Project 365: Days 155 - 163

Day 155: I went to a BBQ and bonfire at a friend's house. We went for a nice long walk on her property. It was beautiful!!!

Day 156: Missed

Day 157: My dog Cody (yes it is sideways for a reason. He was just lying there looking so cute!).

Day 158: Skipped

Day 159: This is a basket that we are auctioning off at work as part of our blind/silent auction. It has some yummy chocolates inside!

Day 160: Opening night of the Wizard of OZ! Here's some of my co-workers, ready to hand out tickets at Will Call and sell concessions.

Day 161: Skipped

Day 162: Someone brought this awesome Tin Man to the theatre for display during Wizard of Oz. He is perfect!!!

Day 163: The munchkins from The Wizard of Oz. Such a cute group of kids and they are doing a spectacular job!

Project 365: Day 153

Day 153: I work for a local theatre, and we are doing The Wizard of Oz this summer! The season kicks off next week so today they had a press photoshoot. I got to take pictures as well so that we had some pictures to use too! Here's a picture of Dorothy and Toto in Kansas before the show turns to color. I can't wait to see the show! :)

Project 365: Day 41

Day 41: Yes, this is an old picture. But remember how I couldn't find the picture taken on February 10, that I knew I had taken? Well, tonight when I was moving pictures off my computer and onto my harddrive, I FOUND IT!!!!!! :)

Project 365: Days 147 - 151

Day 147: My dog was just too cute when curled up on the blanket after our American Idol Finale Party that I couldn't resist sharing this picture. He was so content to just lie there I hated to send him to bed. Of course, we all know what he was *really* hoping is that some crumbs would fall off the table and into his mouth!

Day 148: I went to see a fantastic stage version of The Miracle Worker at a local theatre. Wow, was it good! The acting was fabulous and I forgot I was at a play most of the time. It was directed by local resident Patty Duke who herself starred as Helen in the original movie and as Annie Sullivan (opposite Melissa Gilbert) in the later version of the movie. Goodness, I was impressed. :)

Day 149: My uncle has been initiating family video chats with my grandmother, my cousins, and us. It's been kind of fun so I decided I should take a "family picture." It's not the greatest picture....so maybe next time I should make them all pose and smile first. lol

Day 150: Happy Memorial Day! I went to a BBQ and truly, only in Idaho do you wish you had your wool coat at a "summer kick-off" type BBQ....it was freeeeeezing!

Day 151: Apparently the lighting was too harsh to show off the true beauty of these flowers....they really are pretty purple tulips that I see on my way in and out of work every morning and evening. :)

Project 365: Day 146

Day 146: Some friends came over for an American Idol Finale party. We were all rooting for Scotty....you can imagine our delight at the results. :)

Project 365: Day 145

Day 145: After spending several hours editing, resizing and uploading pictures (while watching American Idol), I kinda felt bad for my poor computer when I looked at how many windows were open on my desktop.....I gotta say, I love my Mac! It puts up with a lot of use. :)

Project 365: Days 141-144

Day 141: I went to two weddings over the weekend. The first was Andrea & Mark. I met Andrea when I first joined the college group at a local church. She started the small group that I still get together with every week. We have kept it going even though she moved to Chicago not long after starting the group. They came to town for their wedding and it was very sweet. :)

Day 142: The second wedding of the weekend was Katelyn & Alex. I met Katelyn at the same college group I met Andrea at, but at a different time. She is such a sweetheart and I am so happy for her and Alex! :)

Day 143: I named my camera Charlie. I often joke, when I take him places, that my camera is my date for the evening. I have also jokingly said that I need to get him a bowtie. What never occurred to me until recently was the idea of putting a cowboy hat on his head....my friends assure me he will not provide me with a lifetime of happiness, but for now he is a good companion. :)

Day 144: I took this at my friend Katelyn's wedding over the weekend. These were part of the centerpieces and very cute! :)

Project 365: Days 137-140

Day 137: My work does an event called "Friend Raiser" which is a night of appetizers and a preview of some of the songs from the shows we are doing this season, for our donors, sponsors, etc. We got food donated from various restaurants. I'm not sure where these bread sticks came from, but they were super yummy!

Day 138: This was the venue for the Friend Raiser. It's called The White House and is beautiful!!!

Day 139: Some people gave preview of some of the songs this season. Here they are singing a song from "A Little  Night Music."

Day 140: I decided to test my tripod by trying a self-portrait. I don't think it turned out too badly. I felt like a country girl in my plaid shirt and denim skirt.....so I had to add my cheap cowboy hat. :)

Project 365: Days 133 - 136

Day 133: I went to the ArtWalk with a friend to take pictures of kids from the school she teaches at, and as I was walking down there, I couldn't resist getting a picture of the Resort. So pretty!

