bridal shower

so yesterday was my parents last day in New York.  We took them to the airport and then headed off to Lauren's bridal shower.  We were running late AND our GPS took us through Manhattan...which if you have ever been to Manhattan...walking is terrible.  Driving is hopeless.   not. fun. Thankfully, Tenley slept most of the time. 



Once we got to the house, which looked like it was out of a magazine, we enjoyed some appetizers and drinks (water for me of course).  Then we sat down in this BEAUTIFUL dining room and ate the yummiest meal that I have had in a long time.  Lauren opened gifts and got a lot of great stuff.  A couple pf my friends were there too.  They all help Ten, but I only got a picture of Val and her.  I am still shy about pulling out this giant camera to take pictures.  I'm working on it.  

We enjoyed some incredible dessert (1's' or 2?...I never know!...I am talking about the yummy sweet food you eat after dinner, not the dry sandy place).  Then we left.  It was a beautiful shower..and again, I wish I took more pictures while I was there.

note to self....Don't EVER leave somewhere thinking, "I wish I took more pictures"...get some guts and take pictures already! 

OK...now that I'm done yelling at myself..I am going to go enjoy the rest of this beautiful day!!

day 03

So since I didn't post yesterday, I figure I would make up for it today. : )

day 03 - a picture of the cast of your favorite show



So when I think about my favorite show... immediately my mind goes to reality TV.  Terrible, I know.  But its my guilty pleasure.  I love pretty much any and all reality TV...and the trashier the better.  Again, terrible... I know.  But when I think about shows that have a cast of people... a few shows come to mind.  I love funny TV.  How I Met Your Mother, The Office, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Modern Family & The League are among some of my favorites.  Then there is this show.  Traffic Light.  Its a new show on Fox and I have just started getting into it.  It. Is. SO. Funny!  Definitely one of my favorite shows on TV right now.  I really suggest you check it out if you haven't seen it already.

Tomorrow is going to require me thinking a little bit more about what kind of picture I want to show.  Its going to be fun!

day 01 - a picture of yourself and ten facts
day 02 - a picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longestday 03 - a picture of the cast from your favorite show
day 04 - a picture of your night
day 05 - a picture of your favorite memory
day 06 - a picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
day 07 - a picture of your most treasured item
day 08 - a picture that makes you laugh
day 09 - a picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
day 10 - a picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with
day 11 - a picture of something you hate
day 12 - a picture of something you love
day 13 - a picture of your favorite band or artist
day 14 - a picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
day 15 - a picture of something you want to do before you die
day 16 - a picture of someone who inspires you
day 17 - a picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
day 18 - a picture of your biggest insecurity
day 19 - a picture and a letter
day 20 - a picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
day 21 - a picture of something you wish you could forget
day 22 - a picture of something you wish you were better at
day 23 - a picture of your favorite book
day 24 - a picture of something you wish you could change
day 25 - a picture of your day
day 26 - a picture of something that means a lot to you
day 27 - a picture of yourself and a family member
day 28 - a picture of something you're afraid of
day 29 - a picture that can always make you smile
day 30 - a picture of someone you miss

day 2

I didnt post yesterday because I was at a bridal shower for my dear friend Lauren.  I had lots of fun and Tenley, of course, was hamming up all the attention. : )  I didnt take many pictures from yesterday, but I do have one... update on the shower will come a wee bit later... first order of bizzz.


day 02 - a picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest



Michela and me at a local bar called The Neighborhood


This is my best friend Michela.  I met her when I was a freshman in college.  We both worked together at PacSun and are like the same person.  She is a dancer and lover of cats.  She currently lives in North Carolina where she is going to UNC (go Tarheels!) and getting her masters in social work.  I am not the greatest person when it comes to keeping in contact, but she is always there for me whenever I need her.  She is the bestest. : )




day 01 - a picture of yourself and ten facts
day 02 - a picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
day 03 - a picture of the cast from your favorite show
day 04 - a picture of your night
day 05 - a picture of your favorite memory
day 06 - a picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
day 07 - a picture of your most treasured item
day 08 - a picture that makes you laugh
day 09 - a picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
day 10 - a picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with
day 11 - a picture of something you hate
day 12 - a picture of something you love
day 13 - a picture of your favorite band or artist
day 14 - a picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
day 15 - a picture of something you want to do before you die
day 16 - a picture of someone who inspires you
day 17 - a picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
day 18 - a picture of your biggest insecurity
day 19 - a picture and a letter
day 20 - a picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
day 21 - a picture of something you wish you could forget
day 22 - a picture of something you wish you were better at
day 23 - a picture of your favorite book
day 24 - a picture of something you wish you could change
day 25 - a picture of your day
day 26 - a picture of something that means a lot to you
day 27 - a picture of yourself and a family member
day 28 - a picture of something you're afraid of
day 29 - a picture that can always make you smile
day 30 - a picture of someone you miss

day 1

day 01 - a picture of you and 10 facts



me 2 years ago in San Fransisco... one of the very few pictures with me alone.



