They'll call us blanket buddies

Three people x 12 photos = a massive challenge.

I say that because every time we would plan to get together, I would have GREAT plans to take our photo. I would plan to put makeup on. I would plan where we would sit. I would plan to fix my hair. I would plan what we would be doing. Plan, plan, plan, plan, plan.

The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. -Robert Burns

I gave up. This month has been crazy. Tyler moved and bought a car. Chance was sick for about 23 days and had to have a bunch of testing done. And me, well, I promise that I did put on makeup and fix my hair several times, however, it never seemed to be at the same time that I could take a photo.

And since I don't want to skip the VERY first month of my project, here it is.

I can't believe that I'm even posting this. But look at this one (not too hard) and just imagine the ones that I rejected, deleted and swear on my Scott Kelby Photoshop Book for Photographers that no other photos from this day will ever see the light of day.

I took this photo at Tyler's apartment during the last week of the month when he and Chance were both sick. I went by the check on him and take him some medicine and just generally make sure that he was okay. It took me 20 minutes to convince them to lay on the bed so that I could take the photo. And another 15 minutes to get them to get under the blanket. I thought it would be funny, but mostly it just tested all my patience.

Boys: "They'll call us blanket buddies." 

Me: "I don't care."

a side of chilly

On Saturday, Chance and I decided to get out of the house and enjoy a full plate of sunshine with a side of chilly. And for the first time in MONTHS (I know, I'm a bad fur-mommy), we took Falcor with us.

Can you tell how excited he was? Just look at those ears, all bouncy and free!

And he even made a new friend.

Blue Skies and Sunlight

And around the corner...

Hallelujah! Chance and I really needed these blue skies today. He hasn't been feeling well and it's been raining and cold and we needed to get out of the house. So we loaded up the dog, the cooler and the camera and headed to a couple of our favorite fishing spots.

It definitely perked us both up. There was a little chill in the air that made our cheeks all nice and rosy. And, of course, Falcor had a blast and just about ripped my arm off several times while trying to go swimming.

The funniest moment of the day was when we were headed to Tyler's this afternoon, we were stopped at a red light, and we realized that this particular intersection at Apalachee and Magnolia had the new red light cameras. And when they flashed, Chance absolutely went HYSTERICAL, laughing and yelling at the people that will soon be receiving a photo in the mail of their infractions. He cracks me up.

Absolutely ADORE that boy.

Amen. Goodnight.

Sometimes it's just gray

Normally, when I take a photo, I warm it up in post processing. I adjust the tones, take out the gray, and make it pretty.

But sometimes, when it's been raining and cold for weeks, I realized that you need to just leave it gray. It reflects the moment. The mood. The day.

Makes me appreciate the blue skies and sunlight I know is just around the corner.

Neighborhood Watch

Well, the weather has finally warmed up a little, but it's been raining for days now. And when it's not raining, it' so foggy that I can't see my mailbox. I did hear on the news tonight that December 2010 and January 2011 were in the top 5 for the coldest months EVER in Tallahassee.

Yes, I was aware of that. And I have the electric bill to prove it. I'm pretty sure that my heat didn't turn off for 8 long, cold days in December.

But things are looking up, at least for the next couple of days. And I happen to see this little cutie yesterday in my neighbor's yard, just hangin' out, keepin' an eye on things.