Monthly Archives: January 2009

grateful

I am grateful for…. ~ living to see my 30th year on this earth. ~ birthday phone calls and prayers, cards, texts, emails, gifts, and visits from family and friends. ~ birthday lunch with my hubby. ~ singing “Happy Birthday” with my daughter and blowing out all of my candles together.

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the lineup

Captured a piece of the afternoon sun.

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break bread

Food is a cornerstone of our family gatherings. We celebrate with food,we mourn with food, we congratulate with food, we bond over food. Sharing a slice of my weekend with family with you. Happy Monday!

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story time

On Saturday mornings, you can find my daughter and I at story time at our local Barnes and Noble. I love this time we spend together, mostly because I had the same “ritual” with my mother.  I fondly remember going to the library on Saturdays and picking out a book that I would spend the...

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warm and cozy

During the cold winter months, I love to keep fresh flowers inside my home.  They have the ability to instatnly make a room warm and cozy. Funny this is – when it warms up outside, I rarely buy flowers for my home.  I think it’s because there are so many beautiful colors outside – I...

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love thursday: sounds that I love

Sounds that I absolutely adore: ~ children’s laughter while riding a  carousel (my daughter is deathly afraid!) ~ my mother’s hearty laugh can bring a smile to my face on my worst day ~ the smell of cool, brisk air ~ my daughter’s chuckle when I tickle her ~ the quiet of my home when...

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the beauty of rain

When it’s raining outside, I always feel a bit of gloom.  There’s nothing to shoot, and it’s cloudy, and downright cold. Then it hit me – raindrops.  I felt a renewed sense of excitement as I put my little one down for a nap, grabbed my camera, and headed outside.  I fell in love with...

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mighty oak

From my home state, Louisiana. I’ve started my first photography project, and I’d love for you to follow along.  I’ve titled it, the Discovery Project and it will consist of a photo a day of my daily discoveries in 2009.  At the end of this project, I hope to make a fine art book, or...

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love thursday – new year edition!

First post for 2009 – and it happens to be Love Thursday!  I always carve out a bit of time on Thursday evenings to visit the links of Love Thursday left on Chookooloonks.  I’m looking forward to adding my own images of love this year. We took down our Christmas tree this evening, and as...

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