tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29028788892955212652024-02-20T05:19:25.654-08:00My ________________ LifeAllettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-49516664538166679772013-01-27T15:03:00.000-08:002013-01-27T15:05:33.489-08:00Office Touches<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Yay! Found my hardware and <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1290339069&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" href="http://www.facebook.com/nate.wellauer?group_id=0">Nate Wellauer</a> helped me get my curtains hung for the office!!!<br /> <br />
Funny Story- Around the same time that we bought the flooring to do our
'make ready' to sell our house back in Fall of 2011-- We also bought 2
sets of curtain rods for me to make drapes for the upstairs family room
and the downstairs family room. Needless to say- life got very busy that
October and continued<span class="text_exposed_show"> it's relentless march and I never got around to making the drapes.<br /> <br />
Fast Forward to this Fall when we redid the office: I had removed the
honey oak blinds from the windows because they no longer went with the
room redesign, but I did not have a specific plan for the window because
our 'Pride of Barbados' was Huge and provided a lovely greenscape in
the windows. <br /> <br /> <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=8364980&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8364980&group_id=0">Dusty Riewe</a>
redid our landscaping around Christmas and suddenly our windows let a
lot more light and transparency in (Bob & I could no longer lounge
in front of the window and be oblivious to whomever might walk by on the
sidewalk). <br /> <br /> So- the week after Christmas I found these lovely
sheers on Overstock.com and ordered them but until now I have been in a
Funk and not in a creative/decorative mood at all.</span></span></span><br />
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I got these awesome cubes which match my office "contemporary" scheme and color palette quite well. I have newborn blankets, headbands, wraps, and accessories for sessions stored neatly in them. <br />
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they are up I wish I would have done it much sooner- but C'est La! I
LOVE how the pattern complements the other organic elements in the room
as well as all the swirls!<br /> <br /> Very much Eye Candy for me to walk by the entrance of the office and admire how the cohesive patterns play!<br /> <br /> I just LOVE it when a seemingly unrelated plan comes together. <br /> <br />
It reminds me of a verse that plays a HUGE part in my life: Romans 8:28
- And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who
love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose. <br /> <br />
God knows the very hairs on our heads and He delights in working all
things together for our good. He knows the desires of our hearts- after
all- He is the one who created our inmost being. Psalms 139:13</span></span></span>Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-25511291954688114582012-08-05T10:07:00.004-07:002012-08-05T10:07:44.563-07:00Office Project 2012In February I discussed re-doing the office with Bob. My clients come in the front foyer and we either use the studio or go on to the formal living room for a print consultation because I don't want to take them up to the disaster zone that is our family room and my office is a little area up there. (See picture) month Bob and I decided that it would be better to share an office. This started a cascade of ideas for me and my friend Haley has an amazing talent for design and finding awesome deals.<br />
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This is my Current Office Situation: <br />
Walking through the family room over to my office space:<br />
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And this is what Bob's Office looked like:<br />
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So the task begins- remove the beadboard and trim....<br />
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And Now the Painting!<br />
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Hold on...back up a second..there's a story that goes with this :)<br />
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Funny Story... <br />
I bought a Groupon for a painter for one room back in February. Now that the crazy season is over-<br />
I picked a color for the office by holding a piece of my scrapbook
paper up to the wall. We went to home depot, realized the paper was at
home, picked a color from their swatches, and bought 2 gallons of paint.
