SIX SHOTS

Six top shots of the month. No particular genre, just shots I love!

ROCK GIRL

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ROCK GIRL


     Oh my goodness! What we do for love.  I am totally a music person, but when my husband announced he’d purchased Kid Rock concert tickets, I must admit, I wasn’t really thrilled.

     I’m really just not a concert type of person. There is a difference between being a music person and a concert person.  Additionally, it is near 100 degrees on most summer days, so the thought of getting through a hot summer night at an outdoor concert arena, didn’t seem like that great of an idea to me. I mean…what does one wear?


bracelet by Tiffany & Co.

     First of all, one wears an up do. Next, I opted for my new comfy  Jessica Simpson wedges since clearly walking long distances would be part of the program and flip flops are never part of my program.

shoes by Jessica Simpson

     I even decided to walk on the wild side and painted my nails and toes a deep purple color called Eggplant Frost from Wet and Wild.

 

Next, I opted for a simple comfy and stretchy top and skirt, mainly because I was promised a romantic Woodlands Waterway dinner before the concert, so stretchy is always good!

  bracelet by Tiffany & Co, ring by David Yurman Couture,skirt by Forever 21

    The skirt was new from Forever 21 and I thought the floppy disks all over it made for a fun piece! Totally comfortable without being sloppy!

 

prada glasses,

     The best part was that I survived the evening and it actually was a fabulous show!  I actually loved one of his songs already (posted below)  but the concert zipped by fast because he it was actually really good.

 

  glasses by Prada, necklace sold here at the Luxor Boutique

    I snapped a few pictures along the way after dinner that I wanted to share, but the crane in the Woodlands Waterway photo below is probably the best!

The Woodlands, Texas, waterway

I had actually gotten so lucky because there was a huge rain and tiny cool front so it was wonderful and breezy for once this summer which made for a bearable night.

  Do you ever have those periods in your life where you are actually happy? I’ve had a few in the past, and this is one of those time periods now.  I am happy. Believe me…it could all change tomorrow, or worse yet…there could be no tomorrow. It’s horrible to have to remind yourself to take time to be together, schedule a moment under the sun to be happy and relax. This is something I am working on!

 


-July  23, 2013

-SDS

 

 

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SIX SHOTS: MAY 2013

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SIX SHOTS

of the month

may two thousand and thirteen

Prada, Old Town Spring, blogger, photography

 

Like it or not…May is over, summer is here and the year is flying by.  I am struggling with trying to cram everything I want to in the course of each day.  Some days, I try to squeeze some time to enjoy an hour or two in Old Town Spring, as seen above in the Hola, Baby post…or below in the Bird House Crazy post. 

 

In sticking with my Spring theme, the shot below was part of the Holes blog post from a different day.

I sort of mainly wanted to include the collection below, because it was from my first sponsored post from the BA STAR Cosmetics post!  Hopefully the first of many to come!

As mentioned before, my husband takes the pictures of me, and I take all the good pictures! This is the most challenging part of the blog to deal with, but he pushed me this month, really got into it and tried his best to fulfill his duty!  The blog is kind of turning into our personal hobby. The one below is from the Retro White post, which is his favorite post of the month, so it’s included below, because I always let him pick one favorite post of the month. 

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Prada glasses, retro, white blonde, marilyn, Luxor Living and Style, Old Town Spring

 

I did not have a lot of spare time for photography  this month, but last week I had this weird little frog that jumped towards me when I opened the back door, so I ran to get the camera… since I had a willing model.  She sat there in my face, staring at me while I had about 10 minutes to play with the different camera settings. What is it thinking? Does it have feelings of any kind? Is it bored with it’s life?  These are the things I wondered as I tried to hone my photography skills.  Maybe he was waiting for a kiss to turn him back into a fabulous Prince. Ugh, I didn’t pick up on that at the time!

     Handbags, jewelry and good times are great….but absolutely nothing is better than getting close to nature. There is such beauty in the way it all works.

This month it’s on!  It is summer, so although Apartment Leasing has picked up tremendously, I have wonderful plans for my pet project here and I can’t wait to see what the month brings!

