Showing posts with label remembering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label remembering. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Currently. I. Can.Not. Fall. Asleep.

My mind is racing a thousand times a minute while I laid looking up to the ceiling in my nice warm bed with the husband sound asleep besides me and I just cant fall asleep. No matter how hard I wished it, it won't come.

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So I get up and try to write as the blank computer screen just stares at me whispering you should be in bed right now. I’m stressed, sick of the winter, wished on lived on a nice warm beach somewhere and hate that my apartment smells of dirty dishes while the Wal-Mart bags from our last random trip still lay on the floor with the stuff yet to be put away.

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The thoughts I think come back to my job and the drama that goes a long with it. The thoughts then run through the creative juices I wished I had at this moment. I feel lost in my photography I wish that I would take those spontaneous photo adventures I did this time last year and captured the beauty I wished I saw this year.

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I have cabin fever so bad that it is spilling into my mind with an overwhelming sense of depression that I hate that I cant shake it. God, I hate the cold. The dull sky, the brown grass and that stupid snow that wont go away. I hate it.

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I want to be on a warm beach somewhere as my feet scrunch against the roughness of the hot sand and my face lifted high against the deep warmth of the sun. I want to hear the seagulls off in the distant as the waves crush against the beach. Oh how I picture it. Me, you and Wyatt building sandcastles together.

We close on a house this week but its not the one we really wanted. Its a fix me upper and we wont be able to get out of this god awful apartment until at least April which makes me sad. I want to paint our walls now in bright colors and hang large pictures. I want to run in our back yard chasing Wyatt as we laugh and fall into green grass. I want to finally get a dog that Wyatt could name something funny like Pupper. I want to build those memories now. Right now, with you. 

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I hate this apartment. I hate the clutter. I hate that we don't have a working dishwasher. I hate that we have lived here too long. I hate that its still winter and I miss San Diego.

I have been in such a mood lately not only to you husband but to everyone. I am mad at the world for some unknown reason and I cant snap out of it. I blame the winter.

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But today (since its 2 am) I am going to wash the dishes, clean the apartment, finally pay my school loan that's been over due forever and then I am taking the kid out on an adventure. Somewhere different, somewhere fun.

Somewhere to get me out of this cabin fever. I need an escape of the world, from reality. And today I hope I get it.

Friday, January 13, 2012

In Remembrance of Officer Fancom

I never meet this Officer and really I don’t know a whole lot about him. All I do know is that he brought together a community. It’s just to bad that we had to come together over his death. I live in Ogden Utah and on January 4 police went to serve a warrant on house very close to where my sister and her husband live.

As the officers entered the home they came under fire where 6 officers were shot and early the next morning Officer Fancom died. This is the only Ogden police officer since 1963 I believe that has been killed in the line of duty. So it was a shock to all of the Ogden community.

 

So on Wednesday one of my sisters joined Wyatt and I at his funeral where thousand attended. There were no words to express it. I was in awe at the thousands of flags that were lined a long the streets and the thousand of people who stood next to them in complete silence for over 2 hours as we watch the procession pass. It was so humbling.

To read more about what happened go here

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

When you were little.

You helped me with laundry.
Played monster with me
and hide n' seek...
Now you draw
and paint
Like a big boy.
And I am okay with that because at 2 years old you are so talented.
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(taken with my cell phone.)
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Friday, February 25, 2011

Wishing for warmth

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This picture I took of my siblings last year for my mom's birthday and it sums up exactly what I cant wait for... Sun all the time oh and the warmth... fun outings, swimming pools, popsicles, ice cream, BBQS...
I miss summer. 

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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Memories, dreams and reflections...

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2010 has quickly come to an end, so let's celebrate 2011 by remembering and reflecting on days past...and dreaming of of the future through photography hosted by Ashley Sisk.
 
1. Me! - picture of yourself (you don't have to show your face). What are you most proud of accomplishing in 2010?
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Finding my self again. When I went into motherhood all my desires went away. So I am happy to announce that I some how have managed to be ME and a mom at the same time. phew.
2. I Love You - picture of your husband, boyfriend, children, pets, etc.SONY DSC
I love my husband Cody and my little man Wyatt.
3. Still Laughing... - a moment you're still laughing about now...tell us a story.
wyatt and the bunny ears.This picture was taken by me with Cody's iphone during Easter. Wyatt is not crying because his wearing the ears. he is crying because I took the phone away from him to take this picture. lol.
4. Winter Wonderland - a picture that reflects Winter.
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5. Birthday - share a birthday picture (your own or someone you love). SONY DSC
This is the picture I took this year to represent my birthday... here's Wyatt's 2nd birthday party picture.
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I love this picture... I just wish the sun didn't make that stupid shadow. grr...
6.  Friends - a picture with friends (this could be your friends or your children with their friends).
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7. I Was Inspired... - could be a picture of your inspiration (person or thing), or inspired by
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This is one of the many pictures I took for You-capture. But this one is special because this was when I first decided that I was going to "try" to take pictures for a reason not just because.
8. Spring Fever - a picture that reflects Spring.
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Here is Wyatt at my moms house during spring 2010
9. Travel or Vacation - a picture taken on vacation or on a recent travel experience, OR of a place you'd like to travel.
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This is Cody and I taking a road trip to wendover (leaving Wyatt for the first time) for our 3rd anniversary.
10. Summer Days - a picture that reflects Summer.
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This is my sister Breanne hanging out before the fireworks started in July.
11. A Day In My Life - a picture of a typical day in your life.
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When ever it wasn't cold all Wyatt wanted to do was play in his sand box.
12. All Smiles - a picture that makes you smile or of smiling faces.
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This is how Wyatt smiles now... A L L the T I M E...
13. Autumn Harvest - a picture that reflects Autumn/Fall.
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How about the end of fall?
14. Family - a picture of your family or a picture that represents family for you.
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aren't we cute?
15. Celebrate! - a picture that reflects a celebration.
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Wyatt celebrating the New Year.
16. Let's Do It Again... - a picture of something you'd like to do again soon.
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Five Guys hamburgers... yum!
17. I Miss You - a picture of someone or something you really miss.
My grandparents. We lost my last one this year. I love you Grandma VanderDoes.
18. Beautiful - a picture of someone or something you find beautiful.
I love LOVE this photo! this is up at antelope island.
19. Dress Up - this might be a picture from Halloween or not...but someone who is all dressed up!
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My mom dressed up as a witch trick or treating with Wyatt and I.
20. Macro - share your favorite macro image.
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This was the first shot I took with my new DSLR camera. love love looove it.
21. Holidays - a picture from the Holiday of your choice.
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Watching the Christmas parade.
22. My Favorite - share your favorite picture or memory from 2010.
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I just cant get over how much he loved Christmas this year.
23. Don't Ever Change - something you love about yourself, someone, or something that you never want to change.
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That's of course going to be Wyatt. I don't ever want him to change.
24. Just Because...So There! - share any picture (s) that you really want to share, but doesn't fit in any other category. 
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one of my favorite photos.
25. Hopes and Dreams - share what you hope to come or dream for 2011. Feel free to share an image of your choice.
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(first pictures in 2011)
My hopes this year are to accomplish the
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(I will be hosting a blog hop every Saturday Starting the 8th just for those photos! here's the  Flickr Group for it! Join it today!!)
My dream is to get into a house and have another baby before 2011 ends.