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I came home from work yesterday and immediately declared it "The Wrong Color" <br />
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Back to Home Depot we went... <br />
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The next day and Several hours later with a lot pf help from Caleb-and a lot of sweat... It's the right color.<br />
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Yay!<br />
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Now for carpet removal and trim painting!<br />
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I am shopping around for pricing, but I'm in love with the Pottery Barn Bedford Collection $$$$$$ :(<br />
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I am officially Under 200 lbs. TODAY! NEVER GOING BACK THERE!<br />19 lbs. down, 64 to go!!!<br /><br />I see that my last post was February 27th- I am Happy to say that I have lost 7lbs. since then and Bob is COMPLETELY on the wagon now! Amazing- I am so thankful to the Lord for Bob's change of heart regarding exercise and eating. He is saying to me daily that he is noticing that buffets and fast food are losing their appeal due to the work he knows is involved in shedding off the extra calories from eating there. Yay!<br /><br />At first, he was steadily losing just by walking a little bit and only minor changes to his eating habits, but once the first few lbs. came off and he kept looking forward to seeing the numbers decrease- he found himself fitting in more and more exercise. Now he walks during his lunches PLUS he walks 2 or more miles from the bus towards home until he is picked up. If he doesn't do that he walks 3 miles at Lake Pflugerville. Since gas prices have gone through the roof recently, we are grateful to have the track around the lake that is close to our house.<br /><br />I was starting to get shin splints after running at the lake, so I figured it was time for some new shoes. I did some online research and found a New Balance style that is made for stability and doesn't bend in the middle. I have orthotics, but the right shoe makes all the difference for my flat feet! My friend Suzanne gave me her expert advice to ice, massage, and stretch. I had been soaking in the hot tub or in the bath tub and that was the exact opposite of what I needed- So Thank You Suzanne!<br /><br />Last Thursday I was able to run continuously for 1.5 miles at the track and then keep a good interval pace up and complete the route in 38 minutes! I am so excited to see progress and the 10K that is 2 weeks away seems doable!<br /><br />I need to take the time to do the weight training on my alternate days- so that is a goal of change for me.Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-33251364128177459492011-02-27T08:45:00.000-08:002011-02-27T09:10:26.432-08:00ProgressI made a discovery this week. <br /> I was so frustrated with working my butt off in the gym and seeing slow results I decided it was time to reread my Biggest Loser book and Whatdya know! Just by changing my eating plan to include more fresh fruits and veggies and remove the "lean cuisine" that I had been having for lunch, AND making my dinners lighter Tada! I went from 212 to 205 this week! AMAZING! I feel so awesome and my jeans are definitely looser.<br /><br />It had to be all that sodium in the lean cuisines- eh?! Well, it's really encouraging me to stay on track. Speaking of track- I'll be going to the Lake Pflugerville 3 mile trail today to get my 'Big Run' in for the week. I'm hoping to get a yoga class in tomorrow to stretch and recover.