I heart Faces Week 26 "Pets" Challenge

Hello!! It's been a long, long time since my last blog, but I love this challenge! I heart faces is hosting a Pets challenge. I've been lucky enough to hang out with some pretty cute pups, including my own, which had some luck last year with this challenge.

So meet Outlaw. He's my sister's dog. He was just six weeks old in this picture and couldn't have been more adorable. He's now 2 years old and 20lbs heavier, but still adorable.



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Ok so I watch American Idol...

And Glee and Real Housewives (all of them) and a bunch of other shows I don't really tell people about. My only comfort is YOU DO TOO!! I was really sad last week when Didi Benami was kicked off. I think her voice is amazing. And this should be her song. Which I will quickly learn on my guitar and play when no one is listening. =)

becuase I lazy and uber tired this morning

This week's I Heart Faces challenge can be found on Flickr. The challenge this week is Dramatic B&W. I love this picture of Emma and my dad. Btw, Emma is darling. Baby in a basket pictures coming soon.

This week's entry.

I heart faces weekly entry: All bundled up!

So here's my take on all bundled up. Actually, I left my jumpdrive at home but I really wanted to play so I searched through my flickr pictures until I found one that i thought worked. This was one of my favorite pictures from my 365 project. It makes me laugh everytime I look at it!



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Photo Restoration

ok I'm really excited about this. We're throwing a huge party for my grandparents at the end of the month and one of my duties was to get an 8X10 made of each of my aunts and uncles for their respective tables. Luckily all of them went to the local photographer in Port Lavaca for portraits when they graduated, and grandma had a copy of them all. Unfortunately, she didn't have a copy of my oldest uncle. His daughter scanned a photo from when he was 21 but the photo had definitely seen better days. My clone stamp and I went to work! I was so happy with the way it came out (as well as my cousin) that she sent me their wedding photo. Check out the before and afters. I'm very happy with them!!

Before:

After:
It looks a little different b/c I had to change the size for 8X10

Before:

After:

and just like that...

the world is a seven pounds cuter.

She's got 10 fingers, 10 toes, 2 gorgeous blue eyes, and an amazingly full head of hair.

Emma Jay Perez was born February 22, 2010 at 2:01pm. She is 7lbs 8oz, 20 inches long. I could go on and on about her cuteness and how much in love with this little girl I am, but I'll let her pictures do the talking. Obviously, more pictures to come. :)

Right outta the oven...

So sweet

What a great moment--caught my dad's first meeting with Emma

And then a great grandmother meeting her 17th great-grandchild

mother and daughter are doing great.

I heart faces weekly challenge: I wanna dance

I like these challenges because it gives me a chance to go back through the pictures I've taken and relive the experiences. I didn't realize I had so many dance pictures to choose from! This one made me smile the most. This was taken at the beautiful wedding of Deanna and Victor. The kids were hilarious and waaay better dancers than I'll ever be. :)

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I heart faces photo challenge: Kisses week!

My favorite kissy kissy picture, the beautiful Claire and Charlie.

Taken in Italy soon after their wedding in Ravello on the steps leading to the bathroom (hah I'm not sure what else was up there :) )



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November 1, 1951-January 27, 2002

"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the
mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten
thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and
unspeakable love" -Washinton Irving



My best friend, my confidante, my mother. I miss you every single day. I'm happy you still show up in my dreams. It gives me peace to feel your spirit. Thank you for making me who I am today.
Love,
me.

I heart faces weekly challenge: Texture

I love texture. I think it really adds to the artistic part of the photo. This is a photo of Faith during her 12 month photos. Really, blue eyes? I love them!!!

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Tuesday Ramblings

Lesson Learned
Never trust the person you once considered your friend but then she went and acted crazy and you defriended her and are just getting back to where she's tolerable. Trusting her to not say anything even after you say with emphasis PLEASE DO NOT SAY ANYTHING is stupid and won't happen. Jerk.

