Millions of directions

I'm indecisive. I do a lot of random things to keep my mind and hands busy.

Anyway, I've updated my writer's website

http://slaglebagel05.webs.com/

I got pretty widgets to track my writing progress. :)

Now, I just have to find my books. I should really keep that under wraps.

new. as of last night

thoughts. processing. sorry. can't. talk. about. it.

b-b-b-b-irfffday week

Am I too old to have a "birfday week?" I think as long as my aunt is still having one, I should get one :p.

We put up or tree! It'll work as our primary Christmas tree for at least 3 years. Not bad for $20.00! I figure when we get our house up, it'll be a second tree in a different room as decoration and we'll have another one for the real. Or switch it around for the bigger one being a decoration. We won't have kids for another 4 years and they'll enjoy the smaller tree for 6 to 7 years. Until they're half the size of the tree, they'll be okay for that.

Anyway! It's kind of a good feeling this Christmas holiday. I know we're going home, but I really like having our tree. Maybe it's because it reminds me of how great my birthday was when I was younger. It wasn't anything like you see on TV, but the birthday feels special. Craig wouldn't understand the feeling. His family, though they celebrated, they didn't have the chance to make it the big ordeal like my family. We would get everyone together, have two birthdays. A family party and a friend party. It was always great! Even with all the family drama that could go on, I always had fun. On every birrrrfday.   :D

Handmade Gifts

I've decided to hand make Christmas gifts. I went to JoAnn's yesterday and spent almost $200.00. That'll cover... at least 7 gifts. probably more, just have to see how far I can make them go. Anyway. I will be going to Michael's today too. I wanted to pick up a few things from there to sort of solidify our Christmas gifts. I may have to go back to Joann's, or a closer fabric store.

I know it's kind of cheap, but I feel like homemade gifts can be lame and still be good. Whereas if you were to buy the same thing it would be like: "ummm thanks".

Plus, it is cheaper, and I have things to do with my hands while we watch harry potter :D At least for this week. haha.

I started the HP marathon on Tuesday. We're watching HP #7 part 1 at Imax on Saturday :D :D :D. yay! Man, I'm so excited. I have Miss Sacramento County meeting that morning, then we're going to watch it!!! Also, I need to make HP badges.. hmmm crap. :)

Old and Forgotten

I love finding old treasures. I found this while snooping checking Craig's email. I'm the only one who does anymore. 

http://slaglebagel05.webs.com/

How fun! I'm going to try updating it this weekend.

by the way... so sorry, but Allie picks haven't been burned on a disk yet. beat me up, because I deserve it.


Getting Justin/Saranade's pictures ready to send. Only a very small few do I actually like.


P.S. I heart bacon.

$$

I went to some premium outlets with some friends and I thought I spent a lot of money... but now, I'm so sadface I want to spend more... It was a good then awful weekend.

busy busy weekend

so... last weekend I made a short trip to Idaho to visit the sister in college and take photos of my cousin's newborn. pictures here:

http://amberdeiteringphotography.blogspot.com/
or
www.amberdeiteringphotography.com/blog

It was a 2-1/2 hour drive from Rexburg to Twin Falls. I arrived an hour later than I was expecting, then Jeana and I left an hour later than I told Kim we would. Really good at being on time we are :). I even gave ourselves an extra half hour. But we needed some things from the store to survive the trip out there.

The drive was beautiful. Jeana hates it, but I absolutely love the brown, the oranges, the different greens and yellows of the trees. It was pretty cold over there, but I still wore my flip flops :D. It was great bonding time for Jeana and I.

My phone died a couple times and we needed it for our navigation... and since my car was taken in to the shop before I left, I accidental left my car charger in there. We stopped twice to charge my phone, and in the end, it died before we got to their house.

Kim and Travis made us some Drunken Noodles (Thai), which was really good, spicy but good. then we played Settlers. I lost awesomely, and we played for houuuurs. Jeana and I were way loopy by the end of the night and were being really weird and giggly :).

We convinced Jonathan and Sevi that Jeana came to Cali instead of me going to Idaho. They're so dorky. and stupid ;p.

Baby Allie was really really cute. I only held her once. I would have held her more, but I needed to keep my restraint intact so I don't bug Craig. It's getting harder every day. But I want to make sure we have our checklist done before we go down that road. And I need to make sure that I'm not doing it to get out of working, because that could be a huge contributing factor to why I want babies. I think 23 or 24 is way too young to have babies. I mean, whatever for other people, but at 23 or 24, it just seems way too young! There's so much that Craig and I can do! I mean, this year, we're taking a road trip somewhere to get out of our apartment (just because). We're flying up to Seattle for Christmas (poor kitties have to stay with hopefully our neighbors checking on them... still have to ask). Next year, we're going to Disney World/Islands of Adventure (mainly for Harry Potter World!), going to Oregon for my family reunion, going on a cruise for Craig's family reunion, then back up to Seattle! Then in 2012, I want to plan a family reunion for the other side of my family at a dude-ranch! Because that side would love it. maybe we could add Craig's family in it. There's only a few of them anyway. Or at least his parents, they definitely deserve a lot of vacations.

Anyway... among our vacations we need new cars, to build our house, invest in business opportunities, build my photography business. We have a lot of goals and dreams. Babies require work and money and time. All of which we don't have to spare. I mean, we're not hurting for any of them, but in order to stay sane and keep our minds focused and clear, we need to avoid being halted by kids. Because that's what would happen. We'll have them when we're ready!

