dutch oven lovin'

friday night was fabuloso.

and this is why:

we went to oak grove and dutch ovened (is that a word? no.)

the weather was beautiful. the scenery was like heaven.

i love love love summer so much.

i am so excited for the camping & bbqs & sunday drives & hikes & campfires & dutch ovening! 

yeah!

here are a bunch of photos..because well, you know me.

love it , or hate it.

jax has his own camping chair--finally!

oh, and look who had to come with.

who is this you ask?

oh , wait. you don't know!

this is dracula, and I have never before blogged about him.

i need to.

he is practically a family member. along with his wife, the witch.

i'll have to post pics of the two.

they play an important role in our home.

they make jax EAT!

I'll never ever get sick of this kids face.

he's the cutest thing that ever happened.

if we do ever have another kid, how will he/she be this cute?

it's not possible.

do you think jax looks like his father??

because I DON'T!

and everyone else does!

and it sort of makes me mad

because

just because he has blonde hair, he can't look like me??!

[this is a super hot & interesting photo of both of them]

this is a start to a very fun happy outdoorsy summer!

CAN'T WAIT!

Happy weekend!!

May..then & now.

May is a fabulous Month.

Oh, May. May, May, May.

May is when I first started blogging. Thanks to my awesome friend, Kim Norton. Way back in May 2008, while we were out in Maryland with APX,  She said, "do you have a blog?" We had just met & we were in the resident computer lab place & I was setting up a myspace page (which is dumb & I deleted it a few months ago). Anyway. I said "What's a blog?" And that day, she showed me. She sat there and helped me create my very first blog. Little did she know, that she was introducing me to what would be my addiction for years to come. ha!

To see my first post EVER: go here.

It's crazy talk.

But now I have 3 blogs! well technically 4. (I don't use my "cooking" blog anymore.)

see my other two:

                             >>aleciadawn photography (which if you don't know about this blog, i am deeply hurt. this is my LIFE.)

                             >>alecia's 365 challenge

This May has been nuts.

NUTS i tell you.

I've had photoshoots up the wazoo.

but it's been good & i am thankful.

I thought this was interesting.

here is jax, in all the May's he's ever lived through.

May 2008:

here he is. slightly chubby and becoming somewhat of an enjoyable person to be around. he was finally over colic. 5 months.

aaaaaand here he is May 2009. 19 months and as stinky as ever!

And Now....May 2010

age 2 1/2.

my , how he's grown!

happy may!

He's baaaaack.

After a much needed break

of jax being gone to grandma's for 4 days,

he's baaaaack!

the break was fabulous but

we did miss the guy.

thanks mom and dad for taking him.

i got lots of work done & andrew & i had some alone time that 

we desperately needed.

we love this sweet guy.

he came home with lots of fun stories to tell about grandma's.

cute kid.

 i can tell he's glad to be home though!

Pet Peeves.

Every so often I feel the strong desire to voice my pet peeves. It feels good to get them off my chest.

these are in no particular order.

#1 Parents who let their kids play in the road. Seriously- is it that hard to teach them not to? No- it's not too hard. Just because I don't have 65 billion kids doesn't mean i don't know what it means to teach kids. it's called discipline, try it.

#2 Parents who let their kids play in the road, and then 10 minutes later, speed by in their huge diesel truck. yes, this does happen. I swear someone is going to die on my street.

#3 People who seriously think they are the shiz. If you think you are the shiz, then chances are, you're not. Because people who truly are the shiz, don't even know it.

#4 The fact that photography is now a fad, not an art. I will not embellish on this.

#5 People who lie and cheat. No matter what it is, DON'T lie & cheat.

#6 People who buy big huge expensive luxuries, then somehow weasel their way into low income housing. How do they sleep at night?

#7 People who are cheap and try to talk my prices down. That's tacky and rude.

#8 Really fertile people. stop having babies, it's not fair.

#9 X-box & science fiction. combine the 2 and there will be vomit.

#10 Two faced people who change opinions depending on who they're with. could anything be more obnoxious?

#11 Lazy people & show offs.

#12 Know- it -alls. yuck. Especially when I know more, which doesn't happen often, but with one particular subject: photography, I DO know more. Trust me and quit trying to show off.

#13 People who can't give a compliment because they are extremely jealous & people who won't say thank you when you give them a compliment.

#14 Extremists. Especially with politics. for real?

#15 Guys who play video games like it's their real life. can we say loser?

