miscellaneous ramblings

in the mountains

last weekend we went to the mountains with our cousins. Naturally we had a blast, and here are some photos to let you have a little taste of the fun...

a little bit 'o fishin ;)

blog design

okay, at first I wasn't crazy about this style, but the more I see it, the more it's growing on me:

I'm still not sure if I want to go with the flow and put my header on the sidebar or keep it classic...
thoughts?


curious little paths

okay, wouldn't you want to walk down this path? I did, but my uncle and brother refused. I swear the trees were calling out to me as I walked away, "hannah, walk through uuussssssss!" ;)

photography

I've barely used my new lens at all, and I'm dying to go out on a big photo shoot like this

What's your favorite thing to photograph?

-hannah

miscellaneous ramblings (photo challenge winner announced!)

1. painting

I have been painting a lot lately. I've found a new style that is pretty cute/awesome:

I do the pen after the watercolors are dry. It's so weird because before the pen, the paint is just color blobs on the paper :)

And here's another one:

2. summer fashion

summer love by nutty97 featuring rubber shoes

I have been loving summer fashion, boho stuff especially. There's something about all the floaty tops and braided headbands that's just so... whimsical ;)

3. my new favorite photographer

Please check this woman out, her photos are just fabulous and wonderful and bohemian!

4. new profile picture

which one should I choose, this one...

or this one:

I can't decide!

5. dude, i need a bigger zoom lense

I mean, one with like a 400 mm range!

6. photo challenge winners and finalists

Okay, so you guys all blew me away with your summer photos, buuuuut, there can only be one winner. The finalists are:

Sammy, Emily Grace, Emily Jacinta and Eve. And the winner is...

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Emily Jacinta! I loved this photo from the start, with the swing, the sandals, the little feet, everything said "summer" to me. Congrats Emily! You won $25 shop credit to Sophia Pip Jewelry! Please email me to claim your prize.

7. haircut

I'm getting my haircut today! I'm still at a loss of what style I should get it cut; short choppy layers? just a trim? My usual cut? I have no idea, but I'll post pictures!

Blech, and another thing:

we have to go to the dentist tomorrow.

I am so not looking forward to that, but hey, gotta go sometime ;) I think its been over six months since we went last.

Do you like or dislike the dentist?

-hannah

miscellaneous ramblings

1. This etsy shop

Okay, this shop has some the sweetest artwork I've ever seen! Here's one of my favorite prints:

Is it too cute or what?

2. 96

96. That's the number of followers you will see in my sidebar. Seriously, you guys are amazing, let's try to make it to 100 and we might have a little giveaway to celebrate a) the beginning of of summer b) 100 followers and c) because your awesome ;)

3. watermelon

I forgot how much I loved this fruit until about a week ago when we got the first one of the year. So. delish ;)

4. sitting on curbs...

and eating ice cream! How perfect is that?

5. sickness

Our house has been a sick house for the past week+. Right now I have a cough, Luke and Kate have upset stomachs and Mark is the only healthy one. My cough isn't too bad, its just annoying :P
Hopefully we'll get better soon!

-hannah

miscellaneous ramblings

1. photography
I'm living in a photography dreamland right now. Family, friends and neighbors are spreading the news that I am a photographer and I do sessions for nothing and/or very cheap. Tomorrow I have a job at a diner that some neighbors own to take photos of food for the menus, walls, advertisements, etc., and Sunday I'm taking photos of the prom girls. So. Excited!
Aaaannnd a family friend has asked me to take their family photo! Seriously, I feel like a professional ;)

haha.

2. these girls

They're too cute :)

3. blog design

okay, so I have two awesome designs that I'm ready to install, and I say two because I made two and debating on which one to do. Another thing is, when? Should I wait ten days till June 1st and then install it or do it right away? Vote on the poll on the sidebar!

4. march, april and may showers bring may flowers

Yeah. I said March, April and May. I am so sick of rain. I am sick of soggy ground. I am sick of not being able to go outside and play rundown, double dutch and whatever else I enjoy doing in the sunshine.

The only good in rain is, well, dewdrops on flowers ;)

5. I'm running out of ramblings...

So I'm signing off for now! See ya!

-hannah

miscellaneous ramblings

1. The Wedding of the Century

Did you watch the Royal Wedding?!? I did! We got up at 4:00am, made cinnamon rolls and did our best to keep our eyes open through all the coverage, the ceremony, etc. I did pretty well, I only dozed off after the wedding when everyone was riding to the palace ;) But seriously, it was amazing. And who else agrees that Kate Middleton is simply gorgeous?

2. sweet tooth
Yeah, I have a serious sweet tooth. And when you combine something healthy with something sweet? PERFECT. Sorta like these:

Yum.

3. manual
I am becoming a manual maniac. I barely switch the setting on my camera to anything else. Its so easy once you get the hang of it, but I guess that's the case with most things. I yet have to take portraits in manual, but I'll get around to it eventually.....

4. etsy
Yeah, I really need to update my shop. Also, I'm thinking of opening another shop with my sister so we can sell our wands. Would you buy a wand?

5. sweet tooth pt II

uh, I don't think dessert can get much better than this. I took these cookies and crumbled them on top of vanilla and chocolate ice cream. hea.ven.

6. I'm running out of rambles....
so I'm gonna sign off! Oh, don't forget to enter the giveaway! It's your last day to enter!


What are some random things you've been doing?

-hannah

have you heard?

That a certain girl has turned eleven? Yep, it was Kate's birthday a couple days ago. Give a shout out to Kate and wish a happy birthday. If you don't we'll find you and stick a clown doll in your bed while your sleeping. (kidding, but seriously, aren't clowns just about the scariest things on earth?)

We went out for lunch and I got the all-you-can-eat soup+salad buffet, and let me tell you, it had a lot more than just soup and salad! I had about a million of these:

Okay, three, but seriously, you would have had that many too if you tasted the crumbly goodness of it :)

And for dessert, we had angel food cake with ice cream, whipped cream and strawberries. Oh yeah, your jealous ;)

Yeah, my whipped cream kinda-sorta fell off my cake.....

And for her present I made a realistic looking scroll that informed her that she was accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yeah, it was pretty epic ;)
Happy birthday Kate! Luv ya!

-hannah
p.s. Don't forget to enter the giveaway!!! Since there are so few entries, I'm announcing the winner on Saturday instead of Friday. Start entering!

Also, who's gonna watch the Royal Wedding?!?! My mom, sister and I are getting up at 4:00am to watch it. So. Excited! :)
Aaannnd, the May design is up a few days early. How do you like it?