Christmas Break

I haven't written for awhile...

Life is busy!

But also good...

I will update on a few projects I've been working on later.

But first, I want to show you some of the capturings of this relaxing Christmas Break...

According to Instagram, my new favorite app.

A String of Bad Luck

I must have broken a mirror or something...

I'm serious when I say I have bad camera luck.

I can prove it.

Occurrence #1

Delicate Arch

This was my first bad luck experience with a camera.  There I was in Moab, with my family- vacationing and hiking.  I was holding my dad's camera over a big cliff.  And there it went, falling to it's death.  You can imagine how my dad felt. 

Occurrence #2

Car Melting

I'm dumb I know, I don't want to hear it.  I left camera # 2 in the car one long summer day.  When I returned to my sauna of a car, it had pretty much exploded.  The screen was all black and it no longer functioned.

Occurrence #3

Elevator Shaft in New York

My apartment in NY had one of those open, gated, really ancient, yet cool looking elevators.  On one fateful night as I was riding the elevator to my floor, I dropped camera # 3 through the shafted gate to the deep dark basement.  I did find it, slammed against the cement.  I'm proud to say that even after this accident, I stubbornly got the camera to barely work.  Until it officially died a month later, I still took that delightful camera with me.  The trick was a thick rubber band and duct tape that kept that trooper functioning until it's death.

Occurrence #4

Water Fall

Oh, Camera # 4, I miss you.  I went on a hike with some friends up to a waterfall in Utah Valley.  We were having fun taking pictures and playing.  I decided to go up to the top of the waterfall.  I don't honestly know what I was thinking with this next move.  I outstretched my hand holding the camera over the waterfall, trying to give my camera to Mr. X.  He accidentally slapped my hand and there it went.  Spiraling into the beautiful water rapids. 

So, now all I have is my iPhone.

I hope with all my heart that nothing like this ever happens to IT.

I would cry.

Due to these series of unfortunate events, my picture quality just isn't the same.  I love you, dear iPhone.  But you can't compete.

That is the end of my story.

This one goes out to my grandparents

Meet my grandparents, aren't they so cute?! They just barely lived at my parents house. My grandpa is really struggling and needed some extra hands. It was very sad for them to leave their blessed home they lived in for 60 years. Yes, 60 years! It was such a blessing to have them in my parents home though for the short time they did. Now a rest home is a better option for my grandpa.

I did get to know my grandpa better during this time and I must tell you he's an adorable man. He has the sweetest most innocent heart. He has written poetry for years and continues to even now. He's very quiet but when he does make a comment it gets the whole dinner table laughing. To top that off, he'll randomly bust out in character voices.

My grandparents are so cute together. My grandma is patient as my grandpa gets harder and harder to take care of. They're companions, they are there own team. I can't imagine loving someone for over 60 years. Right now in my newly single life I can't fathom it. But oh do I want it. I'm just happy I have 2 great examples of what honest pure love can create over many years.

birthday card

 It was my little baby sister's 19th birthday and so me and my mom decided to go visit her up at college.  I wanted to make her a card that was extravagant and silly.  As I was browsing Hobby Lobby's shelves I stumbled upon a card board house form, and I couldn't resist.

It's a Playhouse card with us as little paper dolls!  I told her that now she can play with me whenever she wants ha ha.