Mmmm Good

Yesterday, we hit up Seven47 to take some pictures of their food for an upcoming ad in Boyd Street. There were at least 10 different plates of food, all of which looked sooo good. The good thing was that we got to eat the food after we'd photographed it! Probably the best free meal we've had in a long time.

Here are a couple of the better looking pics. At first, I wasn't shooting the food close enough, but after some coaching from J, who read this, I finally got closer and those food pics came out much better!

Keep in mind, these are SOOC pics, and have not been brightened or anything. And, considering this was my first food photoshoot (minus that beauty of a tomato a couple weeks ago), I think I did a pretty darn good job!

It's Now or Never

The time has come!

I mentioned previously that I have a table that I want to sand down and repaint for our bedroom. And, as luck would have it, someone we know has an electric sander as well as the other handy stuff you need to sand down and repaint furniture. (This is my first foray into this business, so I'm crossing my fingers that it'll turn out just as I picture it.)

J has a golf tourney this weekend, so I'm a golf-widow on Saturday and I think that's my day. So, when I get started, I'll be sure to take pictures before, during and after.

I'm beyond excited to actually do this, because I have another table that's a little more ornate that I also want to sand down and paint RED!

Anyway, send your thoughts my way on Saturday as this could either the best idea I've ever had or a complete fail.

Just in case...

I was thinking that if any of you guys felt like you loved my blog so much and you feel like you've gotten to know me so well, that just maybe you're thinking i deserve a gift (you shouldn't have). Ha!

No, but seriously, have you guys been to the Coach store recently? If not, check out the nearest one or hit up Dillards -- they have a pretty good selection.

I was at the mall about a week and a half ago and happened across (riiiight...) the Coach area and found the most beautiful little something. And, here it is in all its Coach glory.

Now, remember, I really love the slate gray patent kinda-crackled leather one, ya know, in case you wanted to get me a little somethin'.

Happy Tuesday!

Clean Slate

I finally talked JDM into painting our bedroom.

Since we moved in (3 years ago...I know, I know...) it's been a kind of nasty shade of light purple. To the naked eye it really looked whitish with tons of nasty marks on the walls too. So, I've been wanting to paint it for quite some time.

It took us the better part of Saturday to get the entire room primed (uhh, did you know you can buy paint with primer in it?? I didn't until we'd primed the entire room...ugh!) and painted (2 coats thankyouverymuch). But, after much soreness in my back and inner thighs (what!?!) the room looks soooo much better. As the title of this post says, it's a clean slate.

Now, we're moving into the next phase of redecoration. We have a side table that I plan to sand down and paint and add a new knob to the drawer, and I want to paint a book shelf and get some baskets for it. And, I fully intend to make a headboard for the bed also...after I get the necessary tools, of course. Plus, as usual, we have NOTHING on our walls, so that has to be remedied as well.

Sorry for the lack of pictures lately, but as soon as we have a little more in the room, I'll be using my newfound photography skills to get you guys some pictures!

Fabulous-K Giveaway Week

Hey guys! Head over to Fabulous-K...she's doing a fabulous (ha!) giveaway week with two giveaways each day! It's a can't-miss...

Shout Out

Happy Birthday to this guy, my husband of {almost} three fabulous years! Enjoy your day and your early-late twenties! Love you!

Pups

Here are a few pics I took of the pugs yesterday. The info about my settings is below each one.

Taken with a Nikon D60

Focal Length: 40mm

Shutter Speed: 1/200s

Aperture: F/5.3

Sensitivity: ISO 1600

Taken with a Nikon D60

Focal Length: 34mm

Shutter Speed: 1/200s

Aperture: F/5

Sensitivity: ISO 1600

Taken with a Nikon D60

Focal Length: 40mm

Shutter Speed: 1/200s

Aperture: F/5.3

Sensitivity: ISO 1600

Taken with a Nikon D60

Focal Length: 40mm

Shutter Speed: 1/200s

Aperture: F/5.3

Sensitivity: ISO 1600

I was extremely pleased with the outcome of these pictures. I found some good information here about what ISO is all about and working with exposure, composition and all those good things. I think her way of explaining things really worked for me, and these pics turned out really well in return. More to come, I promise!