplaces, and seasonal lighting), and the food was amaaaazing... they even had
shrimp and scallops, other sea food, tons of good cheeses, and of course all the traditional stuff. I loved it all,
but the mashed potatoes were pretty fantastic.

We went back to our room and of course took naps in the sunshine:


In the evening, we sipped wine and ate chocolates by the fire, and watched a re-run of The Office
(Jim and Pam's wedding:)). The next day was relaxing as well... it was really just a great time-- good food,
good relaxation, good company... and so much to be thankful for.
When we drove home, I was awake the whole time, because I finally felt rested! :)

Happy Thanksgiving! Things I'm Thankful For.

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!!!



I will be out of the office until Saturday, just FYI!


I love Thanksgiving... the food, the company, and the thankfulness.

A few things I am thankful for, in no particular order:
1. My clients, my job, and the fact that I have a job. I know it's a tough economy right
now. And I love my job... I am thankful for that too. And being able to use my gifts to serve others.
2. My home.
3. My health (even though I had the flu of sorts earlier this week).
4. My family... Aaron, immediate family, and extended family; and my family's health.
5. My friends.
6. Having enough food and water.

Pretty standard, right?

Here are a few less-standard things I am thankful for:
7. Lightroom (it helps me edit lots of photos at once, instead of having to do them individually in photoshop).
8. That my husband warms up the bed for me. I hate cold sheets, and he loves them... and so, this means we are perfect for each other.
9. Almonds... I have been eating them lately, and I really love them. And chocolate too, but that's a given. And coffee...
10. Pet meds. We found out that Sparty has always had hip problems, but he started taking a supplement
last week, and it will hopefully help him be in less pain (pain we did not know he was in).
11. Recent contact with long lost family. Pretty crazy.
12. My cozy sweatpants. Then again, that should be under the "standard" list.
13. Bath and Body Works' hand foam... it's a must have for a germaphobe.
I particularly like that Midnight Pomegranate doesn't give me a migraine.
14. That God loves me, even though I am such a mess sometimes!
15. A new desk that just came yesterday... I can't wait to have room to work.