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frost & frosting

Bluejay drives a pick-up truck. It's pretty hot. Nothing like seeing your love step out of a rusty truck. Like I said... hot! I like to envision him in wranglers and cowboy boot & hat. I may be a city girl, but I sure love my hick husband! But it's not a realistic vehicle for the harsh & snowy Mn winters. When the roads are icy, I drive Bluejay to work in the morning and pick him up in the evening. At first it was annoying to plan my day around being his chauffeur. But now it's one of my favorite parts of the day. We get to spend time talking and flirting. It's the best way to start the day. I love being able to serve him in that way. After I dropped him off yesterday, I walked to the lake by his office and I snapped these pictures. It was magical. The sun was just rising over the horizon. The trees were covered in frost from the previous nights fog. I wish I had my DSLR camera, but at least I had Hank (my point and shoot) and I was able to capture a bit of the serenditous moment.
Yesterday was the opening ceremony for the Olympics. I love the olympics and that's saying a lot since I'm not a huge sports fan. But the olympics are different. I love the stories. I love the way the athletes push themselves to the max. I choke up when I see their faces on the gold medal podium. It's inspiring and moving. I just love it! I was so disappointed to miss the opening ceremony and much of the summer olympics in 2008 because Bluejay and I got married during the opening ceremony. I LOVED having our wedding on 08.08.08 and going to Mexico with Bluejay on our honeymoon. But I missed the Olympics. Bluejay and I like to joke about it now. We joke about that first night when I was sleeping and Bluejay turned on the Olympics on mute so as not to wake me and when I woke he told me he wanted to talk all night. I just wanted to sleep. Weddings wear you out! So this year, I was determined to see the opening ceremony. We had an opening ceremony PARTY! We invited some good friends over and I made cupcakes in the shape of the Olympic rings. We had a grand ole time! I'm really looking forward to snuggling up with Bluejay and a pot of tea to watch the Olympics each night!

silent film for mexico!

Jose Villa is one of the Nations best wedding/event photographers. He's AWESOME! His blog is definitely in my RSS feed. He is hosting a give-a-way on his blog this week. What is it? Only the most FABULOUS give-a-way ever! A scholarship to a photography workshop in Mexico! According to Jose Villa, "The scholarship will cover a 4 day wedding photography workshop in Ahualulco De Mercado, Mexico at Hacienda El Carman built 350 years ago. We’ve got you covered on a round trip airfare to Mexico. All 5 days will be covered at the Hacienda El Carmen, all meals, and we’ll even throw in a spa treatment." All I had to do was create a 12 second video to enter. Jose will choose his favorite 3 videos and then put it to a vote. My mind was racing with ideas. As it turns out, 12 seconds really isn't that much time! So yesterday, Bluejay and I went out with my camera and created a series of photos that I would format to black and white with red accents and load them into iMovie to create this time-lapse film. I used 103 images! It was really fun and I hope I win! I'll let you know if I need your votes! You can see other 12 sec video submissions here. Wish me luck!

Snow day!

Stacey came over for coffee & blueberry muffins today. She needed to grab some of her artwork for her portfolio review... instead, we ended up talking about boys and giggling at pretty much everything. That's why sisters are the best! We're total buds! Before she left, I just had to take a couple photos with the beautiful falling snow. Snow & I have a love/hate relationship. Love: it's super pretty. Hate: it's cold. Love: it makes Christmas beautiful. Hate: when Christmas is over, it's still around. Love: the fun winter photos! Hate: not many people want to brave the weather for photos in the snow. Oh well. At least Stacey and I got some fun images today!