A Royal Morning!

Good afternoon everyone!!!  Jemma and I just got up from our little naps since we had such an early morning and what a morning it was!  I have been so excited about this wedding for quite some time but have really gotten the fever in the last few days, and I was not disappointed.  It was absolutely breathtaking and what a royal wedding should be!

I woke up at 5:15 and could hear Jemma reading books to herself in her room!  She was just as excited as I was!  We went down and got to see William and Harry arrive at the church.  She is actually in love with Harry!  Of course I had a special crown for her!  I had also created a banner from The Housewife Bootcamp printables to decorate the fireplace and entertainment center!  Jemma was pleased with it all!

As the royals entered, I began to whip up our chocolate chip scones and blueberry muffins.  The  muffins were to honor my mom.  She made them for me when we watched Princess Diana's and Prince Charles' wedding with my Grandma.  I still remember that morning with them and cherish it.  I hope Jemma remembers our special morning too!  The scone recipe came from Beth at Stories from A2Z, and they were absolutely fabulous!!!!  You can go here to see the recipe she got from A Beautiful Nest.

My princess rested her tiara while she watched the wedding and then she curled up with Daddy.  It was so fun to watch this special occasion with my two most favorite people!

WARNING... I DO NOT GET READY FOR ANYTHING AT 5:00.  THE PHOTOS BELOW MAY BE A LITTLE SCARY!!!  I am just keeping it real...  in a very scary way...

One of my best friends lives in London and I spoke with her at 1:30 in the morning here as they were waiting at the Mall to see the procession!  If we weren't going to Ireland next month, I guarantee you, we would have been right there with her!  She is the most thoughtful human being in the world and knows how much I love the royals.  She got me a commemorative stamp set, one of the programs you saw everyone holding and a London newspaper hot off the press!  I adore her and just wanted to say THANK YOU, SUZANNE!  YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!

Here they are at the Mall celebrating with the crowds!

The BHW had to go to work after we saw the Kiss and Jemma and I continued in our royal duties until one tired princess decided to sleep!

What an absolutely magical morning and I wish William and Catherine all the blessings and joy in the world.  It truly was a fairy tale!

Pet Photo

I have to quickly make a post!  I wanted to put sweet Murphy's photo in the i heart faces challenge this week.  I recently was playing around with my new 50 mm lens and got this lovely shot of my old girl!  I love the blurry depth of field as I was playing with a 1.8 aperture.  I didn't edit or anything, because I just wanted to show the beauty that is Murphy.  This picture just shows the sweet soul of my first baby, the four legger.  You can read her story here.  I love her!

You can find us here!

I am linking up to Debbie's Pet Party here!

P.S.  If you didn't check out my last post, you have to see it so you too can create your own 

REDNEK WINEGLASS!!!!

Are You Serious?????

I just got an email from a "she she" store here in Charleston and this is what they are advertising...

$18.95?????  Seriously?????????  

I can go to Walmart and buy canning jars for a couple of bucks, to the Dollar Tree and buy a candlestick, and glue them together for less than $5!!!!!  Oh my word!!!!!  

Well, I guess it is special that they will personalize the lid for $3.95.  SERIOUSLY?????????  It is probably just stickers!!!!  

I think I am in the wrong business!  Ok... I really don't have a business, but still!!!

Happy Easter!

We would like to wish each and every one of you a wonderful and Happy Easter!  We are visiting family in Florida and living the life of a golf cart community!  May you have a blessed Easter holiday!

Awesome Workshop!

I just took an online workshop tonight with Amanda from Everyday Elements!  I am so excited!  I received Photoshop Elements about 2 months ago and have done very little with it as it made no sense to me!  I would watch tutorials, but they would go to fast or over my head.  Amanda was excellent and the best part was she gave us the best notes!  She also creates a video of the workshop so we can go back and watch it again.  I love how she gives us the opportunity to continue to view it!  That is how I learn best and just practicing!  Here is a quick edit I did right after class.  Let me know what you think!

BEFORE (she is a little green here!)

AFTER

Oh, I am going to have fun with this!  I would love your feedback!  

We are back!

Hi everyone!  We just got back from our whirlwind trip through Tennessee!  We had such a great time and got to see grandparents and meet new cousins!  Here are a few pics from our trip!

I hope you are all having a great week!  We are glad to be home and see Daddy!!!

i heart faces

I am entering Jemma's picture in the i heart faces picture challenge.  I had a hard time deciding to do Zoe's black and white or Jemma's, but I just keep going to Jemma's eyes in this shot!  This is a people's choice so if you feel like it, I would love your vote!  She is #158!  We are off to visit the grandparents this week so I will see you all next week!  Have a wonderful one!

Linking up!  Go take a look for wonderful inspiration!

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/04/peoples-choice-march/#more-4621

Still crazy!

Hi everyone!  I am still recovering from reading 308 essays, but I am happy to say they are done!!!!  Woohoooo!!!  I am a Delta Gamma and was asked by one of my dearest friends who is still very active if I would read essays for scholarships.  I told her I would, but didn't realize it was so many!  Once I figured out how to access a remote desktop (that is like a foreign language to me!), and got logged in, I was good to go!  I got in a groove and could do about 25 in 2 hours!  They are done and I must say that I am very impressed with some of the young women in college today!

We have had a week of soccer, sorority Founders Day luncheon, gymnastics, school, and an impromptu photo shoot!  Here are a couple of pics!

I am going to start working with my brother in law with advertising so if any of you need anything from t-shirts to hand sanitizers, I am your girl!  I did the cups we used at Founders Day!  Call me!

Playing with light from different windows and how they affect the picture

First Soccer Game - she scored a goal!!!

Jemma was the belle of the ball at Delta Gamma Founders Day.  The collegians loved her and she had her picture made more than anyone.  Notice the short person front and center of the group shot!  My little anchor girl!

The event was held at Middleton Place Plantation which is just gorgeous!

The newest anchor girl!  I did a quick shoot for them!

Jemma and her crew!

A rainy Sunday afternoon on the couch.  Everything is out, the place is trashed, and I had read essays until 2 that morning...  

I thought it would be fun to do a "Red Riding Hood" themed photo shoot!  I didn't take many pictures, but got some really cute ones of Jemma and her best buddy, Zoe!

The above shots are straight out of the camera with no editing.  These below were edited in Photoshop by my friend and DG sister, Andrea, and myself.  The magic of Photoshop!!!

The BHW and I both have had several comments that this picture of Jemma reminds them of the Afghan girl picture that was in National Geographic!  Too funny!  She is so brooding here!

Tomorrow is another game of soccer, crown molding in the bedroom, my yummy BBQ ribs, and church!  I love weekends!  I hope you all have a great one!