365 Update #16

I'm so ridiculously behind on posting that it's just sad.  Basically, the more photos that I had building up  the less I wanted to deal with them! Luckily, it's a long weekend and I have zero plans - so I have zero excuses!  Sit back, relax and be prepared for several blog updates this weekend!

[day 110 :: april 28 :: htc incredible 2 :: pixlr xpress]

This one is a lie.  It's another filler, but I hadn't shared it yet (at least not on this blog).  It's from awhile ago when Brian and I went geocaching. :)

[day 111 :: april 29 :: htc incredible 2 :: pse 11]

My 5k training is going AWESOME.  I've passed some milestones that never seemed possible before and it just feels great!

[day 112 :: april 30 :: htc incredible 2 :: pse 11]

I got a little cactus plant...isn't he cute?  

[day 113 :: may 1 :: htc incredible 2 :: pse 11]

Oops, my bad - this is the only photo I took that day.  It's of my food of course...little taco bites.  The picture is crap, but the dinner was yummy!

[day 114 :: may 2 :: htc incredible 2 :: pse 11]

So this happened.

I'm not joking.  I think we got about 8 inches of HEAVY snow...as you can see our tree is touching the ground.  It usually isn't...le sigh.  At least it melted pretty quickly.

[day 115 :: may 3 :: canon rebel xsi :: pse 11]

Cutest. Dog. Ever.  Seriously, what a ham!  He spent a good 15 minutes just rolling around on the floor letting me take pictures of him! :)

[day 116 :: may 5 :: htc incredible 2 :: pixlr xpress]

Happy Cinco...one day early!  We went to a nearby "big" town to see Iron Man 3 and celebrate with mexican food.  The movie was pretty good and the margaritas were even better!

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More updates coming!

-kass

365 Recap #10

[day 68 :: march 17 :: htc incredible 2 :: FxCamera]

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  And...say hello to Rylee!  Westie's are super photogenic...  :)

[day 69 :: march 18 :: htc incredible 2 :: FxCamera]

Theo working with Poppa...or just keeping his feet warm. lol.

[day 70 :: march 19 :: canon xsi :: pse 11]

Truth: This picture is from the 16th.  You'll be seeing some fillers on this post and next - I don't know, but I dropped the ball.  Which really, worked out okay, because I had extra photos I wanted to share.  This is a little table setup in my parent's three season room.  After I took this, my dad was all like whoa, whoa - are you rearranging stuff? I worked on that!  Lol, he was joking ( I think?) and for the record I didn't move anything! :P

 

[day 71 :: march 20 :: htc incredible 2 :: FxCamera]

I feel like I've posted a similar photo, but whatever.  The sun rise has been super intense lately.  Thankfully my commute puts the sun behind me (mostly).  I think in this photo it sort of looks like there was an explosion behind me. Ha!

[day 72 :: march 21 :: canon xsi :: pse 11]

Yoga!  Child's pose, if you were wondering....

[day 73 :: march 22 :: canon xsi :: pse 11]

This is a filler.  This was taken the day before (with the yoga picture), but I think it's silly and it makes me smile.  So it's a good filler. :)

[day 74 :: march 23 :: htc incredible 2 :: instagram]

This is the side of a hotel.  Last weekend Brian and I went up to the Twin Cities to see the Minnesota Wild play (they won!!) and to visit his cousins.  It was a total blast - hockey, family and lots of good food makes for a great time.

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Almost caught up!  Now I'm only about one week behind instead of nearly 3!

-kassie

365 Recap #7

[day 47 :: feb 24:: Canon Rebel Xsi : no edits]

Just a glimpse into my kitchen...

[day 48 :: feb 25 :: Canon Rebel Xsi :: photoshop]

Oh my gosh, this was AMAZING.  We really liked it anyway.  I used the recipe of Oh She Glows. If you like pasta and if you like avocados - then you will like this dish! You're welcome. :)

[day 49 :: feb 26 :: htc incredible 2 :: pixlr xpress]

A new necklace of mine - I really like it.  I'm going to be honest and tell you this was one of those last-minute-right-before-bed kind of pictures.  ...as if you couldn't tell, ha!

[day 50 :: feb 27 :: htc incredible 2 :: pixlr xpress]

Just me with some ridiculous fun filters in pixlr. :)

[day 51 :: feb 28 :: Canon Rebel Xsi :: photoshop]

We bought a starfruit!  I don't know why...they were at Hy-Vee and looked pretty, basically.  I didn't mind it, but it's definitely not something I'd make a habit of eating - at least not by itself.  I do, however, think it would be super pretty in a fruit salad!

