Dorm Days Begin...

I moved in today to my dorm at Lamar University. My roommate is very nice, and my room is looking cute! I took a few pictures as a sort of tour of my suite. :) 

Here is my bedroom..

My desk (still working on organizing it!)...

 My bedroom door.. I'm room A.

The kitchenette and TV. :) It looks bigger in person for sure. 

Our living room...

The super nice bathroom! I was pleasantly surprised!

Shower room...

Basket for my books and school supplies...

My closet with giant mirror doors. :) This picture shows where the room is in relation to the living area. 

Classes start tomorrow! Hopefully I won't get lost, but I've got my trusty map. <3

2011's word...

My friend Angela has this great thingy (for lack of a better word) that she does every year. She's picks a word and then applies it to her life for the year. It's a way of helping to live simply, stay grounded, and become a better you that year. (Her word if you're wondering is DELIGHT (see HERE)). Anyways, with so much change happening in my life so early in the year, I decided to pick a work I felt suited me. It's going to be a daily struggle, but reminder for 2011! Drum roll please.... :)

I chose CONFIDENCE. Here's why...

I am going to choose on a daily basis to be CONFIDENT in God's plan for my life.

I am go to be a more CONFIDENT photographer.

I am going to [seriously attempt] to be CONFIDENT as I start at a school I know no one at, and make new friends.

I am going to be physically CONFIDENT with the body God gave me. 

There you go. :) Same me, just with a boost of confidence. 

Sweet Sawyer / Newborn Portraits

This precious little boy is my new next door neighbor! I did his mommy's maternity pictures as well, (view here) and so I was patiently waiting to photograph him once he decided to come meet his family! He was born very close to Christmas, so we schedule the shoot for the day after Christmas. Three attempt later, I had captured everything I wanted to capture to provide this family with the best portraits possible! (He just wanted to be wide awake, and his mommy and I wanted him sleeping!) Hehe, here you go!

Lisa and Mike / Vow Renewal

My good friends Mike and Lisa Ragland celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows! There is no greater way to show to each other and to others how your love has grown throughout your marriage. I felt honored to be there, and to be the photographer! Congratulations Mike and Lisa! I wish you many many more happy years together!

Anderson Family / Family Portraits

This is the sneak peek of the Anderson Family shoot. :) I was very excited about this shoot as we chose an AWESOME location, and the family is so sweet and SO PHOTOGENIC! Sooooo, I couldn't only pick a few. I just couldn't decide on a few, so here is a lot of them! I love them!

Chris is 20!... Well, in 2 days!...

Chris will be turning the big 2-0 on Saturday! Now, last year I had serious issues waiting to give Chris is birthday present, because I was so excited to give it to him. So, he got his birthday present a month early last year. This year I made it until 2 days before! I'd say that's progress! 


(I realize the paper says "Happy Birthday Girl," but I added blue string for masculinity!!! Hehe)

Telling my brother, "It's mine!"

A happy 20 year old kid! <3

 

Goodbye Fall 2010...

Today, I finished my last final at San Jacinto Community College. Starting in January, I will be a Lamar University Cardinal (Uncle Rob should love this!)... I cannot wait! But I am so excited for a month of relaxing Christmas-filled break.

Recently, I have been crafting some cute things for my dorm room. The first one is a simple photo holder that I made with the gold frame I found at an antique store here in Pearland. This frame has had multiple lives, first most likely as a frame, next as a photo prop (see it in use here), and now as a photo holder! 

I started by cutting a roll of cork into a 16x20 square. Then, I rapped the cork square with black fabric from Hobby Lobby. I used jersey cotton fabric, but I wouldn't suggest that because it was extremely flimsy fabric and difficult to work with! 

I cut the maroon ribbon and laid it out in a criss-cross pattern. Then, I hot glued it at the crosses and on the back. 

To finish, I added the flowers cut out of cute vintage-looking paper from Michael's and the buttons. I SERIOUSLY <3 BUTTONS! :) 

The next craft I worked on was the clothespins to hang photos in my dorm. The plan is to hang some black thick string and clip photos to it with clothespins. So... I mod-podged newspaper over the clothespins and added... what else... BUTTONS! 

It's Christmas Time...

Our Christmas Card: