Engagement Session May 2009

The recaps will now begin!  We put off getting our engagement pictures until the month before the wedding.  I really would not recommend this!  Getting these pictures done let me know a few things...
First, we or rather I cannot be "dipped" to save my life.  Such a bummer as I really wanted a romantic "dip" picture. This just did not work for us!  Second, we need lots of direction.  Our photographer Clary Pfeiffer captures moments instead of lots of posing which is a huge reason why I love her style so much...but we really needed direction, REALLY, taking pictures is hard work!  I envy the couples that it all comes so natural for.  SO enough about my photo issues, here are some of my favorite shots from our session. All photos are from Clary Pfeiffer Photography.

Semester is over!

I am so thankful that the fall semester is over!  I am just thaaaaaaat much closer to finishing.

I hope to FINALLY post wedding pictures, I mean it has only been about 6 months.  I miss reading blogs and staying up to date with everything on my blog lists.

So....Here is a shot from our fabulous photographer Clary Pfeiffer visit Clary's blog too!

Dear Santa,

{via Paper Source}

This would be perfect for a wedding picture! I love birds, love white on white frames.  I would like this please Santa. :)

As a side note, my 4 yr. old nephew has been perusing catalogs and "signing up" for what he wants for Christmas.  He makes some sort of markings and "sign's up"!  Too cute. 

busy

I really dislike being busy. Wedding planning was fun. I loved it. I know that all brides do not though. I loved seeing everything come together and have a beautiful end product that I have crafted and designed.

It seems that I have gone from wedding planning heaven to dissertation hell. Now that the wedding is over, I have to devote my free time to this beast of a paper. Chapter 3 {rough draft} is due this Monday, but honestly....I still have not written chapter 2 {rough draft}. The lit review has left me with writers block. I have a much smaller paper due this Monday and I am using that to cure this block of mine. So today (saturday and tomorrow) I am writing. While everyone else is enjoying the uncharacteristically warm weather I am inside writing. Am I procrastinator, why yes! Do I love writing papers, and reading hundred of articles? Ummm, no. I like making things. This is why I enjoyed my undergraduate degree in Fine Art. No final papers usually for me....I got to make things.

So it is fitting that my dissertation topic revolves around learning styles...

I have time to write this 100+ page document. I am projected to finish May 2011. Plenty of time to solve my procrastination issue.