See you in a week! Love to you all ;o)
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There is almost nothing I enjoy more about spring than ranunculus. Sure, I love the chirping birds, squirrels scattering around, a nice ratio of sun to temperature, the smells (except yesterdays burning of the slough) and the riding of my Harley (alright, that’s pretty much #1 but I don’t have a picture of that so the ranunculus win but I DID get out last night AND this morning for a little ride; more about THAT another time).
Our trip to Walmart the other day began with a cheerful welcome BEFORE the cheerful Welcomer (he hoped I would enjoy my visit that day) in a tray full of blooming red and orange ranunculus (by the end of this post you, too, might master the spelling of ranunculus without the spell checker). Only $1.98 each; I’ll take 3! We were there for toothbrushes and hair conditioner but came home with: a Barbie movie (Piper’s been REALLY good at going to bed), The Holiday movie (not an award winner but Jude Law stole the show), black forest ham (worth the price difference from the watered-down variety), roast beast (have always called it that; pay for the better cut) for French Dippin’ (however, cannot find McCormick’s Au Jus seasoning without ordering a case of it online so I now make mine from scratch with a can of beef broth, bouillon and spices), breads (croissants that were day-old that will probably get tossed because I’ve waited too long to make chicken salad for them, 100% whole wheat sliced loafs and hoagie buns for the FD’s), Diego yogurt (no Dora today), the toothbrushes and conditioner (at least I got what I came for), bananas (let Piper pick this time; won’t next time because they freckled too fast – not that I’m opposed to freckles, mind you, just not on my bananas) and cottage cheese (we do NOT get the low-fat version… what’s the point?).
When we were in the hair care and dental aisle (guys, stop reading at this point if the feminine hygiene product talk freaks you out), Piper saw the maxi-pads & tampons and got excited! “Mom! Look! Those are for YOU! You USE those! YOU can buy some!” Yeah, thanks.
I planted the ranunculus in a tiny container that hangs on my porch near the doorbell. Ben didn’t notice them when he walked in so I made him go back and check them out. He giggled, said they looked nice then asked how long they’d live (I have a habit of killing little potted plants – especially the flowering variety).
So, in honor of my ranunculus (got the spelling down by now?) I would like to introduce you to my world of containerized plants (the rest are indoors and have been slightly alive for a while now)…
Ranunculus by the doorbell (see it in the corner?)
Succulent plant with my little Asian fisherman (kitchen window)
Here’s a corn tree in the foyer by the bench
My Target $11.00 lamp and
a cutting from Grandpa’s tree
on an old trunk Dorothy gave me
Part of Grandpa’s tree looking out one of our windows
(nice view, isn’t it? There’s more where that came from.)
Q: What’s been making you happy
these last couple days of nice weather?
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Delaney is here today playing with Piper. It’s lunchtime…
Delaney: “I’m hungry. I want yunch.”
Me: “You do? Well then, let’s make some.”
Delaney: “I want a yummy yunch.”
Me: “I can do that. We have yummy food.”
Delaney: “I DON’T want a yucky yunch. Yucky yunch is gross!”
Delaney’s Yummy Yunch (not yucky yunch)
rolled up Black Forest ham sliced (that she unrolls and sticks on her forehead like Piper)
Dora the Explorer yogurt (she asks for a spoon then uses her finger to scoop out the top)
1/2 banana (no story with that one; bummer, isn’t it?)
milk in a sippy cup (didn’t want a regular cup)
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Funny story…
Last night at dinner Ben wiped Piper’s nose with a napkin. “Ouch,” she said. “What happened?” asked Ben. “You hurt my beak!” she squawked. We spent the next few minutes trying to explain to her that she had a nose and she argued back that it’s not a nose but a beak.
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When I was in Arizona I had the pleasure of 3rd shooting Kate & Matt’s wedding with Studio Aimee in Scottsdale. These 2 are SO in love and absolutely sweet on each other. Everyone in the wedding party was exceptionally nice which made it a breeze for taking pictures. Thanks, Aimee, for letting me tag along. This is what I saw…
Jockey’s & horses were playing polo throughout the ceremony.
Reminding me a little of James Dean, I couldn’t help but take this one.
Kate’s about to walk down the aisle.
A close friend singing a Tracy Chapman song; it was beautiful.
Kate’s mom and grandmother wore this veil at their weddings.
As soon as I pressed the shutter button I knew this would be my favorite.
Kate and her mom.
I was in charge of the groomsmen…
Ben, he caught the garter & is engaged to a bridesmaid.
Josh, the best man
James
Patrick, he was my helper to gather the fellas.
What helpful groomsmen.
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This song was cowritten by one of my bestie’s brothers.
His song, “Third Rock from the Sun”, provided the title of the hit TV series a few years ago. Tony Martin often has two or more songs in the country top twenty at the same time. Tony’s songwriting credits include George Strait’s “Go On” and “Living And Living Well,” plus Tim McGraw’s “Just To See You Smile,” Sara Evans’ “No Place That Far,” Lee Ann Womack’s “I’ll Think Of A Reason Later,” Joe Diffie’s “Third Rock From The Sun,” Martina McBride’s “Whatever You Say,” Mark Wills’ “Jacob’s Ladder,” Sammy Kershaw’s “Politics, Religion And Her” and George Strait’s “Baby’s Gotten Good At Goodbye.”