<br /><br />Musically- I am finding the songs that have the right beats per minute and the right combination of inspiration to give me a mental kick:<br /><br />Phil Collins: I can't stop loving you<br />Phillips Craig Dean: Revelation Song<br />Bonnie Tyler: Hero<br />The Proclaimers: 500 miles<br />Def Leppard: Pour some Sugar on Me<br />Mercy Me: Beautiful<br />Toby Mac: Get back up<br />Avalon: Everything to Me<br /><br />What's on your workout playlist?Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-22564629493421469972011-02-26T08:57:00.000-08:002011-02-27T09:09:59.727-08:00Yum!Who knew food that is good for you could taste so much like dessert!<br /><br />I tried this recipe for salad that is in my Biggest Loser Cookbook this week- It IS RIDICULOUS! It tastes like strawberry cheesecake salad!<br /><br />1 Cup Fresh Spinach- stems off<br />1 Cup Romaine Lettuce<br />2 Tbsp. Crumbled Goat cheese<br />1/4-1/2 Cup Fresh, sliced strawberries<br />1/4 Cup sliced chicken breast<br />1 1/2 Tbsp.Kraft Light Raspberry Vinaigrette<br /><br />Holy Cow! I loved it so much I had it 2x this week.<br />The easy peasy tip is to get a rotisserie chicken and just peel a breast piece and shred it or cut it up. <br /><br />I've never had goat cheese before and I had a hard time finding it at the store. I finally found it in the Deli display in a crumbled option and a tiny little cylindrical portion. Goat cheese has 6grams of fat versus the 9 grams that cheddar offers.Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-58401576203969548102011-02-25T09:10:00.000-08:002011-02-27T09:14:31.764-08:001st Milestone...Wowiee!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">10 lbs. down!</span><br />73 to go!!!!!!!!!Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-76226586923856184552011-02-24T09:48:00.000-08:002011-02-24T10:07:37.004-08:00Cross DayNo-I don't mean Easter... The 10K training plan I downloaded here has Wednesdays marked out for a Cross Training day-- which means no running- just biking, swimming, kayaking, etc. <br /><br />So- I did 10 miles in 40 minutes varying the tension between 10 and 12. My cooldown was 5 more minutes in which I knocked out 2 more miles. Felt So Great!<br /><br />I am getting the hang of staying within my optimum heart rate zone while I accomplish the prescribed distance and time. <br /><br />The other thing I noticed is that if I don't make sure to eat 30 minutes before and get some protein and carbs I crash and burn. The previous day I didn't eat before my workout and suffered through 2 miles barely running at 4.1. My legs killed me and people asked me why I was limping. <br /><br />This is going to be a long haul, but eventually I know I will be fit and healthy. It has taken 18 years to get out of shape, lethargic, and unhealthy-- It's now time to stop being sick and tired and eat right and get out and do it!Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-61251934526722589482010-10-09T11:11:00.000-07:002010-10-09T11:12:05.110-07:00Friends Are Friends Forever<object width="400" height="266" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/1665637879542" /><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/1665637879542" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="266"></embed></object>Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-49606781269826496002010-08-19T18:17:00.001-07:002010-08-19T18:25:23.170-07:00Birth DayIt is my birthday! I have to say that it has been one of the best I've had in a while.<br /><br />This morning I slept in until the beautiful sun streamed in my window and woke me up. A while later my oldest son went and got me a Starbuck's Mocha and brought it to me.<br /><br />While I was driving to the Salon for my pedicure Caleb and I shared some music and spent some quality time together. During my pedicure I relaxed, enjoyed the massaging chair, and relaxed some more.<br /><br />We had our family photos done by a professional photographer! I can't wait to see how they come out!