Photography

Why I LOVE being a photographer...
because I get to take images like this:

Hands of the bride, her mother, & her grandmother.

You can also see how times have changed with the different types of wedding rings from different generations!

This is probably my all time favorite photo now!

Kim Kardashian filed for divorce!

I can't say I'm surprised by this news...but damn, only 72 days! SMH!

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Amazing Race

I caught an episode of Amazing Race for the first time last night and I am signing the hubby & I up! 

I am SO excited lol!

I may not be in the best shape of my life, but I guess that's what Zumba is for.

Now if I can just get motivated to take my ass to class.

Anyways our trip to ATL was a semi-bust. While it was fun hanging out with hubby, Nordstrom @ Phipps Plaza disappointed me. I saw all these beautiful dresses online but when I got to the store, none of those dresses were there. All they had were these hideous granny dresses. That REALLY annoys me. Just because women have curves, it doesn't mean we want to wear potato sacks or moomoos! We even drove to another Nordstrom @ Perimeter Mall and they had the same garbage.

Oh and when I told the sales associate I was looking for some dresses I saw online, she looked me uo & down and said, "you probably need to go to the Encore section."

Why do they call the plus size area Encore?

The definition of Encore is:

An additional performance in response to the demand of an audience.

So, in relation to plus size women, does this mean- for people who want an additional portion of food?

I don't know what moron came up with that name, but that is poor branding if you ask me.

I'm debating on whether or not to order the dress from their website. I am disappointed in Nordstroms that I really don't even want to give them any of my money at this point. 

Sunday was spent chillaxin all day.  I gave Bebe a bath and she was not happy.

I'm gonna have to record her one day. She knows the phrase "time for a bath" and literally fights me when I try to pick her up. It's hilarious how she growls every time I say, time I say bath time!

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Here are some past halloween pics...

 

2002

(sorry for the pic quality- back then I had one of those one time use cameras)

 2003

2007

 

2008

 

2010- I went as Snooki, thus than extra tan look!

We spent last Halloween in New Orleans!

October Followers Fest

 There's a link up party going on for bloggers!

Great way to meet new bloggers & gain new friends and readers.

Be sure to visit & link up!

YouTube Saturdays

The smokey eye tutorial.

There are SEVERAL on youtube. 

The 88 palette that a lot of girls talk about.

MUCH cheaper than trying to get  a palette from MAC.

Hubby and I are are headed to ATL today to hang out (& shop)! 

Hopefully I'll be coming back with a dress.

Aint that the Truth?!!

Random blog alert..

I forgot to mention that hubby surprised me with some perfume last week. 

I've never heard of it, but it smells good!

 Love me some hubby, he is so sweet!

So in prepartion for this wedding, I've already contacted one of my friends that works at MAC to do my eye makeup. Whenever I have a big party or event to go to, I love to have my eye make up done. I don't get the whole face done bc I am pretty happy with doing my own foundation, blush, etc. Plus it's cheaper. They usually want you to buy at least $30 worth of product, sometimes less depending on the artist. Most aren't sticklers for this, so I may pay $20 for some lashes and keep it movin. lol.

So I LOVE how all the girls at MAC are so creative with their makeup. I haven't had a need to have any wild colors so I typically go with a simple smokey eye or neutral colors. 

This is a bad pic of me (hate the angle), but the eye makeup was fabulous.  I asked for the Kim Kardashian smokey eye! I'm not a fan of the neutral lip (on myself) though.
This was is probably my fav bc they also did my eyebrows. It completes the look in my opinion! Make sure you have them do your eyebrows if you ever get your eye make up done!

This is me & my girl DD!

This is back in 2008 for my friend's 30th birthday party.

I was loving that red hair!

We went to the MAC counter in Tampa and that was the first time I had a guy do my makeup & he did a great job! I told him the dress I was wearing had red & yellow in it, and he said he knew what to do!

(see what I mean abut the eyebrows)

So I lied earlier about the crazy colors....we threw an 80s party so it was my excuse to go crazy!

Here's what my friend came up with.

Pretty wild huh?
(again, look at the eyebrows!)

And this is just a random pic I took of myself today. 

BLAH! 

I need some make up help. 

I've watched countless youtube videos on this subject and I still can't get it.

This is a terrible pic. 

I have a terrible case of red eye bc I stare at a computer for 12+ hours a day.

Happy weekend everyone!

I need a dress!

I FINALLY get to be a GUEST at a wedding next month instead of the photographer! Hallelujah!

I am so excited to be able to dress up, eat, drink, & dance at a wedding without having to work.

So now I've been searching everywhere for a dress- that is decently priced. I love several dresses I found online at Nordstrom...but good googly moogly, those things are expensive.

I may go with something I already have in the closet that I wore only once.

But here are some of the others I am thinking about...

Love the color of this one!

                                                         
                                                      Love the bow on the shoulder!
                                              This one is on sale, so it's a strong maybe.

I adore the sparkles on this one, but it may be too much for the wedding I'm attending!

                                  I love this color but this is one of those I'll have to try it on first!

                             Again, I like the color & cut, but this will have to be tried on first!

                                                       
                                                        LOVE this one but kind of pricey!

(all images via Nordstrom)

Looks like I'll be making a road trip to Atlanta soon!