I Heart Faces- We Heart Kisses February 9, 2010

Week 6 Photo Challenge is We Heart Kisses!

I have several kissy face pictures but for some reason I have always loved this one even though it’s not perfect. Ravi and Rose were wonderful! It was a beautiful wedding with lots of vibrant colors from all the sweet Indian garb. It was snowing during the ceremony so afterwards we headed outside the church for a few shots. And here is one from that bunch….

Enjoy. ♥ B

 

Stylish For Less February 4, 2010

Shoe Post #2

I saw these cute shoes by Christian Louboutin and I liked them. But, then I got to thinking, “What on earth would I ever wear these with.” So, I got inspired and found a cute outfit that I would go well with the shoes. Of course, I had to find the expensive version and the cute for less version.

Have an wonderful weekend!! (mine started yesterday evening!)   Enjoy! ♥ B

Christian Louboutin: Pigalle 100 studded pumps- Sale: $239.00, Original: $1,145.00

Forever 21: Studded Pumps- &29.80 1) Christian Louboutin: Pigalle 100 studded pumps- Sale: $239.00, Original: $1,145.00 2) Kain: Pocket Tank in Heather Grey- $84.00 3) Giles & Brother:  Triple metal chain necklace- $170 4) Derek Lam: Irina Chain Handle Bag – Black- $1,250.00 5) Dries Van Noten: Aviator- Gold- $300 6) Sass & Bide: Black Rats leggings- $180 7) Mike & Chris: Dresden leather biker jacket- $825 

Cute For Less:

1)  Forever 21: Studded Pumps- &29.80  2) Forever 21: Chain Front Tee- $19.00 3) JC Penny: Sasha® Chain Hobo- Sale: $24.99, Original: $48.00 4) American Eagle: AE Nightwatch Sunglasses- $15.50 5) B. Moss: Rayon Span Leggings- Sale: $6.99, Original: $19.00 6) Forever 21: Zipper Trim Biker Jacket- $37.80

Stylish for Less February 3, 2010

  I love shoes. But what girl doesn’t? Well I’m the type of girl who loves cute shoes.. any kind,  really. The catch is that I’m really picky about how the shoe fits, they have to look cute not just on the shelf or in the mirror but when I look down at my feet as well, and  I usually refuse to pay over a certain amount for my shoes. So, you can see why this presents a challenge when I go shoe shopping. 

 Well I have become obsessed with Christian Louboutin’s shoes.  They are pretty stinkin cute if I do say so myself. If you’ve seen the movie The Proposal you’ve seen the shoes. When Sandra Bullock is knelt down in the middle of the street proposing to Ryan Reynolds in her cute pencil skirt. Those are the shoes. Or to make things easier you could just look on the DVD box. She’s wearing them then too. Jet black heels with bright red bottoms… eat my heart out. The 5 pairs of black heels that I have lying in my closet are just not cutting it. I mean, a girl can never have too many pairs of black heels.. right? They all are unique in some way. The all go juuussst right with that certain outfit. And they all are special in their own way!  

 So, I had a little fun and decided to do a series of posts where I search for really expensive shoes (that I would consider pretty sweet) and find their just as cute look-alikes for a whole lot less. Ya know, ones we could actually afford and don’t cost as much as monthly house payments!! 

 So here you have it… Shoe Post #1 

These Christian Louboutin’s Dark Brown Ruched Suede ‘Piros’ boots will run you $1020. And that’s saving 20% if you order them from BLUEFLY. The retail value is $1,275.00. 

 

Forever 21 makes these Edith Velvet Boots for only $30.80 

 

Now, I’m all about the cute red bottoms. But for something that is going to get dirty anyway there’s no comparison between $1000 and $30.

Have a wonderful Wednesday! ♥ B

Dinner Idea! February 2, 2010

Bailee and I had a girly evening last night. We made a rather healthy dinner and watched Failure to Launch. I was in the mood to eat something that made me feel good about eating it and not like I needed to go run a marathon afterwards. So here’s what we ended up making and I must say, It was pretty yummy. It was what I would call “Happy Food.” It was inspired by a salad Laura Lee made not too long back.

Ingredients:

• 1 Bag of Baby Spinach,
• 1 Green pepper,
• A couple handfuls of cut up Baby carrots
• 1 carton of Strawberries cut up
• 1 handful of Blueberries atop each bowl
• Mandarin Oranges
• La Choy Rice Noodles
• Light Raspberry Vinaigrette
• Feta cheese to taste

Then on the side we had Great Value brand of Delux Stir-Fry (Broccoli, Italian type green beans, carrots, baby corn cobs, water chestnuts, and peppers)

It was awesome if I do say so myself, and quite easy to make. I will most definitely be having leftovers tonight!

Sweet-N-Sour February 2, 2010

It has been FOREVER since I’ve been able to do a Sweet-n-Sour post. But I got inspired to do one this evening… at 12:52 am… so here I am….typing away. Meanwhile, in the background the tv is on and Bruce Willis demonstrates exploding underware on the Late Show with David Letterman. I’m not sure if it’s entertaining or just simple. Nevertheless, it made me chuckle. So here they are… My Sweets and My Sours!

1) I really only have one sweet for now… basically this sweet is pretty wonderful and I think that she deserves her own sweet list all to her self….. Mi hermana is the bestest. (yes, bestest is a word!) She is always so willing to entertain my desire to photograph something, anything and I appreciate that more than she’ll ever know.  Well, we got a lot of snow on Saturday and I really wanted to do some sweet pictures in the field across from our house, so guess who was asked to be my model? Yep. Meggie….. She beautiful. Period. So she makes taking her picture easy. It was probably 15 degrees outside and I pleaded with her to do a couple of shots with her coat off. She had a nude colored shirt on so I knew that that would make her red hair pop in the picture against the nearly colorless background. Maybe she complied because of my charm, my wit, my pleading, or maybe she agreed because she the best sister a girl could ask for! So, of course here’s some pics from the day!

