eighth street framing

"eighth street framing" is now in business!! we had our open house today...from9-4...and it was well attended by lots of town's people! i noticed i haven't posted any photos of the frame shoppe since we have moved it into it's new location...so here they are!

This is the work table...where we'll be putting all the finishing touches on the frame jobs.

i would have to have a wide-angle lens to capture all the moulding samples...so i shot my favourites!

the half-wall that was built...don't mind the mess behind the wall!!

the design table and the colour of the wall...very bold! and notice the very nice looking suspended track lighting brandon hung...(great job, hun!)

yellow & white

What is yellow and white and fits on the shoulder perfectly?? My new purse!! When i saw this cute bag at Charlotte Russe...i had to buy it!! Luckily, for Brandon, it was only $5 bucks!! You can't beat that price...

Today i wore a simple white shirt with a black cardigan...but i wanted to use this yellow bag. So i added cute yellow earings i found at a garage sale for a quarter and tied everything together!!

Inside my yellow bag, you'll find a bright turquoise lining...and my adorable pink "posh" girly checkbook and big sunglasses!! Brandon lets me carry the checkbook since i put it in such a "girl" checkbook cover!! Silly boy!

randomness

i have a lot to share...so i will start out slowly! i love it when it rains...it was raining a few days ago. at one point the rain was coming down very hard! here are a few photos of the rain drops that collected on the living room windows...

lots of rain in the front yard...our grass is now turning a beautiful shade of green! summer is almost here...

my hubby...i think i took this after we had been working out in the yard. last Sunday we decided that since nothing else was going on for the remainder of the day (which is rare) we would start in on the yard work! raking the leftover leaves from fall, pruning the bushes in the back, doing a little landscaping around the shed...having a little fire! it was tiring work, but well worth it...the back yard looks *great*.

Last Saturday was NSD...so at the store we did this make-n-take...and Nichole came over from Sioux Falls with Tastefully Simple. (so *yum*) It was a fun day...lots of chatting with friends!

Life is finally slowing down a bit now that this week is coming to a close! At the beginning of the week, i had lots of projects to complete for customers!

And this coming Saturday is the Open House for the Frame Shoppe!! i'm so excited...i will post a few photos of the frame shoppe later today (if i get time!). Everything looks great! And i am already getting jobs!! a few smaller projects and a few larger ones...so i'm totally excited!!

Happy Friday to all....

Busy Busy Busy

i feel like i haven't had any time to post anything new lately! Brandon and i just bought Barb's custom framing, so we have been busy getting ready to have that store, moving everything over and {organizing}!! The big move was yesterday...it went very well actually! Luckily Bruce and Bonnie offered their helping hands and of course Barb helped with lots too!! From start to finish i think it only took about 4-4 1/2 hours. Not too bad. We still have 3 big things to move over, but i have to clear a little space before we have room for those! We finished yesterday right around dinner time, so we ordered a couple large pizzas up at the coffee shoppe...yum!

i would take a photo of the space...but it looks *really* bad right now! Mats everywhere (although much better from yesterday!) and just "things" here and there...soon it will all be put in its proper place!

So that is really all that is new with Brandon and myself...the new {Eighth Street Framing} business!!

**Wish us Luck!!

*The* Wheat Thin

Look at this!! i bought a box of wheat thins the other day and we brought them with on our "day away". And this is what we found in the box...a huge Wheat Thin! Looked like 4 crackers glued together! Just had to take a photo of it!

Brandon looks a little drunk in this photo...he wasn't! It was taken in the morning and he had a cold...so his eyes were a little glossy!

What a beauty!

me...enjoying some Wheat Thins while driving home!

Lake Lilian Gig

The band played up at a winery in Lake Lilian last Saturday. A really neat place...an old middle school converted into a winery with the gym turned into a dinner hall. The band did a really good job with all their songs...the crowd was pretty slim unfortunately. But they had a fun time, so that's what mattered most!


Lake Lilian was about 2 1/2 hours from home for us, so Brandon and i decided we would spend the night in Hutchinson. We were going to meet some friends for the concert and then spend the night and de-daddle around the town the next morning, but they weren't able to meet us. Then we were going to just drive home like most of the other band members. But, Brandon and i decided we needed to take a day just for ourselves. Away from home, away from Blue Earth...just away! So we spent the night in Hutch and slept in (hence the photo below!) and cruised over to the Cities the next morning and went to IKEA. It was a fun day. We were exhausted...Brandon had a bad cold and pretty much used up what little bit of his voice he had left singing...and i had been out 'till 2 in the morning the night before and up very late the night of the gig. We were able to sleep in until close to 10a, so that was a little helpful...poor Brandon didn't sleep too well...as for me, i can sleep through pretty anything!