[day 52 :: march 1:: htc incredible 2 :: pixlr xpress]

Happy Two Year Anniversary Brian! <3  Yes, March 1st marked two years for Brian and I. :)  We went out to a nice dinner and to see Silver Linings Playbook - I enjoyed both.  Since I was way to busy enjoying a date night this is the only photo I got for the day - luckily I thought to document the lovely flowers he sent me!  What a guy, eh? :)

[day 53 :: march :: Canon Rebel Xsi :: photoshop]

Here's my other favorite guy!  I couldn't help myself, the lighting was great and the look was priceless.  Besides I did warn you that there'd be lots of Theo.  What can I say, I'm a proud momma! :P

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Once again, I've slacked off and thus am behind on posting photos.  Sooooo there will be another update later this weekend (hopefully) or at least early next week!  And tomorrow I'm headed to DM to chill with my girls and take some more pictures, so I'll have to share those at some point too!  

Have a great weekend!

kassie

365 Recap #6

[day 37 :: feb 14:: HTC Droid Incredible 2 : photoshop cs2]

Happy Valentine's!  Hope you had a day full of love and chocolate!  This was at a stop sign on my commute home, I just thought the clouds looked cool.

[day 38 :: feb 15:: HTC Droid Incredible 2 : photoshop cs2]

All right, be prepared.  There are lots of dog pictures this week.  This is Morgan, my parent's dog (or if you want to get technical AND weird, my canine sister, LOL). Yes, the photo is blurry - it's cuz she wouldn't sit still.  For the record, this is one of the nicest dogs ever.  She just loves to give kisses!

[day 39 :: feb 16:: HTC Droid Incredible 2 : photoshop cs2]

Ooooh yes, lobster again!  If you couldn't tell by the previous picture...my family came for a visit!  It was lots of fun!! As we don't have many places to eat here in town, one night we went over to a small town called Thor and ate at Unkies.  And when I say small town, I mean it.  This restaurant basically is the town - and it's packed every weekend!  Btw, yes my lobster was as good as it looks. :)

[day 40 :: feb 17:: HTC Droid Incredible 2 : photoshop cs2]

Ohmyflippingawd.  Rylee is my parent's other dog.  She is a little westie...and so cute.  This picture was at the end of a long day of playing, so she's totally tuckered out.  BUT, don't let her cute looks fool you, this little girl has enough attitude for a dog 5x her size!

[day 41 :: feb 18:: Canon Rebel Xsi : photoshop cs2]

Another adorable dog!  Theo! :)  He was out on the front stoop surveying his land when I interrupted him.  Why?  Because I got a new camera lens! It's a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II.  I LOVE it.  Does take some getting used to, but I love the results.  There are more using this new lens below....

[day 42 :: feb 18:: HTC Droid Incredible 2 : photoshop cs2]

A sun dog! Actually it's a double sundog.  It happened on my way to work, so I actually took the time to pull over and take this photo.  So cool! :)

[day 43 :: feb 20:: Canon Rebel Xsi : photoshop cs2]

Happy little family!  I took all these using my new lens.  I loved all the photos and couldn't decide which one to use, so I just posted them all.  So yea, this is my little family...and happy we are!

[day 44 :: feb 21:: Canon Rebel Xsi : photoshop cs2]

The start of the killer storm!  We did get quite a bit of snow, but per usual it was a bit over hyped   Meh, whatever. Brian still got a snow day...I did not. 

[day 45 :: feb 22:: HTC droid incredible 2 :: pixlr express]

Just a lazy friday night with wine and movies.

[day 46 :: feb 23:: Canon Rebel Xsi :: photoshop cs2]

New lens again, gah.  I'm loving it so much.  I actually planned this photo out!  I had this idea with a dark matte lip in a black & white/sepia tone.  Anyway, I like the result.

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All caught up on my photos! Have a good rest of your weekend - I'm off to tackle some laundry. :)

xo, kass

365 Recap #3

Oh yes, I have been good.  I took all this weeks photo's with my Canon...except Saturday's.  Oh well! :P

[day 13 :: jan 21 :: canon rebel xsi :: photoshop cs2]

My parents gave us their old espresso/coffee maker, since it was just gathering dust in the basement, and Brian is in love.  I had actually had my daily photo done when he came out with a cup of cappuccino and said, "Here, you can use this for your daily picture!".  So I did. :)

[day 14 :: jan 22 :: canon rebel xsi :: photoshop cs2]

One of my vintage camera's.  It doesn't work.  Well, maybe it does, but the rubber ring used to focus the lens is broken so I can't focus on anything.  When I tried to take a "pretend" picture everything make the right clicky sounds, so it could work.  Maybe I'll try to find a new lens for it.