<br /><br />For dinner, the boys made me waffles with strawberries and whipped cream.<br /><br />Jake and Nate massaged my feet.<br /><br />I am lounging and checking all the facebook birthday wishes and getting ready to do a scrapbook page.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwC6tCMAEUGHcX7VQNnmquI5KM4Fp71mH5kfi-RU3j7y8QfanuQkovED2qJCSQiVmWGBLXVDs-bjy1AXHFzYgiSYA7g1xS6WPSX6RPa56tkZgk0iEpLevabd9QqyizoUC3ZwCg5MjtIk/s1600/Allette39FacebookPostsExp.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwC6tCMAEUGHcX7VQNnmquI5KM4Fp71mH5kfi-RU3j7y8QfanuQkovED2qJCSQiVmWGBLXVDs-bjy1AXHFzYgiSYA7g1xS6WPSX6RPa56tkZgk0iEpLevabd9QqyizoUC3ZwCg5MjtIk/s400/Allette39FacebookPostsExp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507296898455679874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Aaahhhhhhhh, it's such blisss.Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-44334901900211839382010-08-18T06:18:00.000-07:002010-08-19T18:23:49.887-07:00A phenomenon has occurred this week with both of my older two boys. It is a sign that parents hope for, but somehow it caught me off guard that it is happening so soon.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >Maturation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >First</span></span>- Caleb and I test drove two cars--one of which had 4 doors, power windows and door locks And an Awesome stereo system that has a connection for the iPhone And a remote! The other car was a 2-door car with manual windows, door locks, and a plain radio and Cassette deck. The first car had 153K miles and the 2nd one had 71K miles. I would have thought that the stereo, power locks and windows would've appealed more to Caleb-- but he said that of the two he would like to get the 2 door because it had less miles and would last longer!!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Second</span></span>- Jacob called Caleb to come get him and bring him home because he was bored and no longer interested in spending all night playing video games when he knew he had football practice the next day.<br /><br />!!!!<br />This is SO awesome that my boys are making these mature decisions!<br /><br />**I am so proud****Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-68614729812336035252010-08-15T18:31:00.001-07:002010-08-15T18:54:39.726-07:00Recent FavesPrayer time focus: <strong>140 days of prayer for our nation.</strong> Download Dr. Stanley's Prayer Guide <a href=" http://www.intouch.org/Portals/0/documents/140_Days_of_Prayer.pdf">here</a><br /><br />Breakfast: Orowheat Multigrain Sandwich Thins with cooked egg white and turkey bacon. Mmmm Healthy McMuffin!<br />Breakfast drink: Zen Tea<br /><br />Bonus Drink: (If I'm at Brack) Douwe Egberts coffee with half n half and Splenda<br /><br />Lunch Drink: Fresca (In an effort to avoid colored diet sodas)<br />Fruit: Mangos mmmmmmmm<br /><br />Lunch: Lean Cuisine Spa Collection...favorite: Lemongrass Chicken<br /><br /><br />Fun: Purple frosty eye cream (Revlon) with Black and Smoky Eyeshadows.<br /><br />Super Fun: Stampin'Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-4164963412641548392010-08-15T17:26:00.001-07:002010-08-15T17:44:20.407-07:00Digi Scrappin'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://hopespringdesign.com/blog/images/DigitalScraps/GrowingUpLayout.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="http://hopespringdesign.com/blog/images/DigitalScraps/GrowingUpLayout.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://hopespringdesign.com/blog/images/DigitalScraps/CalebGrowinUpB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://hopespringdesign.com/blog/images/DigitalScraps/CalebGrowinUpB.