My Day In Pictures

Here is what my camera lens saw today. 

all images © Chestnut Tree Photography

Wordless Wednesday

What's on my celly?

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The week started out at my Grandparent's house.

I went over there with my parents and we ate dinner,

listened to stories about their childhood, looked at old pictures

and sat by this warm, amazing fire.

(it was much bigger earlier in the night)

I never want to forget nights like this with my grandparents.

It truly makes my heart warm and happy.

Switching gears a bit...

I found this while shopping and sent the picture to Mr.

I felt it was appropriate given our current situation?

I mean he fits the role just perfectly.

;)

'Scuse  the blur.

I bought these sexy shoes for my Mr. 

He's coming home for Christmas 

and I think I remember him saying he wanted to take me on a hot date?

hmmmm...

did I emphasis enough that

MY MR WILL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS! :)

Mojitos do the trick sometimes.

Notice: 

• head wrap
• mittens
• big fluffy thing to put already mittened hands inside of that should only be used in the snow
• scarf
• pink ugg boots

I think she forgot she was in California?

The death of me...

You get to have free candy samples in this store.

No I did not stuff hand-fulls in my purse!

(Okay, everyone does it)

cotton candy

my favorite.

Our first married Christmas present

was given to us this week.

:)

 It was more of our urberly amazing, cute China.

This heart leaf was on the ground at the gas station.

I fell in love with how Jesus can remind us of his love

in the smallest of ways, when we least expect it.

I started to design a new logo for my photography

Came up with two, but I'm still playing.

 

This is the one I'm leaning toward.

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Christmas Goodness

Christmas time!

It's bitter-sweet for me this year.

Mr will be home for Christmas, but only for a short while.

So

with Christmas quickly approaching, 

it's also one day closer to yet, another goodbye. 

But

I'm truly beyond stoked to spend such a special time with my love.

I have never been this excited for Christmas before.

And let me tell you how excited I get on the average Christmas..

I'm the type to decorate the day after Thanksgiving.

There's no procrastinating allowed in this home.

I adore everything Christmas-y..

Christmas lights

ornaments

seasonal Starbucks cups

stockings

Christmas movies

hot cocoa

fires in the fireplace

and yes,

Christmas music :)

all of it brings me back to childhood and it never gets old.

I love taking a drive to see Christmas lights around town.

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

It's hard spending almost the entire season with out my husband,

but

My countdown to Mr.'s arrival 

has officially begun!

Cafe Terrace at Night

This picture has always fascinated me. The color and setting grab me, and send me into an imaginative dream. As I sit in Cafe Terrace at Night with Mr, I sip on my latte and watch the people pass us by. After we're done sipping on something warm and French, we take a walk down the cobblestone road. Little children pass us by, they laugh and giggle while they chase after each other. We'll talk about having kids of our own someday. Our children, they'll be whimsical and creative..like their Mommy and Daddy. But that's another dream in itself. After our strole around the cobblestone town, we'll go home, to a quaint little place we call our own, with a terrace and all.

Daydreaming gets the best of me from time to time.
But what does it hurt?
For a just little while, I lived in France and had my
very own terrace in a cobblestone town. :)

what's on my celly?

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I wished you away..

I remember sitting in Mr.'s room on New Years Eve, thinking how I wish 2010 never existed. Eleven days after the new year I was supposed to say bye to my love for the next 7 months. Not something I looked forward to. It scared me to be on my own for 7 months, so I just wished the year would jump forward and maybe not even exist. I had no idea what was in store for the year I had wished away. Little did I know it would be the most transforming year of my life and those 7 months would turn into the least of my concern. 

-Mr. left for basic training 11 days after the New Year.  

-Mr. suggested I move to the East Coast while he finished up his AIT school.

-I dove into my love for photography and began doing shoots.

-I bought a new car and drove across the country.

-I moved to the East Coast.

-I took a semester off of school.

-I got engaged.

-I planned a wedding in 4 months with the help of my Mommy.

-I moved out.

-I got married.

-I got a new job and then quit my new job.

-My husband deployed. 

And to think, the first day of 2010, I wished the whole year never existed. I would have missed out on God's ultimate plan for my life. I grew up a lot this past year. I've lived on my own, driven thousands of miles to be with the one I love, and then married this man. It's incredible to look back on all the hardships and know we've made it through and come out stronger people. People have talked, rumors have flown but that doesn't change where I'm at in my life. This is my life..I'm happy, driven and letting God mold my life to His perfect plan for me. I'd like to wish away 2011, but who knows what this year holds. It might mean I wished away another milestone, another "best day of my life." So I'll go in with an open mind. 2010 made me stronger and 2011 will do the same.