I saw this on Youtube last week and fell in love with it! I have this new obsession with makeup so I am so excited to try this out this Halloween. I don't have the supplies that she has, so I am sure it won't look as good but oh well. Make sure to watch it until the end to see the transformation (and the bonus Wicked song!)- love the glammed up witch!
Enjoy and Happy Halloween! Check back for photos of Batman and Robin!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
A Wicked Halloween
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Tagged
Has it really been a month and a half since I last posted? That is really sad- I probably don't have any blog followers anymore and I am sure I am just talking to myself right now. But I will go ahead and give my lame-0 'I have been busy' excuse.
Quick update- the bathrooms are done and they look great! I will try to get around to posting my before and after pics, right after I clean the now dirty bathrooms and take the after pictures. But considering I have a few sessions to edit, two Halloween costumes to make and a Primary Halloween party to plan it might not happen this week.
Now, on to the tagging. I have been tagged a few times and despite my good intentions, I rarely follow through with them because of my horrid procrastination habit(which is also the reason you have still not seen our beach pictures- or the Gettysburg photos from last July 4th, etc.)
Anyways, so when my good friend Mel tagged me I was determined to sit down and do it immediately knowing that otherwise it would never happen. So here goes:
Six Quirks of Mine
1- I have a really bad habit of picking at my toenails when I am either sitting at the computer or watching TV. I know it is disgusting- but I just cannot seem to leave them alone, especially when I am under stress. Hey, at least I pick at them with my fingers and not my teeth. Tim bought me a gift certificate for a pedicure at a really nice salon last Mothers day and I have still not been able to use it because I can't seem to grow my toenails long enough. And I would be so embarrassed if they called me out on my toenail picking habit, exposing me for the weirdo that I am. Oh, and if my toenails are not available I will bite my fingernails instead.
2- I have a really bad habit of leaving cupboards open- it seems like I have shared that before. Not very interesting, but it is definitely a quirk of mine. Watch you head if you ever walk through my kitchen!
3- I know I have mentioned this before, but I make this horrid oinking noise to scratch my throat. I do this several times a day, especially in the summer and fall when I have allergies. I honestly feel sorry for my husband and am sometimes surprised that he is still married to me. I wonder if he knew about the noise before we got married? How did I keep it hidden from him? Poor guy... It even annoys my kids- Jace asks me why I sound like a pig.
4- I am a complete slob and a clean/anti-clutter freak at the same time. Sounds nonsensical, but it is true. I do not pick up after myself at all- I will leave my dishes at the table or my desk, leave clothes lying on my bedroom floor, pile things up in places rather than put them away. But it is only a short matter of time before the clutter starts to drive me crazy and I go on a cleaning spree. Oh, and if I ever knowingly have company, I have to clean my house. Even if someone is just coming by to drop something off, I will clean my house. I know I shouldn't care if my friends see my house kind of messy and the rational part of me really doesn't care, but I just cannot stop myself. The urge to clean and de-clutter takes over.
5- Apparently I like to make my life as difficult as possible. Wouldn't it be easier to just pick up after myself? Doesn't it take just as long to hang up a sweater as it does to throw it on the bed or in a pile? The answer is yes, but that doesn't seem to change me. I do this with all aspects of my life, not just the messes. I was hoping that doing Yoga would cure me of my bad habits, but so far it is not helping(I am, however, more flexible and can do a mean tree pose!)
6- I am mildly Arachnophobic. I refuse to go into our crawl space or even put my head under our back deck for fear of the spiders that could be hiding above me, just waiting to attack. I once had to pull something out of our crawlspace (it was only about two feet inside) and I literally almost had a panic attack. I am always worried for Tim when he has to go in the crawl space. Sometimes when it is dark and I am walking through the house I have horrid visions of poisonous spiders crawling after me- I have to run to get away from them even though I know they are not really there.
Now for the other part of the tag, I am only going to do a few because I don't know if I could think of 8 things in some of these categories. So here goes:
8 things I am passionate about...
1. My family
2. My faith
4. Photography and art
5. Business
6. Marriage (if I wasn't a SAHM and a photographer, I would be a Marriage and Family Therapist- I love studying relationships!)
7. Okay, I can't think of anymore...
8 words or phrases I use often...
