To my very best friend in the whole wide world - Happy, happy birthday Bob! May we celebrate many more special days like today (and tomorrow)!
To Bob's parents - thank you for raising such an unbelievably kind, caring, considerate, gentle man as you did. I am truly blessed to call him my husband...without him, this life would not be the same! I am forever grateful to God for the incredible journey our lives took all those years ago in order for our paths to cross!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
A thief among us...
Yes, we have a thief among us.
Speaking of stealing things, just last week, I unpacked a candle from its packaging that the woman at the Hallmark store wrapped ever so nicely for me. I quickly grabbed what I thought was ALL of the packaging and threw it in the garbage and then proceeded to take the candle (Vanilla Lime, in case you were wondering) to the bathroom and light it. Not long after, I could hear a certain SOMEONE under our bed shredding some paper product to pieces. He's smart like that - goes right to the middle of the bed where no one can reach him. Sure enough, that's exactly what he did.
I figured oh-well, just another "under the bed mess" created by Quincy that Bob will have to clean up when he gets home from work...we've been down this road a couple of times. I keep telling myself that I need to look online for some funky under the bed gate to prevent you-know-who from going under there in the first place but keep forgetting to do it. (Note to self: check online for one of those thingy's I just described!)
Sure enough, when Bob got home the contents of what originally was a paper bag were shredded into itty bitty pieces...that explains why Q kept appearing throughout the day with little shreds of paper hanging from his mouth!
Lesson learned: don't turn your back on anyone possessing Stealth like qualities or you'll be sorry you did!
- He is black with cinnamon highlights
- Weighs approximately 5 pounds
- Will abscond with just about a.n.y.t.h.i.n.g. you drop, and I mean anything!
- and he is as quiet as a stealth, sometimes we even call him Stealth because of his sneakiness! (He's right there in plain sight one minute, then disappears the next and takes whatever you may have dropped along with him.)
Speaking of stealing things, just last week, I unpacked a candle from its packaging that the woman at the Hallmark store wrapped ever so nicely for me. I quickly grabbed what I thought was ALL of the packaging and threw it in the garbage and then proceeded to take the candle (Vanilla Lime, in case you were wondering) to the bathroom and light it. Not long after, I could hear a certain SOMEONE under our bed shredding some paper product to pieces. He's smart like that - goes right to the middle of the bed where no one can reach him. Sure enough, that's exactly what he did.
I figured oh-well, just another "under the bed mess" created by Quincy that Bob will have to clean up when he gets home from work...we've been down this road a couple of times. I keep telling myself that I need to look online for some funky under the bed gate to prevent you-know-who from going under there in the first place but keep forgetting to do it. (Note to self: check online for one of those thingy's I just described!)
Sure enough, when Bob got home the contents of what originally was a paper bag were shredded into itty bitty pieces...that explains why Q kept appearing throughout the day with little shreds of paper hanging from his mouth!
Lesson learned: don't turn your back on anyone possessing Stealth like qualities or you'll be sorry you did!
Friday, January 20, 2012
Me and my pal, Q...
Actually, Bob was practicing with our new camera. I prefer being behind the lens instead of in front of it!! :-) (Sometimes you just have to take one for the team!)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Saturday "Sitting" (of sorts)...
I was extremely fortunate this past Saturday to "practice" more photography skills on my very dear friend, Heather. She is pregnant and wanted a way to document her pregnancy - something I jumped at the opportunity to help her with!
It's a win, win situation - she gets a cd of images out of the deal and I (hopefully) develop some skills and some sense of style throughout the process. Here is a little peak of one shot using a variety of photo finishing techniques...
Thank you Heather for the time you spent with me on Saturday; for your patience with me throughout the day; for your willingness to allow me to share this photo here on my Quincy blog and most of all for allowing me the blessing of being part of such a truly amazing event in your life! I can't wait to take baby photos in July! (Thanks also to Bob for helping guide me with my settings...over the phone, no less!)
Ok friends, let me know your thoughts...bring on the critiques (but be nice!). :-)
It's a win, win situation - she gets a cd of images out of the deal and I (hopefully) develop some skills and some sense of style throughout the process. Here is a little peak of one shot using a variety of photo finishing techniques...
(Photo taken using 18-55mm lens. My 50mm JUST arrived yesterday - can't wait to test it out!)