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://hopespringdesign.com/blog/images/DigitalScraps/CalebGrowinUpA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height:400px;" src="http://hopespringdesign.com/blog/images/DigitalScraps/CalebGrowinUpA.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Cooool Idea!!! Just take a template, add blog journaling and pictures and Voila!<br /><br />Kewel SB digi pages!Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-6563738256804409342010-08-05T12:47:00.000-07:002010-08-05T12:49:40.557-07:00Journaling ClassWoo Hoo! Elle's Studio is having a Free journaling class that begins Monday!!!<br />Sign up and do it with me!<br /><br /><a href="http://ellesstudio.blogspot.com/search/label/Journaling%20Class%202010"><img src="http://www.shopellesstudio.com/blog/jc2010/journaling2010-2.jpg"></a>Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-52104811451124159122010-07-19T17:02:00.001-07:002010-07-19T17:02:40.023-07:00Quest '09<object name="Slideshow" id="Slideshow" width="425" height="425" align="middle" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://www.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshow/Slideshow.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="configurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcmd.shutterfly.com%2Fcommands%2Fpictures%2Fgetshareoutslideshowconfig%3Fsite%3Dbfquest2009%26page%3Dbfquest2009%26node%3D26" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed id="Slideshow" width="425" height="425" name="Slideshow" align="middle" quality="high" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="configurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcmd.shutterfly.com%2Fcommands%2Fpictures%2Fgetshareoutslideshowconfig%3Fsite%3Dbfquest2009%26page%3Dbfquest2009%26node%3D26" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" bgcolor="#869ca7" src="http://www.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshow/Slideshow.swf"></embed></object><p style="width:425px;margin-top:0;text-align:center;"><a href="http://bfquest2009.shutterfly.com/26?eid=115">Click here to view these pictures larger</a><img width="1" height="1" border="0" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=pictures&c2=blogger" /></p>Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-40359871070867722482010-07-12T10:35:00.000-07:002010-07-12T10:37:38.093-07:00Title Needed...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-Gng9ccAJqWuCNr0E0Hhw2_IWBzdiB_p0yuU57PzmRgaREJldjb8YYPi_DQUn4JKQs469AywyNrYLGoLnne7DKST6EhtChleCyvIinTIjc6zY1ku3JUppeBsb-76mqcqqeIeHs20hek/s1600/FathersLove09WEB.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-Gng9ccAJqWuCNr0E0Hhw2_IWBzdiB_p0yuU57PzmRgaREJldjb8YYPi_DQUn4JKQs469AywyNrYLGoLnne7DKST6EhtChleCyvIinTIjc6zY1ku3JUppeBsb-76mqcqqeIeHs20hek/s400/FathersLove09WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493075231742711106" border="0" /></a><br />Scrappin' this awesome photo taken by Audra at Quest last year....Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-31919014752293477962010-05-16T23:58:00.001-07:002010-05-16T23:59:54.053-07:00Growth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46BMCofEIl2Lc4dGq5sVVd9T7JOd67x4meR8Xb8D_tDqKfo7UnKG6f9HqhsKxBk_S8BHyguY1odzInspYdRVSTAJDoV_RFjamBe9sKIsmkmikNpdoHQOvz9q-r_nkbHnRR8IE89YVPdE/s1600/CompareKenzie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46BMCofEIl2Lc4dGq5sVVd9T7JOd67x4meR8Xb8D_tDqKfo7UnKG6f9HqhsKxBk_S8BHyguY1odzInspYdRVSTAJDoV_RFjamBe9sKIsmkmikNpdoHQOvz9q-r_nkbHnRR8IE89YVPdE/s400/CompareKenzie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472130030896610482" /></a><br />Look How much Kenzie has grown!Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-53574013491329417582010-05-16T23:15:00.003-07:002010-05-16T23:43:37.851-07:00Kenzie is 3!!!I had the privilege of photographing Meckenzie's 3rd Birthday party today.<br />What a cutie!