Even though we were exhausted...we still had a fun day toodling around! And it felt *great* to have a day where it was only Brandon and i!

Just to clarify...this self-portrait was taken before i had any make-up on!!

Liz turns **{30}**

The big night out!! Liz turned 30 on the 4th...so she invited a bunch of girls to go out to Mankato and have dinner and drinks with her. a fun night. Really it started on the 3rd when Liz and i went dress shopping in Fairmont. She wanted a new dress for the night, so we went to Maurices and found an adorable, little, black-n-white dress! There were 5 of us that went to Olive Garden for dinner...and then to the Wine Cafe for drinks...and then to the Bandanna Brewery to meet up with Liz's co-workers from the hospital. a very fun night!

Happy Birthday, Liz!

more little kids

this afternoon i was able to do another photo shoot! this has become quite frequent lately...but i must admit i am rather enjoying it! so today i photographed the Rosenau family....

Suzie and her daughter Kiley

So sweet...
super blonde hair and green eyes!

i love this photo...why, i am not sure since it is very shadowed
but i love it

told a little lie to get him to stand here....
told him there was a kitty outside!
but it worked....

adorable!

my new purse

i have a confession to make...i'm addicted to purses!! Tami had a purse party the other day and of course i just had to go! my idea was to go and look for a wallet...hmmm, i found an adorable purse and i couldn't help myself from buying it! but i didn't have a pink purse yet...well, not in this shade at least!

so cute!

today's clothes

i thought it might be fun to dress up a little for work today...why? just because. i've been wearing pretty much only jeans and a shirt all week, so i wanted to switch things up a little and try to look nice. complete with curling my hair and putting a few necklaces on!!
(note: the unmade bed behind me!!...spent too much time on myself this morning!!)

a thought...

i looked at my blog tonight and decided that it has turned into more of a photography blog than a scrapbooking blog!! but i like it...no, i *love* it!! i wasn't too good at keeping up with writing all the new stuff that was happening in my life, so i guess i just show it through photos! i like this way! i have fallen in love with photography! i can't help it...it just happened!

*but anyhow...since i don't like to post lots of "words" i'll keep this short since my hubby is waiting for me! we are going to eat tonight...we have pretty much no food in the house!! a few bottles of water, pellegrino water, spinach, carrots, and a few wraps are what you would find in our refrigerator!! (and probably a few out-dated items!!)
but, i'm starving so i off to Double Play we go...

the little red chair

a series of the boys on the cute little red chair...

the boys...

Today i got to take photos of Miles and James!! These two little guys are so adorable...enjoy the photos!

looking out the bedroom window

a "smug" little smile

a very cute little james!

i like this photo of Liz, Miles and James...only James was starting to get a little tired of photos and his nose was starting to run again!!

little yellow dress...

Little baby Lola in her little yellow dress for Easter...

*loved* the yellow polka-dot bow

photos of fletcher

Also on Monday while taking Lola's 2 month photos, i also too Fletcher's 2 year photos! Also a cute little guy! So, before going over to Jenny's house, i thought..."what should i bring to keep his attention for the photo shoot and possible use in the photos too?" Balloons! So i went to the green house and bought a blue and turquoise balloon. Well, it didn't work quite as i had hoped. Looking on Flickr i had found some of the most adorable photos of little kids holding balloons...yep...i think those kids were older!! Fletcher loved the balloons for sure....he just liked to play with them too much!! So i got a couple shots like the one below!! Silly boy!! At least he liked the balloons! (Maybe we'll try the balloons in another year!!)

He looks too old to only be 2 years!!

Cute!

He kept laughing...and it made a great photo!

looking outside for his puppy

Lola is 2 months old already!!

Jenny's little girl, Lola, is already 2 months old!! Time flies...it doesn't feel like that long ago when i was taking maternity photos of Jenny. Well, this little girl is just adorable! Big blue eyes and lots of hair. She is so much fun to hold and cuddle with! Here are a few photos from the photo shoot i did on Monday...enjoy!

The whole fam
(and they all match so well!)

Thursday...

Here is my outfit from Thursday...The brown shirt is a new one that i found when Liz and i went shopping in Mankato. It was a great deal...only $2.97 at jcpenney's!! i like it because the label has my name on it...kind of..."a.n.a"...close enough for me at least!!