 

 

 

1) School. I think my only sour would be school. Not so much the classes, but that I have to go to class. I have to get out of my pj’s, my bathrobe, my slippers, I have to leave behind my hot cup of tea, my warm cozy house, and my good book, to get dressed and go to class. Plus school’s the reason that I don’t get to hang out with some pretty sweet awesome people in Salem/West Union during the week (yes, that’s a shout out to the Nicholsons and the Modesitts!! Holla!).

Alright. Thats it for me… ♥ B

Hat, check. Scarf, check. Gloves, double check. January 31, 2010

I love it when it snows. I love the cold, the need for cute hats and scarves, the world when everything is white. Now, I don’t mean that I like the days when it’s snowy and the sun is shining so it’s cold but also warm (not that I don’t love those days as well). But what I’m talking about are the days when it’s so cold that going outside without gloves is not an option, the sun is nowhere in sight because the sky is so heavy with snow clouds, and the entire world around me has nothing but snow on it and it’s still falling. Those… those are the days I love.

 I get excited for the first snowfall. I’ll go outside, even if I’m in my pj’s and just stand with my face upwards and just watch. Now I wouldn’t go as far to say that I’m Lorelai Gilmore crazy about the snow, but I do love it. Now. It’s not the beauty that draws me in, but the silence. The cold allows me to breathe deeper, the silence allows me to hear clearer, and the cold allows me to be frozen in that moment

 Many times throughout the winter I’ve taken for granted these moments when it was possible for me to just stand in awe and just be. I’m too busy, too in a hurry, too cold, too something or another. But is it really necessary for me to get to class a half an hour early? Can’t the groceries wait? Can’t dinner be put off a few more minutes? “Jesus is our supreme example. He was never in a hurry. He knew who he was and where he was going. He wasn’t held hostage to the world’s demands or even its desperate needs. “I only do what the Father tells me to do,” Jesus told his disciples.” …….But here I am, in a hurry… always in a hurry.

 But this time… this time I’m going to stop. I’m going to listen. I’m going to look up and hear what He has been trying to share with me. “There is a magnetism about his words, as though they contain breath and life….” So, I will stand outside in the cold, in the snow with the ever present silence. I will listen, take a deep long breath and live.

 “For it is impossible to be in the presence of Jesus and not be changed.”

Have a wonderful snowy Sunday evening…. ♥ B

 

*Quotes from Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver

I Heart Faces: “Texture” Photo Challenge January 25, 2010

Spiderman Shot!

I really loved this photo that I took of the wonderful Modesitts. It took us quite a while to find the right tree, at the right height, that would hold Chad up without breaking. After a few failed attempts with Chad falling out of a tree, upside down, hitting Laura Lee in the head, both of them rolling down a hill and a lot of laughs… We managed to walk away with this image. I layered it with texture, since that was the challenge, from the wonderful artist Pink Sherbet.

I hope you enjoy! ♥ B

IRELAND! January 21, 2010

My friend Jordan called me up during dead week last semester and wanted to go on a trip during our breaks from school. Of course I jumped at the chance. We ended up choosing Ireland. The trip was great and I would recommend for everyone to go visit the Cliffs of Moher. They were so wonderful. Oh, the pubs were pretty awesome too! :) So, rather than putting all the pictures up here, I made a slide show. Many of the pubs had live music in them; and I belive that the last song in the slide show is one that we heard many times over there. I’ll post a few individual pictures but for now, here’s the slide show! Enjoy.

* Music from the band Flogging Molly!

I Heart Faces – Best Face January 11, 2010

My beautiful sister did a mock bridal shoot session with me earlier this summer and I have always been a fan of this picture. I did very little editing to this picture. The lighting was just that good!

 Hope you enjoy it and love it as much as I do!   -B

 

Snow Day! December 20, 2009

So we, in wonderful Doddridge County, had almost 10 inches of snow that accumulated from 7ish last night til 2ish today when I took the picture. It’s been quite wonderful let me tell you!! I love love love it when it snows this much. The trees get all heavy and weighed down with snow, the roads get all covered over so everything becomes bright white, hot tea/coffee/cocoa are a must, and somehow God designed it to get really really quiet when it snows, so quiet that you can almost hear the snowflakes hit the ground. I just love it all!
Little Lexy Poodle was out in the snow earlier in the day, however she was shaking so bad we had to put her back inside. So, later on when I got the bright idea to take some sweet pictures, I of course grabbed the dog to take some animal action shots. So, I dressed Lexy in her cute little black sweater that is oh so snazzy with her L initial in bling on the back. But do you know those dogs that just seem to love to be dressed up. Like their parents have a whole box of clothes just dedicated to their dog and that little creature just seems to so enjoy the warm outerwear. Well Lexy is NOT one of “those” dogs. She hates, no… despises, no…. loathes putting on clothes. She stands, legs spread as wide apart as they can go, tail pinned down, ears down and she glares at you. Her faces reads, “You got another thing coming if you think that I’m going out in public dressed like THIS.” So, she was less than overjoyed when I dressed her in her turtleneck sweater. So, I called and pleaded and coerced her outside. She looked at me with this disgusted look on face, turned her head the other direction, acted like she didnt hear me. So, like any good owner would do… I commanded….. Lexy, COME. She whimpered and came towards me. That’s when, dear Internet, that I realized that I had put my poor dogs two front legs through the SAME arm hole. I felt so bad. And after I fixed the situation she still was not keen on wearing the sweater but we went outside regardless and had a grand old time in the snow!!