Friday, February 10, 2012

Photo Shoot Weekend

Set up tomorrow and shoot all day sunday...outside...in the snow. aye!
I was actually watching videos on Smizing and showing emotion with your eyes to try and practice. LOL

Yesterday I took off the day for doctors appointments. First was an appointment to have my blood drawn so my doctor can see how I'm doing. No current health concerns, but all in the name of preventative medicine. Although part of me is a little freaked they will come back with the results and be like YOU ARE JACKED.

So at 7am me and about 6 old people sat in a tiny office waiting to be picked to be pricked. The Nurse adored my juicy and plump veins. And i barely have a mark. I was home by 8 and napping by 9:30! Back out around 11! Ran some errands And had my dentist appointment. They had to bring out a special machine to clean my gum line...cause it had been THREE YEARS since i was in. What is wrong with me...i have insurance. I love my dentist and his office-they are all so nice. Anyways no cavities. hooray.

Back home to play with SOFT CHALK PASTELS! Pinterest has been booming with hair chalking... use Soft Pastels (NOT OIL!), wet your hair and rub it in... heat set when done. Ta-Da! Temporary Hair color! Some colors also pop on brunettes too! And it washes out. But its also Live color on your hair so it could possibly stain things. I haven't washed my hair yet but am very pleased with the results so far:


Bili finished a painting he has been working on forever for our living room. He drew all these individual animals in his sketch book... scanned them into the computer to color them in. Printed the colored version to scale for the canvas, cut them out, modge-podged it down and then painted over them to fade the paper lines. I love it!





In our bedroom Vega has an old Papasan cushion as her bed...and beside it is Klohe's cheetah print bed. Both girls also have comforters to snuggle in. Well Klohe was kicking her blanket around the other night and kicked it onto Vega's bed, before she could figure out how to drag it back - Vega stole it and laid on it...so after some confusion Klohe laid beside Vega. The last few nights they have been sleeping pretty much cuddled and I think its super cute. Especially since Vega is such a rotten only child and its good to see her sharing :)



My Caster Bean plants are growing so fast! So are the moon flower's growing in the bucket behind them!



Thinking about making another pinterest recipe tonight...blueberry cupcakes. And watching the snow fall!
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About once a week...usually a monday or tuesday... i have been needing to go to bed around 8pm. That means i have been pushing myself too far the rest of the week and have some sleep debt to pay off! Either way it feels great to be caught up. I remember reading one time that the sleep you get before midnight is better quality then the sleep you get after midnight. Something to do with the moon. Earths Pull. I dunno. Even if its a crock, i do feel better going to bed early and waking early then going to bed late and sleeping late.

This past weekend we had a lot of time at home... it was nice. By the time our evening plans would kick in i was rearing to get outta here. And the weather has been beautiful!

Bili finished some sculptures for me to hang on the wall:





I had to repot my moonflower seeds b/c they were pushing the top of the container off.... my little over achievers!



And I made some BOMB mini cupcakes... Moist Pumpkin Cupcake, topped with home made buttercream that had a few shots of Captain Morgans Spiced Rum in it. YUM! I used an idea from pinterest for the icing color- it turned out okay, i dont think ill do it again.





Sunday night we all watched the foosball game and ate more food then necessary....drank MUCH more then necessary.... went to bed MUCH later then necessary. Which made Monday suck all the more.

 cute picture of Klohe!

October 2011



I am so tired. Partly due to a constant busy schedule. And this grey sky + rain doesn't help the Psyche either.

So to finish off last weeks bad Karma trend ... Thursday night Bili hopped into bed fast- and his leg swung out and BROKE THE WINDOW by the bed. It sounded like a chandelier crashing to the floor and was so weird. After first we were in disbelief. Then made sure his foot was okay. Then the clean up.... and the frantic fear that i missed a piece of glass IN OUR BED.it was a long night. I even woke up mad.







Good news- Bili was able to take the window out and replace the glass for $26. Thats pretty darn cool.

I spent the rest of the weekend with the farm at the Atwood Fall Festival. So we were outside in the cold drizzle all day. The first day was so rainy we didnt even get the animals out of the trailer, just walked around and shopped. I like odd things (SHOCKER!) and brought home two taxidermy deer legs...





Not sure of the back story but basically a 1 week old male Alpaca was brought to the farm Saturday. He will be buddies with the month old Llama female. Of all the animals they have... i think Llama/Alpaca Babies are my FAVORITE!

Zoe and Seth love each other !



Llama in the kitchen!



Sunday I spent half my day with a 6mth old Syrian Grizzly... playing, educating people, sharing my spaghetti...



He sat in his fruit loops and a blue one stuck to his butt. HAHAHA!





Then i finished the day snuggled with the babies! We kept each other warm!



ARRRGHH! Pirates on Bikes that do Yoga! October 2011



What a weekend! We went to Columbus Friday night and spent the evening with our friends catching up and enjoying each others company. Woke up at the crack of Dawn for the Market to Market Bike ride! Its 30 miles round trip with lots of fun a long the way. This time the theme was Zombie's vs Pirates. We did our best to get a lil piratey (Some of us more then others) and even had a corporate pirate with us :)

We also were toting our Yoga Mats b/c there was a free Yoga Class on Ohio State Stadium Field that just so happened to be on our way with the bike ride!



Lisa Stacy and I ready to GO!



Breakfast at the North Market!



Then it was off to the Shoe!

I am not into sports... like at all... but this was an incredible experience i will never forget:









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Then it was back on our bikes to continue our Journey to the Hills Market!



We made some friends there... they had whiskey!





All in all our 3ish hour bike ride was an 8 hour adventure. It RULED! We went back for showers and a nap before moving our stuff to the home of the Ellegants for the night! Had amazing dinner and drinks at TipTop and continued working on the weekend project... meet my new dready friend Lisa :) This was my first time putting dreads in someones hair, but she has SUPER curly hair and I knew it would work out fantastically! We back combed and then used the Crochet method.





I didnt finish but left her in capable hands!



Sunday we had a great breakfast and walked all over enjoying the fun things Columbus has to offer! Then home! Its an easy 2 hour exact drive for us!

Last Thursday i participated in a wardrobe recycle with the girls! We all brought our clean used clothing and took what we wanted from the pile. Add some wine and snacks and the girls all had a blast!





So my travels for the year are DONE! I am ready to enjoy my home and settle in for winter.... and we are only a few days away from the Third Annual ZOMBIE WALK!