Thursday, December 18, 2008

Snow and ice...

Its the most wonderful time of the year? Lately, Chicago has had a tremendous amount of snow in the last week and apparently we're getting more snow tonight! Don't get me wrong, I love this time of year, but right now I'm hating the snow and the cold, although it does make for some lovely pictures!

some say..


Snowday!

Ice

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Handmade Christmas....

Every year, my sister and I make all our Christmas tree ornaments. And this year we used recycled magazines and cereal boxes to create all the ornaments.

Handmade Christmas...
My sister cut the birds out of cereal boxes and she also made the triangle ornaments.
Handmade Christmas...

I made the garland with the Free people magazines that I'd been saving for the last year and it took me a total of 18 hours to complete it (yes, that's right 18 hours!).
Handmade Christmas tree.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

I can't believe its December already and that the year is almost over. We got our Christmas tree today, and every year my sister and I make all the ornaments for our tree, so I guess that means we need to get busy.

Put the lights on the tree...

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Nothing new...

I haven't blogged in a while, but I'm sad to say nothing new has happened to me in the last week. I don't know, if thats a good thing or a bad thing? Although, I have been taking more pictures lately, here's a few of my favorites:



Light in the window....

November sun...

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Monday, November 10, 2008

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Goodbyes and hellos...

This week has been a hard one and I'm glad it's over. Between saying goodbye to some friends and the really cold weather, Monday will seem like the best day of the week. But, on a lighter note, my neighbors got a new puppy and what a cutie she is! I can't wait for them to go out of town because I'm the resident house/ dog sitter in the neighborhood.


My new little buddy...

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Thursday, November 6, 2008

In the backyard...

I spent some time in my backyard today, taking some pictures and enjoying
the quiet. But it was dark and rainy for most of the day, so I got a little wet. However, the weather made for some great moody shots.




These streamers have been on the tree since the Fourth of July
and now with the absence of leaves I think they look really nice.



I don't know why, but when I look at this picture
it reminds me of the lyrics "I can see a lot of life in you" from
the song The dress looks nice on you by Sufjan Stevens.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Voted...

I voted for the first time today! I have to admit that I was a little nervous
when I went to vote, but the election judges were so nice, they made
me feel at ease. It's feels great having my opinion out there and I can't wait to see the results.


Vote....


I voted for the first time...

Monday, November 3, 2008

Random....

I know these pictures are random, but I really like how they look together.
A little bit of randomness never hurt anyone right?


My favorite part of this picture is the tiny drops of water coming off my brothers fingers.

Hidden...

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Traveling light...







Grassy grass grass...

Why I snapped...

For awhile now, my sister has been telling me to start a blog and
I just don't want to, but today seemed like a good day to start
something new and different. Plus last year
around this time my love for photography started
and I want to document the progress I've made.