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I suck. Why can I not stick with anything that I start? I tried the 365 blog thing THREE SEPARATE TIMES. And each time I have tried, I have failed. I let so many other things get in the way of me enjoying taking and editing photos. Work CONSUMES me. The goal of the daily blog was to improve my photography skills, and be able to look back on the year and have a record of some great memories. Instead, I look back and see what I didn't finish. I suck. I have no excuse for not completing my self-assigned project. Other than I just gave up. :/

I really wish I could try it again. Any suggestions for staying motivated?

.easter.weekend.

Our first trip to PA in '09! It was Easter weekend and we were able to spend QT with the Novotny's and the Shinsky's. Baby fever!...

.happy.birthday.29!

Happy Birthday to me! What better way to spend your last twenty-something birthday than dinner and bowling with your friends? And apparently it is my golden birthday because it was my 29th on the 29th. So, even more reason to be awesome. My gift? FRONT ROW to NO DOUBT!!! Can't wait til June!!!

.day.70. here comes the bridesmaids.

After returning to school, it has proved to be yet another busy week. This weekend was busy as well. On Saturday, the girls all piled into Amanda's car and drove up to Potomac Mills so that Eliz and I could try on and pick out bridesmaid dresses for Reb's wedding. We picked these 2, only they will be in clover. I love how the dresses all match the girls' individual styles. Some long, some short, and in between... We will undoubtedly all look gorgeous. ;)

Later that day, we had our first Wegman's experience. Then it was on to the tattoo shop for some ink... more photos of that later on!! :) I was hurting very badly this time. ipod blasting with a little Avenged worked MIRACLES.

.day.63. CABIN FEVER

yes, I have been MIA for the last 20-something days. This posting-daily-thing is just not conducive to my lifestyle. But, this is the third day of me doing NOTHING. I just got over being sick for like a week, and today is the first day that I can truly say that I feel 100%. It snowed like crazy on Sunday night, and today is Wednesday and I haven't seen the inside of my school since Friday. Not that I am complaining, but I am starting to feel a little cabin-feverish.

So what better way to start the day then to catch up on my blog. No, I admit, I do not have 21 days of random photos for you. I do have somewhat of an update though, so here goes:


Valentine's day weekend was fun... Our Vday "date" consisted of going to the movies to see "Friday the 13th" with our friends. First though, our breakfast that day was pink-tinted waffles. Yummo! I thought they turned out cute, so here is a taste:

Around the same time of the month, a person-who-shall-remain-nameless gave some other person-who-shall-remain-nameless a gift. That person did not want it, and re-gifted it to ragie-dog. He loves it!

On the weekend of Kristen's birthday, we decided to drive up into the city and meet K and Missy for lunch and dinner. We wanted to catch some of the Lincoln Celebration stuff that was going on. We visited the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, and the American History Museum. It was exhausting, but a ton of fun to see the girls again! I miss them!! :) (They were my college roomies for those of you wondering!)

Storm of the Year: It snowed almost 9 inches where we live! Now, the people down here in the pseudo-south do not understand how to behave properly when it snows. They freak out. Especially anything over 2 inches. So, I have not been to school in 3 days. The morning of the storm was beautiful... we took Rage for a walk around the neighborhood...

.day.42. try it!

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.day.41. follow-up

We picked up our pottery today from the studio. I thought you might like to see the finished product:

.day.40. irony

We just decorate for February with snowflakes and hearts, and it is in the 70's this week. weird.

.day.39. not-so-sunny-sunday

erin+tree+saw=E.R.

.day.38. ragie-dog!

Saturday morning. Sunshiney Day! Over 70 degrees in the beginning of February!

.day.37. pezhead

Yes, I still collect pez. So what of it?

.day.36. tax time!

H&R Block online... my personal tax accountants. They sent this handy-dandy envelope to keep all of my documents in order. I shall file this weekend...

.day.35. looks...primitive?

lol- going through some old phone pics (in the spirit of Helio's impending funeral), I found these awesome beauties. These were taken in the rest stop at Sideling Hill in MD on the way to PA.

.day.34. death do us part

When the time comes, (March 18th to be exact) I am going to throw this phone as far as my little arm will take it. Death to Helio. I shall put this into my "you live, you learn" file.

.day.33. self-portrait

I haven't posted any pics of my back tattoo lately... Here is an update. The main parts are pretty much done, but now Kenny is working on filling in the background and covering up the upper tribal thingie, and the lower one will be done too eventually. The top part that is darker was done yesterday before the Super Bowl...


Took today off to relax after the game and the tattoo. E goes in later today. Fun times! :)

.day.32. GAME DAY!

So I cheated a bit on this one... I didn't actually take this picture myself, but it is my favorite from the evening. STEELERS WIN SUPER BOWL 43!! Couldnt have had a better time! And the game was so freakin tense!! But totally worth it in the end. :)

.day.31. healthy start

Went grocery shopping today. It wasn't one of our typical "fill-up-a-huge-cart-and-wonder-how-we-spent-a-million-dollars" kinda deal. we actually shopped around and bought a bunch of fruits and veggies, and healthy grains, etc. erin is turning into a nutritionist, and I am doing my best to follow suit. We also picked up an Iron Gym to add to our home workout stuff. Day 1 or workout hasnt started yet... the day will come soon, so stay posted.

.day.30. pots and palettes

As a social outing for the school staff, we got together at a pottery painting place. It was so much fun! I can't really paint very well, but it still turned out cute. I can't wait to see what my mug will look like when it is glazed! :)

.day.29. gorgeous sunset

I was in the living room, and I noticed this weird, pink glow coming from the front of the house. I lifted the blinds, and saw this gorgeous sunset. We usually miss sunsets at the house because we are in a valley of sorts, so we never see them that well. This one was different. I did not have to do much to edit this one, it was GORGEOUS on its own. No saturation necessary. :)

.day.28. ice is a-nice

I have turned into a Virginian. It freezes over a little, and I expect a cancellation. Today, however, I got my wish. Our first day of NO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF SNOW/ICE! e cancelled her morning appointments today, so we hung out. finally put all of the christmas stuff away. It had been down, just not packed away. Now it is all good. We can start to look forward to spring!! (maybe)

This is the view from the bedroom window. I was not about to go out into the ice. No thanks. I stayed warm and toasty on the inside.

.day.27. the first snow!

What a crazy Tuesday! The day started out with a winter weather advisory for the area. When I woke up, there was nothing on the ground, just snow clouds in the sky. Every county around us cancelled school except for the idiots in King George. So, we drive to school thinking that it is going to be a normal day.

Well, on the drive in, we hear "King George County Schools are now closed..." on the radio. We scream with excitement. While we are deciding to turn around or keep going, we called Jenn to check in. While we were screaming, we missed the adendum to the announcement: Employees must report. That really pissed us off. Ha. We get to school, and the snow is really coming down by this point. At 10 o'clock, they decide that we are allowed to leave. We stayed to get our report cards done.

By the tme we left school around 1, it was freezing. I ran outside to get these few pics, and ran back in. C-O-L-D.

.day.26. mail call

mom and dad sent this in the mail for me. A good-luck charm for the SUPER BOWL on sunday!

.day.25. no football

first day of no football since July. Very disappointing. But at least we have one more game next week! Went grocery shopping, (again) made taco dip, (again) and creepy phee hung out in the window (again). :)