Friday Snaps[5]

So this snap is a little late! Sorry about that. It's from a photo shoot I had today with one of my best girlfriends -Tiff. We spent a few hours shooting at a lighthouse and then moved to the beach. The beach was easily the best location of the two ..not to mention how crappy& bright the lighting was at the lighthouse. We had to go then though because it was the only time it would work.

Tiff is fabulous for several reasons. First off, she's a NICU nurse. Which means she spends her workdays saving babies -that basically gives you a pass to heaven, right?! She is also a fellow runner& P90X'er. Not to mention if I ever needed to get someone beat up, she's my girl ;) Okay, okay.. kidding about that last part! She just lost roughly 30lbs (GO TIFF) and had no recent photos of herself so I figured this was the PERFECT chance to get some more portrait experience. As usual, at first I wasn't sure what to do with my model but since she's a good friend, we managed to wing it! I got a lot of gorgeous shots. She's a gorgeous lady so it's not like it was really a tough job to make her look good. When we got to the beach, however, I was making her jump in the water& do yoga ..which was all really fun. I managed to get this stunning shot of her doing tree pose.

What do you think?

I absolutely adore it!
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So now my Friday Snaps is over for this week ..I still have only 1 of the scavenger hunt photos taken and I'm officially alone for the weekend as of 3 hours ago! So far I have been completely wild.. I have spent all Friday evening editing photos of Tiff, drinking water& watching Say Yes to the Dress. Still can't believe how mean some of the people are who come with the brides!

The boyfriend is off the Wharf Rat Rally so my fingers are crossed that he has a good time and also sells the bike! I reminded him he shouldn't get a new girlfriend while he was gone away or have tooo much fun without me. Now the burning question remains though. How am I going to spend my remaining 2 days alone?! Tackling that scavenger hunt, I suppose!

Friday Snaps[3]

So my mom is a smart Friday Snapper. She doesn't wait until Friday. I, of course, wait until Friday. I am not a smart Friday Snapper. Thank goodness for my mom. I was wondering around the neighborhood with the dog, trying to come up with something different for my photo for today. Mom came outside& said 'Take a photo of your mother for today's Friday Snap.' So I jumped at the chance to take yet another portrait shot. I really need to work on getting out of my shyness ..especially since I have 100 Strangers shot to do by Tuesday!

So aside from my snap (which I'll include at the bottom of this post), I'm spending my weekend working at the liquor store until 8 then going to the boyfriend's house for the evening. Tomorrow we have a wedding to attend& then Sunday I'm riding Reena. The boyfriend has promised to come out& take some photos for me! So my recaps should be filled with gorgeous photos& long. I cannot imagine a funner weekend (aside from work ..but money. Gotta have it)! What is your weekend consisting of? I hope it's looking as good as mine.

OH AND ...IT'S SUNNY AND WARM HERE. Not hot but warm. And the skies are blue and there isn't a raincloud in sight. Honestly life on the island is more fabulous than it has been for a couple of weeks. You can just tell the gorgeous weather has everyone perked up and happy. The kiddies next door are swimming in the pool .. Squirty is laying out in the grass ..life is good :)

My momma!

She is pretty fabulous.

So, what do you think? Are my photos getting any better as the time goes on? I love that I finally discovered how to edit them to make them look more 'finished'.

Happy Friday!

Today we have yet ANOTHER sunny day on this little island. Life is pretty fabulous :) I woke up .. hung outside with the pups and then ate a delicious red velvet cupcake (perhaps not on the training diet plan, but it was so good surely the calories don't count?!), which I've documented for your enjoyment / insane jealousy!

So pretty& delicious!

The whole thing. 

It was massive.

So, today was going to be a rest day. Considering that I just ate probably 500 calories in the form of a cupcake ..I'm thinking I need to get some physical activity in. Plus it's beautiful out. And my brother just started playing the drums. I'm cutting this blog post short to go ride a pony.

Hope you enjoyed the red velvet cupcake :)

Friday!

Before I start my post for the day, let me just say: Sorry Japan! Hope you guys survive and figure your shit out. Serious stuff going on over there .. lots of damage and trauma to recover from. 8.9 earthquakes, 27ft tsunamis, devastation everywhere. The footage is wild.

Today is Friday .. I certainly hope that makes you all as happy as it makes me! Today was not super exciting. First I went to my classes, except not Occupational Hygiene because Helen canceled it! Thanks, Helen. So then Marg and I did lunch at the mall, where we met Barry and Brenda. I would tell you what we talked about, but to be honest I'm exhausted and can't recall it. Oh well. After my Orange Julius& Subway (no that's dejavu. I really DID just have it the other day!), we hit up the Bay. I bought noting .. Marg tried on dresses. Then it was back to CBU for a meeting with all the branch presidents of public health from every province. Very interesting to hear what they have to say, along with the places where we're likely to get placements. Hopefully I made a good impression on NS branch manager (thanks, Bernie for your positive words about me ..LOL!) and he really wants to hire me! Either way, it would be incredibly nice to just get a placement. I also spoke to the branch presidents frommm .. Manitoba, Ontario and British Columbia. Then I ate a chocolate timbit and went home.

Aside from that, my foot still hurts like crazy. I now have it wrapped though, so that is a perk! I'm giving it until Monday and if it's still not better, I'm considering removing it from my otherwise fully functional body. Hopefully it will be better before resorting to such extreme measures. For now, I'm listening to Andrew Allen (so good!) and enjoying a St. Patrick's Day green shortbread cookie (so good!). I'm gearing up for a low key Friday .. and a party filled Saturday aka pubcrawl .. and work. Wah wah!

So, now .. the only thing left is a photo of the day& I don't have it for you. Sorry, ladies& gents. Better luck next time (also known as 1 - 2hrs when I come back& update this with my photo).

Okay, photo is taken. I am stupid and forgot to set the focus back to auto. I left it on manual and even had this conscious thought at one point 'Jeeze, my camera doesn't seem like it's auto focusing ..weird'. Yes. I thought that and STILL didn't look to see why that may be. So, with that in mind ..let's all remember that photoshop can only do so much for a photo. I am too tired to try and get a better photo for today. Plus, my foot hurts. Putting on shoes makes it hurt more. My last excuse is that it is cold and, also, now dark. So, what is my photo of the day today you ask?
It's some trees .. a little of the ocean .. some snow& dirt .. etc. This is Cape Breton at that awkward time between winter& spring.