engagement photos

These were four of my favorites out of 123 to choose from. I'm really glad we hired this photographer. She captures us very well.

Finalizing the big stuff

Anyone have a DJ they can recommend?

people you think you know

You think you know someone... but then you see their soul and discover their much more beautiful than you thought.

Thank you for sharing Toni. And I LIVE that saying.. "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger".

Class Photo

Here's a photograph of my whole class with our teacher.
Class ends next week! It's been great!

it's not the picture

it's how he sees me... I honestly never thought love could be this strong.

key thoughts!

Apparently I am suffering from Beal, a term six talks about in his latest post. Call it laziness. Call it distraction. Call it pure exhaustion. Call it whatever you want. My thought process is just not very creative right now, so here are the key points:

1. I bought my wedding dress on Monday. Yeah i know. But i honestly didnt think i would find it on day 1 of the search. Rob's mom helped me pick it out. I think she was happy that i invited her. She's nice. I'm not posting pictures because I dont want Rob to accidently see. If you know my email (Toni and Nan do), then email me and i will send a picture.

2. I am promoting about 8 different events in the next 12 weeks. Its exhausting trying to keep track of everything so i had to print out my Outlook calendar and literally tape it to the wall next to me so i can make sure i stay on track.

3. My photography class is going well. We did studio portraits today, but i volunteered to be the model since i know about portrait lighting a little.

4. I miss my honey. He's at class until 11pm.

5. I still cant stop looking at my ring!

6. One of Rob's saltwater fish died last week and I have actually been kind of sad about it! LOL.

7. We are having a pampered chef party a week from Friday and the downstairs bathroom isnt done. The house is also a major disaster area - like a tornado went through or something.

8. We have no groceries. Before class today we both munched on microwaved hotdogs (no bun).

9. I've been busy collecting addresses for the wedding invitations, which we may actually print ourselves.

10. I'm going upstairs to fold laundry, then climb into bed and wait for da man!


TADA! 10 things about my life right now!

Are you still reading?

Sucker!!

I bet you thought it was actually going to go somewhere. HA! Fat chance!

Guess who came to visit me?

Ms. Nan Patience came to visit me at the Country Fair this weekend!

The last 24 hours

What a weekend so far. We spent the whole day visiting people, talking on the phone, planning etc. We went out east, on the North Fork, to visit a very dear friend/colleague and then we headed to the beach so that Rob could do his photography homework. Assignment: Portraits! So guess who was his subject? Here's one of the shots he took of me.

Then we decided it was time for dinner. We were dressed for a decent restaurant, so I thought it would be nice to try A Touch of Venice, that Italian restaurant in Mattituck. I had never been there but always heard so many good things about them. We sat outside on the veranda, overlooking the water and sipped our wine, holding hands, as the sun set in front of us. It was a PERFECT night. I probably could have used a sweater, but the red wine helped keep me comfy. The food was amazing.

The Ring
It's GORGEOUS and SUPER sparkly. The clarity of the big stone is amazing. But this ring is not just some store bought ring. This ring has SIGNIFICANT meaning! Rob had a custom setting made to fit all the stones from several of his grandmother's rings (engagement rings and other stuff). We're not sure how many karats it is, but we are guessing about 1 and a 1/2 total. It's getting appraised next week. I can't stop looking at it!! There's a matching wedding band too, which I got to see yesterday and try on. Sorry for the sort of blurry picture. We plan on taking a better one soon.


Wedding Plans
Sooooo Rob and I thought it would be nice to have the wedding at the Yacht Club (in the town where we live for those of you who know where that is -i'd rather not say). Rob's a member there and we really loved the idea of getting married near the water. We were thinking... about a 100 people, buffet, DJ, and the having the actual ceremony on the beach, barefoot (if the weather cooperates).

The Club only books private parties before Memorial Day and After September. So after hemming and hawing on the fact that ALL of next October was completely booked... we decided to go with MAY! HA HA HA!