Well, since I not-so-successfully talked myself back in to our original feeling of no-kids... I'll finish our weekend! lol

The second day we were there we took photos of Allie. She was so cooperative during the whole thing, and she looked fantastic on camera (and then on my computer later). It was raining so we couldn't do the outside stuff, so we stayed inside and used what we had (makes me long for a studio to keep all those really neat and random things...oh wellz).

I took Jeana to the mall for the first time in a long time! I got her two shirts and bought myself two pairs of pants (they make my butt look awesome) and an extremely pretty sweater. It felt good to buy nice things rather than cheap. But it also felt bad, since I was paying more than I usually do. I don't buy pants very often though, so I don't feel bad.

As Jeana and I were leaving Twin Falls, Idaho we came across one of those rare, beautiful and unexpected finds. Of course, those in Twin Falls are used to this, but in the middle of nothing but farmland and wide open space, something like this is a shocker.

See what I mean by pretty colors?! It was raining out all weekend, but we got a down time for long enough to get the pictures.

so we travel back to the BYU Idaho campus. We talked about David (Archuleta... and how he's buying me 30 horses), boys, relationships, etc etc. (I talked about it further on my other blog: http://www.deitering.blogspot.com/). We ate pizza and cheeseeeee bread stuff (mmmm).

Back on campus, I got the rare opportunity to realize that I'm not made for college life anymore. I've past that opportunity and I don't feel bad. I just don't like the dorm feel any longer. I don't wonder what it would be like if I went to school and live in the dorms (of course, I couldn't be married then). It was so boring! lol. I mean, there were 4 other girls there, but it was still extremely dreary and sadface. Maybe it's because the weather wasn't awesome, but either way, it was good to get that stupid thought out of my head.

I did sneak a coffee in to campus!! And I kept saying "Oh my gosh"... we had to switch it to "Oh my Buddha" but I kept forgetting. Jeana had to yell at me several times. lol.

I thought I saw Kenny Rogers at the SLC airport, but I could be wrong. (Probably am!)

Sammy texted me over the weekend and asked if I could take photos of her when I come up next and of course I told her "I'd love to shoot you!" lol. in photography language! hehehe.

I like how my pictures are coming out. I'm not amazing, but I'm pleasantly surprised by it all! I got my "Get the Picture" Scholarship Fundraiser cards came in! I'm putting together a fundraiser for Miss Sacramento County including my photography to give them more scholarship dollars. And it gets my business and name out there in to a broader group of people! I'm really excited to start it. Which means I have to get my business license first. Which means I have to switch my social security card to say Deitering instead of Andersen, and get a new drivers license before I attempt to pretend to know what I'm doing when applying for a business license. Yep... I really hope I can keep busy with photography enough to do that full time. Then that's one cross off for furthering Craig's and my life together :D

voting

I don't like voting when i don't know enough about what I'm voting for. I usually don't vote for people. People are absolutely unreliable in that business. So I really don't like voting. It's annoying.

The major thing that annoys me is that when they put things up to vote for, they try to hide something in the law.

Like the health care bill.. I guess there's a tax on selling your home after 2012?? Your selling the house.... it doesn't make sense to put more taxes on there.

Anyway... I hate voting. I don't care that it's my ability to "exercise my right as an american citizen", it's all too dirty to know if what's being said is true or not. It's like, the people want to pass a law for allowing Law A. So they make up a prop, but since they know that everyone's going to want Law A, they'll put something else in that they want really bad that wouldn't be passed if on it's own. Even if it has nothing to do with Law A. ugh ugh ugh.

If I wasn't so tired, I'd be more fired up about this. Good thing I'm not, because I hate being fired up about much lately. Gotta keep that red headed fire in tact ;p

things and stuff

Lets start this off weird.

last Saturday Craig and I went to eat some Thai food. I've been asking him for at least a week so he finally gave in ;p. I always ask him if he wants some fresh spring rolls (I remove the shrimp) and usually he says no. This time, I thought about asking him, but I decided to wait until after the guy dropped off water because I didn't want Craig to be forced to say something mean about their spring rolls and then they spit in our food. lol. Soooo.. apparently, I asked anyway. I don't remember doing it at all. I remember not wanting to say it. But I can't think back to that time and remember moving my mouth. All I remember is spacing out staring at the water as the guy set it down. That's not the only time it's happened. I think I did the same thing at the same restaurant. Maybe it's something in the air there.

But then, I had another incident this morning. I guess I dreamt that I removed a finished Sudoku book out of my work-bag and replaced it with Craig's Sudoku that's mostly empty. (for when my computer is frozen at work, or I have nothing to do)... but in reality, It was a very vivid semi-dream. Because I was still awake.. Maybe I'm starting to sleep walk?? or.. wake sleep? lol.

Second!!!

WE WON OUR FIRST SOFTBALL GAME!! :D I played 2nd base again, got.. at least 1 person out. Though I feel like it was two. I didn't get jumped on this time either. :D I felt more confident too. AND! I got an honorable mention for not freaking out when the big guy who almost took out one of our team member's head when at bat, when he was running to second and I had to catch the ball. I must have looked imposing and my skills must have stunned him in to running back for 1st. LOL. yeah.. probably trusted the thrower (Craig) more than the catcher. I did get the softball to the face and injured my wrist for like 30 minutes. Craig threw it really hard at me, and at my body, not at my glove (he claims it's my fault) and it hit my wrist instead of my glove and bounced up to my jaw. Soo.. I was accosted twice by Craig :p.

