- So as you can see, I've finally got the "uploading photos" back down to a science. Only problem is that it still takes a lot of time to get all the photos uploaded. But at least you can see our awesome photos again!
- Mr. and Mrs. next door are really starting to annoy us. The dogs and snoring were just the start. Now they're starting to live outside the confines of their apartment. They do this by keeping a ridiculous and useless metal cage thing on their porch. Also, they put out a kiddie pool for their pets to cool off in. In the middle of the common area. Their porch looks like a white trash trailer park. Thankfully we don't have anything invested in the property value of our place. I also ran into Mr. next door at Five Guys Burgers right before the fourth weekend. Marlene was with me and it took me a while to realize that he was the SNORER!
- We have a wedding coming up in two weeks, so I've been working on an apron for the bride. Also got the finishing touches on another apron for our September wedding. Then there is the Fourth of July sale fabric that I got for a steal that is going to be another apron and a set of cocktail napkins. I'm very excited to start those projects.
- Last week on Friday I went with my parents to pick up my second cousin from the airport. He just returned from his third tour of Iraq and my parents were storing his car. It was great to be able to give him a happy welcome home!
- Today I've spent the morning blogging and organizing magazines and other office projects that I was behind on...Now I think I'll head down to the pool. Its a beautiful day and I've got reading to do.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Short Update...
Fourth of July Weekend- Sunday
We started the day on Sunday by making our annual stop at KFC for some fried chicken to take to the Potluck up at Wildwood. It was a really gray day and the temperature up there is always at least 10 degrees cooler than in town, so it was gray and cold! Therefore, not too many photos from up there- we mostly just stood around the fire and tried to keep warm... and ate! Also- there was a rousing game of UNO for a while.
Steven and I went on a small walk to see the fish viewing window:
This is kind of a cool photo because you can see under the water through the window!
Then we went back to the house and relaxed, ate some more and watched TV. Steven worked on the internet at the house and we got ready for fireworks!
Steven always gets me my required "sparklers" for the beggining of the show. This year he also got the "Champagne poppers" and so I am doing sparklers and Tara is simultaneously popping a popper. We're dorks. Look at our faces! LOL!
These are some more dorky pictures of me and my sparklers, but I posted them because we finally have a camera that can do the "double exposure" or what ever it is that gets the cool glow from the fireworks. If I had any idea of how cool these pics could be I'd have tried some more stuff. Next year we'll know what to do!
After the kids play with the sparklers, Steven gets to work on our little show! I tried taking good pictures, but the smoke kind of keeps them from being awesome. We'll have to try to find a big show over some water next year to get some really good shots.
His finale was pretty awesome though. He's a great firework show guy! Thanks for putting it on for us Steven! He's a real keeper. :)
Steven and I went on a small walk to see the fish viewing window:
This is kind of a cool photo because you can see under the water through the window!Then we went back to the house and relaxed, ate some more and watched TV. Steven worked on the internet at the house and we got ready for fireworks!
Steven always gets me my required "sparklers" for the beggining of the show. This year he also got the "Champagne poppers" and so I am doing sparklers and Tara is simultaneously popping a popper. We're dorks. Look at our faces! LOL!These are some more dorky pictures of me and my sparklers, but I posted them because we finally have a camera that can do the "double exposure" or what ever it is that gets the cool glow from the fireworks. If I had any idea of how cool these pics could be I'd have tried some more stuff. Next year we'll know what to do!
After the kids play with the sparklers, Steven gets to work on our little show! I tried taking good pictures, but the smoke kind of keeps them from being awesome. We'll have to try to find a big show over some water next year to get some really good shots.
His finale was pretty awesome though. He's a great firework show guy! Thanks for putting it on for us Steven! He's a real keeper. :)
Fourth of July Weekend-Saturday
This year we spent the first part of our long weekend out with my Parents. I brought the camera along and got a few shots of them around their gorgeous property. They've really worked hard to make it special and pretty and I love getting photos of them in their natural habitat!
This is by the hot tub out in the back yard.
Cruiser was outside laying in the grass to cool off. He's such a good doggie.
Big shot of the garden out behind them, but nothing is big enough yet to be seen! I love their hand painted sign that points to places they love around the USA. It reminds me of M*A*S*H. 
Dad doing what he does best- being goofy around the BBQ. This shot makes me laugh so hard. He's so funny! Look at that face!! Love him to pieces!
Herb harvests are always plentiful! I love when she puts them along the window in the Kitchen. We used them to make an herb butter for the rotisserie chicken we did on the BBQ for supper. YUM! It was a fun day of relaxing and chatting. Mom and I even went and did some antiques shopping that we've been meaning to do for a while now.
This is by the hot tub out in the back yard.
Cruiser was outside laying in the grass to cool off. He's such a good doggie.
Big shot of the garden out behind them, but nothing is big enough yet to be seen! I love their hand painted sign that points to places they love around the USA. It reminds me of M*A*S*H. 
Dad doing what he does best- being goofy around the BBQ. This shot makes me laugh so hard. He's so funny! Look at that face!! Love him to pieces!
Herb harvests are always plentiful! I love when she puts them along the window in the Kitchen. We used them to make an herb butter for the rotisserie chicken we did on the BBQ for supper. YUM! It was a fun day of relaxing and chatting. Mom and I even went and did some antiques shopping that we've been meaning to do for a while now.
Chinese Gardens June 2010
Steven's Parents have been long time supporters of the Portland Chinese Gardens and they got some free passes, which they let us take a few months ago. Well we finally got around to using them!
We invited our friends Mel and Ryan for an afternoon of Asian delights. We hit the garden and then headed down to Portland City Grill for Happy Hour. It was the most awesome Wednesday afternoon we've had in a while. Steven even managed to cut out of work early, so that made it extra special.
What happens when you get two amateur photographers together?? This is an experiment in what exactly happens! You get a plethora of awesome photos and a few that look like this:
Mel got a few shots of us that I really liked, and edited to make them pop!
The two trees that you can see in the background are both from Steven's Parents! They are main garden focal points. The garden really is magical. If you haven't checked it out- you really should! I am wanting to go back now and enjoy the tea house on the property too. That's the one thing I was bummed that we didn't get to do.
Happy Hour was pretty spectacular too- we got the last booth and an amazing view of the city along with our Beers and "Strawberry Supernova's". Double YUM!
We invited our friends Mel and Ryan for an afternoon of Asian delights. We hit the garden and then headed down to Portland City Grill for Happy Hour. It was the most awesome Wednesday afternoon we've had in a while. Steven even managed to cut out of work early, so that made it extra special.
What happens when you get two amateur photographers together?? This is an experiment in what exactly happens! You get a plethora of awesome photos and a few that look like this:
Mel got a few shots of us that I really liked, and edited to make them pop!
The two trees that you can see in the background are both from Steven's Parents! They are main garden focal points. The garden really is magical. If you haven't checked it out- you really should! I am wanting to go back now and enjoy the tea house on the property too. That's the one thing I was bummed that we didn't get to do.Happy Hour was pretty spectacular too- we got the last booth and an amazing view of the city along with our Beers and "Strawberry Supernova's". Double YUM!
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