1. Jace (in a very firm voice- I am sure I say this at least 100 times a day)
2. Cool
3. Awesome
4. Seriously (I type this one a lot too!)
5. You are driving me crazy!
6. Whatever (Hmmm, I am starting to feel a lot like Alicia Silverstone in the movie clueless...whatEVER)
7. Good job!
8. Stop it or knock it off, often followed by a "RIGHT NOW!"
8 places I would love to visit...
1. England
2. Italy
3. Greece
4. Paris
5. New York
6. P.E.I.(I stole that one from you, Mel! Someday we will go there together, my bosom friend!)
7. Some small tropical island that isn't too famous or touristy, with Tim of course;)
8. Bismark, North Dakota. Who doesn't want to go to Bismark?
8 things I currently need or want...
1. A new pair of designer jeans
2. Several sweaters- a closet full, if we are talking wants. But I only need one or two;)
3. The Coastal Scents Neutral 28 eyeshadow Palette
4. A D700 or D3
5. The Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR lens
6. New couches
7. Money for all the things I want to buy
8. To stop wanting all this stuff that is not going to really make me happy!!!
And if you are reading this, consider yourself tagged!
Quick update- the bathrooms are done and they look great! I will try to get around to posting my before and after pics, right after I clean the now dirty bathrooms and take the after pictures. But considering I have a few sessions to edit, two Halloween costumes to make and a Primary Halloween party to plan it might not happen this week.
Now, on to the tagging. I have been tagged a few times and despite my good intentions, I rarely follow through with them because of my horrid procrastination habit(which is also the reason you have still not seen our beach pictures- or the Gettysburg photos from last July 4th, etc.)
Anyways, so when my good friend Mel tagged me I was determined to sit down and do it immediately knowing that otherwise it would never happen. So here goes:
Six Quirks of Mine
1- I have a really bad habit of picking at my toenails when I am either sitting at the computer or watching TV. I know it is disgusting- but I just cannot seem to leave them alone, especially when I am under stress. Hey, at least I pick at them with my fingers and not my teeth. Tim bought me a gift certificate for a pedicure at a really nice salon last Mothers day and I have still not been able to use it because I can't seem to grow my toenails long enough. And I would be so embarrassed if they called me out on my toenail picking habit, exposing me for the weirdo that I am. Oh, and if my toenails are not available I will bite my fingernails instead.
2- I have a really bad habit of leaving cupboards open- it seems like I have shared that before. Not very interesting, but it is definitely a quirk of mine. Watch you head if you ever walk through my kitchen!
3- I know I have mentioned this before, but I make this horrid oinking noise to scratch my throat. I do this several times a day, especially in the summer and fall when I have allergies. I honestly feel sorry for my husband and am sometimes surprised that he is still married to me. I wonder if he knew about the noise before we got married? How did I keep it hidden from him? Poor guy... It even annoys my kids- Jace asks me why I sound like a pig.
4- I am a complete slob and a clean/anti-clutter freak at the same time. Sounds nonsensical, but it is true. I do not pick up after myself at all- I will leave my dishes at the table or my desk, leave clothes lying on my bedroom floor, pile things up in places rather than put them away. But it is only a short matter of time before the clutter starts to drive me crazy and I go on a cleaning spree. Oh, and if I ever knowingly have company, I have to clean my house. Even if someone is just coming by to drop something off, I will clean my house. I know I shouldn't care if my friends see my house kind of messy and the rational part of me really doesn't care, but I just cannot stop myself. The urge to clean and de-clutter takes over.
5- Apparently I like to make my life as difficult as possible. Wouldn't it be easier to just pick up after myself? Doesn't it take just as long to hang up a sweater as it does to throw it on the bed or in a pile? The answer is yes, but that doesn't seem to change me. I do this with all aspects of my life, not just the messes. I was hoping that doing Yoga would cure me of my bad habits, but so far it is not helping(I am, however, more flexible and can do a mean tree pose!)
6- I am mildly Arachnophobic. I refuse to go into our crawl space or even put my head under our back deck for fear of the spiders that could be hiding above me, just waiting to attack. I once had to pull something out of our crawlspace (it was only about two feet inside) and I literally almost had a panic attack. I am always worried for Tim when he has to go in the crawl space. Sometimes when it is dark and I am walking through the house I have horrid visions of poisonous spiders crawling after me- I have to run to get away from them even though I know they are not really there.
Now for the other part of the tag, I am only going to do a few because I don't know if I could think of 8 things in some of these categories. So here goes:
8 things I am passionate about...
