She Said Yes

I know I've been gone. I went back to my alma mater for the three day weekend. It was wonderful. I'll tell you about it later. In the meantime, I want to show you my first layout with my fancy stuff.

There was a bit of a problem with the date... It went from November 2012 to November 2011 with the help of some conveniently perfectly sized stickers. Oops. I'll definitely have to watch out for that one in the future!

I took this photo during an engagement photo shoot I did for my Godbrother and his fiance last November. This shot is probably one of my favorites from the day.

(pause while I try to figure out how to get the picture onto my blog. technology wins fight)

Well, this is awkward. It's really cute, but I don't know how to photographically prove that to you. How embarrassing. I'll figure it out some day when I'm less sleep deprived from a three day weekend full of heart to heart talks with numerous friends. In the meantime, here are some photos from the weekend. :)

(styrofoam cup art, the outside of our amazing chapel, the even more amazing inside of the other chapel, and a tolerably well-framed self-portrait with a friend)

happy Wednesday!

It's HERE!!!

My scrapbooking stuff ARRIVED!!!!!! and it was kind of a surprise because I've been checking and checking and checking the tracking info (cause I'm a little bit really excited) and it didn't even look like it had shipped as of last night so when it got here today...

well...

YAY!!!

Initial Instagramming

I've embarked into the world of instagramming. It's fun... and maybe a tad bit narcissistic (see first picture). I can take pictures of the sun outside my window on Sunday morning (second picture), or lag behind on a walk to catch the glowing hills (third picture), or take pictures of scrumptious desserts that my coworkers bring to work (fourth picture). I am enjoying myself immensely.

Week Four, Day Two: Brain Dead

I am officially, officially brain dead. Let me illustrate:

I have two daily rounds through the offices. One in the morning, where I drop off morning mail to various people and dump some stuff in the outgoing mail pile. The other is in the afternoon, after I've processed my morning mail and I drop off a few more things to various people and dump my mail in the shredder.

Today, I did my morning run twice. Once in the morning, once in the afternoon. My shredding ended up in the outgoing mail bin, where it was confusedly picked up by the shipping guy, brought to my supervisor, who brought it to me with a questioning eyebrow.

Ohhhhhhhh dear.

For the longest time, I couldn't figure out what happened. I don't actually remember taking my afternoon rounds. But the above explanation is the only logical one.

So it's official. Not even halfway through week four and I'm brain dead. That's nice.

To Be(lieve) or Not to Be(lieve)

Irv, your friendly neighborhood girl scout cookie man, was back today. This time, I got fair warning that he was coming from Andrea.

me: Did you bring me cookies?
Irv: No, no cookies today.

pause as he signs out his badge

Irv: You have the most beautiful eyes.
me (turning bright red on cue): Thank you.
Irv: How often do people tell you that?
me: I've never heard it before.
Irv: They're all blind.

And off he went, leaving me cautiously happy. On one hand, he paid me a lovely compliment. On the other hand, given his record, I'm not sure if he meant it sincerely or just wanted to watch me turn funny colors.

Happy Monday!

Apple, Solver of Problems

I am now the (super duper) proud owner of an iPhone 4S. Go me! My favorite features include the fact that I can set it to chirp like a bird when I get a text message (such a happy, pleasant sound) and the camera. It's a lovely camera. It takes purdy pictures. It even allows you to be an absolute narcissist and take pictures of yourself.

I'm used to doing the awkward hold-the-camera-so-it's-facing-you-and-hope-for-the-best-with-your-aim thing. I assumed that I had to do the same thing with my new camera. A higher resolution picture, maybe, but not very well... framed.

But Apple has fixed my problem. There's a little button that you push that causes the camera to turn around and point at you! Ohmygoodness this makes the narcissistic pictures of myself not only higher resolution, but actually centered. Or somewhat flattering since I can arrange my face accordingly.

What makes me laugh about this whole scenario, though, is that my Italian Mama knew about this feature and I didn't.  TAC really did an effective job of killing any tech savvy I might have otherwise possessed.

Freaking Out

Wake up.
Bumble around until fueled (Deo Gratias for coffee!).
Zumba.
Order tons of stuff from 2 Peas in a Bucket.
Eat lunch.
Head to the Verizon store where I purchase an iPhone.
Work on quilt.

Be very, very excited. All day.

Best day ever.