Don't forget about my other blog! (http://www.deitering.blogspot.com/) Week 4 of the "married" life will be up soon!!!

This weekend

So... I didn't accomplish what I wanted to with photos. I'm kind of bummed about it. But I promise I didn't just sit there and do nothing. We purchased our bed stuff :D. You can see that update next Sunday on http://deitering.blogspot.com/ (10/3/10). It's our 3 week project. we can't wait for it to be over!

Anyway.. we lost our softball game again yesterday. bummer too. We all played pretty good, but the women on the opposite team actually hit it out of infield... something I've barely done. So there was a lot of play out there. And when you play with a co-ed team on the lowest rec level... that's where you put the girls who haven't been playing as long (yes, I've played right field, center field, and rover--in between outfield and infield) or don't handle the pressure as well. Which would be me :D.

Except for this game! I got to play 2nd base! Not sure why they put me there to begin with, but..... they did! And I didn't play..... well, or horrible really. lol. The first up to bat, hit it pretty good, so when they threw it to me because he was running to second... he screamed at me (to mess me up)... THEN he freaking jumped on me (I was crouched to get the ball because the threw it low. I mean... this is the lowest freaking league!!! why would you push someone down. Stupid.. BUT! the greatest part is that he over-ran the base, didn't go back and touch the base before he ran to third (since I missed the ball because he jumped on me)... then he thought that he was a cool guy, ran to third and tried to run home... buuuut.. I tossed it to our pitcher who was covering second while I went to get the ball (he knows the rules apparently) and we got him out... :D :D :D. YEAH! eff you em effer!

So... other than that. I got thrown the ball twice more that game. One was off, so I had to step off base and missed it. Craig was behind me to get it though :). And then another one... I totally caught it like a champ :D. but the guy was already on my base... sooo I didn't doo much good. But since there wasn't much for me to do, I guess that makes sense. I REALLY want to play there again. I liked being in the mix, though it was a big outfield game. But that would mean that I would be snubbing my friend who's been playing there since we started (I think we've played 4 games so far). So I would like to play there... but not at the expense of her being sadface. But Craig and I are going to practice more this week. Just with, quick stuff. catch and release. feel the pressure. try to feel the pressure. I wish the whole team would practice once during the week so we can feel it out together!

Today is going to be 101 degrees!! I can't believe I ever was excited for it to be 65 degrees (in Seattle.. hahaha).

We're planning our Disney trip too!! We need to buy our plane tickets. :D BUT... we need to wait because we just spent a million dollars on our new bedroom. Which looks AMAZING! :D

Okay! Finishing pictures VERY VERY soon!!!!! VERY SOON! Or I'll cry. I need to work on the Intel softball tournament pictures. Like immediately.

really??

Just want to slap this person...

she was joking around with some other people in the office and somehow she thought it would be funny to say: "oh not my husband, he's fat and ugly, has no job..." etc etc.. it goes on but I get so angry about it.

If I wasn't on the phone in a meeting with my boss, I would have said "Really?? The way you talk about him, no wonder why he doesn't try to get a job to give you a better life."

ugh. what a miserable human being.

My wish is that he gets an awesome job and divorces her to marry some hot young thing that will take care of him and praise him for the good he's doing.

It's not like she's a looker either. Her voice makes me cringe when she talks.

Why people get married and having kids when they just end up talking down about their spouse like they would talk about their worst enemy. Sometimes they treat their worst enemy better than their spouse. Just gross.

one thing to know about me

my brain is made up of many different compartments. Sure, so is every one's I suppose. But I use mine that way. I can be extremely sad about one thing while being thrilled of another. Or pumped to do something... and yet, really depressed by it.

Have I confused you yet?

In other words... This morning, I was super pumped. Thinking... I can do this! I can do this! I want to be a photographer... so just... be one! get out there, get some experience, try to do an assistant job whether it pays crap or not at all. It'll be one of the best things I can do for myself.

I get home, apply for the general, no creativity stuff and try to contact some local freelance photographers I actually like to see if they need someone like me. Spunky, intelligent, hard working, diligent and personable. I haven't heard anything back, so I'm upset about that...

But while I'm extremely pumped about getting my foot in some one's photography door, I'm extremely depressed. I look at all the good things in my life: a freaking awesome partner, difficult kitties, the ability to do what we do and not worry about it, planning for Harry Potter World (and other things, but that's my main focus).... and those things make me happy. Meanwhile, I'm saddened at different situations. So I'm happy and depressed.

Makes sense huh? Well.. no, it really doesn't. Because I'm just depressed about one thing, not my whole life. Yeah, sometimes I sit there and curse the Greek Gods for not dealing me a better hand, but really??? It wasn't so bad for them to do anything about it. And I know more than most, that I have to take whatever I want, or do whatever I have to in order to get what I want... It's just making me a Debby-Downer.

Sorry.. I'm just upset. I came home, tried to do all this stuff and I think.. to what end? Where will this get me? Sitting in this same position as I am now? Hoping that I'll win that lucky ticket. That I'll be the one chosen to pursue something I love doing. I think the toughest part is not trying to involve Craig. He's got enough on his plate with his work that he doesn't need my stupid feelings and blubber to deal with too.

Plus, like all else, it will pass. Then I'll do this again in about.. ohhh 30 days?

i hope

So I've been thinking about a change. Which can't happen until I secure the change. Otherwise, Craig will be ticked!

I want to try working for a photography studio. The only problem? There's not very many studio studios. Just great photographers. I guess I could still do it... but I want to help someone run their business, learn the skills, and gain experience in something I actually want to do. It won't pay as much as I get now... but it'll pay more in the long run.