Yes, 7 months from now I am getting married. Am I freaking out? Not really.. maybe a little... mostly about getting a decent photographer and getting my dress on time! I have a few ideas in mind for my dress. It seems that strapless is in these days! HUH? I dont think so. I wanted something simple, just satin, white, little or no frills, lace etc. V-neck, short sleeves. Something like this.

I'm more excited than I thought I would be. I always thought i would just elope , get married somewhere in the carribean or something. But being that Rob has never been married, we wanted to do something here. I dont think Rob realized how crazy women get with weddings though! 24 hours into our engagement I was already driving him crazy. HAHA HAHA! Poor guy. I'll have to save my flighting ideas for the "girl talk", until we can narrow down some solid options that we think all can live with. The wedding planning is fun for me by i tend to obsess about event planning. I like to get things done - Bing bang boom - So i dont have to think about it anymore. Ya know?



Overall I'm just excited about spending the rest of my life with the man I love. We have been together for almost a year. Hit it off instantly! Dated for 4 months. I moved in 6 months ago and since then, we have spent every possible moment together. And somewhere, sometime this summer, by some chance, I fell in love with my best friend. And he fell in love with me.

ehem... notice anything different???

Riverhead Country Fair

Hey all, every year LIFB has a booth at the Country Fair - and we have moved the booth to kinda behind the Rotary near the river.

Stop by and say hi! I'll be there ALL day!

new lens, big news!

So the new lens is really turning out to be quite an investment. I got to do some extensive shooting with it tonight in class. LOVE IT! Check out my photoblog to see some of the shots from tonight's class.

In honor of Sam

Sam is my cousin's dog. She's a 14 year old black lab who has been with my cousin's family since her first few weeks. We always heard stories about how Sam got into this and that and was always in trouble for something. It reminded me of my very first dog Jenny (also a black lab).

Well, I just recieved word that Sam's health is failing that they have decided to put her to sleep this week. I thought it might be nice to honor Sam and comfort my family with a poem i found. I only hope it will bring a small smile through the tears of sorrow.



A Poem for New Puppy Owners
Author unknown.

Don't smell crotches, don't eat plants.
Don't steal food or underpants.
Don't eat my socks, don't grab my hair...
DON'T RIP THE STUFFING FROM THAT CHAIR!
Don't eat those peas, don't touch that bush,
Don't chew my shoes, what IS this mush?!?
Eat your cookies, drink your drink,
Outta the toilet! Outta the sink!
AWAY FROM THE LITTER BOX, IT'S FOR THE CAT!
(and must you kiss me after that?!?)
Raising a puppy is not for the lazy,
Those rugrats are funny but also quite crazy.
Don't despair through the toil and the strife,
'Cause after three years you'll get back your life!
So let's go for walkies, so you can do your "thing",
And maybe I'll get back my good diamond ring!

random thoughts about how small the world really is

hmm... my fence pictures arent working. I will have to look into that.

Anyway, yesterday I made a somewhat large financial decision. Not a major one, but i did spend quite a bit of money. I invested in a new lens for my camera. I have been unhappy with the outcomes of photographs with my current set of "come-with-the-camera" lens and I thought it might be an important step forward for me to invest in good equipment if I truly wanted to move forward with this endeavor.

Anyway... It was pretty neat. I ordered it yesterday at 4pm, online, with next day shipping, so i could have a go with it tonight in my photography class. I was able to track the status of my package online. It was packaged and ready to be shipped by 9pm.
The carrier (whom will remain annonymous because they pissed me off a little this morning) picked up my package from the supplier in Kentucky at midnight. It was in Jamaica by 4am and then trucked to Farmingville, one of the larger hubs in Suffolk County for this particular carrier. I called and put a hold on my package not to go out for delivery. I wanted to pick up the lens in Farmingville on the way to work.
This was NO EASY TASK and ended with me raising my voice to one of the agents. Not the first time this has happened either.

Well.. by 9:45am I had my package in my hand.

I am astonished at how fast things can move around the country. Fifteen hours after i placed my order online, my most prized posession was in my hands and placed on my camera.