eighteen

Today is my baby sister's 18th birthday.

*happy dance*

:)

I love her for everything she is and...

 everything she ever will be...

I love her for her craziness and blonde moments...

I love her because she's beautiful inside and out....

I love her because she's my sister, my best friend,  my sidekick, and the speaker of God's honest truth whenever she sees fit to speak it.....

I prayed for her when I was little.

I had no idea how that prayer would change my life.

That prayer couldn't have been answered any better.

God knew what he was doing.

Happy Birthday Munchkin.

:)

oh one more....

Sunday....

Just spent a few hours in the photo studio..... 

This has nothing to do with anything I was shooting for but I'm 

glad I snapped it....it's my favorite from the day.

I hope everyone is enjoying this day :)

this life is beautiful and random

silly and unbelievable

out of line and unruly

crazy and amazing

this life is mine.

Smile.

Random Bliss List :)

Happy Friday!

Random Bliss List :)

1. Vintage Pyrex...

oh goodness....I just want them all....such beautiful colors

2. Adventurers...

yes please...for the rest of my life :)

3. Sparkly Shoes...

Not only are the shoes amazing....this photograph is pretty splendid itself!

4. I am....

we all are....never stop learning...never stop living...never

5. Mushrooms....

This makes me want to pull out my watercolors....

6.Pretty Braid....

love this braid!....actually like the color too.....

7. Blazer...

I love this....I can picture it now....skinny jean, black pumps, 

 a white under shirt, and of

course a long necklace....

8. Peaceful....

and beautiful....everything about this is amazing....location, architecture, reflection...

9.Twigs...

I'm not exactly sure why I like this so much....but the simplicity is attractive....

10.Rocker...

hmmmm...yes well I just need one....

These are a few from a recent photography project I have been working on....

Number 9 had a little bit to do with this idea ;)

and this one is an idea I've been working with too....

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Smile :)

I'm off to the furniture market with my darling sister!

Brownie...

Sharpie/Pen Drawing of a Kodak Brownie

I drew this yesterday evening at work :) I can't take full credit for it....I was browsing the internet and saw a similar drawing and thought to myself, "hey! I can do that!"...

So, I did! :)

I wonder who came up with the idea to call a small Kodak camera a brownie???

I think it's pretty much adorable!

I am pretty sure I've posted this before, but I thought you might need some assistance in recognizing what that goofy little line drawing up top was ;)

Not to mention this picture just makes me really happy...

:)

Destination: Searcy, Arkansas :)

Towards the end of last week....things turned into a blur...in a good way though :D

I meant to do a post on what my weekend was bringing but I got caught up in trying to get ready for the weekend and time slipped away from me.

So here it is! 

My weekend! :)

Friday morning, my friend Sunny and I headed for Searcy, Arkansas a little after 8 am.

Why? 

ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) South Central Career Day! 

I should probably start by saying that this is the farthest that I have ever actually driven myself. It was definitely a new experience. Not only was this just a career day, we were also given the opportunity to enter projects for competition. We arrived in Searcy around 2 and checked into our hotel. Harding university hosted the event. The campus was beautiful. They wanted to give everyone the opportunity to mingle since Saturday would be busy and full of things to do, so they held a mixer Friday night.

Saturday morning I got up at 5:30.....I get excited...and when I am excited I do things early hehe...

So at 6:15ish all I had left to do was put my dress clothes on. Instead I waited on 7, so I could get breakfast in the lobby....then I got dressed, packed, and checked out. 

Sunny and I got to the campus early and got our projects registered. I entered a photograph into the creative design portion of the event, a hand rendering, and my Studio II project from last semester. After, that the day seemed to fly by. The ending portion of the event was at 3:30 or so....and we waited for the awards ceremony........ drum roll please.... hehe ;)

I was very very excited when they called my name! I received second place with my photography project and also received second place with my Studio II project. **happy dance** :D :D  

In fact, the Mississippi State group took home quiet a few awards (we dominated just a little bit). I am very thankful to be part of such a talented group of people!

This morning when I saw my Studio II professor, I was like.....High Five!

....I kid you not ;)

See you tomorrow!

Smile :)

Inkodye and My Baby Sister

First of all...I just wanted to share this awesomeness that I discovered on this blog>>>A Beautiful Mess


Inkodye! (found here) It's dye that is activated by the sun basically and it looks like tons of fun! I would be willing to guess that this might be an awesomely fun thing for the summertime! :D

Might have to invest in some of this soon or ask for it for my birthday! (which is in May, I'm just getting a little pre-excited!) (on second thought I'll be 22 never mind, May can take its time)

Moving on.... :) My sister and I spent about 3 hours in the photography studio Saturday! So much fun for me and her, because she loves being my little model. It also makes for great sister bonding time. Pretty much makes for an awesome time. period. :) 

I was blessed with a beautiful and amazing sister.

She never fails to crack me up.

Love her...

I would also like to say that I am now the daughter of a deacon! Sunday afternoon, my church held an ordination service for my daddy and another man in our church. I am so very proud to be the daughter of such an awesome daddy. I love him with all of my heart and know that he will be an amazing deacon.

Hope your Monday was amazing!

Smile :)

Tiny Camper Love :)

So if you know me or if you have been reading this little blog of mine long...you know that I dream of having my own business... :) Having my own little store would cause a serious case of happy dances every day for a long period of time. I plan on making this happen someday....eventually :) 

I try to write my ideas down when some randomness hits me. This morning I stumbled across a photo that made my heart skip a few beats....ahhh don't those moments just make you smile? Anyways, ok let me tell you about it. I have this odd like for those tiny little travel campers, the older retroish ones that came with the pretty blueish-green or yellow stripes. So at this point you;re probably thinking "how did we go from her business to a camper"? What's better than a combo of two things that I dream of!

A little store out of a camper! :D

This would be awesome for festivals and things!

And just to carry on with that dream....I mean you know if I had a big enough store someday

I could just put this cutie inside and use it for display.....better yet I could have two campers!....I could just find one that didn't run to go in my store and keep the other one for traveling....hehe :) *happy dance*

I hope everyone has a beautiful weekend!

Smile :)