Sidenote... the other day, Craig said something that made me laugh. He said something like: "if you stop working, we'll lose 1/3 of our income".. hahahahahaha. I guess it's just funny because I only make 1/3rd of what we have.. not half. Not that it's really unbelievable... but just funny... k... i guess it's an inward sidenote :D.

Alright... wish me luck!

la la la la

so! I have a new blog. This is specifically for the Craig and Amber Deitering family. I'm keeping this one because I need a place to... well... bitch.. and the Deitering blog isn't where I want that.

kk!

http://deitering.blogspot.com/

Anyway... I put up a couple posts already there, outlining our start (at least as a legal family).. and then about our 1st week :D

Don't worry, I'll try to keep it un-dorky.
haha... it won't be cheasy! that's for sure :D

I'm in the middle of vows for Justin and Saranade's wedding. I took way too many pictures I think. I want to have them DONE this week. So I can start putting together their... fun stuff :D. And then send them the disc and the "fun stuff". Hopefully it'll all be together by her birthday... October 2nd?

Oo OO!! we FINALLY get to start planning for our trip to Harry Potter World... or.. really: Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando.

all weekend I was looking at houses for my mom (hopefully Julie-son and family) and I to rent for a week in February. I was also looking at airfare... and park tickets. i'm going to tell Craig to expect $3000 ish... to spend. That way, if I make it lots lots lots (hopefully) less, than we'd be able to buyyyyyy stuff :D hahaha. That's how I roll!

I'm so excited for that trip.

Okay, gotta start working.. buh-bye now!

3 days

It's funny... I keep getting weird/random comments leading up to the wedding... the closer we get, the more I get them. I think Craig gets them too... but only from his parents.

Comments like: "Are you nervous?", "Are you ready?"...

Normal questions. Makes sense. But I still think it's funny. Because... no, I'm not nervous. If I were to be nervous, it'd be because EVERYONE will be looking at me... I don't mind attention... but positive attention makes me uncomfortable. I know, it's weird, but very true...

Am I ready??? heck no. BUT!! I've had this motto for about 2 weeks now "If it's not done now, It isn't getting done." then I have the sub-thought "or at least until my mom gets here" lol.

Which is today!!! She'll be there in about an hour! and they'll be at our house. With Craig. I have work... and some other things to take care of before I can get home. Then we get to go get some nummmmmmmmy food at Chicago Fire :). And shop! I saw a dress last night with a friend that I want to buy. Well... a couple! But definitely 1. That's pretty expensive... but I heart it. it's really freaking cute... k..

now i'm done wasting time...

andersen reunion

I'm really excited actually to go to the Andersen reunion in July. I don't know why. I won't know anyone really. Maybe it's because we get to do a little bit of the 101 freeway stretch on the way up? Or maybe it's because I get to spend so much more time with Angela!!! or... because I'm trying to get people to have free photo shoot sessions :D. I just look at that and think... wow.. That would be awesome to have a marathon photo shoot!!!

Or it could be because I can introduce Craig to that side of the family as the "husband" (ew.. lol). 

Maybe it's because of all those combined.

I just hope there's no other photographer at the reunion... lol. Because I'm screwed then :D

yay!

I got my photography website up too.. along with the professional blog

http://www.amberdeiteringphotography.com/
and
www.amberdeiteringphotography.com/blog

:D

6 days...

This is from August 18th, 2010... all that wasn't crossed off..

-Clutches... DONE!
-Rehearsal Dinner: DONE!

-Day After Brunch... hmm don't think I'll do it any more.
-Bridal Shower: DONE! and sent my thank yous!
-Finish Thank You's for Bridal Shower!
-Bridesmaid accessories: DONE!
-Gifts for awesome helpers: DONE!

-Special Songs play list: Almost done.
-Find something to get rid of awesome acne: I've been using baby wipes.. it's working so far!
-Out of Town Guest bags: when my mom gets in! we'll do it :)
-Ceremony Programs: not doing. We don't need it.. my demo said.. "ceremony start--get hitched--dismissed" lol.. so no need.

-newsletter for OOTbags
-Get my guest-book made: DONE!
-Get official "change your name" documents: DONE! still need to send it in afterwards.
-Find Something old, new, blue, and borrowed: Old-DONE, new-DONE, blue-DONE, borrowed... not done.
-Make a timeline for people who have to be somewhere at a certain time: still not done..
-Carmel apple centerpieces: mom tried, went good, doing them friday :)
-Make a card box holder thing: Still Painting it... crap.
-Schedule horse riding for bridesmaid luncheon (week before only)
-Emergency Kits: DONE!
-Renter's insurance: DONE!
-Garters: DONE!
-Get some champagne and orange juice :D. I need to have some nerve duller before hand!!

That's BW (Before Wedding)... AW (After Wedding) I have to:

-Get on C's insurance: still not yet
-Change my name... on everything...
-Cry [I'll need it]: ... done once almost twice :)
-Send out announcements to family & friends, I haven't even thought of how I should send it...
-Get our new license [We've been holding off because I didn't want to pay twice for a new license]: scheduled for the end of september.
-Apply for scholarships to go back to school: no longer going to school. starting photography instead!

same :D

new "official" blog! I'll keep this for family... but eeek!


www.amberdeiteringphotography.com/blog

working on the website still :D

uggggghhh

I tried signing up for a website... or at least a host for hosting a domain... and then I tried them out... and haaaated their site builder. So I tried transferring it to another one host... but it's like a... it's like transferring your cable services to another provider. There's all these stupid rules and regulations.