As the story goes, his teenage daughter had just lost a friend to death. In talking with his little girl about her sadness, what she remembered most about their friendship and the things she’d miss, she couldn’t think of the specifics and instead summed it up with this one sentence… I miss my friend.
I Miss My Friend, sung by Darryl Worley
written by Mark Nessler/Tom Shapiro/Tony Martin
I miss my friend
The one my heart and soul confided in
The one I felt the safest with
The one who knew just what to say to make me laugh again
And let the light back in
I miss my friend
I miss the colors that you brought into my life
Your golden smile, those blue-green eyes
I miss your gentle voice in lonely times like now
Saying it’ll be alright
I miss my friend
The one my heart and soul confided in
The one I felt the safest with
The one who knew just what to say to make me laugh again
And let the light back in
I miss my friend
I miss those times
I miss those nights
I even miss the silly fights
The making up
The morning talks
And those late afternoon walks
I miss my friend
The one my heart and soul confided in
The one I felt the safest with
The one who knew just what to say to make me laugh again
And let the light back in
I miss my friend
Q: Sometimes, do you just miss your friend?
A: I do. There are a lot of people in my life, I could want for nothing, but sometimes I sit back and wonder about a long-lost friend and think… I miss my friend. Then I get up and eat some cake.
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Here I am this morning (about 30 minutes ago) in front of one of our original oil paintings. This one is called Figura Entre Pinos and it’s painted by Royo.
Check out CJane’s blog for other blogger self-portraits. Mine was a toss-up between this one and some nudes I tried with my timer. Luckily, you got the better one ;o) If there’s enough begging and pleading I might add one of the nudes. MIGHT.
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Just a few bridals from 2 girls at the CA shoots. One was from my eSession in town (it was RAINING) and the other I snuck into the other group and grabbed a few…
So now onto The Crash…
You may or may not know that I just returned (literally about 2 hours ago) from a visit to Arizona to see my a new bestie, Aimee, her family, longtime friends of mine (10 years) and my bio-dad and his wife (Gary & Jo); and help Aimee shoot her first ‘solo’ wedding. CJane was itchin’ to see her sister, and my friend, NieNie, so we made the commute together.
Let me first say that Miss Courtney is a fine, fine passenger. She attended to Piper every step of the way while I drove the 11.5 hours there and back again; with SONG no less (although Piper wasn’t too fond of hearing her sing – I like it though)! I’ll have to admit that I was a little bit nervous traveling so far with a 3.5yr old that has been cursed to be just like me when I was little (by my mom, when she was mad at me). However, to my utter surprise, Piper was a DREAM in the car; ABSOLUTE (usually reminds me of Vodka ads but not in this example) dream. After almost 24 hours secluded with CJane I would like to publicly admit that I love that girl even MORE than I did before. Granted, I’ve been all lovey dovey lately but I really mean it. And she’s not paying me to say that. Oh, and I’d also like to admit that I find her to be the finest writer I know (because I don’t personally know Stephenie Meyer, who would be my first choice currently). Have you READ her posts on Segullah?
Anyhow, I digress.
Dropped off CJane and eventually made our way to Aimee’s in Queen Creek, Arizona (otherwise known as Egypt because it’s SO far away from everything). On her door was a cute drawing that was quickly thrown away before I could take a picture or stuff it in my suitcase for safekeeping that said I’ve arrived at their hotel and they’re expecting 2 guests. SO cute!!!
Long story short… Piper and I had a GREAT time with Miss Aimee and her cute family (she has 5 adorable kids and one doting/funny husband). They were fabulous hosts even though I flooded 3 rooms and a hallway causing enough damage to warrant a call to restoration experts who quickly tore out 1/2 the 3rd car ceiling, all the baseboards & toe kick in the bathroom and padding under the carpet in 2 rooms and the hall. I KNOW. I was (and still am) physically sick over the whole ordeal even though they were SUPER sweet about the whole thing. Let’s see if we get invited over again ;o)
I messed up on this trip (should I be admitting this publicly). Not saying that because I’m proud of it but because I recognize my part and am sad how some things turned out. One example: I told my bio-dad and his wife that I’d call them over the weekend to iron out the plans for meeting Monday or Tuesday. Well, I slacked and didn’t call until Monday. He told me they wouldn’t be able to see us because they had to make other arrangements. What a big disappointment and a HUGE mistake I won’t be making again. Lesson learned and hopefully I won’t be in the dog house too long. If y’all are reading this… I’m sorry for letting you down.
Sometimes I don’t think things through clearly. Sometimes ;o) Riley can vouch for that (sorry and I hope we will talk soon).
Oh, so the crash… it happened on the way home. My crash consisted of artificial popcorn, Sprite, cheddar Pringles, peanut butter M&M’s, teriyaki beef jerky, whipped brie (who thought that up – it’s disgusting) and crackers. If you read my blog you know that I’ve been on a better eating regimend where I’ve cut out soda, fast/junk food and candy. Well, I slipped on the way home because I was so upset with myself for making so many mistakes over the trip (I know you think I’m pretty close to perfect, but I’m not LOL) and thought that the junk food would fill the emptiness. It didn’t. The food didn’t even taste remotely good. It was gross. Now I know that turning to food isn’t the answer (wait, didn’t I already know that? Obviously not).
Phew… it’s been a week.
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