how's it going to be when you don't know me anymore?

day off agenda: windows open. doggies outside. lunch date. pandora on the speakers. tree planting. lafortune. online ikea. garden tending. dinner on a patio.

man oh man, do i ever love what we got monday. i have been trying to discover myself as a photographer and i think i am about there. and these are the first ones i am editing in lightroom and photoshop {yay!}. on the mac they look amazing however i was looking on my coworker's pc yesterday and they looked completely washed-out! boo. sooo, this means that most people are seeing them as an over-exposed mess. i think i will have to print some off and see. {i now have a photo printing company! hooray!}

is it weird, or maybe, am i weird that i am overly excited for the new harry potter dvd coming out next week?  even more, is it okay that seeing the next movie's trailer made me a little teary?  maybe not.

i am being teased about the purchase of 2 more cardigans this week. a girl {or boy for that matter} can never have too many though. i wear them with almost EVERYTHING. tees, dresses, tanks, dressy tops, and even on the 2 days i have to wear scrub bottoms to work. example: today i am wearing a {pinkish} purple dress, capri leggings, {mustard} yellow sandals and a black cardigan.

oh, and i have to report the shellac manicure is still perfectly intact.  i have NEVER had a manicure last more than 4 days before chipping.  hope this isn't toxic because i am going for another one sunday.

okay, enough rambling. here are a few from monday. more to come once i figure out this editing.

"and through the leaves and concrete you're gonna grow into something death can't steal"

I remember you sweet-talking to me beneath the strung up lights.

This mutt has been jumping the fence. The six-foot fence. She learned how over the summer at doggie camp. It is a good story I should share but the highlight is her hopping the fence and stopping to pick up her bag of food before heading down the road towards home. {I just see her as the kid with a bag on a stick running away} Now she just does it for sport or to show us she can. Thankfully all she does is run around to the front to sit on the porch. Love this dog.

I have super slacked on learning how to use Photoshop.  Now I have no excuses after my Barnes & Noble day.  I should be dedicating Christmas break to reading through these during the day.  I can't be legit until I really know how to use Photoshop.

And, I also got this journal to start keeping photography ideas in.  It has tab dividers and pockets throughout to keep me better organized.

last one...


what I love today:

• the snow on Christmas day
• my hair is now chocolate brown/red
• acoustic guitars
• Christmas break

"I didn't say my girl, I said my woman."

practice of patience

These lovely boxes arrived yesterday.  Unfortunately  I won't be able to use them until later in the week.  *sad face*  For now I will just admire them sitting on my desk and look forward to becoming great friends.

"It felt so secluded and intimate with the sun starting to set."