Rag garland...

I know....I'm a little behind on this craft

I think it's been around awhile but I'm just getting to it

I cleaned out the linen closet and instead of throwing out some

old sheets and curtains I cut them into strips

and started tying

whew.....and tying and tying..haha!!

it's looking pretty cute I think

so this one will hang somewhere in the guest room since it's mostly green and white.

but next I want to do a red and green one for Christmas

I have some different ideas on decorating for

Christmas 2011

yep..I'm always thinking about Christmas! haha



later...

Sunday, Jan 30th....

Here's my Chrissy girl enjoying her usual Sunday morning breakfast

yep...she gets scrambled eggs and a tiny piece of bacon

on Sundays



apparently all I seem to post anymore is pics of the dogs

or wedding stuff....

later.......

Wedding planning....

who knew there was so much to do!!

when I married 32 years ago you reserved the church

ordered some food and a cake

and flowers

married in the church

ate in the church reception hall

left for your honeymoon!

nowadays, there is a lot more to it and a lot of details

and don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining

this is fun!!

I sure wish it had been more like this when I married

I would have totally had an over the top event....haha!!

It's a little different too when you're having a destination wedding

so we have planned 2 trips to the Outer Banks

In April we will meet with the Cake lady, the florist, the photographer and the wedding coordinator at the Hilton

Then back down there in May to have the final mtg with the florist

Jacquelyn and Bucky will go get their marriage license

will meet with the DJ, the minister and the Hilton to pick out the food.

And Jacquelyn will do her trial run with her hair.

I made all of these appts over the past 2 days so we're all set

and the dining room table is turning into wedding central

here's a pic of mine and Johnny's wedding topper, our very tarnished silver goblets and the bottle of champagne from our honeymoon!

so very different than nowadays....

later....

Playing....

Chrissy and Bella are really getting along pretty good now

don't get me wrong...Chrissy will put Bella in her place

but they also have times that they play

later......

yes...more dog pictues...

Our little puppy Bella Boo sure keeps us laughing.....

the other night when I put her paper plate down with her food

she crawled under the utiity stool and ate her supper

funny little pup....



sorry...I know...too many pictures!

haha

later.........

More wedding planning........

Jacquelyn and I sat down the other night to plan out from now to June

and it's busy....

we have a full calendar starting in February

including a trip to the beach in April

and then again in May

to meet with the vendors....

But right now our focus is the invitations

there are so many beautiful designs to choose from

We've been receiving samples in the mail so now it's up

to Jacquelyn and Bucky to make their decision....

later......

Yay.,,,,

I found it!

I found my dress for Jacquelyn's wedding!

so excited....

later.....

More wedding photos.....

here's some photos of my kids at the wedding on 1/1/11

I love seeing my little adults all dressed up!



even when they are being silly.........



more silliness.......and I swear they are not throwing up gang signs..haha!



Tyler, Jake, Johnny and Bucky........cuties!

later.......

Doggie toys....

Most of the time when I'm out shopping, I'll pick up a toy for Chrissy girl

Usually something from the dollar section at Target

always pink, of course

But now we have Bella Boo

So the other night when at the pet store, we picked up 2 toys!

and they were all happy when we got home

pink for Chrissy and lavender for Bella Boo

when I came home from work today, this is what I found...



Chrissy the diva had both of them

and whenever Bella came near, she growled

...selfish

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New blog...

check out this new doggie blog

Indy

a real cutie

I've only met Indy one time but he is precious

he's fast, hyper and sweet

follow this blog and I'm sure you'll see some real cute pictures!!

http://iindybindy.blogspot.com/

later.....

A wedding........

I photographed a wedding on New Years Day

and I was very, very nervous!

I did it as a wedding gift to a very dear and sweet friend of my daughters

and pretty much like family to all of us.

Did I mention I was nervous.......whew!

I LOVE doing photos for people but a wedding, way too much pressure

I'll stick with outdoor photography please



Such a sweet, sweet couple....

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Photoshop....

I love Photoshop!

I've been working in it for awhile now

and I just recently took a class

but there always seems to be something new to learn

and now I've discovered yet another new item

can you spot it

BEFORE



AFTER

I added some sun flare!

I've played around with a lot of the filters before but just never noticed that one before

pretty cool

later..........

Cuteness....

Bella Boo has been sleeping in a playpen since we brought her home

the other night she started crying in the middle of the night

very unusal for her

Johnny, bless his heart, got out of bed and took her outside

and it was cold!

when he put her back in her crib, she cried

so the softie that he is, he put her in bed with us

I knew then that we had come to an end with the playpen

so yes, she has been sleeping on our bed and doing fine

but really, how could anyone resist such cuteness

later....

Pomegranates....

We love pomegranates

But they sure can be expensive

so we are always checking out the price when at the grocery store

yes, we are old like that

and always in January the price drops.....oh yeah!!

we have lots of them now



TV...

We have a TV in our kitchen...but it was a little 13 inch TV.

So when I was cooking or washing dishes I really couldn't see very well

I especially couldn't see the football games.......or the scores!

Santa knew this so look what he brought me...

 

I love Santa!

later.....

The sky....

looked like this around 6:30 this morning......



later.....

The Chapel....

The Chapel at the University of Richmond

beautiful.....



later.......