Shake It

I downloaded a new app for my iPhone.

The iPhone that DRL will be acquiring in the very near future.

He is terribly excited.

Do you know how much fantasy baseballing can be done from an iPhone??

Neither do I.

And that's how I like it.

Moving on.

This app...

...my current favorite, is called Shakeit.

It turns your camera into a Polaroid replica.

(No. An actual Polaroid photo does not slide out from the bottom of your iPhone.) 

(Duh.)

But it does something else.

Even cooler.

The photos are a little bit grainy.

Kind of tilted in an odd way.

And..

well..

Kind of cool.

Case in point: This is the fabric of a dress I recently purchased.

Yes: I am aware that it looks like upholstery.

This is why I love it.

It has charm.

And here is Dayna.

Just before she shoved a giant forkful of DQ cake down her gullet.

The same Dayna that got me reading the Twilight saga.

And here is me:

Self portrait.

Moments after leaving the salon with my sweet new style.

It hasn't looked as good since. 

Stupid professionals-who-do-everything-better-than-a-normal-woman-can-at-home. 

And our maple tree.

Budding.

Princess Smarty Pants:

With a little bit of sun flare.

I think I like sun flare.

I think I might start looking for it.

Take THAT flare-haters.

Shakeit even takes great photos of inanimate objects.

Things that go otherwise unnoticed in our day-to-day lives.

Things like book covers.

Buy it!
Tell them I sent you.
I'm not afraid.

I am also not afraid that in the past week I've used my Shakeit more than my D90.

Cheers,
A

Bloodsucker.

I did it.

I finally did it.

I jumped.

I began reading the Twilight saga on my trip to Austin.
I'm nearly through the third book, Eclipse.
I am hoping to finish Breaking Dawn during my travels to Mexico.
And Dallas.
And back.

I might write a review.
I haven't decided yet.

I said I would never get involved with this Vampires and Werewolves business.
But,
I also vowed never to wear wedges.
Or Espadrilles.
Or a Maxi Dress.

I guess I'm good at breaking my own promises.

Cheers,
A

Him.

On Miz Boo's suggestion I purchased the Shakeit app for my iPhone.
It turns your photos into cool polaroids.

Gives 'em a bit of grain.
Dirt.

Edge.

I am in love with this photo of DRL.
He's smiling.
And it's not contrived.
Or posed.

It's real.
Pure as the driven snow.

I'm in love with the subject, too.
Not just the photo.

In fact,
I happen to think he's pretty amazing.

Cheers,
A

Dirty Laundry

It must be a Texas thing.
None of the rental properties we looked at included a washer and dryer.
In fact, very few of them inlcuded a refrigerator!

Although we have a fancy townhome rental to move into
it does not come equipped with a washer and dryer.

We were instructed to buy, or rent, our own.

DRL and I have been eyeing a new pair for awhile now.
But were going to wait until next year to make the commitment.
This promotion has rushed the deadline.

And I'm not mad about it.

Would you be?

Cheers,

A

Excitement!

The more I think about our new place in Texas, the more I get excited.
It's the small things, really.

I'll have more than one drawer in my kitchen.
You might not think this is a big deal...but oh, it so is.
I dare you to take everything out of all the drawers in your kitchen and only use one.
For an entire week.
And then imagine how I've lived like that for three and a half years.

It's been rough, friends.
There were some dark moments.
I didn't know if I would make it.

But now, I have drawers aplenty to look forward to.
And a big, Texas sized garden jacuzzi tub in the master bath.
Two walk-in closets.

My dresses will actually be able to hang without hitting my shoe rack.
They will be so excited!

I can set up my sewing machine in my office and have a quilting corner.
My very own craft space.
That I don't have to clean up and pack away every day.

Sure, I won't have any family or friends nearby.

But I'll have storage space,
bathtubs,
and sewing.

That oughta carry me through.
At least for a little while.

And what sorrow I do have can be cured by a six-pack of
Shiner Bock.
Or two.

Or a stroll through the blue bonnets.

Cheers,
A

(I realized just now, in my stress-induced craziness, that I posted "Wednesday Wisdom" on Thursday. Oh I am so ashamed.)

Wednesday Wisdom

*The moving truck has been secured. They load, drive, and unload. All we do is pack.

*OMG we have to pack.

*We have a showing today and another tomorrow. I HOPE HOPE HOPE somebody puts in an offer on our house already!

*I have already been given my work blackberry. I'm saddend by the impending loss of my iPhone.  I did hear a rumor that Verizon will get the iPhone in July. If that happens I will have another one. Mark my words.

*We leave for Mexico in one week. YAY vacation! I am so excited to see all of our friends in one location for an entire weekend. It's going to be a good last hurrah before DRL and I pack up and move 1103 miles down I-35.

*We signed a lease on a townhome yesterday. I'll attach some photos. The website for the community is here. Doesn't it look like a resort??

*Here is the actual unit where we will live. It's the corner one.

The view from the balcony (notice the pool!)

Kitchen:

Living/Dining. The carpeted area will be my office.

*I have four squares completed in my duvet cover.

* I think I have a hundred and some more to make.

*Yikes!

*I only have 10 pounds left to go before I'm at my pre-pregnancy weight!

*I still have 10 pounds to lose. Ugh!

*I am happy that Glee is back from break. It's corny, but I missed it.

*I am becoming a huge fan of Jay-Z. I am not ashamed of this. According to my brother-in-law Jake, his new album is "magic." I might have to pick it up....

*I am really digging Muse lately, too.

Cheers,
A