shboom shboom.

I watched Little Miss Sunshine this afternoon for the second time, and apparently the first time we watched it we fell asleep towards the end and never thought to go back. But not this time and I thought I was going to pee my pants laughing. great flick. anyways.

I figured I'd share a SNIPPET of images, about the last week, or so. We've been to Orlando twice, played mini golf, babysat the dean bean and had great fun not doing anything at all. oh love. Our life's a dream, really. :)



So the friday after Christmas we decided to take a short yet very satisfying road trip to Orlando, mostly for IKEA, but also Urban Outfitters, because it was right next door. great convenience, eh?! We got some great stuff and had lotsa fun togetha! [per usual].



We also babysat Jackson deanie, our nephew. we played Mario Galaxy and made s'mores in the backyard, his first in fact. he was a fan, as most of us are. I could live off of them really, but that wouldn't be too wise for my hips now, would it.



WARNING: you may get sick of seeing fisheye pictures this post. Sorry, I couldn't resist!





We also played a bit of mini golf...




Then a few days later, we decided to go back to Orlando...just for ice cream. A trip to Friendly's for ice cream, in fact. and if you haven't had friendly's, you should feel deprived. nonetheless, we drove almost 2.5 hours for 30 minutes of bliss. It did give me a chance to start on my Listography journal, which jake and I have both relished in discussing, therefore the trip was well worth it. indeed.





And I also started a small project on a thrifted camera bag jake and I found at the flea market a while back (it's actually a camcorder bag, to be exact, but it justsohappens to store all of our lenses perfectly). It has been sitting in our craft room for a good month now, just begging for some attention...




It's not completely done yet, but I will post a picture of the finished product.
Scout's honor.

I have recently been informed that I don't post enough, so that's something I will have to work on in 2009!


God is amazing,
jenn

Oh Snap!

Jake had bought me some Christmas gifts online that had came after Christmas, little did I know that he remembered me blabbing in his ear about a fisheye converter for my wide angle lens, months ago. He got me one! it's so fun to play with. We couldn't afford an ACTUAL fisheye, seeing as they START at $300 or more, so I am content with a converter. I need to experiment first. He also got me a Kodak Brownie Twin 20! It originally takes 620 film, which no one around here processes or develops, but I found a way to use 120 film, on a 620 spool without light leaks. fantastic.



This year was splendid. Christmas was merry, as it usually is!
I'm so thankful & blessed to have received:

Wii game console
A few games for nintendo DS (guitar hero & snowboarding)
giftcards to walmart, joann fabrics, pier 1 and a visa.
brown slouchy boots
polaroid film !!! (jake)
an organizer for the craft studio
a monopod (jake)
Kodak Brownie (jake)
fisheye converter (jake)
1960's style dress :D
brown leather coach purse
listography (journal!)

just a few...
Thanks so much to everyone!


I'll share pictures soon!
jenn

SO this is Christmas...

Merry Christmas everyone! We are finally home after a fun filled few days with the parents. Now we are watching the classic Goofy cartoons, with our tree all lit and a mound of gifts by the front door. great stuff. Ok, well I'm watching it while Jake is asleep on the floor. poor guy, was so tired today. He syated up with me last night finishing up Jackson and Andy's pillows that I made them. He even helped me sew the ends! What a sport :)

Anyways, since they aren't much of a surprise anymore and they are all done, I figured I'd share some of my Christmas projects. First I made my Best friend Tasha's daughter, Lilly a "lillybug" doll which turned out pretty well. It was my take on some dolls that I had found on Flickr and loved, inspired by Elsie =).





I also mentioned the pillows that I made, and embroidered for my nephews Jackson and Anderson. I used an embroidery pattern from Elsie's etsy shop for the font and they turned out great. I was so happy when they were finished.






Anyways, I've had a great day so far and got some awesome gifts...including some polaroid film from my awesome husband. I don't know about you, but around here polaroid film has been extremely hard to come across since the recent sad news. But nonetheless have a safe and happy holiday! Back to relaxing!



God Bless.
Jenn.