• I was born and raised in Southern California
• I lived in Santa Barbara for about 6 years....I miss it
• I love my dogs... even if they are extremely annoying at times
• I currently live in New York, but hate it.  I want nothing more than to live in California again
• I had my first child this past January...i love her more than words could ever begin to explain
• If I had my choice, my only method of transportation would be by bicycle
• I love creativity...fashion, design, art, photography...any form.  I, however, am not very creative.  Its something I'm working on.
• I don't eat pork...its not a religious thing... I really just don't like the taste of it.  and its not very good for you
• I love to travel and learn about nouns...I hope Tenley takes after me in this aspect
• Its hard for me to open up and talk about my feelings.  I don't want to be the girl people think, "omg, does she ever shut up about herself?", and in avoiding that I become the girl who is cold and closed off... I'm working on this too. :\

That was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be.  I'm pretty impressed I was able to think of 10 things to share... I was worried I wouldn't be able to.  woohoo!  Tenley is "woo"-ing me now...and by "woo-ing", I mean she is saying, "  woo  woo woo woo"...which means, "momma...pay attention to me!!"

30 days

So I thought I would try this out because it will do a couple of things. 

a) get me to think a little more about taking pictures and the pictures I take. 
b) get me to be a little more regular with my blogging, which is something I want to do
c) help myself put myself out there just a little bit more... sharing is caring... but its a bit hard for me to do sometimes.

here it goes!

day 01 - a picture of yourself and ten facts
day 02 - a picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
day 03 - a picture of the cast from your favorite show
day 04 - a picture of your night
day 05 - a picture of your favorite memory
day 06 - a picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
day 07 - a picture of your most treasured item
day 08 - a picture that makes you laugh
day 09 - a picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
day 10 - a picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with
day 11 - a picture of something you hate
day 12 - a picture of something you love
day 13 - a picture of your favorite band or artist
day 14 - a picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
day 15 - a picture of something you want to do before you die
day 16 - a picture of someone who inspires you
day 17 - a picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
day 18 - a picture of your biggest insecurity
day 19 - a picture and a letter
day 20 - a picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
day 21 - a picture of something you wish you could forget
day 22 - a picture of something you wish you were better at
day 23 - a picture of your favorite book
day 24 - a picture of something you wish you could change
day 25 - a picture of your day
day 26 - a picture of something that means a lot to you
day 27 - a picture of yourself and a family member
day 28 - a picture of something you're afraid of
day 29 - a picture that can always make you smile
day 30 - a picture of someone you miss

look what I got

So I have been trying to find ways to better understand how to use my camera and I got some books!

I've started reading the second one and it is really helping!  I have also taken my camera off of auto completely and am shooting everything in manual.  I still don't think I have a very creative eye yet and its hard for me to find things to shoot to test out different apertures and shutter speeds, but I'm getting there.

I also signed up with picnik, which is a great free photo editing sight.  I really wanted to get Adobe Photoshop CS5, but its really expensive and I am just starting out after all.  If I move more seriously into photography, then I might shell out the cash, but for now, picnik is juuust fine. : )

there is always something

On most days I come to my blog and I open up 'New Post' and I stare at a blank page.  I often times have SO much that I want to share on document but I never know where to start, so I guess I'll start small. 

My parents have been in town for the past week and a half.  They have been out and about visiting New York City almost everyday.  Tenley is still so little that travelling around is still a little bit difficult.  It would be easier if she didnt breastfeed, but she wont take a bottle for the life of her and I refuse to give her formula.  I've been a little bit jealous to say the least, so two days ago (on tuesday) I decided we are going out!  We got tickets to visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, sounds fun right?  The only problem it that it must have been the WORST day EVER to take a two and a half month old out. 

Since I live in New York, I have the benefit of public transportation, which is nice.  So we took one train to Hoboken and took a light rail to Liberty State Park.  Only, when we got to the park, it's about a mile and a half hike from the park to the port to get on the boat.  Normally there is a shuttle that goes from the light rail to the port, at least thats what a sign said, so we waited....for about 45 minutes (missing our boat to get to the island) in the pouring rain and wind.  It was miserable.  Tenley was screaming because she was hungry.  There was no indoors for me to feed her.  We were all soaking wet...except for Tenley, which was good.  Finally we decided to hoof it to the port. 

20 minutes later we go there and were told that due to budget cuts, there are no more shuttles but the state didnt take down any of the signs.  Major Fail New Jersey....but they were nice enough to let us on the next boat.  We went to the islands, learned some history.  I couldnt really pay much attention to everything becuase Tenley was still pretty fussy so I kind of sat back while everyone else got to learn and read and have fun.  Then we left.

On the train ride home Tenley hit a milestone.  I was making noises with my mouth to try and entertain her and I made the sound with your lips when your mouth is closed and you blow air out of it.... I dont know what you call it.  the motorboat sound I guess...?  and SHE COPIED ME!!!  it was the absolute. cutest. thing. eveeerrrr!!!!!!!!!!  now she does it at least once a day every day.  I LOVE IT!  The day was one of the most miserable, stressful days every for me...but that made it all worth it!

Saturday I had planned to go to the Museum of Natural History with my parents and Tenley.  My husband was with us on tuesday and it was miserable...he wont be there on Saturday to help.  So I definitely think I'm going to be staying home that day. : (  I really wanted to go too.  Oh well... I guess Ill have to stay home and make crazy noises with my mouth all day to Tenley can copy me. : ) 



tenley letting mommy practice with her camera