<br /><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mtF6bNgOZ1Vlr75Zl6KKLj038IW7Dpd6cNmEx3-C8wkJHZG4NzMnLWBLlwofgourALuUfMaoF_4if0LayPf4NaNznIG92N_HrCFDZBEgOmouPars3TBaRm0JTOWOIekDZJqDa_SPTww/s1600/IMG_6887NikFilters.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mtF6bNgOZ1Vlr75Zl6KKLj038IW7Dpd6cNmEx3-C8wkJHZG4NzMnLWBLlwofgourALuUfMaoF_4if0LayPf4NaNznIG92N_HrCFDZBEgOmouPars3TBaRm0JTOWOIekDZJqDa_SPTww/s400/IMG_6887NikFilters.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472120436770370722" /></a><br /><br /><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FvOvVy7p2ExyTKG1UU_6gdc53amBf2AvP5WnmiGDiPh4wFyQqOnzodBRkIo1fU9VWuHOH02AVl2iDF86Y76laScPpF1SJKscHEP86QZOF5TQDJGxh5SjwoCPMm85U-Bi7is5oe3pFFM/s1600/IMG_6866NikFilters.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FvOvVy7p2ExyTKG1UU_6gdc53amBf2AvP5WnmiGDiPh4wFyQqOnzodBRkIo1fU9VWuHOH02AVl2iDF86Y76laScPpF1SJKscHEP86QZOF5TQDJGxh5SjwoCPMm85U-Bi7is5oe3pFFM/s400/IMG_6866NikFilters.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472119707899063666" /></a><br /><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpITMnFRznPbYkyj2jhISXCRNrJdUydQFa6hSovt9xeCkRyNwVuhcwNNsFa-Mp2yTJKVSw3iU0YzV60YTUxwXyKo1KC9pMZK15un8g6syDpJaW3-uMJ30LFuOyJ3d-AIqix2qMl2K4Mgc/s1600/IMG_6845KenzieColorfulCropped.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpITMnFRznPbYkyj2jhISXCRNrJdUydQFa6hSovt9xeCkRyNwVuhcwNNsFa-Mp2yTJKVSw3iU0YzV60YTUxwXyKo1KC9pMZK15un8g6syDpJaW3-uMJ30LFuOyJ3d-AIqix2qMl2K4Mgc/s400/IMG_6845KenzieColorfulCropped.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472119136194523746" /></a><br /><br><br />Birthday Cake!<br /><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNnoqDfyiyfpzNacZ8eM7bbhxzaP7qi9DN2uLxwSLNfcgD99cAR6vRBdiAFa5UrRMsHytfZcJ1LXGITjXH3ghdArymxSge3yIgGbJjzSzT3d992vQnYqbQh4kJlD_vP2btaNmByYAphk/s1600/IMG_7034NikVignette.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNnoqDfyiyfpzNacZ8eM7bbhxzaP7qi9DN2uLxwSLNfcgD99cAR6vRBdiAFa5UrRMsHytfZcJ1LXGITjXH3ghdArymxSge3yIgGbJjzSzT3d992vQnYqbQh4kJlD_vP2btaNmByYAphk/s400/IMG_7034NikVignette.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472125849330654882" /></a>Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-38661901748854395542010-05-15T20:01:00.000-07:002010-05-15T20:32:51.519-07:00Anti Noise!<p><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wow!</span> Nik's Dfine 2.0 noise reduction is PHENOMENAL!<br /><br />Check out this Before...<br /><br /></p><br />(Click on it to REALLY see the noise! (What is noise??? =Annoying pixelations!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5w9aIGge8irGb2voLTrJFE5yQ_xBeJpb5no-nASmRYuk7pXbrNky_tOq1CuFzAh1uhaWxuBOeatCABK0QuO0OZ7VcKYnfLXt_4NTZDoQ8lVlI9oTXShkDoxn9p8gss5jDVY7c70493es/s1600/IMG_3352beforeDfine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5w9aIGge8irGb2voLTrJFE5yQ_xBeJpb5no-nASmRYuk7pXbrNky_tOq1CuFzAh1uhaWxuBOeatCABK0QuO0OZ7VcKYnfLXt_4NTZDoQ8lVlI9oTXShkDoxn9p8gss5jDVY7c70493es/s400/IMG_3352beforeDfine.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471705473547837298" /></a><br /><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ATc7Ldq9LWrMI9Q1U97pVCITQhBfSSaTttI8YVxj1uGtE3_8FY9J9oxe695fpWtFIyGBcTm0MYnOH6KUZyVO_9Y35pdDInNja1cIP3BJ_hR79-ijy1g-HL3GxF6h8226-V3CQMAWgV8/s1600/IMG_3352before.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ATc7Ldq9LWrMI9Q1U97pVCITQhBfSSaTttI8YVxj1uGtE3_8FY9J9oxe695fpWtFIyGBcTm0MYnOH6KUZyVO_9Y35pdDInNja1cIP3BJ_hR79-ijy1g-HL3GxF6h8226-V3CQMAWgV8/s400/IMG_3352before.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471698907684945426" /></a><br /><br /><br><br />AFTER!!!!