Day 231: These are a few of my favorite things

Photography is one of my favorite things. Stampin' up is starting to become one of my favorite things. Why not combine the two? I have tried giving my photography clients all sorts or CD covers and I think I have found my favorite way. It it like an envelope only for a CD and I can customize it. How cute is that! This is my first one. I'm sure I'll get better at it, but I'm still pretty proud of my creativity.

Day 230: Katie the Dog

This is Katie, the dog. She was such a good dog. Of all the shoots I have done, Katie has been the most well behaved dog. She would sit and smile pretty when asked to. Being with her makes me dog hungry. Today when Boyd and I came back from the gym we saw this lady walking her Shih Tzu and I just wanted to pick it up and squeeze it, it was so cute. Some people get "baby hungry" I get "dog hungry."

Day 229: Happy Anniversary

 Happy anniversary!!!
It has been a wonderful 3 years. 

This was us there years ago. 

(Sorry about the bad picture, I stole if from facebook)

 This is us today.  (Literally, I just took this picture 2 seconds ago)

I think there is a big difference.

I can't decide if the biggest difference is us learning to smile with "big eyes"

To celebrate Boyd took me to The Cheesecake Factory. Yum!

Day 228: Happy Anniversary Eve

Tomorrow is our 3rd anniversary. I can't believe we have been married for three whole years. I love being married, especially to Boyd. He is the most wonderful husband anyone could ask for. 

I decided to take a picture of our rings because I love the story behind my ring. When I was a little girl I knew that one day when I got engaged, I wanted a ring with three diamonds. As I matured I decided that I wanted three square diamonds. When I met Boyd, we had a casual conversation about him going to New York. While he was there he went to Tiffany & Co. He said he knew what ring he would someday get his wife. At that point I thought to myself "sheesh, he isn't even going to let the girl pick, isn't that her job?!?" I later found out that the ring he was going to get his wife was going to have three diamonds. I guess it was just meant to be. 

Day 227: Funny Puppy

This funny puppy (13 year old dog) was at my last shoot. She was super cute, but had one slight problem. She was hard of hearing. No matter how many sounds I made or how many times I called her name I couldn't get her to look. If anyone has any suggestions, about getting a deaf dog to look at a camera, I would love to hear them.  I love this picture because she looks like she is smiling.

Day 226: Hinckley Family Sneak Peek

This family is so cute. I have never met children who were so obedient. They were great and all of them were so photogenic. I can't wait to finish editing their pictures.

Day 225: Jeans, Love 'Em or Hate 'Em?

I love jeans with white stitching.

I hate buying jeans with white stitching because they are so expensive.

I love when jeans fit just right.

I hate trying to find jeans that fit just right.

I love Boyd.

I hate that Boyd can just walk into a store and know which jeans will fit him perfectly based on waist and length.

I love shopping.

I hate shopping for jeans.

Today I did the thing I dread the most in the entire world. Boyd and I went shopping for jeans. I have such short legs, I call them wiener dog legs, I can never find jeans that fit. Boyd is in desperate need of some jeans so we went looking for him. I decided, to look too. A bad idea. I always get so frustrated that none of them fit. One time we spent 6 months looking for jeans. After a long day of searching I found these bad boys! I love them. I love that I got them on Super Sale. I love the white stitching. I love that I'm 2 sizes smaller than I had anticipated. I love that they fit and feel like yoga pants because they are so stretchy. The only thing I don't love is that I now have to hem them.

Just for kicks, I wanted to see what my picture would look like in black and white. I think I might actually like this one better than the color one.

Day 224: YELP!!!

Today Boyd and I decided to spend some time in the sun and practice for Boyd's Alumni Soccer Game coming up next weekend. As we were kicking the ball around Boyd kicked it over the fence. So, naturally he hopped over and kicked the ball back. As the ball was coming back, it hit this tree and out flew a bunch of angry wasps! I have never heard Boyd scream like a girl before. He got stung so fast and wasn't expecting it that his throat constricted and he let out a (very loud) YELP!!! {Boyd later commented that he has been hanging out with me too much and that is why his scream sounded so girly.} Literally, he screamed YELP! He then yelled RUN! Because I'm ridiculously allergic to bees, yellow jackets, wasps, mosquito, anything with a stinger. . . . Poor Boyd is pretty much delirious right now and can't wait to recover from his injuries. He has 3 or 4 sting marks on his elbows and one on his bum (haha, just like a cartoon.)

So after the dramatic event, we pulled up next to the tree and took a picture of the wasp's nest from inside our car. As we were sitting in our car a bunch of wasps attacked it. We could hear them thumping against the windows, the doors, the roof, and windshield. I was scared and didn't dare roll down the window. That is why this picture is so far away.

p.s. "Do you see that sky today? Talk about blue"- The Emperor's New Groove. I love days like today, warm sun, cool breeze, no clouds. I wish every day could be like today.

Day 223: Boyd's Textbook Of Pathology

Boyd found this in the library the other day when he was studying for Path. Haha.

Day 222: Crazy Storm

When Boyd and I were at BYU people would always complain how Utah had bipolar weather. They should move to Ohio. Then they would retract their statements about Utah weather. Today we had blustery winds, pouring rain, giant hail, then nothing. The hail was "bigger than peas" that would bounce off the ground. I was so worried for our car. A few months ago Katie, Boyd's sister, got a horrible surprise when golf ball sized hail dented her car. Since then, I have been paranoid. Boyd ran outside and took this picture with his new phone.

After our crazy hail experience this is what the sky looked like.



I think Boyd's phone did a pretty decent job taking these pictures.

Then we came home to this in our parking spot. This is the worst flooding our parking lot has experienced.
Remember Day 133? Thank goodness I had my rain boots!