So 1&1 was the first one I did. damn I wish I didn't. Their site builder sucks. Maybe it's because I'm crazy.. but yeah, didn't like them. So I switched over to BlueHost that was recommended by the template company I got my template from. And I swear, I've been working on this for a total of 5 hours last night and this morning and I'm about ready to pull out my hair.

1&1 needed me to cancel my account. and package. and give them my first born. Before I could "transfer" over to the other place.. Okay.. did that.

BlueHost says.. Ohhhhh no, you have to wait 60 effing days before you can transfer that over! Even though before I told you that some hosts allow you to cancel at any time before 5 days of having their "hosting" services.... Okay... sweet... 1&1 allowed me to do that... now I'll just go "transfer" it to you.

What? No?

How about Register? Because it's not still a domain...

Oh really? No.. it's taken? dfij awe;fijsdl;k fja;kjf;iawejtg fkgfkjgae;fjd Maybe that could be because the stupid 1&1 hasn't dropped it yet. ugggggggghhhh

So if anyone knows how to solve this freaking problem, and after they solve that problem, figure out how to download this stupid template!!!! I want it for blog & website. And I've seen it done! Even though it says just for blog, it's also for the website... okay... sorry...

I need help.

ugggh

Trying to find a new job... it's soo freaking hard. I wish I could just quit. Sometimes I wish they would do "lay offs" or that I would get preggers so there was at least an end in sight... but no such luck for me.

I want to start getting paid for photography by 2011. I need people to do the free stuff. I really really really want a new camera or new lens, but I can't really get another one until I start getting paid

I need to sign up the business. Pay all the fines. Get a Website going. and get a client base going.

On another thought, Craig and I need to go to a Financial Advisor. I need to double check with Craig to make sure when. But I really want to talk to them to see which way we need to go about the business. And if we are in an okay spot to buy our first house. Not our "kid house" but our "first house" so we can stop feeling soo trapped in our 1bd 1br apt. There's a lot from 100-300k that are decent for a first home that we can definitely afford and save money. We don't really want our dream home, and we don't really want to do any upgrades, just live there. I mean... we might be able to replace or remove the carpets, or do cabinets or counters too. I dunno.

All while trying to plan a wedding for next weekend :D I don't like NOT doing anything huh? I think I need a massage to relax.

18 DAYS

what wasn't crossed off on August 2nd post

-Clutches... Still working on that.

-Get my dress fitted: First one down, second one in August (with shoes!)
-Rehearsal Dinner: Almost figured out

-Day After Brunch, no progress
-Bridal Shower: THIS WEEKEND!!
-Finish Thank You's for Bridal Shower!

-Marriage License: we have an appointment on Tuesday!
-Buy C's ring: Found a ring for him... but I think we need one for me after all.

-Bridesmaid accessories: we're working on shoes.
-Gifts for awesome helpers, ... any suggestions?

-Special Songs play list: Almost done.
-Find something to get rid of awesome acne
-Out of Town Guest bags:.... ugh.
-Ceremony Programs: Almost done
-newsletter for OOTbags
-Keep Track of RSVPs: DONE
-Get my guest-book made: doing 20 more pages... 5 down of the 20 more.
-Get a picture on canvas: DONE!! Just need it framed now! getting it framed.
-Get official "change your name" documents: nope.. not close.
-Find Something old, new, blue, and borrowed... nothing yet.
-Make a timeline for people who have to be somewhere at a certain time: still not done..
-Figure out if we want to do a receiving line or visit tables: visit tables... we'll be in the middle of everyone anyway.
-Carmel apple centerpieces: still haven't tried.
-Cake Alternative: DONE!!
-Make a card box holder thing: Still Painting it
-Schedule horse riding for bridesmaid luncheon (week before only)
-Emergency Kits: I have mine, craigs, and bridesmaid's kits
-Renter's insurance
-Garters: being made as we speak
-Send officiant's payment
-Get some champagne and orange juice :D. I need to have some nerve duller before hand!!

That's BW (Before Wedding)... AW (After Wedding) I have to:

-Get on C's insurance, can't yet..though it might prove to be more difficult b/c I may have "pre-existing conditions".
-Change my name... on everything...

-Cry [I'll need it]: ... done once almost twice :)
-Send out announcements to family & friends, I haven't even thought of how I should send it...
-Get our new license [We've been holding off because I didn't want to pay twice for a new license],still nothing.
-Apply for scholarships to go back to school: Too stressed to do that yet. WONT BE DOING IT ANYWAY.

eeek. I may cry. I'm getting nervous.

19 days.............

As Angela so awesomely put it... I wish I could take a sabatical at the moment.

ugggh

the lighting at the wedding was horrible... so I'm having troubles. Frustration.

Angela!! Go here!!

Just in case you don't have my photography blog :D

http://amberdeiteringphotography.blogspot.com/

wish me luck!

I just applied to be a nanny for this LDS family near where we live... I hope I get it!

I just needed someone to talk to... and here's my trusty blog, just waiting to be told! hahaha.

because I'm annoying

Well... more of, I don't want to annoy my BFF. She just got a new job that lets her use her brain and I feel like if I kept bugging her with this kind of stuff she'd smarten up and go away. That, and I didn't want to bug her with things that don't mean much to anyone but me! :D

Hey! I have a blog for that! Here's what I need to get out of the system today.