 

-SDS

June 1, 2013

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SIX SHOTS: MARCH 2013

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march, two thousand  thirteen

Old Town Spring

  1.  alice in wonderland

This was an amazing courtyard I fell in love with in Old Town Spring and used in the blog post LACE WITH LACE WITH LACE.  I live just a few miles away and plan to go back often !

birdhouse ideas

  2.  cozy gothic bird home

I love plants and flowers…and of course any type of birdie homes!  I happened upon this on in Old Town Spring as well and showed in the LACE WITH LACE WITH LACE  post as well. I shared it here in case you missed it!

  3. a very special 12th birthday

My little heart.  I guess I am an annoying pet person who thinks my dog is incredibly special! I apologize. I’ve just decided to make her as happy and feel a special as possible, and I did so with a pink cupcake on this day! She turned 12 and was so happy to get this special treat!

  4.  me me me

It’s worth mentioning, that it’s very nerve racking to be posting photos of your grill on the Internet that are seen by people all over the world.  There is a blurry line between modesty and self promotion in the world of blogging. My husband (see  #6) takes the pictures of me and I take all the pictures of everything else! It’s hard, because I am just a regular person. I get frustrated sometimes and try to explain to him that I am NOT Cindy Crawford, therefore I need good angles and lighting! It’s fun when his photos actually turn out, and I used this one in the SUPER HAIR CARE FIND guest blog on Ashley Elizabeth’s site! Must we be young and thin and perfect to have a good blog? I surely hope not!


5.  doggy boudoir

   These are my dirty rotten scoundrels looking perfectly fancy on my animal print chaise. They were eyeballing us carefully before we left the house, I suppose to figure out if they were invited or not.  I happened to have camera in hand, and snapped a lovely picture. If anything about you is a photographer at heart…then you know what it’s like to snap a forever-type of pic. This was that.  A perfect moment.

Ken Sjoberg, KS TENNIS USA, tennis in the woodlands

6.  mi corazon

     

     When I met him, and then found out that he played tennis, I thought that was a really good sign.  It tells a lot about a person’s life if they have priorities that include health, fitness and sports.  My husband started in tennis as a young child, and he enjoys teaching little children as well as adults, the joy of his sport. We all have our thing. Tennis is his. I’ve been taking action shots of him this week to use for our KS TENNIS website.  Although I love those professional shots in which the yellow ball is a blur across the picture, this one speaks to me. It is real and deep and shows his love for the game.

    Those are my top Six Shots for March, 2013.

 

                                                            -March 31, 2013

SDS

 

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THE GIFT

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THE Gift THAT 

GIVES BACK


     I will begin by saying that my husband is pestering me to write this particular post.  while I do not wish to bore anyone with my animal stories, he also made the point that Jazzy is in my heart and that I should share that with people. I will make it brief!


     Jazmine Lee Dawn, (her full birth name) turned 12.  As she gets into her last years, I appreciate her more and more.  Because of this, we are starting to do a lot more to make her happy. There are more walks and outings, of course when she was thinner, there were many more outings in her “Jazzy Purse” to the malls and movies.  There was even a visit to Ihop in which she sat quietly in her Jazzy Purse, waiting for random french fries to come her way.

   She is quiet, patient, polite and low maintenance. I adopted her 12 years ago for $86 and the gift of a home, that I gave to her, has returned to me in unconditional love and companionship. She was there to watch me cry during hard times, when no one else was there.

 

So yes, I bought my pet a cupcake and candles and made a special point to let her know it was for her!  She was so excited once she tasted the icing!  Jazzy has been on a diet lately so she has felt deprived!

   Again I ask, if you are considering the acquisition of a new pet, please, please, please check out your local shelters and rescues before you do.  There are amazing full breed pets there that humans were too irresponsible to keep.

   Jazzy has been the one perfect thing in my life and the best $86 I ever spent!

    Happy Birthday, Jazzy!

 

-March 28, 2013

-SDS

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SIX SHOTS: FEBRUARY 2013

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 February two thousand thirteen


     

      Another February has come and gone and most of us survived.  February is full of hopes, dreams and possibly just an additional highlight to deep rooted never ending feelings of loneliness and despair…but hey, everyone’s case study is different!  

