Cutest Ginger Eva

Mom Always Said

"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."

So I wont.

But I would feel selfish if I kept this set of pictures to myself.

These were all taken by a 4 year old! Impressive huh?

Gnight. 

Day After Dull

I must be worn out from all the goodness in the past few days, cause I am so wiped out today. I hope I feel 100% tomorrow. I am so excited to play with two cute energetic little boys all day.

Today was just not my day. Copper ran out the door unleashed on me twice today. I can't seem to get my head out of the clouds, and no matter what I do Dime seems to be upset and need something. Everything I attempted today just felt entirely awkward and uncomfortable. I keep getting lost in... nothing. I find myself staring thinking very little about anything yet ten minutes pass by without my knowledge.

I did manage to capture the bright part of my day. Dime has a new friend.

Copper was even on good behavior for a second to play. So my day hasn't been all bad. I'm just a little off. I need to buy more coffee... 

But I'm not letting anything stop me from enjoying tomorrow. I am so excited to spend one of my favorite days of the year babysitting. We're going to make Valentine's for everyone we love and take silly pictures. Couldn't be better. 

Oh Happy Day

It's my birthday!! Not much to say today. I just have some pictures to share. Nothing amazingly meaningful to say to start off my twenties. I'm just happy and relaxed. I spent the day with my favorite people looking at my favorite things. The weather didn't even keep me down, all though I-5 got very scary for a while because of the hurricane that seemed to pass through this evening. And besides my minor directional setbacks I not only got us safely to Lakewood, but I managed to get us home too, after I asked for help.

Most of my pictures are from the Aquarium, the camera I was using didn't last very long. But I didn't care. I enjoyed seeing everything from behind my glasses lens just as well.

My favorite part of the day wasn't documented although I will not forget it. I found a new love... the Sea Elephant! Also known as the adorable walruses at Point Defiance. Seriously, if you haven't been there, go see them. 

I'm going to go charge my camera and enjoy the rest of my day. 

Tomorrow's The Day

I turn 20!!

I'm so excited. I am almost exactly where I want to be in life, in love, in friendships, in family, in my art and even on my blog! Everything seems to be shaping up. And just in time for my birthday. Which will be spent at the zoo! Yay. Look for pictures soon.

I also have a.. thing.. in the works. A happy surprise. I don't want to talk about it yet, it's aimed for April, so I don't want to get mine or anyone else's hopes up. Just know that incredibly good things are coming!

Sorry I'm being vague and cryptic, I'm just buzzing and I have to get my emotions out. Even though I have to manage to stay a bit tight lipped.

Ummm... here's a picture of my latest painting. In case you haven't peeked at my art page.

I finally have Robin's project well underway. Although it has morphed from an easy 24hr idea to an incredibly frustrating triptych piece that has been yo-yoing me from happy to livid every time I look at it. But I refuse to give up. I have spent entirely way too long on it already. I must finish. And soon.. I'm implementing a new system for myself. I'm hoping it will bring my art production way up. I need to be completing works much faster than I have been. I let myself get too easily frustrated. And I start things when I have no reason to. I just want to do something different. So consequently I'll have five pieces at varying levels of completion, and only one or two done. I will feel slightly productive for having so much done.. but at the same time it's hollow because it's the finished piece that I really get proud of. 

Anyway, enough boring artist ramblings... I should actually go be productive now. 

PS.. you guys knew I finally got glasses right?

Have a great day! Next time I check in I'll be 20!!

  

Loving This Weather!

I feel like it's summer. And I couldn't be happier! The air is amazing, the birds are cuter, the trees look bigger, the water looks clearer, this weather actually makes Bremerton seem like a quaint suburban happy place instead of the normal dingy ghettoness that is my town.

I got up and enjoyed most of the sun today. I had a meeting this morning that seemed to go great! So I celebrated by taking My Love to the park so he could frolic and play.

Hope you enjoyed the weather!

What A Day

I woke up this morning with no plans at all today. Then...

*I had an impromptu job interview*

*We got a new fish*

*And we took Dime to the beach*

Lots more happened today, but those were my highlights. Things seems to be coming together, hopefully. I should know about the job by Saturday. Which is my birthday! Sunday is Copper Day and I start watching Wendy's kids on Monday.

The other cool thing... I'm starting to seriously look into places to show my art. I've been talking to the people at Finger's Duke and other local gallery spaces. Jeff shouldn't be the only one going after what he wants. My problem is I want so much! I want to be an artist, a volunteer, a crafter, an entrepreneur, a blogger... But I'm trying to feed all my growing passions. I applied at The Arc to be Support Staff (I should also know more about that next week), and I really hope I get it. There is so much I care about and have a real interest in.

So not much to do now but wait and paint. I'm staying hopeful. After all, I had my lucky perfume on.

Better Late Than Never

I know I have been majorly AWOL lately. I've been busy with a lot of nothing it feels like.

But I'm here now. So I thought I would make it up to you with a lot of pictures.

I was wandering around my apartment with my camera when the aquarium caught my eye. I have myself a beautifully lit captive model right here in my living room... 

 Three in fact. Although one of them would not hold still.

I finally managed to get a good shot of him.

I don't know why I never thought of this before. 

Once I got bored of the fish I realized the aquarium its self is actually really interesting. 

You'd never know this was some mundane fish tank. I wonder what else I have in my apartment that needs to be photographed with my macro setting. 

PS I have a new painting up on my Art Page, check it out.