Hello November!

Hellooooo friends! Let me see...I haven't blogged since the election and while lots of things have been going on...it seems like I can't remember any of them! :) Ahh, life. 

Well, I made it through my week of teaching 2nd graders and it was awe-some. Very great. Gotta love kiddos! :) School is wrapping up supa-fast and I'm so happy! Can't believe this is it for me and college...well the college campus at least. Let's not forget I'll be student teaching all next semester. I'm excited about it, but totally looking forward to the Christmas break and doing NOTHING (yeah right). :D

I just love this time of year!! (Who doesn't?) It's so great! Meg and I are putting up our Christmas decor right after T-giving. Yea! Remember our cool decorations last year? Check out the blog post!

Photog is rockin! I'm finished with big purchases for now, which is nice, but I'm so happy with all my equipment! I bought the 70-200mm telephoto lens last week and it has rocked my wedding photography world! Kick-tush! :) Today, I finally purchased a nice new blog for my photography schtuff. I'm SO EXCITED! The biggest plus is the extra large photos! Can't wait to get it all set up!

I also shot a wedding last weekend in Ft. Worth (awesome) which marks the beginning of my winter wedding season. I'll be a busy girl in December and January. OH! And! Exciting news! I'll be taking part in a bridal fair in February! First one I've ever done! I cannot even tell you how excited I am! You know me with organization and decoration--I love it, so this will simply be a blast! :) :)

Life's good. God's good.

I wrote something about politics. Cool.

So the election is over. :) The past 2 days I've been trying to be a nice, supportive American, NOT making slanderous comments about Obama or making empty threats to move out of the country. Maybe it's because I've been watching too many movies about buying war bonds in the 50's (?) or something, but I just want to support my country...even though I know there is plenty wrong with it. It's frustrating though that other people haven't wanted to offer the same support to Prez Bush. I know he's made his mistakes, but so has everyone. I suppose the main reason Bush gets the heat for everything is that America is just looking for a scapegoat...someone to blame. We are a society of blame-shifters.

So I was pleasantly surprised when I heard about this article on Fox News. It's not about politics, but it's about character and simply having class. What's more, it was written by a guy who worked with John Kerry on his 2004 presidential campaign. It's short, I promise! Read it!

Okay, so I don't really agree with all of Obama's politics, but I'm going to stay classy nonetheless. 

:)

Update: A Special Election Day Edition!

So it's not an update on the election, but it is an update on election day. :) In case you were wondering, I am...

Wearing: The same thing I wore yesterday. I woke up 14 minutes before I was supposed to be in class today, but I threw on yesterday's outfit and totally made it in time!
Watching: Fox News Election Coverage

Voting For: McCain/Palin. 
Eating: Just finished lunch! Cheeto Puffs are delicious :)

Drinking: Free Starbucks coffee! If you show that you voted, you get a free cup of coffee!
Photoshopping: NOTHING! I've finished all my recent sessions. Now I'm all ready to tackle my 2 sessions this weekend.
Loving: You.
Excited About: Seeing my best friend this weekend!
Laughing at: Myself.
Feeling thankful for: Getting a good grade on my Lesson Plans! And actually making it to class this morning!

Go vote! What an exciting day!

A Brownwood Weekend

Cheers to another great weekend! :) This time, Megan, Scott, and I drove down to Brownwood to visit Matt, Megan's boyfriend, for a day. We had a great time! We explored Matt's house (it's like a fun treehouse), went out to eat, drove all around brownwood, and went to this sweet abandoned hot spring! It was so cool! 

Here are a few photos: (1) Me standing on the old pipe supports that brought the water to the hot springs. I fearlessly jumped up there and then was terrified to get down! I was like a scared cat up a tree. Both boys had to help me and it took forever! (2) Megan getting a little help from Matt hopping the fence to get into the old hot springs. (3) Meg and I are friends! (4) A snapshot of all of us.

Great trip you guys! :)

P.S. Don't forget to vote tomorrow!