When I laugh...

I wrinkle my nose!


A couple weeks ago I picked up a new 24mm 2.8 lens from B&H.
These are a couple of Beto's test shots!

Have A Green Christmas!

Haha, ok I am not really trying to save the planet by not sending out Christmas cards this year... I simply ran out of time! Beto and I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Summer Memory

Just a quick post to say hi! This is a photo my dad took of us on the boardwalk in Grand Haven. :)

Everyone Meet Lucy!

Our new baby kitten! She is about 5 weeks old and we got her yesterday - isn't she cute!

She loves my flipflops - well loves to chew on them!

Itty bitty baby.

She climbed right up on my shoulder and fell asleep.

Afternoon Tea, a Sweet Treat!!!

Let me just start out by saying I have the coolest clients ever! Last week Mary treated me to Afternoon Tea at the Adolphus Hotel in Downtown Dallas. She was able to get a reservation for Saturday, but she was going to be out of town... so she sent me with her sister Bethany. We had such a good time! We got to choose three teas from a list of 15. I wanted to try them all! We ended up choosing Himalayan Peak Darjeeling, Orange Jasmine, and Rainforest Mate. I loved them all - Bethany, not so much. We started with the Darjeeling which was paired with traditional English tea-time sandwiches. Next came the Orange tea served with a scone, whipped butter, and jam. Finally, we drank the Rainforest Mate accompanied by dessert. Bethany and I stayed and chatted for three hours. It was such a fun, girly afternoon. Thanks Mary!!! We will have to go again when you are free. I loved afternoon tea!!!

About Me : for you mom

no i wasn't taged...haha - my mom loves blogging so this is for her.
check back tonight for an engagement session post.

What was I doing 5 years ago?
graduating from CFNI, working at American Airlines Center, and dating Beto.

Five things on my to-do list today:
1. stay awake
2. make my bed
3. go to the health food store for some Yogi Tea
4. work on my new website
(everyone get excited there are new thing brewing over here!)
5. RELAX!

Five snacks i love:
1. peanut butter m&ms
2. fruit salad - especially this time of year
3. kettle cooked sea salt and vinegar chips
4. chocolate chip cookies
5. anything homemade and sweet - i love to bake!

Five things i would do if i were a billionaire:
1. buy my parents and sisters (each) a house
2. move to spain or mexico for a few months:
live the culture, love people, and perfect my spanish
3. fund the much needed renovations at my church
4. support missions endeavors - right now - specifically mary & andrew
5. give and make dreams come true

Five bad habits I have:
1. saying 'yes' when I need to say 'no'
2. biting my nails (thought I had gotten over that one, apparently not, must be stressed)
3. having too many e-conversations rather than a real phone call or cup of coffee
4. not cleaning my bathroom as often as I should
5. wanting to stay in bed longer than I should

Five places i have lived:
1. Hudsonville, MI (3 houses)
2. Dallas, TX (5 apartments and 1 house)
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5. sorry people, my life is not that interesting

Five jobs i've had:
1. Graphic Artist for a local newspaper
2. Suite Attendant @ the AAC
3. Server at Palomino
4. Executive Assistant for KFI
5. Photographer

If you're into tagging and have some free time today, be my guest.


No pressure.

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edit : last night blogger was having some issues. After multiple attempts at uploading the promised e-session, I finally called it a night. Hopefully, it will work tonight.

Check Out Our Piano!!!!!!!!!

Today is Beto's day off and on his list of To Do's was to bring home a piano.

As you can see Mission: ABORTED!

Beto is the kind of musician I envy -- with little or no training he can pick up an instrument and feel his way through the keys/strings to play or write a beautiful song. When I first met him he was taking a semester of piano lessons. Just a few classes to learn the basic cords and he was on his way. Having a piano in our home has ever since been a dream of his. Every time we go home to Michigan he sits and plays my mom's (horribly out of tune) piano wishing he had one of his own. When I was in elementary school I took about four years of piano lessons and have also loved this instrument. I think it would have been so fun for us to learn and play together.... but I guess that won't be happening quite yet!!!

At least we got a good laugh out of this one - hopefully we will get a piano all the way home one day!!!


PHOTO: Sent from Beto's iPhone.