Day 134: I photographed a friend's graduation and then we went for a walk down by the local waterfall. :)

Day 135: One of the art pieces that the school kids put together during the Art Walk.

Day 136: More friends at the waterfall....

Project 365: Days 127 - 132

Catch-up time! (note, not all of these were taken on the exact day they are listed under....but they are being shared just the same)

Days 127 & 128: Missed

Day 129: We got a new cookbook from America's Test Kitchen called Slow Cooker Revolution. Our first recipe from the book was called Huli Huli Chicken. It was a Hawaiian chicken. . .and very good!

Day 130: Happy Mother's Day to my mom! :)

Day 131: It's beginning to look a lot like spring! The first BBQ of the year! :)

Day 132: Say hi to Reba!

Project 365: Days 114 - 126

 

Day 114: Daffodils in bloom on Easter!

Day 115: Taken on Easter, but too cute not to share! Our lovely Reba girl.

Day 116: Awana Awards night...and boy, those new awards are COOL!

Day 117: No picture, and no terribly interesting older pictures to share....

Day 118: I was combing the internet to find out when I could watch The Royal Wedding (no, I did not watch it live when it aired because that was 1am our time!).

Day 119: Tea & scones in honor of the Royal Wedding. :)

Day 120: I took this on Day 119 but since that is also when I made those tasty scones, it had to wait for the next day. I went to the senior research presentations for LCSC....interesting stuff this year!

Day 121: One of my friends graduated from college and he got to make a speech since he was the student government chairman this year. I thought this was a pretty cool picture. :)

Day 122: Taken on Day 121. A friend hosted a bonfire to celebrate N's graduation...and again, this was a picture that was too cool not to share! :)

Day 123: Awana Leadership Dinner....delicious chicken, veggies, coleslaw and cheesecake. Mmmmmm!

Day 124: My poor tripod looks pretty sad, doesn't it? It has no head yet!

Day 125: Hey! Look what came in the mail! I tripod head that allows me to use the tripod with my camera (like my Rainbow Sandals, In-N-Out Burger & Mac stickers on my mirror? *grin*).

Day 126: Someone brought in some ruby slippers to my work for us to use as a possible prop...I had to try them on. Unfortunately clicking them together three times while saying "There's No Place Like Home!" did not transport me anywhere....because that would be quite a story to tell! :)

Project 365: Day 114

Day 114: We hit 70 degrees for the first time since, oh, probably September. It was a welcome sight! As the thermometer crept closer and closer towards 70, we stationed ourselves around it watching and waiting. I snapped this picture RIGHT as it turned to 70. We actually got up near 73.

Happy Easter!

Project 365: Day 113

Day 113: Today was glorious. Remember that snow a couple days ago? It's gone now! We hit over 60 degrees today, so some friends and I went on a hike. I will try to share more of the pictures in their own post in a few days, but I particularly liked the pictures from this viewpoint. I am thinking that I live in Paradise.

Project 365: Day 112

Day 112: Just one day after our freak snowstorm, the sun was shining and the weather seemed warmer, even if it hadn't warmed up much more. I took my camera when my mom and I took the dogs for a walk. The sun was reflecting in the pond and I was excited to capture it. :)

Project 365: Days 110 & 111

Day 110 & 111: I thought for certain I took a picture on Day 110, but apparently I didn't, so I'm combining with Day 111. :) Yes, this is a snowman you see in this picture. No, I did not take this in January. In all actuality, I took this picture on April 21, 2011 as snow was falling heavily in our yard. My snowman was much cuter, but his buttons fell out as did his eyes. While I was putting his eyes back in his head kind of fell apart, but my hands were so cold I didn't want to spend much time re-shaping a ball. :)

Project 365: Day 109

Day 109: This was our last week of Awana, before awards night, leader dinner, etc. It was bittersweet. After Awana I took my friends K & S out for frozen yogurt at one of the new shops in town. K & S are my friend Val's younger sisters, and are like the younger sisters that I never had, so it was fun enjoying yogurt with them. :)

Project 365: Day 108

Day 108: We had chocolate bowls with huckleberry and vanilla ice cream after college group tonight. Yummy!

Project 365: Day 107

Day 107: I missed my "view from my backyard this month" post in March, but here is a picture of my backyard this evening, April 17, 2011. The snow has melted (although we had some flurries this morning....ugh!), and things are starting to grow. We even have some daffodils out front that are just starting to open. I LOVE SPRING!