Thank you Heather for the time you spent with me on Saturday; for your patience with me throughout the day; for your willingness to allow me to share this photo here on my Quincy blog and most of all for allowing me the blessing of being part of such a truly amazing event in your life! I can't wait to take baby photos in July! (Thanks also to Bob for helping guide me with my settings...over the phone, no less!)
Ok friends, let me know your thoughts...bring on the critiques (but be nice!). :-)
Monday, January 9, 2012
Photo Hiatas for Quincy...
Last Friday, January 6th, was absolutely G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S. here in Central PA (temps in the 50s) so I thought I'd take advantage of the warm weather and venture outside to practice some photography (and give poor Q a break from me sticking my lens in his face all the time). I challenged myself to use the aperture priority setting on my camera and I'm really glad I did because I had so much fun even though I wasn't sure what my pictures would look like in the end.
Here's a preview (you can click on each image to enlarge the image if you want)...
The last picture may just be our Christmas card next year! Think how neat it would look with some snow on the branches (thanks Jenny for letting me photograph your flower pot and tree!). So far, I'm having a blast with my camera and can't wait for my 50mm lens to arrive!
Looking forward to sharing more photo adventures so stay tuned! ;-)
Here's a preview (you can click on each image to enlarge the image if you want)...
The last picture may just be our Christmas card next year! Think how neat it would look with some snow on the branches (thanks Jenny for letting me photograph your flower pot and tree!). So far, I'm having a blast with my camera and can't wait for my 50mm lens to arrive!
Looking forward to sharing more photo adventures so stay tuned! ;-)
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Duck, duck, GOOSE...
Ha, you probably thought this post was about one of your favorite childhood games, right?! Sorry to disappoint you but it's just about a cute little squeak toy. ;-)
I thought I'd practice taking some shots of one of Q's new toys that he got for Christmas, Mr. Goose! There's soooooooooooo many new things to learn (and retain which is more difficult now that I'm approaching, cough, cough - 40!). I love this shot where the goose is in focus but Q is blurred in the background looking on (bokeh effect). In this photo I got brave and ventured away from the "auto" setting and used the aperture priority setting with f stop of 4.5 using an 18-55 lens with plenty of light (2 side lamps and one ceiling light) which seemed to work well. Ok, enough of the tech talk!
Happy New Year to everyone!
Monday, December 26, 2011
My Christmas Story...
Here's hoping that you had a VERY Merry Christmas and that you were all good boys and girls!
I'm super excited about what Santa brought me (guess I was a good girl, after all). A Sony DSLR camera!! I've been wanting a DSLR for awhile now but never dreamed that Santa would deliver! About two weeks ago as I was editing some photos from my point and shoot, I got extremely frustrated with the image results and spontaneously decided to hop in the car and check out DSLRs at Hoyer's Photography. Bob was being (what I thought at the time - stubborn) and he decided to stay home. Little did I know that several weeks prior, he had already purchased a DSLR camera FROM HOYER'S for me for Christmas! As the story goes, Bob frantically called Terry at Hoyer's to let him know that I was on my way to "look" at cameras and whatever it took, PLEASE don't let me leave with a camera! Bob knew that anything was possible with me so he wanted to make sure that I didn't come home with a camera.
Terry "convinced" me that the cameras would be on sale right after Christmas and that it would be well worth my while to wait for the sale. Needless to say, he had me at "sale"...hook, line and sinker. Bob was thrilled to see me come home with only a pamphlet in my hands. I'm so glad I waited because it was worth the surprise (something that's pretty hard to do with me). I felt like a kid again!
I'm hoping to hone my photography skills so stay tuned! I think Q is getting really tired of "posing" in front of the Christmas tree - especially for the photo above. He carefully sat on top of a stack of "fake" Christmas gifts. Any little movement and the pile would've toppled over!
p.s. Guess it pays to be a good girl all year! :-)
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Have treats, will perform...
Just last Monday, Q showed you some of the new tricks he had learned - lay down and roll over. Since then, it has been an interesting week with our new performer (this boy will do just about anything for a treat). Each day, we take a few breaks throughout the day to either learn a new trick or brush up on the tricks from the day before.
This week's tricks include: shake left, shake right and play dead.
I stopped filming too quickly and missed Quincy flop down in the "play dead" position as if he wanted to continue the routine! It was too cute!
This week's tricks include: shake left, shake right and play dead.
I stopped filming too quickly and missed Quincy flop down in the "play dead" position as if he wanted to continue the routine! It was too cute!
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