Category Archives: 365
365 for 2014- new location
I started a 365 photo project again for this year! I am so excited to use my camera again and learn new things, plus capture everyday things. However, I decided to post these pics on Flickr this year. It is much easier to upload them and keep them all together in one spot.
Check them out and follow me here! Hope you enjoy and that I can keep up with it this year 🙂
365 fail
So as I am sure you have gathered (those of you who still read this… sorry posts have been so sparse lately… life has been crazy, we don’t have great internet to upload pics, and when Liddy sleeps I usually don’t have the energy or will power to blog..) that I quit my 365 from this year…
Going home to the states for two months and being in my first trimester there with a one-year old traveling around and living with people did me in. I slowly stopped taking a picture a day, let alone put them on the computer to edit and then post… Hope to start one again someday, but I have decided to give myself grace and be ok with the fact that this in not the season for it.
Hoping to post pics from Lydia’s 4, yes 4 birthday parties she had to celebrate her first year soon- she is one loved little girl! But for now I will leave you with this pic. I took it on our drive from Dallas to west Texas… I feel like it depicts the drive really well..
“Surely goodness and mercy will pursue me all the days of my life.” Psalm 23:6
365
19: dancing with dad
20: “sha-la” (head covering)
21: returning full plates to our neighbor- when you receive plates of food from neighbors you always return them full….
22: fatoosh salad- yummy goodness
23: pool fun-love these girls to pieces
24: morning coffee view… not to shabby
25: silly faces at pizza hut
26: nanny & papa’s
27: breakfast with papa
28: Starbucks at the hospital
29: Sunrise— God is faithful and worthy to be praised!
all new 365
I am starting a 365 project again! I am super excited to pull my camera out on a more regular basis and hope to improve in my skills as well as document the everyday again.
Enjoy!
1: Sunrise over the ocean on the first day of Ramadan
2: Lunchtime… salmon salad= delicious
3: afternoon walk with the fam
4: power outage- thankful for close neighbors to eat lunch with
5: a little QT on the porch
6: drink to break fast during Ramadan
7: late night visits
8: my fav- chai tea: black tea with rainbow milk & lots of sugar
9: rubber ducky from our hotel stay in Dubai
10: 5 years with my love
11: ocean view swimming
12: lots of laundry after vacation (well everyday actually…)
13: what a great way to wake up! FaceTiming with Gramzi
14: family photo shoot with Jord
15: lunchtime… turkey sandwich with guacamole, pepper jack cheese and tomato = perfection
16: love the way a clean house feels
17: happy birthday to jord- celebrated with her fav: a fall party in July!
18: fashion show- sweet smile
December 16 – December 31
Finishing up my 365 from last year… better late than never right? This was a super fun project, I feel like I learned a lot and I love that I have a daily record of the last year of our lives! Looking forward to starting up again next month!
December 16: fall mixed with winter… love that we got to be in the states for both
December 17: bath time for sweet Landon
December 18: cousin play time
December 19: Christmas card stuffing day
December 20: love how this picture shows real life! gosh, I love this little boy!
December 21: “Christmas Day” in Albuquerque
December 22: driving back to Texas
December 23: back in dallas for Christmas!
December 24: Jesus, the light of the world
December 25: white Christmas in Dallas!
December 26: there is something super tasty about coffee with plain creamer at breakfast diners
December 27: snuggles with nanny
December 28: Mimi, Chase’s grandma came in town just to hold miss Lydia
December 29: three generations
December 30: view from my sister’s kitchen window in her newly remodeled house… love that we got to spend a week together here
December 31: Happy New Years and Cheers to finishing my 365 picture project!
December 7 – December 15
ok so I realize the year is already over… therefore I am way behind. Something about having a 3 month old and being in a different city every week has caused this…
so instead of being stressed out about it (not that I was- ha) I have decided (thanks for the idea Brooke) to take the month of January to finish posting the rest of 2012’s 365 and then start on 2013’s 365 in February (or march)! This way I am not overwhelmed with being super behind and I can still do another 365 this year without feeling behind already. I hope to not let myself get so behind next year… but if I do I am going to give myself grace & continue to enjoy growing in photography & taking random pics of my sweet pea & our everyday life.
December 7: nails with Nanny… she slept through the entire 2 hours we were at the nail salon!
December 8: I love local coffee shops esp when we get to meet sweet friends at them
December 9: tex-mex
December 10: woke up to a light dusting of snow… love!
December 11: DION’S… I have been waiting for you green chile ham pizza with ranch dressing!!
December 12: meeting cousin Landon… I promise Lydia was excited to met him!
December 13: kisses from Boompa
December 14: meeting Autie Aub for the first time
December 15: gorgeous mountains + sunset+ snow + adobe houses = home sweet home
November 28 – December 6
still catching up…
I am trying out a new photo editing program (Adobe Lightroom) and I am really enjoying it! I know there is so much more I can do with it, but I want to catch up with my 365 for 2012 before 2013 starts.. maybe for my 365 for 2013 I will work on my editing skills?… anyway, its been fun to have a nicer program to edit pics in. Enjoy! Slowly, but surely I will catch up!
November 28: i love Christmas
November 29: Lydia loves sucking on daddy’s thumb!
November 30: Lydia’s frist rain storm
December 1: photo shoot with our besties
December 2: my carry-on items look much differently these days…
December 3: 2 months!
December 4: America! Meeting Nanny & Papa for the first time… this one makes me tear up
December 5: Texas sunsets… you have been missed- love this view from Chase’s parent’s backyard
December 6: Target + Starbucks + new pants + hubby= perfect first date back in America (Liddy got to stay home with Nanny & Papa- thanks!)
November 20 – November 27
November 20: my first photo shoot with this adorable girl & her family
November 21: crafting for thanksgiving
November 22: Happy Thanksgiving!
November 23: yummy drinks at my dear friend’s baby shower
November 24: first sick day… got a hang of using the bugger sucker
November 25: a day for Christmas decorating
November 26: things are starting to bloom in the desert this time of year
November 27: cinnamon rolls & coffee with my sweet neighbor
November 4- November 19
Oh my goodness I am feeling super overwhelmed with catching up with my 365! I had a brief moment in thinking I would quit… not for lack of taking pictures, but for lack of going though them, deleting them, editing them, and then finally posting them! Oh how I wish I didn’t get so far behind…
Attempting to catch up…
November 4: staring contest with the balloons
November 5: weather is finally nice enough for a morning walk
November 6: this girl loves reptiles, animals, & bugs of all sorts
November 7: Happy Birthday to one of my local friends
November 8: Lydia’s first tea party
November 9: orange spice tea- new favorite
November 10: visiting some local friends- she is always a huge hit
November 11: Lydia’s 40th day of life
November 12: bubbles
November 13: mini dessert bar for Traci’s birthday
November 14: first play date
November 15: getting some work done with dad
November 16: Chase has perfected his omelet making skills
November 17: out for a walk with mom in our yard
November 18: its beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our local grocery store (first time I have seen Christmas decor in our town…)
November 19: loving the weather- perfect for sipping tea to in the afternoons
October 26 – November 3
October 26: hanging out with my sweet baby girl
October 27: Lydia’s first Eid in her new Eid dress!
October 28: Date night with daddy- Lasagna and a movie
October 29: helping dad prepare dinner
October 30: yup he’s in love
November 1: a new discovery… fireplace app! AMAZING… it even has a fireplace sound- makes my heart happy
November 2: a little photo shoot with my girl 🙂