This time of year is so optimistic, hopeful, happy. I love making New Year’s resolutions. I always feel like anything is possible. I can do or be anything next year. This year is done … no matter how good or bad it was, NEXT year will be THE YEAR, I just know it.
I have a lot in store for the new year … first up is a bit of a website re-design, to come in the next couple of weeks. Some new pricing on portraits, and new art photos to share …and my abandoned 365 project from last year is making a reappearance starting tomorrow.
And personally, I plan to join the millions of other people throughout the world who plan to lose weight! 30 pounds by my birthday, to be exact. Brian and I are headed back to the gym! And to celebrate, on my birthday in May we are going to run in a 5k. This is huge for me. I don’t think I’ve ever run a mile in my entire life. Even in high school PE – I was totally walking in the back with the chubby kids.
But – I know I can do it this year! THIS is the year! I have my workout plan all in place and my shoes are ready for my first walk in the morning (gotta start somewhere, ya know?)
We really had a great year … and here’s hoping 2010 will be even better!
Cheers,
-J
This weekend my pictures are featured on two lovely blogs! I’m honored.
At Akane Designs Christina is hosting a photography giveaway. There are several ways to enter the giveaway – you could win a fine art photograph for your walls – maybe one of mine!
Also:
At Modern Classics Jaimee included me in her lovely Mosaic Monday post.
Go visit and leave a comment for these lovely ladies!
Just want to show you all my newest prints in the shop — I am finishing up some portrait session editing, and then I will have more to share!
I have been missing in action around here lately … I feel so behind! I have spent the last few weeks winding down the school year with the kids, and beginning the (slightly more) relaxed summer season.
I have missed all of you in blogland!
This weekend looks like it will be a little rainy … perfect time for catching up on a backlog of pictures, blog posts and projects.
I will rejoin the photography world this weekend, friends!
I’ve had a nice break! 
Two more prints added to my shop … including this new one:
We had a lovely weekend here at the Torres household … I turned the big 3-0 on Friday afternoon, so I took the day off to relax and play. My sister came in from sunny L.A. and was not disappointed with the sunny Boise weather. We did a little bit of relaxing, a little bit of shopping, a little bit of game playing, a lot of visiting …
Baby Rachel also had a birthday this weekend … she is officially 6 months old as of Sunday. It is amazing how quickly she is learning new things … just a week or so ago Brian and I were noticing that she couldn’t sit at all, even propped up on her arms … and suddenly this week she sits (very unsteady, but sits nonetheless) and also she managed to get her arm all the way out from under her after rolling over …All this in a matter of a few days. It is so fun to watch. She had her 6-month checkup Monday afternoon and she was 16 pounds. That is only the 50th percentile (which surprised me – she has serious fat rolls people!) but she is way down in the 20th percentile for height (length? whatever). So she is a short, round little rolly polly.
I think the whole family is finally healthy after several bouts of the flu … we are looking forward to more sunshine and the last couple of Tball games this week.
There will be more prints available in the shop tonight … or maybe tomorrow depending on how late we are at Tball.
Hope you are all having a beautiful, sunshiney week!
Hi Honey. Guess what. Next month is Mother’s Day AND my birthday. Just thought I would remind you.
And on another, completely unrelated note – look at this list of really cool stuff I have found lately. This list has nothing at all to do with the upcoming important holidays. Nope. Nothing at all. It is just a completely RANDOM list of cool stuff. I like to share lists of cool stuff. For no reason whatsoever.
Coincidentally, if random readers of this blog follow the links below, they might find places to purchase some of this cool stuff for themselves. Or their wives. Just coincidentally.
1. Lolas! Doesn’t that pink-shirted, blonde-haired Lola remind you of someone familiar?
2. Photomatix Pro. Remember all of those cool HDR images I have shown you lately? Wouldn’t you love it if I could make my own and hang them all over the house?
3. Lenswork Magazine. Lenswork is full of beautiful, classic, black and white photography. Inspiring.
4. Camera case. How cute are these? (via Modish) I would totally carry my camera around in one of these cases. If I had one. Which I do not.
5. Erin, over at House on Hill Road, is going to open up a shop really soon, selling patchwork camera straps. Those would look so great on, say, a Canon DSLR.
6. Christine Berrie’s camera illustrations. I bet photography enthusiasts would really love to own one of those. Maybe. I mean, you never know.
Anyways, honey, I hope you enjoyed this TOTALLY RANDOM list of fun items. Now you can get back to your regularly scheduled day. Love you.
P.S.
Don’t forget to take out the garbage today, K? Thanks!