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbU3nmgcIixo1B9PvkC1_0G203qPpTitcJSVbcw5ilv3hPuLj5qHEjxpWoCJEwAnO0g_lZVrJbCcIDv08L_NqdesbMOx-MeiNI-Wt_5WNb0uN013F8mgZN1BlSeZH13gxFz4rU0nu4Zro/s1600/IMG_3352AfterNikPS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbU3nmgcIixo1B9PvkC1_0G203qPpTitcJSVbcw5ilv3hPuLj5qHEjxpWoCJEwAnO0g_lZVrJbCcIDv08L_NqdesbMOx-MeiNI-Wt_5WNb0uN013F8mgZN1BlSeZH13gxFz4rU0nu4Zro/s400/IMG_3352AfterNikPS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471703688444331970" /></a>Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-40525923189891819792010-05-15T18:39:00.001-07:002010-05-15T18:52:51.275-07:00Nik Filters!<p>I went to the Austin Photo Expo today and learned about some Awesome Photoshop Plugins!<br /><br />Here is my photo SOC (straight out of the camera) of the beautiful Miss Gracie...</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfg1gA1QliW2d1CiTzadFP8YQ_yWgAeXe2uGkENy1XU1vBFiL2NzYkYkes8EsSnPGkWzgG2bkpxzAzXdIkLms-PBfMCrLmykyUPapEfqauEK2Y7LbghoTCbUMWGyay0K6_0YXm-N_4CPM/s1600/IMG_3391before.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfg1gA1QliW2d1CiTzadFP8YQ_yWgAeXe2uGkENy1XU1vBFiL2NzYkYkes8EsSnPGkWzgG2bkpxzAzXdIkLms-PBfMCrLmykyUPapEfqauEK2Y7LbghoTCbUMWGyay0K6_0YXm-N_4CPM/s400/IMG_3391before.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471677266785296530" /></a><br /><br /><p><br /><br />And here it is after using the "Viveza" plugin to amp up the sky and brighten Gracie's shirt...<br /></p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiBqRCMsBEYBxDFdUu3L4KXXibO5EWGchE3KI2dcVHP7olDun8PC0eqkzXJStASrB5rPUuvqgO1LB4RrjhVKHhW_zLSotm19tpY8LD2lbLK3HbM4wdsGnU-cbGU2qntNZWgaNDG06g3k/s1600/IMG_3391NikViveza_Vignette.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiBqRCMsBEYBxDFdUu3L4KXXibO5EWGchE3KI2dcVHP7olDun8PC0eqkzXJStASrB5rPUuvqgO1LB4RrjhVKHhW_zLSotm19tpY8LD2lbLK3HbM4wdsGnU-cbGU2qntNZWgaNDG06g3k/s400/IMG_3391NikViveza_Vignette.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471678379727716402" /></a><br /><br />One of the most awesome parts about it is thta it only took about 5 minutes AND no selection tool required!<br />Awesome!!!Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-19763982839668139792010-05-13T20:45:00.001-07:002010-05-13T20:45:01.320-07:00HannahQuickExports<object name="Slideshow" id="Slideshow" width="425" height="425" align="middle" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://www.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshow/Slideshow.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="configurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcmd.shutterfly.com%2Fcommands%2Fpictures%2Fgetshareoutslideshowconfig%3Fsite%3Drichardsonpixie%26page%3Drichardsonpixie%2Fpictures%26node%3D8" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed id="Slideshow" width="425" height="425" name="Slideshow" align="middle" quality="high" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="configurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcmd.shutterfly.com%2Fcommands%2Fpictures%2Fgetshareoutslideshowconfig%3Fsite%3Drichardsonpixie%26page%3Drichardsonpixie%2Fpictures%26node%3D8" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" bgcolor="#869ca7" src="http://www.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshow/Slideshow.swf"></embed></object><p style="width:425px;margin-top:0;text-align:center;"><a href="http://richardsonpixie.shutterfly.com/pictures/8?eid=115">Click here to view these pictures larger</a><img width="1" height="1" border="0" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=pictures&c2=blogger" /></p>Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-79192304752217943342010-05-08T15:47:00.001-07:002010-05-08T15:59:00.281-07:00Sweet!