the randomness of life
Sorry I have been MIA this week. We are getting ready to start our vacation so I have been working lots and meal planning just wasn’t happening this week or next since we will be in ORLANDO!! I am so excited to just get out of town and relax a bit! So, sorry if I neglect the blog a bit but please stay tuned for vacation pics…
Let the packing begin!
****oops I screwed up on scheduling this post, it was supposed to post this morning*****
Just a quick post to honor the father’s in my life!
Happy Father's Day Dad! Hope you have a wonderful day!! Love you!
Happy Father's Day Honey! Jonas is one lucky boy to have you for a dad!
Yesterday, I got a haircut and I felt the need to post it because I haven’t had one since august! Yeah, that’s right August!!! So needless to say my hair was in need of some serious lovin’!
I asked Brian to take a picture of me so I could show you guys. I have no idea what possessed me to think this was a good idea because every time I hand him the camera we end up arguing! He gets super annoyed with me because I hate getting my picture taken (i know, ridiculous) so I complain about every picture he takes which he immediately takes offense to because he thinks that I am insulting his “abilities” which I am not. I just think I am THE MOST unphotogenic person in the world and I don’t like to smile for the camera because it never looks natural to me, which also frustrates him. This leads to lots of bickering back and forth and then the camera gets put away. So, needless to say, this senerio took place yesterday, however he managed to get a couple halfway decent ones.
This is one of them, but it makes me laugh because it looks like I am trying to be sultry or something and that is just so not me!
This one is more like me 
This whole photography thing is actually happening! I got the chance to photograph a friend from work and her son last weekend. After the shoot she gave me a referral for another session and that same evening I received an email with 2 other potential shoots, so…here we are! I have so much trouble calling myself a photographer I guess because I don’t have formal training and it just seems like I should have some university issued paper stating I am allowed to charge you for pictures! However, I know plenty of amazing photographers that are self taught so I decided I better just embrace it and since both clients asked for my card and or website I put a blog/website together for potential clients (that feels so weird to say)! Anyway, I happened to have my weekly night of several hours to kill (read more about this here) the other day so I spent about 7 hours in front of my laptop and this is what I came up with. Let me know what you think!
Monday – Hot spinach salad – I’ll probably use turkey bacon 
Tuesday – Lemon dill fish – I love dill!
Wednesday – Leftovers
Thursday – My baked ziti – Revised with low fat ingredients, ie. whole wheat pasta, turkey sausage, low fat cheese blah blah blah…
Friday – Chicken with Mango Chutney Sauce
Saturday – Leftovers
Sunday – Sub sandwiches with sweet potato fries!
I don’t think I could have asked for better subjects for my first attempt! These two boys were Uh-DORABLE and the camera loved them! I had alot of fun and learned ALOT! Here are some of my favorites.
I think I’ve already mentioned that our new place has a mango tree and let me tell you it may be my favorite thing about living here! I heart mangoes, especially ones straight from a tree (they are a THOUSAND times better than store bought)! Feel free to stop by for a mango or a mango smoothie or some mango chutney or some mango salad or whatever else I can come up with to make with these babies!!!
Monday – Turkey Cutlets in Mango Salsa
Tuesday – Egg white omelets and whole wheat toast – dieting…sigh…
Wednesday – Leftovers
Thursday – Chicken Stir Fry Wraps – This reminds me of my FAVORITE dish at cheesecake factory so I thought I would try it!
Friday – Grilled Chicken with Lemon and Oregano with grilled veggies – We will just use boneless, skinless. I’m starting to get obsessed with finding ways to spice up chicken on the grill
Saturday – We will probably eat out.
Sunday – Leftovers!