1. My family
2. My faith
4. Photography and art
5. Business
6. Marriage (if I wasn't a SAHM and a photographer, I would be a Marriage and Family Therapist- I love studying relationships!)
7. Okay, I can't think of anymore...
8 words or phrases I use often...
1. Jace (in a very firm voice- I am sure I say this at least 100 times a day)
2. Cool
3. Awesome
4. Seriously (I type this one a lot too!)
5. You are driving me crazy!
6. Whatever (Hmmm, I am starting to feel a lot like Alicia Silverstone in the movie clueless...whatEVER)
7. Good job!
8. Stop it or knock it off, often followed by a "RIGHT NOW!"
8 places I would love to visit...
1. England
2. Italy
3. Greece
4. Paris
5. New York
6. P.E.I.(I stole that one from you, Mel! Someday we will go there together, my bosom friend!)
7. Some small tropical island that isn't too famous or touristy, with Tim of course;)
8. Bismark, North Dakota. Who doesn't want to go to Bismark?
8 things I currently need or want...
1. A new pair of designer jeans
2. Several sweaters- a closet full, if we are talking wants. But I only need one or two;)
3. The Coastal Scents Neutral 28 eyeshadow Palette
4. A D700 or D3
5. The Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR lens
6. New couches
7. Money for all the things I want to buy
8. To stop wanting all this stuff that is not going to really make me happy!!!
And if you are reading this, consider yourself tagged!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Twilight Trailer Spoof
I know a lot of my blog followers are into the Twilight saga, so I had to share this here. Kind of cheesy and I know it is mocking the movie that I am actually very excited to go see, but I thought this was hilarious! Especially the last 10 seconds...
Enjoy!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
My Son Nate
Sorry no photos to go with this post, but I have a little Jace quirk I need to document before he outgrows it and/or I forget it.
The last few weeks Jace has developed his first 'real' imaginary friend (oxymoron, I know, but hopefully you get my gist- this is the first imaginary friend that has lasted more than a day). This 'friends' name is Jace. "What?", you say, "How can that be?" Well, you see, the real Jace has recently changed identities to a mysterious boy named Nate. Yes, my son now goes by Nate about 75% of the time. We don't know very much about this sudden obsession with being the mysterious Nate or where it(or he) came from, but we do know this: Nate is 10 years old and his best friend is Jace, or the boy that used to be my son. Confusing? You have no idea! Oh, and a new development is that Nate has two sisters, named Carla and Kate. So Nate(Jace) spends most of his time talking about himself and his new name and how cool it is to be 10 years old. And playing with his best friend, Jace, of course. Last week whenever I would put him down for a nap he would ask me to make a little bed on the floor for Jace, who was sleeping over again (no wonder he hasn't been napping very well- I knew sleepovers were nothing but trouble! And I knew that Jace boy was a bad influence!)
Of course, like any smart parent would, we use this new obsession to manipulate him into doing things like cleaning his room or eating all his dinner. Because, as we all know, 10 year-olds always clean their rooms and anyone with a name like Nate will certainly eat his vegetables. I know this probably won't work for very long, but oh well- It has been working like a charm these past few weeks!
We have been back from the beach for a few days and we had a blast! And, contrary to what Jace and I both thought, none of us were eaten by sharks! I have lots of photos (including some SWEET silhouette shots that I promised) so I will try to put those up later this week.
In other news, our great bathroom remodeling extravaganza begins in exactly 5 days and 9 hours- I am so excited! After living in our home for over 3 years, we are finally getting around to doing our bathrooms(floors, paint, new sinks and faucets- the works) and I can't wait! Seriously, to this day our master bathroom (which is not very masterful- quite tiny in fact) doesn't even have a toilet paper holder. I never wanted to buy one or install one because I knew our bathroom needed a full makeover and I hadn't decided what finish to get. So we never got one- our poor TP roll(or rolls, I should say. Many, many rolls...) has been just sitting on the back of the toilet for 3 LONG YEARS! So pathetic, I know. But that will soon come to an end. We bought all our bathroom accessories yesterday and the new toilet paper holder- Mmmm, it is LOVELY! Now I just hope that this project doesn't take too much longer than we have planned- though I am sure it will. So perhaps you should check back for that post in October. Or November.
The last few weeks Jace has developed his first 'real' imaginary friend (oxymoron, I know, but hopefully you get my gist- this is the first imaginary friend that has lasted more than a day). This 'friends' name is Jace. "What?", you say, "How can that be?" Well, you see, the real Jace has recently changed identities to a mysterious boy named Nate. Yes, my son now goes by Nate about 75% of the time. We don't know very much about this sudden obsession with being the mysterious Nate or where it(or he) came from, but we do know this: Nate is 10 years old and his best friend is Jace, or the boy that used to be my son. Confusing? You have no idea! Oh, and a new development is that Nate has two sisters, named Carla and Kate. So Nate(Jace) spends most of his time talking about himself and his new name and how cool it is to be 10 years old. And playing with his best friend, Jace, of course. Last week whenever I would put him down for a nap he would ask me to make a little bed on the floor for Jace, who was sleeping over again (no wonder he hasn't been napping very well- I knew sleepovers were nothing but trouble! And I knew that Jace boy was a bad influence!)
Of course, like any smart parent would, we use this new obsession to manipulate him into doing things like cleaning his room or eating all his dinner. Because, as we all know, 10 year-olds always clean their rooms and anyone with a name like Nate will certainly eat his vegetables. I know this probably won't work for very long, but oh well- It has been working like a charm these past few weeks!
We have been back from the beach for a few days and we had a blast! And, contrary to what Jace and I both thought, none of us were eaten by sharks! I have lots of photos (including some SWEET silhouette shots that I promised) so I will try to put those up later this week.
In other news, our great bathroom remodeling extravaganza begins in exactly 5 days and 9 hours- I am so excited! After living in our home for over 3 years, we are finally getting around to doing our bathrooms(floors, paint, new sinks and faucets- the works) and I can't wait! Seriously, to this day our master bathroom (which is not very masterful- quite tiny in fact) doesn't even have a toilet paper holder. I never wanted to buy one or install one because I knew our bathroom needed a full makeover and I hadn't decided what finish to get. So we never got one- our poor TP roll(or rolls, I should say. Many, many rolls...) has been just sitting on the back of the toilet for 3 LONG YEARS! So pathetic, I know. But that will soon come to an end. We bought all our bathroom accessories yesterday and the new toilet paper holder- Mmmm, it is LOVELY! Now I just hope that this project doesn't take too much longer than we have planned- though I am sure it will. So perhaps you should check back for that post in October. Or November.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Dropping The Ball
Jace started Preschool two weeks ago and I have quickly realized that I am a bad school mom. When I dropped him off the first day, I saw dozens of parents with cameras and video cameras who probably got there 10 minutes early to document this important day in their child's life. What was Jace's mom doing? Oh, she was running late and didn't even think to bring the camera (if I had just forgotten it, maybe I would feel a little less guilty, but no- it never crossed my mind to bring the camera) That was ball drop #1. I did bring my camera when I picked him up(hence the photos above), but it totally felt like I missed 'the' moment. Then last Thursday when I picked him up, his teacher handed me the class newsletter which I took home and set on the counter. In my defense, I did intend to read this newsletter, but it got lost. Ball drop #2. When I picked him up from school the following Tuesday, he immediately told me how mad he was that all the kids brought their 'pets' to school for show and tell but him. Ouch. Hello, mom, pick up that stinkin' ball! I totally made him miss his first show and tell- a very important first! And now Jace has a cold today so he couldn't go to school and is going to miss next Tuesday because we will be in VA Beach. His teacher must think I am a total loser. But really, this whole being a school mom thing is just so new to me- I have no idea what I am doing! But I am determined to sign up as a classroom volunteer to redeem myself- I wonder if they have a PTA in preschool? Well, hopefully I learned my lesson and will at least read his weekly newsletter as soon as I get it.
So we are headed to VA beach on Monday-Wednesday. I am super excited! We are camping, which many of you may think is crazy, but we absolutely love this camp site- it is right on the beach and has access to power and showers. And I am determined to get some really great silhouette type family shots of us so I will be sure to post those sometime in the near future.
Until then, y'all have a great Labor Day weekend!!!
So we are headed to VA beach on Monday-Wednesday. I am super excited! We are camping, which many of you may think is crazy, but we absolutely love this camp site- it is right on the beach and has access to power and showers. And I am determined to get some really great silhouette type family shots of us so I will be sure to post those sometime in the near future.
Until then, y'all have a great Labor Day weekend!!!
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