Rules: It's harder than it looks! Copy to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours, and randomly tag 10 people (including me) And publish it. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real...nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.
Have Fun!!
1. What is your name: Brittany
2. A four Letter Word: Blog
3. A boy's Name: Benjamin
4. A girl's Name: Bella
5. An occupation: Bug-ologist (ok, so thats an entomologist... O:) )
6. A color: Brilliant Blues
7. Something you wear: Burgundy Ballet Flats
8. A food: Broiled salmon with Buerre Blanc sauce
9. Something found in the bathroom: Bubble Bath
10. A place: Belize
11. A reason for being late: Bicyclist was Bombarded By Bees...
12. Something you shout: Boo-ya!
13. A movie title: Babar
14. Something you drink: Bellini
15. A musical group: Backstreet Boys
16. An animal: Bigmouth Buffalo Fish
17. A street name: Brittany (for real!!! its in placentia!
18. A type of car: Blue Bugatti Veyron
19. Something scary: Boogie-Man
20. Ice cream flavor: Blackberry Cabernet...yum
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Scattergories! :)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Las Vegas!!
Hi all!!! I'm Las Vegas for the WPPI convention and tradeshow! If you're here...give me a shout! If not, I wish you were! :) I'm so looking forward to an awesome week of hanging out with wonderful friends, and making new ones!
Off to bed for a good night's sleep before the craziness begins! Sweet dreams!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Mom and me...a day of adventure
Saturday, I had the privilege of spending all day with my mom! We headed up to Santa Barbara for a day of bonding. The drive up was wonderful! The mountains we could see from the 57 were stunningly covered in snow, surrounded by a halo of clouds, and bathed in yummy golden sunlight! We hit rain in LA, but by the time we made it to SB, the sun was shining, and the air was clear and cool.
La-La land in the rain!
I think this is part of an art museum....anyone know for sure?
"OLLYWOO!!!!" (anyone remember what show that is from?)
We grabbed Panino, and stopped at Katee Grace Clay's new apartment in Santa Barbara. She is in an old Victorian Style house about 2 minutes from downtown with a few other girls from Reality Carp. The architectural details are awesome! Here are just a few I snapped while eating my sandwich, picnic style on her floor.
One of those gorgeous flowering pear trees.
After lunch, we headed up to David Jay's Freedom house to get in on a few minutes of his Freedom & Slumber workshop. These workshops are an awesome way to connect with other photographers from around the world, as well to learn from one of the best photographers, and businessmen in the industry! When we walked in, DJ was in the middle of a lecture, but stopped it anyway, and introduced me to the group. I ended up having the opportunity to model for them, and we spent the rest of the day hanging out, and learning about each other! Thanks guys for an awesome day!
This is the breathtaking view that my dear friend gets to wake up to daily...pretty insane!
DJ's house was one of the houses on his street that DIDN'T burn in the Tea Fire a few months ago. Thank God! This is the front entrance of what was one of his neighbors homes...(the house in the background was a different property)
Luckily, I brought my camera, and had the chance to shoot a few myself!
Amarillo's own Justin Wesbrooks...
Miss Kristin Renée...
hehe....Mom wasn't too thrilled that people were taking her picture. But she's so pretty! And I kinda "neglected" to warn her that anyone in sight is fair game for photogs.... O:) It was really fun to have her there! She hasn't ever been at a workshop with me, or really seen me model, so it was great!
Miss Ashley Stephen...A new SB local (as of 3 weeks) by way of Georgia!
The infamous DJ... :)
Kristin again
Ahmet Z. Ayyildiz...
Ashley...
The reflection of the blue sky and thunderclouds made awesome colors and reflections on ocean...
The guys shooting us girls...too cute! Troy Grover, Ahmet, DJ, Justin, and Mark Dong
Some lady painting the gorgeous scene in front of her
Josh Newton...ALWAYS on his phone...lol
The wall behind the VW dealership....such sweet textures!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
25
So at first I thought this was lame. Then I got tagged in a bunch. Then I thought about it more. Then I came to the conclusion it was kinda fun. And somewhat of a creative outlet.
But I'm not doing this because of the rule. Just cause I want to...
(I borrowed that part from Brian...)
25 things about me...that you may, or may not already know...
1.) I sleep with a teddy bear. His name is Noah. He's a build-a-bear that Zach and I built in the first couple months of "us." If you've seen the notebook...and you know our story...You know why his name is Noah! :) Yeah, I'm 5 some days...but I'm ok with that.
2.) My favorite book is "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations." I LOVE quotes. Not to just randomly spew quotes at people, but to write in notes and such. I love that quotes have history behind them, and are generally so much more thoughtful than today's phrases.
3.) Notes. I love handwritten notes. I love sending notes, and cards to people for absolutely no reason, other than I love them, of course! Emails are great, and instant and all, but there is something so romantic and tangible about a handwritten note.