• 23 days!! so weird to think of it so close.
• I started whitening my teeth this morning. Thought it would be good to start doing that before it's extremely too late.
• My pictures I'm editing of my cousins are coming out really great. :)
• I want a new camera... shhh! I'm thinking a T1 or something like that.
• I also want an external hard-drive to save my pictures on "just in case"
• maybe 2 external hard-drive
• 23 days!!!
• I made a business card for my photography business :) "Amber Deitering Photography" yeah, it may be a little presumptuous, but I have 23 days until I become a Mrs.... weird.
• Holy crap... I'll be a Mrs.! aah!
• lol.
• I wish I wasn't working
• Actually, I wish I just didn't have to work here. It's too far away, and it's really annoying to get to
• OOh! I did stop coming in at 4:00am though! I start at my normal time.. don't take a lunch and leave 30 minutes before the normal time... I feel better already, even though it's only my 2nd day.
• I should really start doing push-ups before and after bed so I can get my sexy clavicles :D
• OoO! I get to use my new hair straightener tomorrow! The one I got a couple weeks ago for $12 was absolutely worthless. The one I got yesterday was a "professional" one... $50.. it better work. And it's pink. The black and the white one were more expensive :(.
• I'm really excited to see family again.
• Though... I think we've seen enough family to last us through Thanksgiving! lol. So we're probably staying down here for that fun stuff. Our first "family Thanksgiving".. maybe we'll invite friends over or something.
• I uploaded pictures of our kitties on FB last night! I dunno why, I just don't like doing all those picture things.
• I take horrible pictures. Holy cow... Holly has her work cut out for her at my wedding. My face gets pudgy if I try to look cute. hahaha. Craig agrees!!! Which actually makes me happy, because I thought it was just me.. And it means he's being honest with me :D
• I want to go to a dude ranch.
• Why do people think I'm crazy when I say I want horses and a fancy barn to hold weddings in? The only good things around here are in Sacramento or Tahoe, or wine country. Not in my area. I guess there are golf courses, but they're really weird. I'm just trying to make a way to earn some kind of living while being at home with the kiddlets.
• Pizza Pringles aren't what they used to be.

:D That should be good for now!

changed other blog link

It was either change it now, or create a new one! so I changed my photography blog to:

http://amberdeiteringphotography.blogspot.com

You can subscribe AANNY TIME! :D

I freak out a lot

Let's start off by saying... holy moly this past weekend was insane.

Thursday:
     Arrive in Seattle around 10ish. (waaay past bedtime)
     Got used to sleeping on a California King Size bed..... uh oh.
Friday:
     Final Dress Fitting at 10:30...
     photoshoot of my aunt and 5 cousins...
     rehearsal and setup at my brother's wedding (also time for me to check out the layout and
            plan for the next day's work.
Saturday:
     Take getting ready photos at the bride's house...
     brother gets married, I become paparazzi... or whatever. 
     I get a new sister....
     Found out someone was pregnant (due my wedding month)
     Found out someone was married (part of same family from above... brother/sister thing)
     Craig and I go to see his friends and meet the new girlfriend...
     I drink just a tad too much.
Sunday:
     Finally! Rest. sort of.
     2pm I have my bridal shower :D yay!
     Found out someone else was pregnant!!! eeeeeeeek
     Then Craig goes to the Sounders Game (they won)
     I go over to my mom's house and hang out with my Aunt and cousins some more.
     Puppy, Sammy, Jonathan and I go to The Rock and eat nummy breadsticks and meeehhhh
              pizza.
     I scan in about 300 photos of Craig and I, and only 200 made it on to the flash drive... weird.
Monday:
     Final Final Dress Fitting (had to make sure of the length
     download and save all the pictures I took over the weekend
     Call some last minute non-RSVPers
     Wait at the airport forrrrever! Then go home. :D
     Appreciated that Craig takes things slow and plans them out before jumping in to something
          that'll take up 18 years of our life and/or waste all our money ;). Just couldn't imagine it any
         other way.
Tuesday Morning:
     Scoot closer to Craig on our tiny bed because Isis was taking up a lot of room
     Slight freak out about wedding stuff.

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And that's what we did!

But I had just noticed how much stock I was putting in to my brother's wedding. not like, expectations or anything. More like... We've got time, Justin's wedding is before ours.... Yeah, it was before ours, but now it's over, and there's nothing blocking the view of our stressful day.

So, this morning, I officially realized it was coming up... And I started getting nervous.

Not only do I have to do wedding plans, I have to do  photo editing for the wedding and the cousins photoshoot. I told them 2 weeks. Which was probably really stupid. Because now I have 2 weeks to edit all the pics on my 4gb and 8gb memory cards.... And plan the rest of the wedding, and do all the last minute projects that have to wait until the last minute. I don't know what I was thinking.

34 days! :D

According to the banner at the top of the page, it says 1 months and 3 days left on my countdown...

Here's where we are from my July 13th post.