#16 Obnoxiously happy Morning people & Bullies.

am i feeling mean tonight? maybe i shouldn't hit the "publish" button just yet.

Here are some things I LIKE to even it out a bit. And I WILL name 16.

#1 Honest people. Even if that means admitting they are wrong at times. that's integrity,and it's so admirable.

#2 Nice people who say please and thank you, who open doors & do things for you not expecting to get anything back.

#3 Cats. especially fat cats.

#4 People that are understanding and non-judgemental. I do so enjoy chatting with these people.

#5. My husband

#6 People who don't copy anyone & aren't afraid to be themselves.

#7 fun people who can let go sometimes.

#8 optimistic people. i envy them.

#9 People who genuinely care.

#10. Jaxon

#11 People who ask me to take their pictures and are extremely peachy and pleasant to work with.

#12 Knowledgable people who will share their knowledge, for free.

#13 People who give their opinion , but only when asked (haha, i could take a lesson in that!)

#14 Junior mints, and all things chocolate

#15 Cool people who make you feel at ease.

#16 People who always have the right answer but aren't cocky and shoving it down your throat.

#17 when a grown adult can admit they are wrong. that's inspirational, and we can all learn from that.

#18 People who aren't so opinionated and let dumb little things get to them.... LIKE ME!




HA! ok , so i really don't hate life. but i believe we are all entitled to have a day like this once or twice or 15 times a year.

i feel much better now.

Things to blog about.

This is a totally random post.

it sums up what's been going on in my brain, as well as in our lives.

firstly..

is it totally wrong that....

i have a small crush on this horribly mean older man with bad hair? everytime he winks at anyone on the show, i am secretly wishing he would wink like that at me. i think i like him because he is so mean..

why are women like that?

 haha. laugh it up. just bein honest.

 ....................

 ok, but what about this guy?

really? yeah, i'm being serious. something about him to me is SO good looking . but what is it? that, i don't know. could it be his red hair? or his pale skin & out of control freckles? or the lack of eyelashes & eyebrows he has? none of it makes sense to me, but every time i see him, i like him.

or what about the fact that i don't think this guy is even remotely good looking?

he looks like a midget to me, with bulgy eyes. who, on a good day, could barely top out at 5'6''.

why do things work this way? i'd love to think he is hot, because everyone else seems to. but sadly, he is not.

........................

next item: american idol.

I am so glad this guy went home:

sorry, not a big mike fan. not a fan of anyone who thinks they are the shiz. it's an instant turn off for me. cocky people rank in my top 3 pet peeves.

i do love this guy:

but not enough to see him win. he sure is good lookin, but really, he's not that great of a singer. and is it true, is he really gay? not that it matters to me, really. but is he?

i really would love to see either of these two win it:

i love them equally i think. crystal is just flat out awesome, because she is ALWAYS herself and doesn't care what anyone thinks. that is an admirable quality. but Lee, i love lee. he's so cute. and although he's a shorty pants, i think he is hot. he just seems sweet and i love how he's not sure of himself. not to mention his voice!! oh, lee.

but a girl needs to win this year. so, go crystal! i guess. either way, they've both got a career! i just hope they don't sell out like every other AI contestant and make dumb music that i can't stand to listen to that is so incredibly overplayed on the radio. that would be sad & hard to handle for me.

who do YOU want to win it??

.....................................

oh! and look at this!

just found it on my computer. i like it. mostly of me. not andrew. sorry , its true. this was like almost a year ago.

told ya, random.

........................

ummmm. oh yes!

this:

today we went to a car show. and i love mustangs. always have and always will. one day, i WILL have one.

oh p.s. that's NOT me in the white mini skirt in this beautiful cars reflection. just a little fyi.

..................

how do you feel about this?

because i laughed my dang butt off for awhile. then realized it was only a dollar. then decided it needed to go on andrew asap. then he found a 10 times more disgusting shirt for me to wear. then we left the DI, put them on and went to the MOVIES! (we saw robin hood)

let me tell you, this was fun. and fun is good.

AND my legs look super skinny. let me assure you, in real life they are not like this. i think its this ultra hot shirt that makes them look that way. and in that case- maybe i'll buy more shirts like this. but, probably not.

and this is the end.

if it wasn't so late, i'd go on. but lucky you, i'm stopping now.

i'll be back soon. i don't know when. i've been so so so super busy with photography , that i've had to put blogging about important things like this on hold.

good night now.