Bathroom pics

Before:




After:





(sorry some of them aren't rotated!)

And after I make a couple more changes, I will update those pics as well. :) Let me know what you think of the color! And, this is the first time I have ever bought NICE towels in my entire life. Hehe...

The chicken salad saga continues...

I tried Panera's chicken salad on Friday. I was pleasantly surprised. It was pretty good, but I guess nothing special (no nuts or fruit). I also got it on Tomato Basil bread instead of whatever it was supposed to come on. The whole sandwich came in between $5.50 & $6, but I also got chips and a pickle spear with it! They also put mustard on the sandwich (not IN the salad though) and I thought it was a nice extra touch. Very light and refreshing, exactly what I want from my chicken salad.

I'm almost ready to post the before and after shots of my bathroom.

And tonight I'm going to continue to work on wedding albums and refine my watermarking process so I actually use it (on both my blog and Flickr!... maybe Facebook too). Stealing images is becoming more and more prominent you know!

Oh, and I almost forgot... one of my kitchen lights just DROPPED from the ceiling last night. For no reason at all. No one was even in the room. So I'm off to a couple of the home stores to find a new light that I like.

Painting on a Friday night

The night before I was shooting a wedding no less. I painted my bathroom this past Friday night because I had no idea when I was going to get it done this summer. So I just did it. It took me about 2 hours to take everything down and out of the room to prep for the paint and then another 1.5 hours later to do the 2nd coat. Not too shabby. Plus I watched Nevan and mopped the kitchen floor in between. :D I am a machine!

I'm trying to do some more creative stuff in regard to my engagement and senior photography lately. Be sure to check out the HBP blog to see my recent work. Tell your friends! I can always use more business.

I'm about to pull the trigger on that other lens I mentioned in my post below. I think I can definitely swing it if I get another photo order or two in this month (I'm anticipating a couple) and if I get my other broken lens fixed and sold. I'm also going to get serious about putting my studio equipment up on Ebay/Craigslist (I'd rather NOT ship it).

Tonight Aaron and I are taking Nev to Prairie Farm again (we went last week after they were closed and just walked around the outside). Then we're going to hit up BW3 for cheap wings and Walmart so Aaron can buy NCAA2009, which he has been EAGERLY anticipating. I think it will be pretty cool to see our players and see if they've updated Memorial Stadium any more.

Well, back to work. Peace out!

While I've Got You Here...

Actually, I just can't sleep. But while I'm up, I might as well update my blog, right? Meh.

Update 1: I've been severely slacking on the chicken salad updates. I don't think I've had any in maybe 2, 3 weeks. I really need to get on it. I did stop at Strawberry Fields randomly one day thought and DIDNT FIND ANY CHICKEN SALAD. Also of note, I ate at Arby's this week and avoided my beloved to-date favorite chicken salad in favor of the new toasted French Dip Au Jus sandwich. It was delicious, but I probably could have and should have only eaten half of it and saved the other half for later.

Update 2: Lately Aaron and I have been taking Nevan out for these Wednesday night dinners and activities and we've been having a lot of fun. Last week we went to Za's and then to Menard's again. This week we went to Junior's/Cozy's for some greasy burgers and frozen custard. Mmm... Nevie loved all of it. Then we took him to West Side Park where we discovered that he doesn't yet like slides, but he LOVES the swing! Then we took a nice walk around the park with his Illini stroller and headed home.

Update 3: I can't sleep. Obviously. Ugh. I'm going to have to start depending on teh sleeping pills nearly every freaking night.

Update 4: Paisley is whiny and clingy. She hasn't yet peed in my house, but she has peed in Aaron's apt. twice. Once while we were looking at her. Stupid dog. She's sleeping right now soundly and doesn't even seem to notice that I'm on the computer in the same room. Good dog!

Update 5: I need more photography gigs. My business is going to be hurting around mid-fall if I don't book at least one more wedding before like February. Tell all your friends! Don't get me wrong... I am making money, but bills seem to come out of nowhere, including the COMPLETELY STUPID Yellow Pages ad I took out last November. What a horrible, awful idea that was. I tell you I won't be doing that again. I've also had to buy a new lens--a purchase I wasn't anticipating, and I'm wanting one other lens. I'm planning to sell some of my unused equipment in September or October though when my wedding $$ is starting to dry up for the winter. I REALLY want to do more senior & engagement sessions because those seem to be the most fun and the least time-consuming for me.

Alright... back to bed to try and catch maybe just a few winks.