Warning: there are a lot of pictures in this post so grab you a tall glass of lemonade and enjoy them :)

While I was going through these pictures of Cecily the song “Cinderella ” by Steven Curtis Chapman is playing in my mind and I feel like it is  fitting.

She spins and she sways
To whatever song plays
Without a care in the world
And I’m sitting here wearing
The weight of the world on my shoulders

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This is a typical Cecily face :)

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Sabrina made us yummy Lemonade slushies!! and they were yumtastic :)

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This is her i’m tired of the camera you can take two more pictures look… little does she know I took like 20 more!hahha

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Then I became a true “redneck ” and rigged us up a slide!

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I hope you enjoyed them! Hmm I think I want another slushy!

P.S. Do you like the pictures bigger sized??

Your Beautiful

June 25, 2009

I was on Whitney’s blog whitsgettingfit.wordpress.com  trying to get my fitness tip for the day, when I stumbled across operationbeautiful.com/go check it out I got my fitness tip from Whitney and my life tip from operation beautiful I’m not even kidding! It is so inspiring  I now  just want to tell everyone I come in contact with that they are beautiful! At church Sunday a lady told me hey I didn’t get her name but she made my day when she told me I had pretty eyes, I wanted to sit a little staighter and smile a little brighter, I’m sad to say I didn’t return the favor and tell anyone that day but  I will in the future today is a new day :)  Something that easy will brighten any ones day! We need to brighten each others day like that everyday with a simple compliment like “you are beautiful never believe other wise”  It reminded me of the song by James Blunt

“You’re Beautiful” You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful.
You’re beautiful, it’s true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face”

We are all beautiful in our own way, some days it just seems so hard to remember to not be so hard on yourself but beauty is only skin deep, be more beautiful on the inside than the out! Thanks so much to Caitlan for starting  www.operationbeautiful.com

So go make someone smile today, You can never tell from the outside how someone is on the inside they could be fighting a hard battle that they are losing and your smile could be what makes them start believing! :)

Sorry no pictures with this post !

After I  took Meredith’s pictures it just made me want to practice on a person even more, so thank goodness I have 4 sisters! I feel they may tire of my camera soon! Whitney is the oldest and also one of my Best Friends I guess thats what sisters  are for being your best friends when your life seem so hard they are always there with a hug and a smile to make it all better!  We had a fantastic weekend We went dress shopping Saturday for ME and oh my word it was fun!!!! So Friday night Whitney put on her new dress and I said “Oh lets go take your picture” even though Matt was coming to get me in an hour he could wait a little while for me to get ready, we had a photo shoot and it was far to exciting to wait! I thought it was a great deal of fun of course I always think that when I’m behind the camera wanting to get new images, and ideas would just come to us and we would dash around the yard looking for the perfect spot to make them real! 

So check out Whitney’s fitness blog (whitsgettingfit.wordpress.com) boys she isn’t taken!!! So run over there and tell her that she is gorgeous and you would like to take her off! hahha  So now are you ready to see the pictures??? 

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  Ok we took a lot of pictures and I still have a few I would like to share so if you would like keep looking!

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Umm hello Gorgeous!

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That was officially the longest post yet! I hope you enjoyed it, come back again :)

Thanks!

June 18, 2009

I just wanted to say a quick thank you to all of you that have taken the time to stop by and leave me a comment :) It truly makes my day, so keep leaving them if you see something that I need to work on please point it out so I can work on it I need constructive criticism!  I hope everyone has a great weekend!

A post is always better with a pictures so I will leave you with this!

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Meredith :)

June 18, 2009

Oh were to start…. Meredith is not only my older sister but one of my best friends, yesterday when she got home from work I think she new that I had a look in my eye of please pose for me …. Pretty please !! Oh you will OK I didn’t even beg that much!! And pose she did. she also had Ideas of her own which really helped, I get all these ideas in my head and then they don’t turn out quite as I imagined…  it’s disappointing! But I know I just have to practice practice!  I hope you enjoy the rest of Meredith’s photo shoot :) I love you sis thanks again for hopping in front of my camera you da bomb diggity!

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Thanks for all of your sweet comments on my other posts it really means alot to me :) Have a great night I’m in a baking mood I think I’m going to go stir something up in the kitchen!

Sneak Peek!

June 17, 2009

I found someone to model for me :)  

More to follow!

Meredith :) Thanks for modeling!

Meredith :) Thanks for modeling!

