Spring has Sprung

by Ang

Spring has sprung here. The weather is beautiful! It’s been in the mid 70’s and there is no end in sight!
March has been an incredibly busy month for us, so we’ve officially declared the month of April ‘project month’. And we have a LOT of projects!

First off (I’ll spare you the pictures), we are going to clean out the garage. It is in desperate need of some organizing and purging.

Next, we (and ‘we’ is actually my husband) are going to start planting. He wants to put in topiaries somewhere in this patch:

We’ll plant flowers out front too, to join this little guy:

That’s it for our outdoor projects. But there’s plenty to do inside too.

I’m going to revamp our laundry room cabinets. They are crammed full and there’s not a whole lot of rhyme or reason to any of it. And I like rhyme and reason.

I need to purge my winter clothes and put them away for the season. That will give me much more room in my closet for some (maybe) new spring clothes! I also need to whittle down my handbag collection. Or at least store some of them that I haven’t used in a while.

And in April I will hopefully get to spend some time with this:

I haven’t had much of a chance to play around with my new camera yet. However, I was talking with one of my friends on Sunday (who also has a Nikon) and she goes to the botanical gardens here quite often to play with her camera. So I’m going to tag along the next time she goes. Hopefully she’ll be able to help me out a little bit.

So it should be another busy month, but it will feel good to get some of these projects completed!!

Hi! My name is Amy

It's been awhile.  In my defense I have tried the past few nights to download a cute video of my neice playing "i'm gonna get you!" with my youngest.  It took hours to download.  And still wasn't done.  Maybe I'm doing something wrong.  Here is a few pics instead.  Not the best quality but still adorable.

 Doesn't everyone eat their donuts like this?

Sorry for the short post.  I'm packing for Arizona tomorrow.  Going out of town with my boss this time.  Ready to mingle with the rich and famous.  In my sixty dollar JC Penney formal dress.  I'm not even kidding.  I will show you proof when I get back.  Have a good week!

iPhones and Pictures and Cameras...Oh My!!

by Ang

Ever since I got my iPhone, I've been using the camera on it, paired with various other apps.  I took a few pictures (below) of things around our house with my favorite new camera app - Camera Awesome.

I really like this app, and it's free!  I am thankful that my iPhone has a fairly decent camera on it, because my Sony digital camera is not doing well.  It's old, and while it has gotten me some great pictures in the past, I noticed a huge difference in our pictures from Alaska.  They all just seemed a little dull, not focused, and flat.

For the past probably 5 years, I've been pining after a nice digital SLR camera (a Nikon specifically).  I really like taking pictures and I like photography.  But it's hard to really get into it with a little point and shoot.

So tonight, my husband bought me my anniversary present early:

I cannot tell you how excited I am!!
When we left the store, it was in the cart (along with our other Costco purchases) and I took it out to carry it, like a little kid who wants to hold on to their toy and open it in the car.  :)

I am very grateful for my iPhone camera...it has gotten me by these past few months.  But I am SO EXCITED about this camera.  It came with a book and instructional DVD, which I will probably watch tomorrow.  I can't wait to start playing with it!
p.s. - my husband is amazing!!

The Heart of my Home

By Amy

BEFORE

 AFTER

This room is exactly how I pictured it to look like.  I love it.