Consider Yourself Warned

I have become one of those pet owners. You know, the ones that take way too many photos or videos of their pet doing "cute" things. I blame Dixie, afterall she's just way too cute.

I still feel like our relationship is fairly new so I am learning her quirks and normal behavior as she fells even more at home with me. For example, she'll sleep next to me nearly all night but when she wants a little attention in the morning she'll sit on the edge of my pillow and gently knead my hair. And I've learned that if she meows while playing with one of her toy mice then I am not to pay attention, she's talking to the mouse and my talking to her interrupts her concentration.

In the nearly two months that I've had Dixie I still hadn't figured out how to get her to scratch on one of the two scratchers that I've got for her and not the carpet. That is until I bought one of those cardboard scratchers (yes, a third scratcher) which has catnip. Apparently Dixie enjoys catnip.



And yes, she now uses the scratcher.

Better Than The Wedding Singer

I recently got a phone call from one of my close friends, Ashley, letting me know that she's engaged. I was, of course, very excited for her. After getting over the girly excitement she asked me if I would be willing to photograph the wedding for them! I don't think that I hesitated in giving her my answer of a big fat yes. I've been itching to bust out my SLR camera and it'll be nice to be able to utilize a good film camera along with my digital one. I am very honored and excited to be Ashley's wedding photographer. I am sure that I'll be looking into more unique wedding shots to mix into the more traditional photos for a while now.

Are there any favorites or fun takes on traditional moments that you've seen?

Forget Rain, I'm Poolside

This morning when I woke up it was raining and by mid-afternoon I was poolside. Not literally, California is being hit by a storm, but I was mentally there, enjoying the warm rays of sunshine in my mind. You may wonder what prompted this or you may just assume it's the rain, well it's not. I received Victoria Secret's catalog dedicated to bathing suits in the mail and was flipping through it. Turns out I have found my next bathing suit. It's the perfect blend of adorable and retro, plus it's affordable.



I figure that the desire to own this bikini will help to motivate me to get myself to the gym on a more regular basis. Now I know better than to just go ahead and order it, though it is super tempting... What good is rewarding yourself before you've earned it? So until then, I'll just have to decide what color I want it in.

Loves.