.parkersbirthday.

My little 'nephew' had his first birthday! And I got to take some adorable pictures of him for it :) I love them so much, and I hope that Julie loves them too :) Here's some template examples of what I did. I had fun playing with him and their family. Adorable <3

I hope everyone enjoys these photos. I sure had a blast doing them, and am always learning! You can check out my facebook page for now while I work on my website.

.friends.

This weekend, I got to visit my little family of friends - aka: the Francisco's. :) That's Julie incase you didn't know. I always love seeing both of them and their sweet babies (one's a kid, the other's a cat). I just wanted to post some images of the cute babies and have a shout out to them!

I'm going to start doing more photographing, maybe as a way to make a side dollar or so, but as for now I am practicing, practicing, PRACTICING. So that means I need models. Julie is being sweet enough to let me take Parker's 1 year photos and her and Tanner's 2nd Anniversary photos. I am SO nervous, but super excited :) Thanks again, Julie!



.CHALLENGE.

As an official declaration of a new challenge to myself, I am posting this picture challenge. I'm gearing up for it now, even though me and my friend, Julie, aren't going to be starting until MARCH. Foreshadowing ahead, March has 31 days. This challenge has 30 pictures. Together, Julie and I are going to come up with a 31st on our own. Exciting, I know.

Credit goes here for the super fantastic idea.

Let me know if you are interested. It could be fun :)

.something new.

Lately, a lot of my free time has been spent looking at blogs and seeing what kinds of things people are updating about. My friend, Julie, is kind of my inspiration to get this whole thing started. She got into blogging when she was pregnant, so most of her updates are pertaining to her family and son, Parker! I, on the other hand, don't have a bun in the oven or kids or anything, so that's not what I'm going for (yet - someday I'll be in that boat, but not anytime soon.) I'm just going to use this blog as a place for me to talk about my daily life and things that I find interesting. If you've been reading this, you'll see that most of my interests somehow involve cats or photography :) but, there are more things that I like to talk about. So with that said, I'm stealing Julie's (and other people's) idea of Friday Five. I hope to find different things for each Friday to share with my readers.

Friday Five: 5 Things I Cannot Live Without

My prelude for this is that it's not going to be what I really cannot live without, such as food, water, shelter, oxygen, and blood (or whatever), but things that make my life run smoothly and happily! I also find this fitting as my first Friday idea just because it gives you another glimpse into my life.

1. Arnold :) - So obviously, he's the love of my life, and I think he makes every day worth going through, even though most of my time is spent at work without him. It's very comforting to know that when I'm done with a long and stressful day, I have him to come home to. He does a wonderful job of taking care of me and our three cats.

2. Animals - My greatest passion is animals; basically everything about them. I love learning about their bodies and their health, watching them move, their behavior, and of course helping them. The 3 cats I own: Chunk, KitKat, and Izzy, are my main focus as of now. If you've began to notice, pretty much all of my pictures revolve around them. They're like my kids in a way :p Together, Arnold and I take care of these little guys and make sure they have the best life possible!



3. Coffee  - Does it make me shallow to have something like this on a list of things I "need"? Oh well, because I don't think I would be able to function correctly without it. I usually have to wake up early every morning and then drive to work. Without coffee in my life, I would pass out or be super grumpy; no one wants to deal with a grumpy Chelsea.



4. Family & Friends - Putting them down on this list is another obvious one. Where would I be in my life without people I love? Sometimes I feel like the kind of person who is very self sufficient and could get along by myself, but having other people in my life makes it so much better! Plus, now that I'm getting older, I find that the people in my life are exactly the people who are meant to be in it.



5. Music - Although I am not a super talented muscician like my boyfriend and a lot of my friends, I feel that without music, I wouldn't be able to connect to a lot of things. Music is everywhere in my life - with song, instruments, and even sounds that animals and objects make in nature.

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