New Lens :)

June 16, 2009

I have been a little MIA lately I’m going to blame it on my new lens (AF-S Nikkor 35mm 1:1.8G) it rocks my world I can’t wait to really practice on someone other than flowers and anything that just pops in front of my lens! Any volunteers, would you like to model for me so I can get my shoot on???  What you would love to! Ok great just comment on this post and let me know when….. hahah  Well off to practice some more :)

Here are some pictures I snapped this weekend with the new lens ;)

Our puppy Rosebud :) Isn't she cute!

Our puppy Rosebud :) Isn't she cute!

 

Pretty pink flower :)

Pretty pink flower :)

 

This is a Strawberry flower I thought it was realy neat!

This is a Strawberry flower I thought it was realy neat!

Flowers were my thing Saturday!

Flowers were my thing Saturday!

 

Some pretty decorative balls I bought at the beach :)

Some pretty decorative balls I bought at the beach :)

 

My ring :) The lighting is pretty bad please forgive me!

My ring :) The lighting is pretty bad please forgive me!

 

The sun setting at the lake :)

The sun setting at the lake :)

 

I love the lake especially when the sun is setting :)

I love the lake especially when the sun is setting :)

 

These are my vases that I got from Ikea and I love them :)

These are my vases that I got from Ikea and I love them :)

 

I thought this one was neat you can see the reflection of the window!
I thought this one was neat you can see the reflection of the window!

 Well thats all for now! Thanks for stopping by :)

 Hello blog world! I hope you are having a wonderful sunny day today! :)
After my awesome class that I mentioned in my last post I headed to the beach with my Sweetie and my future in-laws! Man was I excited to go be lazy… And lazy I was; sleeping late, laying on the beach all day. It was the life and I lived it up for a week!  Just a warning: if you do not have a base tan DO NOT, and I mean DO NOT use tanning bed lotion with intensifier in it! I rubbed it all over Matt (my fiance) and he boiled like a lobster. Red. I don’t think he was very happy with me! (Matt, I’m really, really sorry! I promise to never rub any suntan lotion on you ever again.) I feel much better now that I have apologized to him on here. Why didn’t you tell me dear blog, that it would help my guilt if I let you apologize for me?

 

But back to the good parts of the vacation. We were at Surfside Beach for 5 days, and then it was on to Georgetown for 1 night where we toured the little town there and hit up the local Antique Mall, where I got a glass vase I  have been wanting for the small price of $7! You heard me correctly! Usually those things are $40-$50. I was extra excited!!!

 

Ok, I’m sure you don’t really want to hear all this rambling that I’m doing! So then after Georgetown we went to Charleston. If you have never been I seriously suggest going! We stayed at the Indigo Inn, which I recommend. Charleston has so many neat things to take pictures of! If I had only had the lens that I learned about in my class. Oh I fear I would have never left. We took a carriage ride, toured Fort Sumter and visted the market. I wish the market was within walking distance to where I live…my checking account is very glad it isn’t near though.
 

 

Perhaps you are thinking: Just get to the pictures already. If so, shame on you for not wanting to read all my ramblings!

 

With no further ado, here they are:

 

The beach at night No flash....

The beach at night No flash....

 

 

 

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You don't have to worry blog I want be doing any of that!

You don't have to worry blog I want be doing any of that!


My Fiance :)))))

My Fiance :) ))))


Isn't that the truth!

Isn't that the truth!

Well if we could only see a full shot of your face....

Well if we could only see a full shot of your face....

Yep your pretty handsome :)

Yep your pretty handsome :)

Really cool seashell!

Really cool seashell!

Us :)

Us :)

Well hello blog can you find me?

Well hello blog can you find me?

Crabby today? (pun intended)

Crabby today? (pun intended)

I was only slightly obessed with the seagulls but I will spare you :)

I was only slightly obessed with the seagulls but I will spare you :)

Sunrise, sunrise looks like morning in your eyes... (Nora Jones)

Sunrise, sunrise looks like morning in your eyes... (Nora Jones)

Again :)

Again :)

Lens flare yes please!

Lens flare yes please!

Something about this one I love!

Something about this one I love!

Thanks for stopping by, your comments are appreciated!

 ~Linden~

I was lucky enough to be able to get into a class held by the lovely and talented Sharon Clark of Smitten Photography. I have followed her blog for about six months and so admire her style and talent.
Our model was the gorgeous Morgan, and she did a great job with poses and dealing with the paparazzi!
Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day:
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Thanks for stopping by; come back soon!

 

~Linden