My life lately

I've noticed that since I got my iPhone that I take pictures pretty much daily just like I used to. I mean, I love my SLR, but it usually seems like too much hassle to pull out to take pictures of everyday, and I'm usually afraid to go just anywhere with it, because I'm afraid of it getting broken or stolen. But since my phone is always with me, and it takes really great pictures (for a phone), I'm once again enjoying capturing the little things of life. So here are some glimpses into my life through iPhone pictures.

Me and my friend Carolyn at her bridal shower last Tuesday. I so wish I could make it to her wedding, but it'll be all the way in Pennsylvania! *sighs*

My post on Facebook the day before Valentine's. I truly had a great day too with my siblings. :)

My yummy breakfast for Valentine's included coffee with marshmallows, biscuits and honey with a fried egg. Mm-mm! 

This was while we were trying to play a board game. Matthew climbed on Mark's shoulders all by himself. Here's Mark trying to look mad. ;) 

mint sweatshirt, bubble necklace-both $3 at Cato, mint hoop earrings-part of a set at Charming Charlie's, pink undershirt-given to me, jean skirt-$3 at a thrift store in Florida, nude flats- $20? at Payless. 

teal tee, royal blue undershirt, flip flops, and polka dot scarf - all from Walmart for $2 each, hair flower and initial necklace- gifts from friends, jean skirt- $3 from thrift store, earrings- $2 from Goodwill. 

scarf- given to me, from Cato, bracelet- made by me, earrings- part of a set from Charming Charlie's.

peach shirt- gift, $5 from Walmart, jean skirt- $5 from Goodwill, mint undershirt (not shown) - $2 from Walmart.

blue tee, black crop jacket- at Cato (long time ago?? Not sure of the prices), skirt- $6 from Clothes Mentor, a thrift shop, zebra necklace- made by me.

Another great thing about my iPhone is how much easier it is to take outfit pics and upload them so I can use them on here or on Modern Modesty. I know, I almost sound like I could do an advertisement for Apple! ;)

This was the weather we had today. Yes, you have permission to be jealous. ;) I was so excited to see the warmer temps again that I pulled out my short sleeve tee and flip flops to go grocery shopping ( I was wearing the outfit with the polka dot scarf today.) 

And this amazing stuff is what I'm going to be attempting to make tomorrow morning. Praying that it comes out ok and I don't waste anything. 

What have you been up to? 

Two of my Favorite Things~Part 1

  .....are fishing and shopping. 

I shopped Wednesday, then went fishing Thursday for Fourth of July. It was me, my dad, my brother, my sister, and my Mawmaw and Pawpaw. They have a big pontoon boat, which we had a lot of fun riding in and fishing out of. Unfortunately, we did not catch one fish, but that didn't stop us from having a blast. My mom stayed home with Matthew because she doesn't like boats and we were afraid Matthew would try to jump in the water. 

The entrance to the Atchafalaya Basin. 

Beautiful Cypress trees 

Dad and Mark

Dad and Rachel

Mawmaw and Rachel

Pawpaw

Rachel fishing

Rachel enjoying the ride

Under the interstate

The cute little "lighthouse" as we were leaving

I took tons of pictures, but those are some of the highlights. I love the water (good thing I live in Louisiana), so I take any opportunity to be near it.

We relaxed for the afternoon, then ate hotdogs at my Mawmaw and Pawpaw's house. I didn't take a picture of my fishing outfit, but here's what I wore for the dinner after taking a shower. I needed the extra feminine outfit after getting all grungy.

(ok, I'm going to have to do my outfit in a second post, because Blogger is being difficult.)

biking

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Last night, someone at church gave us a bike. They had found it on the side of the road, and since it's in working condition, thought maybe someone could use it. I haven't ridden a bike in years, but I've been wanting a bike for a long time. My old bike and I had been close friends, and I rode it everyday. This bike is not very pretty, but it does work. So instead of taking pictures of it, I thought I'd share some cute ones from Pinterest. When I saw the one above, I immediately fell in love. A horse AND a red bike? perfect.

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{Beautiful picture. ^ I love baskets on bikes. And once again, it's red! ^_^}

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{I'm no where near good enough yet to take a pic while ^ bike riding. Maybe one day.}

I'm so excited about this new way of exercising, though I have a long way to go to get used to riding again. My brother and I are looking forward to riding every morning, and getting some good exercise. 

Since it's a boy's bike, the chains are not covered, and I was too afraid to risk any of my skirts getting greasy or torn. So I went to my last wanted option, the culottes that have been put away since I was 13. I don't really care for them, I think they're uncomfortable and ugly. But I took a few pics for ya'll to show you what they look like. 

(No, I didn't go biking barefoot, I just took off my tennis shoes when I got in the house, and didn't feel like putting them back on for the picture.) 

 

Yes, you may laugh if you want to. ^_-. It's not the most appealing outfit, but it works well for bike riding. This is my favorite t-shirt. It was given to me at the last church we helped, for National Day of Prayer. If you can't read it backwards in the mirror, it says, "Every Knee Shall Bow." 

Tonight, we're going to Jonny Carino's for Rachel and Matthew's birthdays. Rachel's was last Tuesday (while we were all sick) and Matthew's was yesterday. 

Rachel with her new chef's hat, apron, and mitt.

Rachel's been wanting an apron like big sister, so we found her a cute one on eBay. She loves it, and even wanted to wear her new apron to Walmart. ^_-. 

So do you enjoy bike riding? 

P.S.

I got an email saying that my new lens is in the mail! I'm watching that tracking number like a hawk, lol.