1 year

Well, we are back to bailing out the basement... ugh... Because of that I totally didn't blog on our anniversary!!! I'm so slacking... Saint Patricks Day was our 1 year anniversary... We were bailing out and I don't have any pictures of that day *i want to cry*....
Nate made us take a break and we got cleaned up and he treated me to a pedicure... then he made me this AMAZING dinner with Alaska King Crab legs... oh my stars.. didn't think I would like them and now they are my latest addiction....!!! He is such a good cook... and I slacked and didn't take any pictures of them!!! I didn't even pick up my camera I was soooo enjoying the beautiful weather and over all beautiful day...
Thank you Nate for a memorable year... Love ya

Nate finally got a tattoo in honor of his Dad.....
The rough drawing

Getting in the zone ....

The meanings behind each part:
When Bob went to Sturgis for the Bike event... this became his favorite slogan

Bob had numerous tattoo's... the one that was his favorite was his spiderwebed elbows.... so, Nate got one on his elbow.... The pictures today after are only 1.5hours afterwards... so the red is actually blood... and the shiny is the ointment

And naturally, the info

The final...

I wanted to put the comparasion shots with Bob... but I don't have any of Bob's tattoo's apparently.... hmmmm

Inspiration

So, since I've been snowed in I've had much of time to get caught up on some blog readings, get a little more organized and now have a notebook full of ideas of things I want to accomplish this year...both in photography and just overall personal

I have many blogs that I review often.. some daily, for inspiration ... One I want to touch on today is Hazelnut Photography--out of Los Angeles. I just love her work...

http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog

There are several topics of photography that I would like to focus on... Maternity and Boudoir are the strongest pulls for me... Although I am finding some fun in Engagement and Weddings (as a 2nd shooter for the weddings)... Well, when you check out the website for hazelnutphotography... her boudoir section blows me away!!!... I just love her style and the sexiness of the pictures... she is sooo non-traditional which i just absolutely adore!!!

I'm finding in reviewing alot of websites and blogs that the 'about the photographer' is pretty important to folks who are researching a personal photographer for themselves-- Seeing the pictures of the artist at work or hearing a video clip of them helps to gage a sense their style and if it fits with what you are looking for... Well, I think this photographer has captured it all... She is cute as anything... she seems to have such a warm personality that is not closed minded at the least and it appears that just by looking at her personal photo... you can't help but feel at ease for your photo session....

If you get a chance, check her out... Make sure to check out all the tabs...

http://hazelnutphotography.com

and just because I love to put pictures up.. here are two:
Nate and Maxx.. BFF



Maxx... Sporting his dashing side... LOL

I don't think any plows know my street is here LOL

Well.. it stopped snowing... I think it's about 17degrees right now... Nate is the only vehicle that could get through this... it was HORRIBLE... but he was taking my Mom and other people to work... so he HAD to get through this mess... My matrix... well, the snow is in the middle of the doors... it won't be moving for a few days...
I road with Nate while taking the folks to work.... Here are a few from today
My "road"

If you can see it in the middle strip... the snow was up so high his differential was dragging...



Mispillion RIver

Delaware storm of 2010

Well, we definitely got the snow they were calling for... Mom is "essential personal" at the hospital so we had to trek out and get her to work... it is NASTY out... ugh.. I'm dreading what it's going to be like when we have to pick her up... we have at least 6 more inches since we've gotten home... Here are a few from our way home from taking her to work:
Nate took this one... I pulled a little on the saturation... I like how it looks

This picture turned out so weird... and it kinda looks like eyes... but there is something about it I just like--I think it has either a Norman Rockwell feel or kinda comicbookish... I haven't decided



Really poor visibility



More pictures to comeeeeeeeeeeeee... ugh