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.

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 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.

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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??

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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.

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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.

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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.

Jaskin

 (jaskin: jaxon's name for himself)

I've been feeling crappy for the past couple of days. so crappy, i had to cancel a bridals session. (dangit!) i don't dare assume it could mean anything (if you know what i mean). infact, i am pretty sure it's just a case of the flu or something, because today i'm feeling all achy.

anyway, so yesterday jax & i got in the car, (yes, we have our car back, for a few days that is. our bro-in-law lent us a beater truck, andy's dad bought a new alternator for it, & andy's uncle put it in for us! we are lucky! but today it's showing signs of breaking down again. it's so weird to drive places during the day. it feels like i am cheating, and once i get there i feel no reward like i did when we would walk! weird! i bet this is the longest in parenthesis sentence you've ever read. me too.)

SO.. we went to the park. this park is lovely. i mean lovely. the trees make it look heavenly. ESPECIALLY during certain times of day, like when the sun is rising & setting. and since i never get enough pictures of jaxon (haha, isn't that a big fat joke), thats what we did.
this kid is the cutest thing ever. he makes me laugh & i'm lucky to have him.

he looks so much like his dad right here it's not even funny. it even frightens me a bit. he's NEVER really looked like his dad. but here's the proof that he is a talbot.

ok, question.
If someone asked you what color his eyes were, what would you say?
his eyes are EVERY color, do they have a name for that?

happy mothers day.

i wish everyday could be mothers day.

andrew has been babying me the whole day. it's been fabulous. i got to sleep in, which of course is one of the most precious gifts you can give me.

but the night before we went on a fabulous date (we needed it SO bad) (thanks tyler & monica for watching jax!)

andrew has been taking full care of jaxon, and dishes and laundry. and meals.

he also made me a chocolate cake.

he has not been snappy or irritable. it has been truly divine, and its sad that there are only 46 minutes left of this glorious day.

i am thankful for andy.

we went to his parents house today to have dinner & here he is cutting some flowers.

i love this picture because my camera makes me happy. this is straight of the camera- no editing!

haha, no but i like the picture for other reasons too. he is cutting me fresh roses, and putting the utmost care into it. see his face?

mmmm...roses!

love them!

i have been SICK today, so i didn't take very many pictures.

jaxon, with a little help from andrew, made this growth chart measurement board thing for me.

i should have taken a better picture of it, because it has jax's cute hand print at the bottom of it, but i'm currently fighting a strong urge to vomit right now (i told you, i'm SICK, blah!)

and andrew also got me a calendar white board thing to hang on the wall so i won't be such a space case and forget everything in this crazy busy life of mine lately! he always gets me very logical gifts :)

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ok. i know i complain a lot about being a mom, because it frequently SUCKS. sorry, but true!

it's so much work, holy crap! i never ever ever ever ever ever knew!

but now i know.

being a mom is a 24/7 job. and you don't get paid for it.

there are days i pull my hair out.

there are days i wanna run away.

there are days i want my freedom and youth back.

but

at the end of the day, when i tuck jax into his bed,

and he looks at me, touches my face

and says, "i love you, mama"

it makes it all worth it.

and later, when i sneak in his room to put

his blanket that he always kicks off back on him,

i'll watch him sleep and give him about 15 kisses all over his sweet sleeping face

and right about then

i'll realize that i love this kid more than anything.

i never knew i could love like this.

i have my mom to thank for teaching me unconditional love.

my mom has always done everything for me, and continues to do so.

i am grateful for her example to me.

she always gives her kids her all.

i hope that i can be the same way.

love ya mom!

happy mothers day to all you great moms.

i've never fully appreciated a mothers job.

now i do.

moms are BOMB.

and don't you forget that.

practice.

as you maybe know, i don't ever use flash for my photography..

Well, this last weekend I was part of a boutique &  had my own booth in Richfield, where I had thought about doing indoor portraits of kids.  It was in a basement, so I would have no natural window light..yikes! I found a couple of people who were nice enough to let me borrow their studio lights (thanks guys!) , but was told that they take awhile to master. I decided against that whole thing and I'm glad. Flash photography is not my thing, but someday I'd like to learn. I've seen awesome things done with studio lights. I would definitely need to take a class or have a few months to figure it out myself (since that's what i've done with everything else so far!), if i want to do it the right way and have it look decent.  I wish I could afford those dang classes! they'd really come in handy. oh well, someday!

ANY-WAY.

i thought maybe i could make it work with my off-camera flash, and decided to practice...yeah.. i'm not so good with flash! but i do love this stinky child & though i am quite aware that these look like poop, i thought these were worth sharing. mainly for grandmother purposes, because dang, he sure is a stud!