Lesson learned and pain caused
When you don't exercise for like a month and then all of a sudden decide it's a great idea, your legs WILL try to break off and not be a part of you anymore. At the very least, all your muscles will shake every time you walk up or down stairs and you can't catch your breath to save your life for about an hour. You know what my favorite part of working out is? I stink. Like, really. So if I have somewhere to be after I work out, I have to take a shower. It takes me a good hour or so though to get my body temperature down. So trying to put on makeup after I work out and shower is ridiculous.

Love
I think the dvr is the best invention EVER. I can now fall asleep and not worry about who won jeopardy or that late night tennis match. I can just click record and catch it in the morning. I feel so free.

Adjustment
Having an early bird boyfriend is nice b/c I eat breakfast more often on the weekends, but kind of sucks b/c we're both exhausted by 11pm. I know this schedule is better for me, I just miss my late late nights.

Awesomeness
My dog can hold it for a really, really long time. He's awesome.

Awkwardness
If there is any type of tape around me, I'm playing with it. I'll waste tape like crazy. No seriously, I just pulled two pieces of scotch tape off the roll and it's now sitting on my nose. I will not take a picture.

More pain
I just started a bet with my friends to work out 5 days a week. It's going to suck, but it's going to be awesome. This might pertain to number 2, as the bet started yesterday.

More Love
Hosting a baby shower is not easy work, but it kind of is. I truly appreciate all the help I've gotten from family and friends and am looking forward not only to the shower, but to meeting Baby Emma! I can't wait for her to get here!!! 3 short weeks left...

Nearing the end of an era...
My career is very important to me, and I think once my hair with a bumpit in it hits the glass ceiling, it's time to move on. So watch out people, I'm putting in the bumpit.

Not Awesomeness
Has anyone ever tried the bumpit? What a piece of CRAP.

And lastly, well said Mr. O Brian.
"All I ask of you is one thing:
please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism-
it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere.
Nobody in life gets exactly what they

thought they were going to get.
But if you work really hard and you're kind,
amazing things will happen. "

- Conan O'Brien's farewell speech

I heart faces challenge: we are family

I love this challenge. I get to post one of my favorite pictures!




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I heart faces photo challenge: Best Face Photo

I heart faces is looking for the best face photo taken between december 09 and january '10. I made a deal with a girl from back home that I'd take pictures of her and her family anytime they wanted to if she'd give me free haircuts. If you've ever shelled out $95 for TRIM, you'll realize, this is quite the deal. So here's my entry this week. This is Baby Busa. His eyes pierce me.




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i heart faces weekly challenge

In celebration of their one year anniversary, this week's challenge was to incorporate the i heart faces name into your photo. Wow. I was looking at some of the others and some of these people's shots are amazing! I did my best, unfortunately, I only have time to submit one photo. Good luck this week!

I am submitting this photo into the I Heart Faces logo photo contest. By entering, I am granting I Heart Faces LLC permission to consider my photo for use in the marketing and promotion of their website


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New Year, New Monday

“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance, but live right in it, under its roof.”— Barbara Kingsolver.

Happy New Year! Hope everyone's holidays were enjoyable! I didn't take very many pictures this weekend, except I got a few shots of the most adorable family, the Von Mindens. The following questions I did for you, but I also plan to follow these statements for the rest of the year. 2010's the year of wonderfulness. 4 days in, so far so good!

1. I want you to look at other people and not judge them immediately. They could be going through so much more than you ever have.

2. I want you to accept that I will probably never be able to keep a secret.

3. I want you to learn that differences are not a bad thing. Everyone is beautiful in their own amazing way.

4. I want you to utilize all your talents. God gave em to ya for a reason.

5. I want you to give your heart to someone who truly deserves it.

6. I want you to be kind to others, but most importantly, yourself.

7. I want you to practice what you preach. Stand up for what you believe is beautiful and right.

8. I want you to feel everything life brings at you.

9. I want you to choose the best options for you. It might not be the *right* option, but at the time, for you, will be the best.

10. I want you to tell the world what a wonderful person you are, whether through your words or actions. Everyone needs to know!