4.) I HATE my handwriting! A couple of my best friends have always written like typewriters...PERFECTLY! And I love them for that, but it drives me crazy that my writing looks like chicken scratch next to theirs. *cough*megan, lo*cough* ;) So, I generally write in cursive...at least that can look okay a little sloppier.
5.) I am totally and completely in love with Santa Barbara. I lived there for a few years, and would give just about anything to move back. The pace of life, the farmers market, and general local attitude is exactly what I will look for when we have the chance to move.
6.) Farmers markets are a little slice of heaven. I love to eat healthy (albeit not quite as healthy as my future hubby), so the produce, flowers and all-around"organic" lifestyle they promote are
perfect for me!
7.) I sleep with like 6 pillows on my bed, but use none of them. Strange...
8.) When it rains, I'm in paradise. (isn't it supposed to have the opposite effect?) I am enthralled with gloomy weather. The smell of wet pavement, the churning seas, the splashing of drops on my skin as I dance in the street; all these add a sparkle in my eye. The clouds left behind by a rainstorm are always breathtaking, and the way everything sparkles with water droplets is almost as if our whole world has been washed anew. I think I was born in the wrong state.
9.) While I adore Southern California, I would love to move to Seattle for a time, and maybe even San Fran area. The allure of an artsy, big city, but small town feel is incredibly strong...magnetic almost.
10.) whew! I'm only on 10?!? My ring. My engagement ring, that is. Was picked out entirely by the love of my life! He asked if I wanted a say in what he chose, and I decided I'd pick out a couple styles I liked, but leave it mostly up to him. HA! He knew me better than I knew myself! He vetoed my ideas (totally fine), and decided on something much more unique, and more perfect than I could have ever dreamed!
11.) I love jewelry. but only sort-of. I love simple, classy pieces, but in excess, even those can become unattractive to me. I have a few necklaces (a couple from T&Co. ...just sterling ones) that I adore for their simplicity. But I hate the look of being all decked out in bling. YUCK!
12.) I have weighed practically the same since I was a senior in HS. That was a long time ago! The funny part is that although I eat fairly healthy, I don't cut out the things I love (like ice cream), and I rarely excersize! I really should work on that second part though...
13.) Art captivates me. Painting, drawing, poetry, photography, sculpting, writing...I'm fascinated by the people who can see the many facets of one single object. The fact that you could give 10 artists the same object, ask them to capture it, with a medium of their choosing, and have 10 different results is absolutely amazing.
14.) I love to create. I'm artsy. From scrapbooking to perfect bow tying, and from decorating to creating cute boxes, I love the hands on experience and tangible result of creating.
15.) I'm a mac. All mac...all the time. enough said.
16.) I own about 20 different cameras. Half of which are film. Ya know...that stuff that you can't expose to light...you have to take it to a lab to get it processed....etc. I wish I could shoot all film, all the time. Especially with my Hasselblad!
17.) I have been snowboarding since I was in 6th grade. And I used to be really good! Then I got hurt in high school, and my glory days were over. But, alas, these days I only get to go once a year...and I'm lucky if I make it at that!
18.) I have only known my best friend a little more than a year. And somehow, over the last year we have become fast friends. Every piece fits into the puzzle with her! And she is a perfect fit with the rest of my closest friends! I cannot imagine a more Godly, higher energy, more dessert minded young woman as my best friend! ;) (not only that, her husband is my future husband's best friend too!!!)
19.) The love of my love. The man I am marrying on October 11, 2009. has been a part of my life for roughly 10 years. We were best friends in high school, went our separate ways when he graduated, and have managed to find our way back into each others arms again. I remember sitting on the bench in my front yard (in high school), talking to him about getting married someday. And how I couldn't imagine anyone better than him to spend the rest of my life with. As trivial as that seems...(we both went through quite a bit after high school)...it's such a God thing. The reality of the amount of emotion that has been poured into this man is only fitting for a future husband! I love him with all of me!
20.) I love old people. It sounds strange, I know, but really. People that have lived long lives have so much to tell! If you take the time to sit, and listen to their stories, it's amazing what they've seen in their lives. They provide colorful discriptions, and firsthand accounts of things that history books can't even begin to retell as vividly.
21.) If I leave my fingernails naked too long, I bite them. Hence the polish...whether clear, colored, or french tipped, they're almost always polished.
22.) I love my short hair. It's kinda sassy...like me! Zachary loves it too! "it fits her personality," he says!
23.) Fresh cut flowers. I love them. I plan to always have some flowers in our house. They add so much cheer, and life to a room! How can anyone not love them!
24.) Pride and Prejudice may be called the ultimate chick-flick...but it's a pretty powerful story of love, and forgiveness, and first impressions. The book is my favorite, but I love both versions of the movie. And the soundtrack is perfect "studying" music!
25.) As much as I'm excited to get married, and have a wedding. I am most excited about the rest of our lives together; waking up next to the love of my life every morning. That will be what motivates me out of bed (I hate mornings)...the realization that I get to spend the rest of my life waking up next to my best friend, and the rest of my days in the safe embrace of the man who holds my heart.