[day 15 :: jan 23 :: canon rebel xsi :: photoshop cs2]

I love pomegranates.   Have you had one?  They are a pain to prepare, but so worth it!

[day 16 :: jan 24 :: canon rebel xsi :: photoshop cs2]

I'm sorry, but you are going to see a lot of this guy (I'm guessing...).   Actually, I'm not sorry! He's flippin' adorable!  He had a haircut earlier in the day along with a traumatic event - his collar got stuck to the bottom of the kennel at the groomers.  So, basically his head was glued to the ground for who knows how long.  Poor Theo!  Oh and yes, you are not mistaken and I have not cheated.  That pretty bokeh in the background is my tree!  All the ornaments are off, we just need to take it down stairs...until then I should probably unplug it from the stupid timer! ha!

[day 17 :: jan 25 :: canon rebel xsi :: photoshop cs2]

Omg, I hate this picture.  BUT it's all I got.  I tried to tone down the crazy glare.  Obviously, I wasn't too concerned about my photo friday night. Grr.

[day 18 :: jan 26 :: HTC droid incredible 2 :: photoshop cs2]

Took this with my phone camera, but spruced up the colors a bit in photoshop.  We went to dinner with our couple friends the other night.  I think partly to celebrate Tyler's birthday, but also because our favorite restaurant in town is moving to the Golf club ( I think I told you this already...), so we wanted to go enjoy the trendy spot one last time.  It was a good time! 

Okay, so my goal for next week is to stop taking macro's inside my home.  I'm going to attempt to brave the shitty weather and get some shots outside!

-kass

365 Recap #2

[day 7 :: january 15 :: droid incredible 2 :: pixlr express]

I'm not going to lie, it was a busy week.  This is one of those photos where I'm like shoot, it's 10 pm and I haven't done my daily photo yet.  Then my eye catches a glimpse of gold off to the side.  Oh, perfect!  I'll take a macro of the most adorable necklace in the whole world!  Haha!  In all seriousness though, I do love macros and I absolutely love this necklace. I wear it almost everyday. :P

[day 8 :: january 16 :: incredible 2 :: pixlr express]

This was long day number three of the week AND since I had a super productive and satisfying day I rewarded myself with a nice long soak.  There are lots of ugly/outdated things about the house we rent, but I just love those tiles!

[day 9 :: january 17 :: incredible 2 :: pixlr express]

What woman doesn't love getting her hair done?  I don't know, some probably.  Personally, it's one of my favorite ways to treat myself.  (Treat yo'self!  ...Parks & Rec anyone?)  I've been wanting some ombre hair for awhile and I finally got it.  It turned out so great!  Quite frankly this photo doesn't do it justice, oh well!

[day 10 :: january 18 :: incredible 2 :: pixlr express]

This was another one of those "oh shoot it's late and I need my picture" days.  Luckily I have a super cute dog for when I slack off. 

[day 11 :: january 19 :: incredible 2 :: pixlr express]

Brian and I had a great saturday and I have no clue why I didn't get a better picture from earlier in the day.  We headed to the nearest large town and saw a movie (Les Mis - it was fantastic!), ran some errands and ate some dinner.  Oh, and went on a search for a new couch, but no luck yet!  Then we made it home in time for the Wild season opener (finally!) and had some friend's over for some junk food and beer.  It was a blast. Oh...and did I mention the Wild won?  Yea, they won, no big.  :P

[day 12 :: january 20 :: icredible 2 :: pixlr express]

I literally took this about 15 minutes ago....on my phone!  Sometimes I'm impressed with the decent quality of phone pictures.  Sure it's not perfect, but still pretty awesome.  Brian thought it would look cool (his words) if we set all of our wine corks on the kitchen window sill.  I don't know if it looks cool or not, but for anyone who walks into our kitchen it looks like we are some major wino's. Ha!  (In our defense these have been collected over the past year!)

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In other, related, news I'm going to try to use my canon for my photos all next week.  Hopefully, I can stay dedicated and get it done.

Have a great Sunday!

-Kassie