Wish List: 3DS XL

Yes, you read that title right. Currently on my wish list is a 3DS XL. My reasoning behind it is because well, I'm tired of just sitting around with nothing to do. Yes, I always have sewing to do and I could paint but sometimes I don't want to be creative and I just want to lay in bed all day on my days off. A lot of people at work are very much into it and they have games that they play religiously, I don't ever want to get like that but I do want some fun games.

Go ahead and call me a nerd. 

I think the black is my favorite, it will get less dirty looking that way right?! right! Plus I would totally add a monogram to it of course. 

Do you have a 3DS XL? What are your favorite games to play? 

Goal: Decorating My New Room

I'm currently in Maryland at the moment and decorating my new room at my mothers new house!! Getting to decorate my own room is something that I love doing; being able to decorate with a clean room that hasn't been filled yet excites me the most. My idea for this new room is blue and white with touches of gold. It's super clean and simple. Here are a few things from Design Darling that I've already had shipped here that I can't wait to put out and show you how it looks!

pillow

I will be placing this on my cream colored chair that I've had since forever. It's a super comfy chair to read in for hours at a time. 

blanket

This blanket is actually huge and I can't wait to cuddle up with it on my bed or on my chair. The color of the carpet in the room is a shade of blue so this will go nicely on my all white duvet cover and white sheet set. 

I can't wait to pick up a few other items on my visit home to help make my room look complete.

Life: Going Home

I'm going home this week and I couldn't be more excited! I haven't been home since March and in my book, that is waaay way too long. My mom has recently bought a house with a yard so I'm sure the dogs are going to be super excited to run around again because of course, they couldn't do that in the apartment. My favorite part is that I will be getting my own room again...in the attic! How awesome is that? I have always dreamed of an attic room and it is finally coming true!

My roooom!!!!!!

The dogs already enjoying the new front yard. 

(sorry for the poor picture quality, phone photos aren't always the best)

I'll be back home in Maryland from August 13-20 and I can't wait to hang out with friends, family, and get caught up on life in general! 

Reading List: Gone Girl

I had never heard of this book until my friend read it and started raving about it. I trust her when she says a book is a "must read" so of course I had to pick it up. After reading the first couple chapters, it's kind of slow getting into but she assured me that it does pick up and get more interesting. Apparently it's going to be made into a movie so I must get it read before October, which shouldn't be a problem since I do my best reading on a plane and I will be traveling back to Maryland next week via plane. 

Has anyone read this yet?!

Wish List: New Balance 574

For a while now I've been wanting the New Balance 574 tennis shoes. They have super fun color combinations and they look super retro! Here are a few that I'm kind of obsessed with and I would seriously buy each of them if I had the room and money.

Stadium Jacket 574

I'm loving and really into the navy blue and pink color combination right now. Super classic and it will go with everything I own.

I mean, these pink and green ones kind of look like a watermelon but the pop of color is fantastic.

Hologram 574

Zoom Zoom Zoom, you make my heart go BOOM BOOM BOOM. When I first laid eyes on these little beauties I thought of Zenon Girl of the 21st Century.  I loved the movie growing up on Disney Channel so why not channel my inner futuristic self and purchase these. 

Of course there is a pink and green option in these as well.

Which ones are your favorite?! Do you own a pair? how do they run....true to size, big or small?! Let me know because I would like to purchase one of the three.

Goal: Photography

So I went to school for Photography and received my BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in the Spring of 2013. I work in California as a photographer but I wouldn't qualify is as photography unless I'm doing a special event. In the past I have photographed a few high school seniors, head shots, engagements, and a wedding...I will be going home next April to photograph another and I'm super thrilled! Recently though I haven't even touched my camera, sorry about that. I shoot with a Nikon at work and a Canon for my personal business which I feel work two different ways, I mean they totally do. I prefer Canon of course, but Nikon is kind of winning my heart a little bit. I suppose that's just because I work with them the majority of the time.

Getting back to where I wanted to talk about...

I want to start up my little business again here in California, which may or may not be so easy. I feel like so many people are photographers these days that it's hard to make an actually living off of it unless you have a technique that no one has picked up on yet. I'm going to change that. I want to start small and work up to bigger things. The first step is getting my name out there. The second step is experimenting and practicing more with both my camera and getting friends to model for me.

Here are a few photos that I've taken over the past couple of years that I just can't get enough of. Also, I can definitely see a huge difference over the years that my style has changed and that I've learned to fully use my camera in the proper way.

High School Seniors

Engagements

Wedding

Photoshoot/Advertising

Headshots

Family

Sorry for the photo over load but I needed to share a little of all I did. All these sessions were some of my favorites and I can't wait to capture even more memories for high school seniors, families and couples getting ready to get married!

For more information about what each session costs, check out my Facebook page....here

Adventure: The Getty

The real adventure to this is not the actual Getty but the getting there part. I drove up to LA from Fullerton an hour and a half before I was supposed to go pick up my friend. Usually, I will run into some kind of traffic but I never would have imagined I would be stuck in traffic for more than 3 hours. I'm not kidding, I was in fact stuck in traffic for that long. There had been a terrible accident on the 5 right by the 101 that day. Yes I have started saying "the" in front of freeway numbers...sorry not sorry...but I promise to change that once I'm back in Maryland next week. Anyway, I finally got there super late and my friend and I headed to the Getty in the Malibu area.

So while I was stuck in traffic, I turned off a side street just so I wouldn't have to be stopped for more than 10 mins at a time and I found a bundle of old abandoned buildings that I of course found super interesting. 

The Getty is a beautiful place filled with thousands of artifacts and pieces of art that were collected by Mr Getty.  This is just one of the museums that he owned with his prized collection. 

The next day we went to the Getty in LA and met up with a friend that went to school with Nick & I's childhood friend from college. It's funny and wonderful how some friendships form, isn't it!?