-Find a DJ... DONE!!!
-Find an Officiant: DONE!
-Pick out Tuxes: DONE!!
-Get the Bridesmaid dresses rolling, DONE!!
-Clutches... Still working on that.
-Get my dress fitted: First one down, second one in August (with shoes!)
-Book our room for the weekend
-Find out if there's a free premarital counseling place: Read and really appreciated, and strongly recommend "The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage" to everyone.
-Send Save-the-Dates [Or as C likes to refer it as: Save-the-Last-Date.. hahaha], DONE!!
-Rehearsal Dinner: Almost figured out
-Day After Brunch, no progress
-Invitations [doing myself, so it's a big project], DONE!!
-Bridal Shower: THIS WEEKEND!!
-Marriage License: we have an appointment on Tuesday!
-Menu: Figured out.
-Buy C's ring: Found a ring for him... but I think we need one for me after all.
-Bridesmaid accessories: we're working on shoes.
-Bride accessories, undergarments, jewelry, boobs, tape.
-Figure out what b/c I need to go on
-Gifts for awesome helpers, ... any suggestions?
-Special Songs play list: Almost done.
-Find something to get rid of awesome acne
-Out of Town Guest bags:.... ugh.
-Ceremony Programs: Almost done
-Keep Track of RSVPs: definitely not done.
-Get my guest-book made: DONE!! Well, not all, just 20 pages.
-Get a picture on canvas: DONE!! Just need it framed now! getting it framed.
-Get official "change your name" documents: nope.. not close.
-Find Something old, new, blue, and borrowed... nothing yet.
-Make a timeline for people who have to be somewhere at a certain time: still not done..
-Figure out if we want to do a receiving line or visit tables: ugh... dunno
-Carmel apple centerpieces: still haven't tried.
-Cake Alternative: DONE!!
-Make a card box holder thing: Still Painting it
-Schedule horse riding for bridesmaid luncheon (week before only)
-Emergency Kits: I have mine, craigs, and bridesmaid's kits
-Renter's insurance
-Garters
-Send officiant's payment
-Get some champagne and orange juice :D. I need to have some nerve duller before hand!!

That's BW (Before Wedding)... AW (After Wedding) I have to:

-Get on C's insurance, can't yet..though it might prove to be more difficult b/c I may have "pre-existing conditions".
-Merge our bank accounts: Done!
-Change my name... on everything...
-Cry [I'll need it]: ... done once :)
-Send out announcements to family & friends, I haven't even thought of how I should send it...
-Get our new license [We've been holding off because I didn't want to pay twice for a new license],still nothing.
-Apply for scholarships to go back to school: Too stressed to do that yet.


eeek... 34 days...
 
super freaked!!!

NEW KINDLE!

Craig finally agreed to buy an e-reader. And after many many hours of research, we decided on a Kindle 2....

This is our Kindle 2:

We're never going to open it. The day before we received it, Amazon came out with a new version!!! So, we decided to return it, and pre-order !!2!! of the new version Kindle. We should get it the week of our wedding. An unexpected, unplanned, and wicked awesome wedding gift for the both of us :D I'm just excited that I can choose my own decal now!

my bf :D

He's so cute huh?!

First Photoshoot EVER!: Callie Teaser

So last weekend, one of our friends let me take pictures of their dog so I could play with my new camera and software :D AND! so I get some actual experience in the field of photography! (rather than just taking pictures of my kitties and C). And oh boy do I need more work. But I think I did okay.

So go over here to my picture blog (well, more of my "improvement and motivation blog) for a little bit of what I got! I'm still not done with fixing the boo-boos, but soon I will, I just wanted to give her some "teasers" before she went on a trip. I hope you like!

ick, ick, ick, ick, ick, ick

2 mornings in 4 days I've woken up to find out that I had a centipede in my apartment. I don't remember ever seeing one up close before. In WA, the only poisonous... thing... is a Daddy Long Leg Spider, and as everyone knows... it's too weak to bite far enough to poison a human. And since they're so dorky and frail looking, no one I know takes them seriously. Which is probably the first step in their adaptation to get long enough... teeth, or whatever, to poison humans.

Anyway... 1st one was right next to the toilet.. I panicked and actually killed it. I never kill bugs. I always have craig do it. Then the 2nd one was on the kitchen wall... I did have craig kill that one since it was way too high for me. And I was a wimp. I just hope he was able to get back to sleep after dealing with that. It's legs twitched long after it was smashed!!!! eeeeeek.



Gross gross gross centipedes!!!! I was going to post a picture of one, but I want to puke every time I look at it. So I won't force you to either!

--Amber

Other blog

I put up some pics on my challenge blog! Go take a look! There's a ton of them. You may have to choose "Older Posts" at the bottom to see all of them.

I did a photoshoot of our friend's dog as a challenge. She's not as Diva as Isis, but I think I got a few good ones in there! I'll post them up on my "Proving Myself Wrong" blog (link above) when I get a chance to go through them :D

46 days!

Need Sleep. Need encouragement. Need... a lot.

I need money

C and I have been driving around and looking at houses and neighborhoods. Trying to find somewhere we could imagine living for a very long time. Since we won't be able to move before we have kids (we're waiting about 3 years to save up enough money for a down payment), we kind of want the almost "perfect" home. Something that, is nice, but we have the opportunity and vision to change it. I've found a lot of FANTASTIC homes/houses/trailers whatever in the past month or so, and I wish we could move NOW! It would be stupid to do so, but I can't help hoping.

For example (and one reason why I said trailer) is that I found this 3b 2ba trailer thing on 84 acres... for $199,900!!!!! I know, that's a lot of space.... but let me outline what we're looking for.