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KI6JmpiAT0IdLM-InCInu7VLGtZIO-GnTRUe3VjreH4VVE1XuYBsJTAWEZaDqZca9L33APEyu7il4Xm4g1LHtvaFxtKSxsETi6h1Bx3wafJV2SqS2XfyDomXX33aG-T-dR1892ZuI1o/s1600/IMG_6263edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KI6JmpiAT0IdLM-InCInu7VLGtZIO-GnTRUe3VjreH4VVE1XuYBsJTAWEZaDqZca9L33APEyu7il4Xm4g1LHtvaFxtKSxsETi6h1Bx3wafJV2SqS2XfyDomXX33aG-T-dR1892ZuI1o/s400/IMG_6263edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469037232406813218" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p>AND</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGgGwzgJvwt0Sb0znNiTUwb4fBVp2HphcRJgV_ubODNGor-ftzzWbxxy6PP_NwdiB5sXVk2j1JMBLwESfEBoY8_rv_fPTKkgA9ZKQK6zASKlidKyP0mdaaNnoRlKLDrFTLpuUBy6X9vw/s1600/IMG_6192edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGgGwzgJvwt0Sb0znNiTUwb4fBVp2HphcRJgV_ubODNGor-ftzzWbxxy6PP_NwdiB5sXVk2j1JMBLwESfEBoY8_rv_fPTKkgA9ZKQK6zASKlidKyP0mdaaNnoRlKLDrFTLpuUBy6X9vw/s400/IMG_6192edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469035101882334914" /></a>Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-53128141273097251112010-05-08T15:30:00.000-07:002010-05-08T15:35:24.201-07:00Maternity Shoot!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDQTacjpIkwqy7My6_aRZS4zfl2y4nxTQW0SMBHz0wA5L5rvyn_Bu8hEHB2msbVwwSYMyzYhJ2GywKxUR1uFdkFX2tkSI4N1Rak-LwVdADN-gQk8cCa7RGjnkx0h0EahojpROL-yJmiQ/s1600/IMG_6105softandfadedvignette.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDQTacjpIkwqy7My6_aRZS4zfl2y4nxTQW0SMBHz0wA5L5rvyn_Bu8hEHB2msbVwwSYMyzYhJ2GywKxUR1uFdkFX2tkSI4N1Rak-LwVdADN-gQk8cCa7RGjnkx0h0EahojpROL-yJmiQ/s400/IMG_6105softandfadedvignette.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469030735511691330" border="0" /></a><br />My Friend Raquel and her beautiful family allowed me to gain some practice shooting today.<br />Perfect Timing for Mother's Day!<br /><br /><p>Here is her sweet daughter:</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWz86VSsorORMWeTgbHMEg9ZUNonvaz_3hi0dYJOonxcoHfkl85ayYd1ntsiQ9k0Twr63Wntq3IgJMBiZ8AzgUjAimcjW1we2M0WzjonRyILJWRHfVbkxsleWXNfkYCyWrbDgGPTd5hk/s1600/IMG_6226editedfacebook.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWz86VSsorORMWeTgbHMEg9ZUNonvaz_3hi0dYJOonxcoHfkl85ayYd1ntsiQ9k0Twr63Wntq3IgJMBiZ8AzgUjAimcjW1we2M0WzjonRyILJWRHfVbkxsleWXNfkYCyWrbDgGPTd5hk/s400/IMG_6226editedfacebook.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469031361575080514" border="0" /></a>Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902878889295521265.post-33484792605233083412010-04-05T06:16:00.000-07:002010-04-05T06:23:52.999-07:00Who Loves Photoshop!<br />I took some 'spur of the moment' pics of Caleb on Saturday morning and wanted to share...<br /><br />You, too can have professional quality photos...(I sound like an Advertisement!)<br /><br /><br />This is the SOC (Straight out of the camera)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLNsdkA0-MYAiPivIFPf00EqsPNSs0u_1DGH4azoFLOR9Ut5w816RJw-op9GyxdISds62GPC7q4ENbADw-FeQ4jl0JfXrxsCrvSMGZIrOvNe0cdincwDJVQ18nplgEAdUNzmKvU5r9Vo/s1600/IMG_2278.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLNsdkA0-MYAiPivIFPf00EqsPNSs0u_1DGH4azoFLOR9Ut5w816RJw-op9GyxdISds62GPC7q4ENbADw-FeQ4jl0JfXrxsCrvSMGZIrOvNe0cdincwDJVQ18nplgEAdUNzmKvU5r9Vo/s400/IMG_2278.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456642556800369730" border="0" /></a><br /><p><br />Photoshopped!</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkIGwFeK9pnCZgddl7LRWCkjbNuA7v4Hd2yL1GdSP5cWPjWwKmIpRyGUPh2q7kTZhEdb6SuUIqw8MsKXxqpf2cI1hyfHsZxZMR4QhOGrEBkn3nzq9JEvtfA5aHh2s97fsSiP5PGQCD1I/s1600/IMG_2278editedFreshColorBoost.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkIGwFeK9pnCZgddl7LRWCkjbNuA7v4Hd2yL1GdSP5cWPjWwKmIpRyGUPh2q7kTZhEdb6SuUIqw8MsKXxqpf2cI1hyfHsZxZMR4QhOGrEBkn3nzq9JEvtfA5aHh2s97fsSiP5PGQCD1I/s400/IMG_2278editedFreshColorBoost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456643147591358514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yes....that IS IHOP behind him :D<br /><br />Thanks for Looking!Allettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079127846842465326noreply@blogger.com0