harvesting rainwater is one of the easiest ways to cut back on the stress of the environment. it's completely effortless and saves you lots of money in lawn maintenance.

i'm pretty impressed with the selection of rain barrels that are offered here.

i'm really in love with this dress from shabby apple. i'm only a little worried about the length being a bit too long for my legs.

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sometimes i read about the love between other people and my heart swells. consta and i are so much in love - we just perceive it different ways sometimes. different "love languages" if you will.

still, i want my breath taken away.

i have no idea how to d/l this video to my site. but wow. really...yikes.

Hair Troubles

i'm a bit crazy about my body image sometimes. i've worked really hard my entire life to maintain a slightly chubby, but still reasonably fit body. i know that i'll never be thin and i'm ok with that. there are still parts of my body that make me pout. i almost never wear tank tops because i hate my flabby upper arms.

i'm pretty determined to lose this and i found this onehundredpushups site. i'll track my progess and let you know how it turns out.

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls - Another fabulous book found this year. Man, I am on a roll.

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row, row, row the boat
gently down the stream
merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
life is but, a dream.

i'm the third from the back in this photo - in green.

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i've been a little stressted the last few days trying to think of some wedding colors. i'm usually pretty good with coming up with color schemes but for some reason i feel all non committed to any of the ones i've tried so far. i think to make the wedding more summery i'd like to use some yellow. i'm really loving the arrangement above.

*sigh* all of a sudden - a little less stress. :)

ha! a mark weber comic as a save the date? how fun!

i've been sucked into the twilight craze. i realize, about a year too late. my new years resolution was to read 1 new non-school book per month. i've been doing great so far. i started twilight last week - i finished the 4 book saga tonight. yikes!

it was great. the whole thing - cover to cover - couldn't put it down. i plan to move onto midnight sun. the manuscript that was leaked. basically the first book but written from another characters perspective. It's only available as .pdf online through stephanie meyer's website.

after midnight sun, i'll move onto the host, meyer's next series.

really, i know it seems crazy to love a book about love between a teenage vampire and a human. if you do nothing else this summer - read it. you won't regret it.

Balance Photography

I'm back from vacation and took Monday off to handle some of the business (sleep) that I've missed since I've been gone. I'll do my best to post some photos today or tomorrow.

We just received the contract from the photographers!! Woohoo! Another thing to scratch off the list. I'm so happy to be going with Balance Photography. They really produce some beautiful photos. They capture some very private moments, i love it!