I Saw Snow Flakes Tonight!!!!

But I am not excited at all!!!

I take it back

I take it all back! About the snow that is!

I have mentioned on more than one occasion to more than one person that I am ready for the snow to come.
Ready for the boots, the hats, the scarves, the mittens, the scraping off my windshield, and the digging my car out of the parking lot.

How easily to I forget after such a short warm time. What was I thinking.

It has not officially snowed yet, but this morning it was very very very cold, and there was slushing. Slushing is my term for the stuff that was coming out of the sky, rain that is slightly frozen, resembling snow. Snow! Uck. Did I mention it was cold, very cold.

**As a disclaimer for myself, I know that I will contradict this post in the very near future with joyous excitations of how pretty the snow is, and how wonderful everything looks covered in a blanket of snow.

goodbye to my fake nails

For Andrea's wedding, I had fake nails put on. They were so beautiful, and definitely a luxury that I only indulge in once and a great while. That is why I was so sad to see them go.
The thing about fake nails is that no matter how short you get them, or how nice they look when you first have them applied, it is only a short amount of time before they start to look not so nice.
There are other disadvantages to fake nails.
1. Once they start going bad, your hair starts to get stuck in the sides of them.
2. It's hard to play games on my phone, and most importantly, type accurate text messages to my mom.
3. Probably the worst thing about these nails, is that it is hard to pick....anything, mainly my nose! :)
4. Oh, and they are sooooo hard to get off, when you actually want them to come off.

I cut them off last night and sanded them down the best I could and then repainted them. It was very hard to say goodbye to them in the end, but it was for a good cause!

Now that you know way too much about my fake nails, I will sign off and wish you all a very happy, relaxing, and beautiful Sunday! Enjoy it...soon it will be snowing!

fun with slow shutter speeds

Our last assignment for class was to take night shots, or difficult lighting shots, anything really that required a slow shutter speed. I went out on Tuesday night and took a few shots in the fog, at night, and then at pool last night I was able to take some really fun shots of the pool table and behind the bar.

I did not alter these photos in any way. I think that is what makes them so much fun.

These first two shots are my friend Dee who is on my pool league team with me.

The streaks on the pool table are actually the cue ball and the ball that was hit moving.

This picture was taken from below the hill of coal that is in front of the power plant. The glow is from the lights of the power plant in the fog.

good times

While I was home, I was able to stop by my Great Grandma Troost's house after pedicures the day before the wedding. She is such a wonderful woman. I'm glad we were able to stop by and give her a favor and a program for the wedding since she wasn't going to be able to make it to the wedding. I really think I am the luckiest girls in the world to have a 94 year old great grandma!

lots of pictures

I am so exhausted! What a whirlwind week!
Tuesday night I got into Grand Rapids around in time to shower before the rehearsal for the wedding. The rest of the week was a blur.
It was so good to be able to help out and make sure that Andrea and Tim had the best day that could have wished for. The wedding was beautiful and so much fun.
I posted a ton of pictures and figured that would be easier than writing a book, plus, I am just too tired!

By the way I will be posting ALL of the pictures on my Flickr site. Double click on the photos on the right of your screen. It might take me a while, but I'll get them on there!

Little Ones

The Cassady's

The Speyer wedding!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TIM AND ANDREA!

My Sister is getting Married TODAY!!!! Whoo hooo!!

My sister is getting married! My sister is getting married!

There is officially 3 days until the wedding day and I couldn't be more excited!
I am currently at work (but only for another 1/2 hour), when I will promptly go home and finish packing, making sure I have EVERYTHING I need, and then I have an 8am class tomorrow and then, I will FINALLY be on my way!
I will be home for almost a full week, which I would normally be so excited for, but even more so this time. This time, my little sister is getting married.
I can't believe that it is here already and that she is old enough to get married! :)

Ode to my sister Andrea Joy:

Her name suits her well, she is full of energy, she always has a smile on her face, and she NEVER stops talking! She has grown up to be such a wonderful woman, full of aspirations, goals, and plans. She has become such a good friend to me, I wouldn't know what to do without her. She is so special, so amazing, so dear, and so strong. She is truly one of a kind.
Andrea, I love you and I am so proud of you. I can't wait to be a part of your very, very, wonderful day.

I love me some fog!

What is it about fog? It is so creepy , yet so beautiful. And if it's thick enough (and you're not driving through it) it just feels as if you will disappear in it.

ENJOY!!!