Day 29: Animal

My favorite animal, Rocky. What a lazy bum.

Day 28: Surprise

Should we have been surprised when we were the only people at the 1:30 showing of Paranorman 3D?

Day 26: Light

The perfect cup o' joe. A dash of Splenda and my new creamer- Caramel Macchiato. It's sugar free, so only 15 cals per tablespoon!

Day 25: Broken

Found this little gem in a shoebox in my garage yesterday. It's a picture of me riding my horse, Sugar, in a horse show when I was around 17 years old. Like most horse people, we sold Sugar when I went to college because I wasn't able to ride her much. I found out a few years later that she ended up being put down due to an injury. I was so heartbroken when I found out. I always has plans to find her and buy her back one day when my circumstances would allow me to.

I still think about her often and have lots of pictures if her. Rest in peace my Sugar Bear :)

Day 24: Numbers

So I've been thinking of a color to paint my guest bathroom for weeks now. I want a darkish (but not too dark) tan (maybe with a hint of gray) color so I can put some colorful accents in there. Is it the paint companies' goal to make this process as difficult as possible?? I mean, is there a big office building somewhere where paint company execs are sitting around in their suits and sipping on Smart Water while having a good laugh over the frustration of their consumers?!

Look how many paint swatches I have here. I have been holding them up to my wall for weeks now trying to decide on the perfect not-too-dark-tan-with-possibly-a-grayish-hue. I finally FINALLY chose one, bought a gallon, and excitedly started painting at 11:00pm. I was too anxious to wait until the next day. I painted a big patch on my wall only to step back and decide that I hate it. It's all wrong. I don't see any tan in the color, and in fact, it actually looks purple. Ugh! Plus it's too light too. So I guess another trip to the hardware store is in my cards for today. Well played, paint execs. Well played.

Day 23: Alphabet

It seems like only yesterday that my precious lovable nephew, Jared, entered the world. The past 5 years have flown by and it is so fun to see him grow and learn every day.  I can't believe that in three days he will be starting kindergarten! At this rate, he'll be in high school by next week! LOL. That's how it feels though since time seems to be passing by quicker these days. Here are some of my favorite pics of Jared throughout his first five years.

 

Happy Birthday Jared!! One year old.

 

 

Silly face for Halloween. Isn't this the cutest little dragon you've ever seen?

 

 

Playing with new toys on Christmas morning! Funny how when there is a child in the family, all of the sudden all the excitement for Christmas is centered around seeing the happiness on the child's face when they get to experience all the fun of the season.

 

 

He looks like a grown up in a little boy's body in this photo shoot. What a little darling.

 

 

In this most recent picture, he is performing some much needed maintenance work on his tractor. I hear that is the key to making them last ;)

Day 22: Color

Nails: Glamour Purse
Toes: Very Structured

So earthy, so fall!!

Day 21: Movement

Bubbles "moving" around phyllo dough! Okay it may be a stretch, but whatever. I'll give you the recipe:

1 carton of phyllo dough (frozen section)

1 rotisserie chicken from the deli section

1 cup buffalo sauce

Ranch dressing


1. Pull all chicken meat off the bones and put in a bowl
2. Pour buffalo hot sauce into chicken and stir
3. Add a dollop of ranch to chicken and stir
4. Wrap a little bit of chicken into a square of phyllo dough (it will look like a Chinese egg roll)
5. Put it in a pot of hot canola oil on the stovetop for about 30 seconds (or until browned)
6. Put them on a paper towel to dry, and dip them in ranch to enjoy!
7. Voila! Perfectly crispy buffalo chicken spring rolls! Put them on a platter at a party, or enjoy them with one (or four) glasses of wine with a good friend! Easiest dish ever. And it will seem like you slaved for hours!

Day 20: Highlight of the day

Chicago deep dish pizza!! YUM. This is a serious pizza!! Is it bad that my last few posts have been food/beer related? Haha, oh well!

Day 19: Sweet

Garrett popcorn. Sweet caramel pecan popcorn, mmmmmmmmmm. Definitely should have bought a bigger bag :)

Day 18: Stranger

A plethora of strangers at the Oak Park Brew Festival!!

Day 17: Time

Ok so I haven't exactly kept up with the photog challenge. But in my defense.. I've been SUPER busy and haven't had many chances to update!!! SO sorry about that. I'll just pick up with today's theme "time". It's appropriate because it's "time" for me to post something after my 12 day hiatus, and it's "time" for a cup of coffee this morning. I'm visiting a friend in Chicago for the week and it is going to be a beautiful day today!! Yay!

Day 5: Water

I absolutely LOVE the beach. This is Myrtle Beach, SC during our first anniversary trip.

Day 4: Home

Here is a picture of my home. It isn't always perfectly clean (in this picture we were preparing for a camping trip!), but it's me and my husband's first home, and we love it!!

Day 3: Summer

I <3 long summer days. Having dinner, and still having time for a neighborhood stroll afterwards. It was 8:00 in this picture. I'll miss these long, warm days when fall arrives. That's ok though because fall has it's own goodies that summer doesn't have.

Day 2: Indulgence

I was so busy yesterday, I didn't have time to update my daily photo! Here is my "indulgence" photo. You can't even tell what it was because I indulged in it so quickly and totes forgot to take a picture until it was gone. It was Panera, and it was delicious. 

Day 1 - Self Portrait

Self portrait. I am hoping these get less awkward as the month rolls on.

Why am I green??

31 day Photog Challenge!

Hi there, sorry I've been missing for a few days.  Don't worry, you haven't missed much. I'm participating in a 31 day photography challenge where I'll post a new photo each day this month. The photos will pertain to a theme each day. Here are the themes:

Day 1: Self portrait

Day 2: Indulgence

Day 3: Summer

Day 4: Home

Day 5: Water

Day 6: Mother nature

Day 7: Family

Day 8: Delicious

Day 9: Out of focus

Day 10: Love

Day 11: Reflection

Day 12: Gem

Day 13: On the floor

Day 14: Freestyle

Day 15: I spy

Day 16: Close up

Day 17: Time

Day 18: Stranger

Day 19: Sweet

Day 20: Highlight of the day

Day 21: Movement

Day 22: Color

Day 23: Alphabet

Day 24: Number

Day 25: Broken

Day 26: Light

Day 28: Surprise!

Day 29: Animal

Day 30: Luxury

Day 31: Your choice


I think it will be a fun way to get creative and maybe show off some things in my life that I would never normally think to take a picture of!

And remember to check out some friends who are also participating in the challenge!

Cheeky Little Minx

This Is Me

the olympIAN AND ME

Craft Virgin

The Lawson Family

McGurer Family

Sweet Love