Friday Things
1. Iโve always wanted to take photos of water droplets with my macro lens and a few mornings ago I saw some picture-perfect droplets sitting on leaves. I grabbed my camera and got a few good pictures. I take so many pictures of food, that sometimes I have to remind myself to expand my photography horizons.
2. Last Friday, my mom and I went to get pedicures after she got home from work. I sat down and started playing around on my phone, checking email, etc. I realized after a few minutes that I have a terrible time unplugging, so I put my phone away, closed my eyes and just relaxed. It was a wonderfully relaxing hour, and a reminder that I need to put away the electronics more often!
3.ย I hope that all of you momโs had a wonderful Motherโs Day last weekend! We took my mom out to lunch and then to play around at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. My sister walked away the big winner at the digital roulette games; I ended up donating my money to the blackjack machines. Iโm an awful gambler, once I lose $20 Iโm pretty much ready to quit.
4. Iโm loving this beehive drink dispenser from World Market โ perfect for summer!
5. Am I the only person that goes into a chocolate store to buy gifts for other people and walks out with an equal amount of chocolate for myself? No? Okay, good.
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6. I saw the new Star Trek movie last night and absolutely loved it! If youโre thinking about seeing the new movie, I highly recommend it! Next on my list are Ironman 3 and The Great Gatsby. I also want to see The Interns and canโt wait for the new Anchorman. What new movies have you seen lately?
7. My Chief Culinary Consultant and I are closing on our house in FIVE days. Five! Thatโs less than a week! Weโve done an insane amount of furniture shopping this week and are excited to get settled in.
8. Speaking of moving, Iโve realized that when you start sorting through all of your belongings in an effort to purge and pack, it becomes pretty clear whatโs most important to you. It appears my life can be grouped into three simple categories: Kitchen, Sports and Christmas. So there you have it.
9. The warm weather the last few days has me craving a sโmore. On a related note, Iโm also craving this sโmores bar.
10. TGIF! Let your hair down and enjoy the ride!
I always end up with an equal amount of chocolate for myself when I go to get a gift for someone. The Star Trek movie was awesome! The ones you want to see sound great, though I am excited about Enderโs Game. Love your blog.
Love the water droplet pic!
Those chocolate covered cookies look insaneโฆand no youโre not the only one who does that!! Love that last pup pic :)
Unplugging sometimes is so important. I try to be really conscious of taking breaks. Iโm the worst gambler. I have never won anything and after like five minutes Iโm so over it. My mom is quite lucky though.
Hoping that sโmores bars on coming to a BEB blog post soon! That looks decadent. Good luck with the closing/move. It seems endlessโฆ and then, itโs done!
Valos!! Thatโs where we get our Easter candy! We live close to the Valos store in Arnold/New Ken. Congratulations on your new home โ itโs great to be a homeowner (and a lot of work). I wouldnโt change it. The Pittsburgh area is a great place to live. Beautiful pictures, by the way, I am just learning with my first โbig girlโ camera and love your shots.
Yup โ we just moved โ and it was Kitchen, Sports, Christmas, and Dogs! :)
Happy weekend!
That beehive dispenser is so pretty, I love it! Imagine it filled with some lemonade!
Have a great weekend!
I know what you mean about pictures, my family always makes fun of me because I have barely any people in themโฆ.like next to none. Itโs food food food!
Those โlife categoriesโ are three very good ones!
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I love the photo of your dog! So HAPPY!!!
You take the best photos of Eienstien! You really capture his dogginess!
Nice picture! I agree with you on unplugging. Iโm trying to leave my phone in my purse and my IPad elsewhere when Iโm home on the couch, etc. so Iโm not tempted to โplug inโ. Thereโs always the next day! I know I need more time without electronics. Thatโs so exciting about your house! Youโre going to be so happy once you settle in! Havenโt seen Star Trek yet, but finally saw Iron Man III and loved it!
What a lovely water drop photo :) There have been so many great opportunities lately to photograph spring; itโs nice experiencing a sort-of picture taking renaissance.
Hoping to get to the movies this weekend! Happy Friday :)
Love that first picture! Josh wants to see Star Trek, I guess we will go since you liked it:)
We saw Iron Man 3 last weekend and loved it! Star Trek is on my husbandโs โto seeโ list too. :) TGIF!
AWESOME photo! I love the short depth of field a macro has.
And I can also be summed up in just as few categories, except Iโd have to add yarn to mine. So, kitchen, yarn, sports, Christmas. Considering we recently went through a downsizing of our own, itโs amazing to see what youโll deem โnecessaryโ in life.
Congratulations on closing on your house! I am envious of being able to furniture shop; that would be fun :). I saw Ironman 3 and you will enjoy it. We want to see Star Trek Into Darkness, as we are huge Start Trek fans, but we just had a newborn 9 days ago. We are working on getting to the theaters. Have a great weekend!
The water droplet photo is amazing! Going to see the new Star Trek movie tomorrow nightโฆcanโt wait! Glad it was good!
Congrats on closing on your house! Thatโs so exciting!
The only movie Iโve seen recently is Gatsby, and I loved it!
Love the water droplet! Iโm a big fan of expanding your photography!
Congrats on closing on your home in 5 days! That is awesome! Weโve moved tons over the years and with each move, yes, itโs increasingly clear whatโs important. Mine is pretty much all kitchen stuff, dishes, photography props, etc.
Have a great weekend and try not to work too hard packing!
Way cool water droplet photo! Iโve been wanting to to more stuff like that too! Very inspiring, Iโm going to have to break out the macro for things other than food :).
I would love to have a macro lens โ that photo is so amazing. Of course I would need that camera that goes with it, but that is another story. I am finding that these days it is hard to unplug and tried to institute a no computers, ipads, or phones after 8:00pm but that didnโt last more than a week. However I am going to try again because I have a large pile of magazines to read and that is always relaxing. I think Costco here has a similar drink dispenser that I have been coveting. And I think I may be one of the few people who have never seen a Star Trek movie. Have a great weekend.
Beautiful picture! Everything looks so green and springy!