Very eventful day!!

Today was a very eventful for mom and me. First off, I had to take my old ipod shuffle into the apple store because i couldn't get it to charge anymore. She took a look at it and said that the pins that connect to the headphone jack had come out from their normal place so she tried to get them back and it didn't work so I just decided to throw in the towel and got a brand new ipod. I traded in my old one and got the 4gb nano for 10% off with my trade in. I got 3 cases to put the nano in also and I absolutely love it. It's so cute and i am glad to finally have an ipod with a screen (very nice). Then we went to Marshalls, i got 2 new pairs of shoes, a couple new bras (they are very cute) and a great book (for who it's for, i won't tell). Mom also got some great stuff too. Guess u will just have to see for yourself what she got (i am not allowed to tell). we then went to target and i got some great nail polish, 2 of which i am going to use for halloween. We then went to Slumberland and looked at the kind of beds that I want to get for my new place. So i know now how much it will cost me and won't be too bad. We had a great shopping experience. It was totally great!!

Something I wish I did more often

Seeing as how I work inside all day, i get the urge sometimes to just sit outside. So today, I took a 15 minute break once my other coworker got there and it was so nice out that I decided I just wanted to eat dinner outside on the deck tonight. So I called mom and she said that sounds nice. So I went out to the garage and grabbed my Cartoon Network TV trays that Kelsey gave me a few years ago and set them on the deck. So mom and i made some chicken with mashed potatoes and corn and just relaxed and talked outside. It was nice except for all the bugs that kept attacking me. It was getting annoying. I really wish I did that more often. It's just nice to be out in the fresh air and admire our beautiful backyard. Here are some pictures! Enjoy!

Trip to Ren Fest

My friend Katie and I went to the Renaissance Festival this weekend. We had a blast walking around, looking in the stores, watching the Tortuga Twins show (those guys are so funny) and getting henna tattoos. Katie got hers to go around her ankle and mine is located on upper right forearm. It's so cool looking that I may get it again when we go in September (thinking about putting it on my leg). The reason I love henna is because it doesn't hurt and it's not permanent. Here is a couple of pics from it. I am working on a slideshow for the rest. Will let you all know once it is up. Slideshow is up!! Enjoy!!

Places I want to go

I have been thinking lately about the kinds of places that I want go to. Don't know why it came up, i think it's because i feel the need to travel since I don't get to do it much. Have never been outside this country so I have just been dying to go to other countries for years. So here is a list of the kinds of places that i want to go to (feel free to leave comments of any place that you can think of and also in no particular order):
Ireland
Spain
France
Italy
Germany
Austria
Prague
Japan
Wales
Scotland
England
Hawaii
New Zealand
Norway
Jamaica
And a lot of states in the US (particularly New York, South Carolina, Colorado and Florida)
That's the list for now. I am sure that it will expand sometime. Can't wait to travel to all these places!

One of My Greatest Accomplishments

As a photographer, I take pictures hoping that someone will see them and like them enough to win a contest, put in a museum, etc. So at the beginning of this year, I saw that the International Society of Photography (i think that's what it is called) was having a contest and i saw the link on facebook. So on a whim, I entered it not thinking in a million years that I would ever win. A few weeks passed and one morning I check my email and saw that I had won the Editor's Choice Award for my photograph. I was completely shocked and very happy. I didn't buy the pin that came with my winning, I just wanted the acknowledgement. And to make this even better, they are going to put my photo into a new book they are putting out called Endless Journeys. Haven't heard when they are putting it out. Will let everyone know once it does. The photo is posted at the top of my blog. Hope you all like it as much as I do.

Greetings to Everyone.

Hello all. Just thought I was getting behind on the times so I decided I should post a blog. I will be putting on here the kind of projects I am working on with my photography and all the kinds of going ons that are going on here in Minnesota. Hope you all enjoy my blog. Stay tuned for my next post.