Coloring on a Sunday

I took a lot of pictures this weekend ... and editing already sounds like a nightmare.  Maybe that's why all my photos seem (to me) to just have a very basic edit on them.  Sometimes I think they lack that *punch* or something different, special and unique; something more than just the way the photo is taken.  So, I'm going to try something different.  I'm going to convince myself that I don't have to churn out all my photos in one day, and take my time and play with my favorites ... well, because I can!

SOCC:

It's not a big edit, but I think it gives the picture a bit of something extra ... what do you think?

Lazy Day Saturdays

I love looking at other blogs.  I love the inspiration that comes from stalking enjoying other people's work.  I love the will that I have to go out and use the inspiration, to tweak it into my style.  So, I'm going to share it with you, because I also love people who share their latest inspirations for me to be inspired by as well!

Hence week one of Lazy Day Saturdays.  Lazy -- because I don't have to blog, I'm lazily copying sharing other people's work with you!

Enjoy

{Divas and dreams Photography}

You have to go read her post The Naked Truth.

{WhileWondering}

Etsy shop from Daily Cupcake

{Dropped Stitches}

Note cards ... this and more found here at her Etsy store
Erin just started taking pictures for her note cards, and I think they are wonderful!  I hope to one day be able to sell my photos as prints or cards!

{Studio JRU}

I love how she takes Bible verses and displays them as beautiful wall art!

Hope you enjoyed my latest stolen inspirations

Is this something you would like to do too?  Let me know ... I'll add a linky next week...

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A Balancing Act

There are some new photo challenges popping up in Bloggyland ... and they want to know about me ... with pictures.  So, I'll share some of my deep thoughts that I usually only bother the followers on my other blog about, lol.

(i went over 3 pictures ... sorry ... sometimes I'm a rule-breaker)

Now that I'm a mom, I have to balance doing stuff that I enjoy with my kids.  I enjoy fantasy football.  It has always been something that my husband and I could do together, starting off when we were dating.  We joined our church league last year, and this year had a live draft.  While everyone else made fun of other people's picks, planned who to take next, and focused on football ... I had to split my focus between football and my two darling girls.

'Christy it's your turn to pick ... you have 2 minutes.'  What!  I don't even know what the last 5 picks were because I was chasing a baby around a non-baby-proofed house.

Everybody else studied their picks ... while I made a bottle for the baby

and then ran around the house trying to make sure my 3 year old wasn't breaking anything while playing with the other kids there (all 7 and older)

Pets

and then for the last half hour or so, I gave my cherished camera to Leah so she would stop whining about wanting to go home.  She took this picture ... I love it!  to me ... this is the balancing act that mother's go through ... this is me ... balancing mommyhood and fantasy football

sporting my Tennessee Titans jersey!

I had fun ... you know ... the kind of fun where you want to go home and have a beer to relax from the fun

(yes I shared this before ... but it's from that night and fits, lol)

Perspectives

I'm average to short when it comes to height (5' 3") so I'm used to looking up at pretty much everything.  So as a challenge, I decided to look down while hanging out with my girls and taking pictures.  Here's what I got ...

 

... the above picture is entered here ... oh, and we have a sandbox; hence the sandy feet, I'm not just dirty, lol

Challenges on a Thursday

For a little fun on a thursday ...

Self

Audrey and I -- me sporting my Tennessee Titans jersey -- before a fantasy football draft this week

Love

My Mema giving my Audrey a kiss ... love is the bond between a Great-Grandmother and her Great-Grandchild

Fitness

Fitness is trying to ride your bike in the grass ... 

and

Day 1

of my 365 Project Journey

Yesterday I got a call that I have been waiting for ... I have been offered a new position in Birmingham Alabama.  We are moving in 2.5 weeks, so I put my 2.5 weeks notice in at my current job.  I have been here for 2 years and 2 months.  Its going to be a bittersweet next 11 days.

August Photo Hunt Pictures

It's time to reveal my August 2010 Photo Hunt pictures!  Yay!  First off, I would like to say a big, huge thank you for people who voted for my Sweet Dreams picture in the June Challenge.  I am so honored to say that I won a category!  I told my husband and he said 'that's nice, dear' ... so now I feel better for celebrating with y'all!

1. A flag that represents you 

I found this flag while walking around Mt. Laurel in Alabama.  I think the tear in it adds an extra value than just your run of the mill American flag, and then being able to see the stars through the tear just sealed the deal for me.

2. Something comfortable

What is more comfortable than sleeping in your bed?  Seriously ... I wish I was in my bed right now.  This is my oldest Leah (she's 3) sleeping in her bed.

3. Something in season

It's football season!  Down here in the South, we live for football season!  This picture was taken from our local church during the skills training for Upwards football.

4. Feet

I had tons of photos of cute feet, cute kid feet, and such, but I went to take Leah out of her sandbox when I noticed that she had been standing in some sand that spilled over and left some super cute footprints!  I just knew this was perfect for the 'feet' theme.

5. Repetition

Walking is pretty repetitive ... put one foot in front of the other ... oh sorry, didn't mean to break out into song on ya, lol.  I love the contrast between the shoes and pants in this picture.  That's one of the fun things about working at a Medical Center / University ... you get undergraduate students walking next to hospital doctors.

6. Culture or ethnicity

So, I might be pushing it a bit here, but I was really stuck with this theme.  We try to instill a culture of love and hugs with our girls!

7. Contrast

I really liked the contrast of the bright yellow flower versus the darker green foliage.

8. An indulgence

Cupcakes from Leah's birthday party.  Yum, yum, chocolate cupcakes is for sure an indulgence around here, lol!

9. A macro or closeup

This is a hopscotch rug that we keep on the porch for fun playing time!

10. Something masculine

I may be outing a bit of my tomboyish, but I love playing fantasy football ... even if it is normally considered a more masculine activity.

11. Something feminine

What girl doesn't like flowers and necklaces ... oh and terrific natural lighting

12. Light

This is the shadows of a street lamp shot from my parents backyard.

13. Eco-friendly

This is the close-up shot of a solar panel used to light street lamps in a neighborhood near my apartment complex.

14. Business

Another shot from Mt. Laurel.  This is the General Store!  I was so sad it was closed when we were walking around, because it had some of the cutest antique stuff inside.  I took pictures through the window, lol.

15. An arrow

and a third from Mt. Laurel ... it was a fun place to shoot

16. Something wet

Water droplets on a freshly watered flower


17. Something dry

Leah and my husband Andrew.  Leah got a Princess towel for her birthday.  She loved it, especially since it had a crown on it!

18. Butterflies

19. Heart-Shaped Clouds

So I spent the past month with my head literally in the clouds looking for a heart-shaped cloud, but I never found one.  I even took random pictures of clouds just to see if one of them may look like a heart.  This is the best I got ... and you have to use your imagination a bit for it ... see, it looks like the top of a heart, and the bottom is hidden behind the building.  Uh huh ... that's my story and I stinking to it.

20. Strength

This is my youngest Audrey.  At 9 months old, she is showing off her strength and pulling up on everything she sees!

Thank you for looking through my photos!  I have enjoyed taking these this past month, and today starts Day 1 of my 365 Project!