     The flowers above were from my husband and were used in two blog posts.One was My Valentine’s Letter to You , which is on Ashley Elizabeth’s site and the other is Happy Valentine’s Day to All! 


     This is a shot from The Woodland’s Waterway area, after going to dinner (and taking the dogs so they could sit outside with us.)  It was a beautiful night, and we just walked around and took a break from life to relax and live.

      

      This is a picture that I like because it looks retro-ish to me and because my husband took it!  It was extremely windy and we had fun taking a few minutes to shoot the Texas Girl post and he is learning so much about photography.

     At times, I wish that Jazzy had thumbs so she could take some of the pictures, but I’ve got to work with what I have! He loves doing it so his heart is helping his skill set to grow!

 

     He also did a great job with this one and he wanted it on the Six Shots post!  It looks professional, you can see clearly and it’s not about the person in the shot, it’s about the look. The shot is from the Winter White and Michael Kors post.

This is a beautiful shot of a spot that we love at our church. It’s a beautiful garden area with an amazing fountain and it’s a place that’s special to us.  We sometimes have to go to church on Saturday nights, and the cross always looks amazing at sunset!


 

I went to a new Apartment Community last week to take pictures and check it out for my Texas based Apartment Locating Business.

     One of the things I love about helping people find new places, is getting to see the models and club houses and how they are decorated!

     This one is amazing and I love the colors so I’d wanted to share! (And yes…just this once, there are seven shots!)

And the last one, is again from a Valentine’s fashion post! It’s soft and pink and I love it! (And yes, just this once, there are seven shots! I couldn’t help myself!)


-February 27, 2013

-SDS

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SIX SHOTS: JANUARY 2013

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month one of two thousand thirteen


     Wow, so January has flown by and it’s time for another “Six Shots” post!

     The picture above was snapped at a place that’s been my favorite Houston restaurant for years. This is the dreary, cold, rain soaked courtyard that was so cozy to me around 6 pm New Year’s Eve. This has been my New Year’s Eve thing for years.

Prada sunglasses, Texas blonde

     

     In my defense, my new canon camera broke this month and could not be fixed so I had to purchase a different one, which left me  with no camera for over two weeks of the month!

    I like the photo above because we were reduced to using one of our old digital cameras for the blog “Perfectly Prada” and the pictures still came out acceptable enough!

     The good news is that I upgraded to the Canon Rebel T3i, so all is well, and I purchased it in time to take pictures like the one below for the “Master Bedroom Re-Vamp.”

     It is so hard to photograph a room, especially a black one, so after 200 shots, I really liked this shot!

master bedrooms in black, decor, bloggers in Texas, Houston, black paint, black bedroom

Have you ever had a really bad day ?  No, I mean a really bad day ?

     With too much stress going on for a prolonged time, we can all break.  Long ago, I had a really bad couple of years. Only a few people really seemed to understand what I was going through, so I felt alone. Felt alone? Heck I was alone!

     The one thing that really kept me on track was having a little heart to take care of and be responsible for. Jazzy.

    

      Jazzy is calm and enjoys peaceful times, just like me. She is a rock.   I guess it’s insane the amount of love and companionship we can derive from little hearts.

     I snapped this picture with my new camera, playing with the focus features.  I realized the amount of trust she had in me when I placed her up high on a big swing set and then stepped back to snap pictures from afar.  She calmly waited for me to return and lift her back down to the ground.

     I suppose I try to always snap the perfect photo of her to be able to somehow show people the love I feel for her.

With that in mind, we try to pay her back and make her happy by going on tiny walks more often.

     The photo of a zillion turtles crammed on a stump came during a Jazzy and Bella walk.  It appeared in the “Stealing Time” blog post.  I love how the duck kept swimming by them, everyone getting along.

movado rose gold watch

    This is a shot from the “Movado” post.  It was actually just a test shot to figure out how to best shoot a watch.  It turns out to be a lot harder than it looks! Give it a shot! A watch ad with nothing in it but the watch is sort of boring, so I tried something different.

    

     These were my Six Shots for January, 2013. The ones that told a story and meant something to me. I can’t wait to see what the new month brings!

-January 31, 2013

-SDS

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