Photo Shoot with the Girls!

Well, the girls and I did a photo shoot this past week at my birthday party! Yes, I had a party this past Saturday and all of my closest friends were in attendance! It was a mustache theme...yes, you heard me correctly. Mustaches were the theme and it was really a lot of fun! But back to the photo shoot!

It was raining, and I mean raining, so we really didn't have many places to take photos in, but we did what we could with what we had and here are a few of the results!

I am still learning how to photograph people. I've done objects for a while, but this was my first real attempt to photograph a person and then edit the photo. 

My friend Hannah, I really loved this shot! 

Clara reading Jane Eyre. This was an experiment with coloring. Too much vintage I think. 

My friend Jessie's pretty eyes! 

Hannah really likes this shot and so do I! 

This was an experiment with partial black and white. I really don't like that I can still see some of her color hair and the wall, but I suppose it turned out okay. 

Best friends taking a break!

Now for some none edited shots that we took during a break.

Jessie took this one, and I really love it! 

We are basically sisters!

Oh yea, that's us! Most of the time this is exactly what we look like! 

That's just what we do when we are around each other...and a camera!

Today we will hopefully experiment more and be able to go out into the woods and surrounding areas to get a little more scenery. I'm really excited about it! But for right now I have to clean up my room (again) and get ready for their arrival. I've just finished my first weeks worth of homework and I'm very nervous about turning it in! 0_0 Wish me luck!

My Last Day as an Eighteen Year Old!

It's been a long day; most of it spent on the road. Between lugging around countless pieces of luggage to driving six hours my energy level drained out completely. Yet, despite my sleepy state, I'm still excited because tomorrow is my nineteenth birthday! 

Little ole me is finally turning nineteen this year! It's been a thrilling journey to this point, one with a lot of pitfalls and joys. While I know there will be plenty more highs and lows, I'm looking forward to this next chapter of my life! :D My nineteenth year begins within a few hours!

I continue to tell myself what a wonderful period this part of my life is, and how fortunate I am to have had such a wonderful eighteenth year! I still have a lot of spiritual growing to do, and a lot of learning ahead of me, but I will continue to challenge myself to put my trust in the Lord, for he is the master of all things and the guardian of my soul! 

Everyone around me seems to be growing up so fast! Many of my friends will be either turning nineteen this year, graduating High School, or learning to drive for the first time! Big milestones are being reached in our little group, and it fills me with never ending joy! Seeing my friends and their lives beginning to blossom and grow is a happy time! Although, I will say, the driving part does have everyone a little freaked out! :D

Any who, this past week we have been on a vacation to the beach, and we loved every minute of it! My sister was actually very sad about coming home! :( I have a lot of snapshots I'd like to share, but for now I think I'll just post a few!

Last night, such a beautiful display! 

We went to eat at a yummy seafood restaurant with my grandparents the night before we left. On the way home my siblings and I decided to have some fun! 

Got up early to take a last few pictures of the ocean. I'm already missing it! 

We got back in good ole Georgia heartland after lunch time! I was glad to head home, despite my love of the ocean!  

Us being silly! I love this girl! She is such an amazing person and friend! :D So grateful to have her in my life!

Not long after we got home my amazing friend Jessie (whose mom had been keeping the farm for us!) came over and we had a girl's night in! We laughed, talked and celebrated over a delicious dinner of Subway and a few episodes of 'Say Yes to the Dress!' We generally goofed off and clowned around the entire evening, and had a complete blast! I've really missed seeing her! With her work life being so busy these past few weeks, I hadn't gotten to see her for almost a month! It was good to reconnect and spend an evening having fun! 

Well, that's my last eighteen year old day. It was beautiful, sad, exciting, magical, and scary all at the same time! Thanks so much to my Lord who continues to provide, protect and love me everyday! Thanks so much to everyone who has stuck with me during this past year, and to all of you who have listened to my rants and boring news over and over again! Thanks to everyone who stood, and continue to stand, beside me as I grow into the woman God wants me to be!

Thanks to everyone!

My 'New' Room!

You know how I said I would post pictures of my "new" room? Well, you were forewarned!

 

This, ladies and gentlemen, is my room's new look!

 

Before:

 

 After:

 

 

 

That's my new IKEA bed--I love it though I'm still trying to figure out how to sleep on it! I mean, after you go from sleeping on a tiny, cramped, little twin bed to a huge, spacious full bed--you notice a difference!

 

 

 

Before:

 

 Yea, the brown and black just WEREN'T working for me. It was time for a well deserved up grade!

 

After:

 

 

I got the Keep Calm poster online for a buck--plus two dollar shipping. Pretty good for a poster that is usually nine dollars. I'm going to replace my lanterns with light up ones as soon as I can.

 

 

My vanity has stayed put. No changes there. Though I did move my radio.

 

 My infamous 'back wall'. This wall is very large and therefore it's hard--make that impossible to find decorations for. My first instincts were to go with this:

 

Before:

 

 

 

Then I moved into This:

 

After:

 

 

 Pic's a little blurry. Sorry about that! Note: The damask vase isn't staying there. That's just it's temporary home until I can find a better place to put it--AKA a safe place to put it.

 

And yes, I do have a slight fascination with any and all things British and my room does reflect it.

 

The bureau is gone and my dresser (formerly mirror + dresser) has taken it's place. I took the mirror down a few weeks ago when my posters came in. Not a fun job. Easy enough--just dangerous. The mirror was armed! Yes, the mirror was equipped with long--sharp--metal spikes that helped hold it in place at the back of the dresser. All groans, fun and blood aside--I shouldn't have worn shorts for THIS particular project!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bookshelf has been moved several feet to the left. Also it's library has been enhanced. Save for one woeful exception. Yea, I bought Twilight. Bad judgement on my part.

 

Yea, Lego Indiana Jones poster from when I was twelve. I didn't even realize that was back there! Ha, that brings back some childhood memories! :)

 

 

 

 

This is my little reading corner. It's not a very good picture but hey it gets the point across. And look! Josh Hutcherson!! :D

 

 

 

 

This is my new desk area. The desk used to be where my reading area is now but since the bed is so big I had to move it. It works pretty good from over here. What'd you think? I'm posting to you from it right now! :)

 

This is my bedside table. I had to sit in my reading chair to get this shot. No I'm not posting a pic of the chair. Yes, it's covered in junk. Another project! 0_0


But all the work--and mucho dinero--aside it was totally worth it!! :D After a long year of renovations my room is finally (or at least I assume) done! :D 

So what'd you think? I'm completely in love with it--though it still has some touching up to do. I know I just got off of saying it was done but that's for all the major stuff. There are still a few things here and there I have to fix. Fortunately the only thing that I think is going to cost me any more money is going to be the new lanterns. Hopefully.

But that's about it for now. I'm still really excited about my big secret! I'm still in the excitement stage with it. Oh well, it's something worth being excited about! :D

But anyway, I hope you enjoyed the pics and I'll chat at you later!!

Your ever busy and happy blogger,

Rebecca