31 May 2011

captured (in black and white) photo challenge

Danielle over at Paper Heart is hosting a photo challenge, and I will for sure be entering! Here's my entry:

5



I love love love the bokeh in this shot! 

-Hope

happy birthday mom!

Yesterday was my moms 44th birthday! It's a good thing that she doesn't read my blog because she probably wouldn't be too happy with me for sharing that with the world! ;) Don't worry mom, you still look 25 to me! My mom is the kindest, smartest & most beautiful person I know.

Photobucket

Photobucket

Instead of getting the worse daughter of the year award, I decided to quickly knit up a scarf for her.

Photobucket

It only took me 2 days! 2 days people! Wowza, I didn't know I had it in me!

After finishing the scarf, I was still feeling like a slacker daughter, so I made a cake too!

Photobucket

Photobucket

Didn't turn out as well as I'd hope, but it tastes DELICIOUS!

-Hope

30 May 2011

happy monday | furry

Happy Monday's theme this week is Furry! Here's my entry:

Photobucket


This is my moms friends cat Prairie! So cute! 

-Hope

29 May 2011

miscellaneous

This post is sorta going to be all over the place because I have a lot of things to talk about and can't find the creativity in me to thread them all together. Just so you don't get bored, I'll throw some random flower pictures in every once and awhile! ;)

summer

In exactly 19 days classes are going to be officially over! 19 days! But of course once classes are over that means its time for final exams, which I should probably start studying for.

I seriously cannot believe how incredibly fast this year has gone. It seems like just yesterday that I was standing in a crowded room, looking for a familiar face while getting my schedule for the year. Grade 9 has been a really great year for me! Last year I had just moved to a new school and didn't know anybody so it was kinda hard to be myself and get to know people. This year though, is an entire different story! Even though I'll be moving back to my hometown in the summer, I now know that I have friends that I know I'll keep in touch with for the rest of my life. Grade 9 truly has been an amazing year with amazing friends, fun & challenges. My first year of High School will always be sketched into my memory.

Photobucket

tetanus shot

Yesterday morning upon getting off the bus at school I walked over to my friends and accidentally stepped on a rusty nail. Since I haven't had a tetanus shot in the last 5 years, I need to get one asap. Ironically, the walk-in clinic has been closed all weekend, so first thing after school tomorrow I have to go get a needle stuck into my arm. -_- Good thing I don't mind needles.

Photobucket

moms birthday

Tomorrow is my moms birthday, and guess who's gonna get the daughter of the year award for not getting her anything? *Sigh* I need a job!

Photobucket
I think this is some sort of flower?

Photobucket

Photobucket

lack of creativity

Lately, I have been feeling such a lack of creativity when it comes to photography. I guess you could call it a photography rut? I keep looking everywhere high and low for some sort of inspiration but I'm completely stumped. What do you do when your in a rut?

Photobucket

Photobucket

i have a cute kitty & taking pictures of books are fun :)

Don't mind my randomness! I think my cat is absolutely adorable, AND books are super fun to take pictures of! ;)

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Okay, I'm done. ;)

Hope everybody had an awesome weekend!

P.S. - This is my 50th post!!! :)

**Edit: I actually have 48 posts, 50 with drafts.**

-Hope

cmpc | a hobby of yours

The theme this week for CMPC is A Hobby Of Yours. Kiley's asking us to do something other than photography. Here's my entry:

Photobucket


I love to read! On average I read 2 - 3 books per week! :)

Sorry for not posting for awhile.. proper post coming later today!

-Hope

26 May 2011

stylish blogger award

Carissa over at kissed a frog has awarded me the Stylish Blogger Award!

Photobucket

Thanks Carissa! 

As required, I will now share 7 things about myself:

1.
I can never hang posters or pictures properly. They. Are. Always. Crooked. 

2.
I think crooked is a weird word. Crooked. Crooked. Crooked. Sounds weird now right?

3.
I'm in the middle of a 101 things about me post right now, so I'm kinda fresh out of ideas for this one.

4.
I love books. Super-natural books to be honest. You know, like The Twilight Saga, The Vampire Diaries, The House of Night Series, The Immortals Series. Yes, I am one of them. 

5.
I actually don't like The Twilight Saga books all that much anymore, but I do own all of them! :) 

6.
My favourite show is The Vampire Diaries (based on the books, even though they are nothing alike. 

7.
I love purple. Everything purple. Oh yes and I love to use italics! 

Here are the seven other blogs I would like to give this award to:


You guys don't have to do this but feel free to! :) 

-Hope

my weekend in pictures

Since its Thursday I thought I should post pictures from my weekend! ;) Just for the record, I did have a post before but deleted it because it was too long and boring.. so instead of writing about every little thing we did, I'll just let the pictures do all the talking and let you guys figure it out! :)

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket
I was trying to let the pictures do the explaining, but just in case you can't see it, that's a snake in there...

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket
mouse that I found in my step-moms house..

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket
all my new vintage cameras/video cameras. :)

Well, that's pretty much my weekend! :) Exactly 17 days of school until I'm out of school for the summer! :)

-Hope