SPOOKS!

I'm getting super excited for the "Spooky Ballets" this upcoming weekend. I stopped by rehearsal yesterday to take pictures and seeing them in their costumes was GREAT. The costumes are awesome for 'Nightmare before christmas' I can't wait to see the show on stage with the special effects!

I will try to get some pictures posted tonight of last nights rehearsal. I didn't get any of the girls in costume - but I did get them rehearsing!

I am starting to learn a lot about my camera. I have been reading tons and practicing on stupid stuff like the TV stand. Great thing about digital - i can just delete it.

Stay posted for pictures tonight (hopefully)

Posting Queen

I have been a posting queen these past few days. It's the excitement of the new camera!

Below is the layout I made for Leah's Circle Journal. Topic: Favorite Color


hidden journaling tag

another angle

Pictures!

so I finally took some pictures tonight. The first one is for a circle journal I am involved with. I got Leah's journal right now. I took the picture on my patio wearing a white shirt and white polkadot hair scarf. I than turned it black and white and applied the color purple. Her topic is Favorite colores!

These pictures were taken with my new Canon Digital Rebel XT and the Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 lense




This is another picture - I don't really like. but it was one of the first i've taken.

Camera, Auditions and other junk

My lense came yesterday! Wow it's so nice! I'm super excited. Afterwork it was waiting in the mail box! Than I had to go get a memory card so I could actually use the camera! That set me back $70.00. EEKS. I also decided since I was spending money - might as well get a tripod as well. So that is what i did! I bought a tripod too. I think i'm done spending money for awhile.

I hope it doesn't rain all weekend so I can go out and play with the new camera! It is so awesome and I'm way pumped about it!

On Sunday I'm going to audition for the "Holiday Show" at the dance studio. Well it's for the FM Ballet... but auditions are at the dance studio. I miss performing and really dancing. So we'll see. There are so many great dancers though - so i'm not going to get my hopes up. It's just something I was interested in doing. Change of pace in life...right?!?

"Spooky Ballets" open in a week and a few days. So if you live in Fargo - get your tickets. It's going to be an awesome show! I can't wait to see the completed show with costumes, the stage and lights! It's going to be so exciting. Plus there is a costume contest. I will not enter - b/c i don't really qualify... i know the entire board and am dating the Artistic Director. TOo much favortism. But it's fun to just dress up! So I'm going to.

Watch for pictures this weekend!!!

I'm Excited!!!

My lense is finally here!!! It arrived today. I haven't used it yet - because i had to go get a memory card and now I'm at the studio waiting for dance class. so hopefully tonight I'll take a picture of SOMETHING!!! Just so i use it today!!! OMG i'm super excited!

It's FINALLY here

YEs, the camera arrived TODAY!! I'm soooooooo excited. Except. Mine lens won't be here till the end of the week or monday of next week. So boo on that. But that gives me time to read the manual and stuff. Right :D I should be doing that right now instead of typing this blog.

I still haven't found a camera bag i love. WEll besides the Jill-e bags. Maybe i'll ask for one for Christmas! Hum... yes I should do that!


I'm so excited to play with it i'm bursting! I guess it's better to have a camera and no lens than a lens and no camera...right?

TOMORROW, Tomorrow...

The Camera base comes TOMORROW! OMG I'm so excited!! I can't believe it's almost here! The lense won't be here till later this week or early next week - so I will just have to admire the camera base for a few days. Hopefully I get it by the weekend - so I can practice and play!

So now the task is to find a camera bag. I want something cute and girlie. On one site someone said Jill-e has cute bags. But they are out of my price range (since i just bought a camera and lense).

Here is the site: http://www.jill-e.com/index.html

I like the:
Small Red Leather bag ($159.99)
Small Brown Nylon bag ($129.99)

Super cute! I also like the yellow small bag!!

If anyone else has a suggestion for a camera bag i'm open for suggestions. I would really like some color to my bag.

I bought it

Okay post #2 for the day. I BOUGHT MY LENSE!!! It should arrive later in the week next week or monday the following week! OMG this is soooo real - i'm finally getting my DSLR!!! This is super exciting.

Next I need a camera bag & i want a tripod!

I'm super excited!!!!!!

Halloween Coasters

I love Halloween and the older I get the more fun it is!!! It is such a fun holiday. I recieved my MemoryWorks Express Kit a few days ago and there was a sheet of paper with circle images on it. I had the perfect idea for them - COASTERS!!! I cut the images out and coated both sides with Mod Podge for protection. I than adhered them to Self Adhesive Felt in orange & black! I think they turned out super cute!



I also want to share some pictures from the wedding (Emily's Wedding).
The Girls - College friends!



It was a blast and so great to see my friends from college again at one time! It hasn't been that way since we graduated college! I am so happy Em invited us to her beautiful wedding and she made a STUNNING Bride! oh the 2nd picture - we are crazy!

I did it!

I ordered my camera today. I'm so excited! It should arrive next week. I will order my lens later this week or this weekend! I can't tell you how excited it am!!!

The wedding this past weekend was beautiful. Emily looked stunning and super happy! It was so much fun and to see the college girls again! I will post pics sometime this week or weekend.

So that is the update in my life.

Remember if you live in Fargo come see the FM Ballet first performance of the season: "Spooky Ballets"!