So I got to take pictures of a beautiful family (and wonderful friends) this week. And what is exciting is that I was dying to shoot in this location. I had seen other local photo shoots here and LOVED the bright colors. If anyone is wondering, its down at West Street Market.
They were so much fun to shoot, even though Danny was off in 2 year old land. It was like shooting my daughter. You have to run to keep up. I call it the photog workout! enjoy! and thanks to Zach and Jeni for letting me take photos of your beautiful Family!
So I thought I would share some eye candy with you all. I have been up all night busy making decorations for my sisters bridal shower on Saturday. I did some oragami creations and then sprayed them with acrylic so they would be shiny and a bit stronger. Enjoy!
Today was opening day for sams little league. It was so much fun and my boy is so handsome. ( although Im bias!) Hes pretty darn good to boot too, I mean look at that form! Here are some photos to enjoy. We can not wait for the games to begin! a
Okay, Ill give an update on some of the other stuff at the end of this post....
Two months ago my husband and I decided to start eating healthier, so we started buying more veggies, sugar free and low fat options etc... but then a few weeks later we were bored and watching netflix. We came across the movie FOOD INC. and OMG, (yes I said OMG) it completely changed the way we look at our food and our lives. I would encourage anyone and everyone to watch this and then to continue to do research and educate yourselves.
That being said, we decided to really make a change. We have begun the process of switching to only eating Organic (and local when possible) foods. It is just that, a process. We did donate some of the HFCS things in our house, dumped the non organic ground beef and are almost all organic in our pantry and fridge. Soon we will probably be 98% organic. I can not wait until its farmers market season! We have started to add daily vitamins as well. Since the change we have felt better inside and out.(Tom has lost about 8 lbs) Our way of thinking has changed and this is starting to also turn us a little more green each day. We will be stopping the use of chemicals in our house to clean and use vinegar, baking soda etc... combinations instead. ( thats a whole nother blog!)
We do not want the GMO's food in our house or bodies, HFCS etc... I would rather you all just watch this movie and then FOOD MATTERS as well to really get an idea about this lifestyle change.
So what about the budget???
For years I said I could never shop organic or "healthy". I was wrong. Its all about change, we no longer eat out at fast food restaurants because they are not organic and instead that money we spent now goes into the grocery budget. Ive found its not that much more, with couponing and shopping around the difference is marginal. We make it a family day when we go to whole foods and the kids are starting to love their veggies now, as they really get to pick what they eat. Ive also found that my taste buds are changing. I crave good organic food, not the greasy fries and hamburger..those actually make me sick. My mother alwyas says "pay now or pay later" and shes right. I want to be around for my kids I want to see them live healthy lives and not end up in the hospital later or be on pills because of a choice as simple as eating healthy and organic!
Bottom line.. watch the movie and pass this knowledge on to a friend so they too can live healthier lives. (its streaming on netflix and amazon)
Preview:
so here is a bit of fun..
3 years ago I participated in an online challege about what our food says about us. This was the video:
Now here is what our fridge looks like today: We are well on our way!
okay so for some of the other updates:
The pharmecutical company 100% approved the meds! I have had a few flair ups but they are getting farther apart.
School is going great as well as work, it is keeping me super busy as well.
Sammy has been doing awesome in Gymnastics, and is excited to start T ball in April! (look out for photos!)
My niece has arrived, and she is so beautiful and mom and dad are so happy and I already love her so much and can't wait to be an auntie. But it is bittersweet for me. When they announced the pregnancy I was excited and then a few months later we decided it would be nice to have "just one more" and so we tried, and tried and tried. Nothing. This last month was the kicker, I was on a high dose of the meds and I didn't even come close to ovulation. so that sucked! I had have the choice to go to the RE for Injections or try another round of the med that IS NOT working. After prayer and tears we have decided that for right now, we say no to it all and just let my body be for a while. For some reason God has decided to close my womb and I need to be okay with that. I trust that my heavenly father knows best and ultimately His plan is the plan for me. I indeed have so much to be continually thankful for as well. I am lucky enough to have an amazing husband, and blessed with two beautiful children already. I get to go to work at a job I love and for now life is good. Perhaps this is HIS way of drawing me nearer to Him? I don't know for sure but again all I can do is trust that He has a plan.
on the other front, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Which to be honest, it feels good to finally have an answer, the part that sucks is now the meds are super expensive. I have an application into the pharmecutical company hoping they will pay for partial or all of it. If not I will ask my doctor about something cheaper, but at this point I just don't want to hurt anymore so I'll try anything !
Also...whew if your still reading props to you!!! I was given some backdrops to play with and Im super excited about them and hopefully this will give you all some future eye candy to see later!
So I took down my IKEA curtains and used it to display photos in my hallway! Much better use of it if you ask me! Plus its an easy quick way to display my favorites and I can change them out whenever. Man shoulda done this a long time ago!
Oh and this is my daughter taking out the trash...without asking as I was photographing the wall! (daddy was switching bags)
Im Brie, Im mommy to Samuel and Delilah, both born with the help of fertility treatments. I am also a full time student and a full time wife! I am a creative, digital, photographing geeky woman and I will blog about whatever, whenever! Enjoy!
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