{Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona}

While up north this weekend... I also stumbled upon this cute little historical town called "Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona"...

Sweet Surprises! {Lynx Lake}

In the midst of my solo adventure through Prescott this past Friday... I was driving along and just stumbled upon a lake! I did not even know there was a lake in Prescott, so this really increased my excitement for my photography adventure day.
This lake was so quiet... so peaceful... and there's a trail that goes all the way around! This is definitely somewhere I would camp. And, it was a perfect and *beautiful* start to our weekend getaway!

{Prescott Valley}

Ty took a defensive hand gun training class, in Prescott Valley all day this past Friday. I decided to drive up with him and roam around a new location to practice some photography. There's really not much in Prescott Valley, but I still had such a rejuvenating weekend - being away from Phoenix!

Here's a few randoms:

{Annual Picnic at the Phoenix Zoo}

Annually around March, the law firm we work for holds a picnic at the Phoenix Zoo. This was our 2nd time attending, and the number of guests increased by almost 100 people since last year! There were over 300 guests... and with that in mind, we have to have a huge appreciation for our party planning committee! *Clapping!*

This was a bittersweet day for me... I'll tell you why shortly.
The picnic was complete with beautiful weather, happy smiles, an amazing barbeque buffet, and it was really fun to see everyone in their "everyday" clothes, with their families and children. I'll be bluntly honest, I am typically not a fan of children... but these ones were actually a pleasure to be around... there was one in particular that I may have kidnapped if her parents had turned their head for just one millisecond! ... Okay, I am totally joking - but Hannah was one smart and a totally enjoyable child. She liked me too... which is totally rare for a child. Most tend to scream as soon as I enter a room.

Back to the "bittersweet" thing I mentioned... more like just *bitter* -- my iPhone was stolen / lost towards the end of the day. That iPhone is not *just* a phone to me... It is a mini storage unit of my entire life. Whoever has it, has the capability to invade my privacy in major ways -- not to mention steal my identity. So the end of yesterday was quite tragic for me. I am still recovering...

Anyway... back to the photography stuff. Ty shot all of these photos yesterday... and I am continually impressed by his capabilities and improvement. I edited the photos... but, like I have said before -- when Ty shoots... there's not much to edit. So, sometimes I just toy around with photoshop just for fun...

I'll stop blabbering now... Enjoy!!

{A Little Bit of Randomness}

Wow, the past month has been pure CHAOS! This is our first chance since late January to actually update the blog. I am happy to be back in gear.

We have insanely been busy packing, moving, unpacking and organizing. But, we are finally all moved and pretty much settled in. There is still a lot of organizing that needs to take place, we down-sized quite significantly -- but so far, we are loving our new little home (especially the part of the town where it's located!) We'll try to get some pictures of the house up as soon as possible.

We also both started new jobs, so that has been a lot of emotional stress -- trying to learn and prepare for so many changes, but everything is going great so far!

Yesterday I finally sat down to clear out some photos on the memory card, and I stumbled upon a few that I decided to toy around with in Photoshop.

So, here's a little bit of randomness... and hopefully we'll get back in the habit of updating the blog more frequently!!

In our new neighborhood, there are tons of feral cats, this one looks so dreamy to me. 

We own dozens of candles, but this one is my favorite. I bought it in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (my 2nd home) a few years ago. 

Just trying to practice focusing in different ways...

Some dried roses I had for many many years, Unfortunately they are one of the things I had to throw away during the downsizing project...

Shot by Ty: This is one of the most interesting sunsets I have seen. The clouds literally looked like bombs falling out of the sky...

Practicing how to add text & watermarks...

P.S. - Photos from El's 40th Surprise Party will be up as soon as possible! 

Zoomin' at the Zoo

For those of you that don't know.... I am a Scorpio. And, I am sort of an Astrology enthusiast. With that being said, my horoscope today said I should do something motivating, interact with animals, and take a long walk with a "close friend."

That worked out perfectly because I already had prior plans to go to the Zoo with Ty. I got to practice with the camera, got to see plenty of uber cute animals and got plenty of exercise walkin' through the zoo! It was a really fun day and the weather was incredible!!

As we are on a super tight budget right now, we are thankful that we got tickets to the Zoo from Ty's parents for Christmas! 

Here's some of my favorite images! Let me know what you think! I need some real critique!