I'm going to be a stay-at-home mom. I'd love to be a homemaker, but to ease C's mind, I'll be a stay-at-home mom with independent ways to make money. C wants a yard, and I want horses... So, we need a bigger yard than that can be provided where we're at now. Or back in Seattle! Here's the independent income ideas I've been toying with:

-Horse stalls (I'll have to hire help, but boarding, and trail rides would be ideal. I could do birthday parties, corporate/company events, etc.)
-Wedding Ceremony/Reception Location (one of those really fancy barns with a view... or just nice space with a fantastic view--there's a lot of rolling hills and awesome views that would be great. Could also rent it out for corporate/company events, etc... I'd let caterer's come in. Why not?! I don't want to cook!).
-Bed and Breakfast Inn (... maybe even cabins.. that would be awesome!)
-Wedding Planning studio (yeaaaah... I like it... even though I'm stressed with mine :D)
-Photography studio (I could do those hot guy pictures! aaand hot chicks! It'll be awesome!)
-Then of course the writing!!!

So... Horse trails $60 avg each person
Wedding locations: $600 (ceremony), $1500 (reception) average
Bed & Breakfast: $250 (night) average... I'd probably do less, but i dunno
Wedding Planning: $150-$1,000 each wedding (depending on what services)
Photography: $300-$2,000 (engagement to wedding)

I think I can do it... but I just neeeeeeed money!!!!

So! I'm going to start wedding planning. I've been taking lots of pictures (of kitten), to go towards my portfolio!! Just to add to our income.

Because it sounds neat!

I thought this looked pretty neat!

Blog2Print

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You don't have to do a gift card for yourself! You can turn your blog into a book, but the above gives you an idea of what you get.

I'm thinking about doing it, but maybe for the blog that I have my pictures on. Because that sounds more fun, and a better way to show how much *better* I've gotten with my photography. Hopefully.

I'd like to see if you guys would do the same?!

What an awesome day

The title is misleading... my day started meh. and so far it's uuggggghhh!

Woke up early! but still late! I was supposed to wake up at 2:45.. woke up at 2:50. okay, so it wasn't that much later, but it was still late.

Got ready, wished I could crawl back in to bed because C looked so comfortable.
Left
Kept nodding off while driving to work (still pretty normal)

got a flat tire--didn't know about it until after I got to work and was there for 45 minutes. The only reason why I knew then was because I was going to go get coffee. Couldn't get coffee because... well, flat tire!

Then, I sat down at my desk again and about an hour later I realized my shirt was inside out... idiot. Geez!

Not to mention... major crampage... I'm sick... blah blah blah.

So I have to call AAA to come (about an hour to the end of work). Be towed... fix my tire, or buy a new one. I think I need a new set... sooo hopefully it'll work!!!

I think I'll be adding stuff later... because this day is bound to get worse right?

Pictures of our new Kitten

Check it out here.

Yessss... another blog... But this one is a motivational one for me because I'm always way too in my own head about my limitations.  Whether they're real or not. Hopefully this helps.

54 days!

I give up... or I want to. I kinda just want to go over to Vegas and get hitched... buuuuuttttt that opportunity has passed. daamnn.


According to the banner at the top of the page, it says 1 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days left on my countdown...




Here's where we are from my June 4th post. Freak out time!
-Find a DJ, still need to do that... DONE!!!
-Find an Officiant: DONE!
-Pick out Tuxes: DONE!!
-Get the Bridesmaid dresses rolling, DONE!!
-Clutches... Still working on that.
-Get my dress fitted: First one down, second one in August (with shoes!)
-Book our room for the weekend: still need to talk to C about how long. It's booked though/
-Find out if there's a free premarital counseling place: Read and really appreciated, and strongly recommend "The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage" to everyone.
-Send Save-the-Dates [Or as C likes to refer it as: Save-the-Last-Date.. hahaha], DONE!!
-Rehearsal Dinner: Almost figured out
-Day After Brunch, no progress
-Invitations [doing myself, so it's a big project], Due to changes in plans... i had to reprint them... or more of: have to reprint them. I'll do that today. Then transfer the picture over. aaaahhh!
-Bridal Shower: doing good.
-Marriage License: waiting.
-Menu: Figured out.
-Buy C's ring: Found a ring for him... but I think we need one for me after all.
-Bridesmaid accessories: Can't do necklaces i don't think... and we're working on shoes.
-Bride accessories, undergarments, jewelry, boobs, tape.
-Figure out what b/c I need to go on
-Gifts for awesome helpers, ... any suggestions?
-Special Songs play list: Almost done.
-Find something to get rid of awesome acne [though, I don't expect anything to work, like always], I should make an appointment at the skin doc... because my face hates me. my method before wasn't working... so I'm going to try Proactiv again. (I ordered it... 29.95)
-Out of Town Guest bags:.... ugh.
-Ceremony Programs: Almost done
-Keep Track of RSVPs, still not possible
-Get my guest-book made: think I'm doing something different...
-Get a picture on canvas: DONE!! Just need it framed now!
-Get official "change your name" documents: nope.. not close.
-Find Something old, new, blue, and borrowed... nothing yet.
-Make a timeline for people who have to be somewhere at a certain time: still not done..
-Figure out if we want to do a receiving line or visit tables: ugh... dunno
-Carmel apple centerpieces: still haven't tried.
-Cake Alternative: DONE!!
-Make a card box holder thing: Still Painting it

That's BW (Before Wedding)... AW (After Wedding) I have to:

-Get on C's insurance, can't yet..though it might prove to be more difficult b/c I may have "pre-existing conditions".
-Merge our bank accounts: Done!
-Change my name... on everything...
-Cry [I'll need it]: ... done once :)
-Send out announcements to family & friends, I haven't even thought of how I should send it...
-Get our new license [We've been holding off because I didn't want to pay twice for a new license],still nothing.
-Apply for scholarships to go back to school: Too stressed to do that yet.
eeek... 54 days