Lorelai & Kent - Sneak Peek

i know you've all been anxiously awaiting for something more than "friday feet" and "let's do 52" posts on this blog of mine. don't worry, i feel that the flood gates are soon to be opened in the coming weeks :)

Sunday Snacks - Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies

There are somedays when I really try to earn those "cool big sister" points... Today was one of those days, and i'm not totally sure if I succeeded. A classmate of mine from Sac State posted some intriguing cookies that seemed right up her alley. The recipe for the peanut butter nutella cookies sparked my interest for her because of the very word "nutella" in it. Now, on my facebook post for my last blog entry, I stated that I was certainly no Augustus Gloop when it comes to chocolate. My sister, on the other hand is quite the chocoholic to say. Ever since my dad received Nutella a few years ago from my older brother for christmas, I think its safe to say that she's hooked.
A mix mainly consisting of peanut butter, oatmeal, and nutella, these cookies seemed to bake up nicely, but smelled very on the peanut butter end of the spectrum. I was informed by the house Nutella professional that they were indeed more peanut buttery than nutellay. Well, i tried. Maybe i should stop trying to earn the "cool big sister" points this way. Maybe i'll just stick to hand me down clothes.
to see more of julie's delicious looking posts, you can check her blog out and follow her at always with butter.

"let's do 52" - wk4

so kasey is in germany, right? (you readers might remember her as a set of feet with a silly dog named papa) and with kasey being in germany, we love sending each other fun gifts. for christmas, i sent her two sets of little miss matched socks and a pair of glasses that function as a straw. well, this past week i received some chocolate in the mail from her, as well as friends season 10. yippee! she's been raving about how great this chocolate is, and how her sister loves it, and everything. now, usually i'm not a chocolate lover, but i figured i'd give it a shot.
well, it came, and it was just as odd as it sounded. not only is it dark chocolate straight from germany, but inside each little bite size piece you'll find a collection of poprocks. yes, poprocks and chocolate! the brand is called "shokomonk," and it seems to be quite an interesting creation. i had my chocoholic sister try some (without telling her about the poprocks)... i didn't quite get the effect i was going for as far as facial expressions. but otherwise, i think it is chocolate that i may actually want more of! (well, besides the normal 3 musketeers bars, but who doesn't love those?!)
silly germans. whatever will they think of next?
next up on the blog, some sunday snackage! nutella cookies, courtesy of always with butter by julie craig :) if you want some delicious "from scratch" recipes, as well as awesome food photography, you should definetly check out and follow her blog.

Friday Feet - Jan 28, 2011

well, i've survived the first week back to school, and so have my comrades! we're back again with the feet of the week. wow, it's already our last january post!
amy - "Wearing the socks my mother got me because it's cold this morning! Just getting ready to clean the house some more in preparation of my family visiting! Can't wait!"

emily - "well, its back to school time. and the LAST back to school time for me! (that still sounds crazy to me) jenny and i were able to figure out some time that we could meet and hang out during our uncoordinated school week on our favorite carpet mountain spot for one last semester."
jenny - "Disney Scene It Show Down at Emily's followed by Valentine's Day and sparkly appley beverages. mmmm. my idea of a great night!"

kasey -

What's Happening? - Jan 2011

well, for one, school is back in session... but the plus side? i'm graduating in less than four months!
its back to the grind, and time to let you all in on some new excitement that will be hitting the blog in the next month or so! well, to start us off, lets get back to a reminder of the current contest going on here at the blog.

Valentine's Engagement Session Contest

don't forget! if you've recently snatched up the soon to be mr. or mrs. right, have i got an exciting offer for you! Totally free, and all you have to do is answer some simple and fun questions. the pool of entries isn't large at all, so your chances of winning the big prize of a free engagement session are pretty good! head on over to the original post, shoot me an email (photogbyem@gmail.com) with the answers filled out, and BAM! you're in!

March of Dimes 2011 Contest
Last year's March of Dimes Contest was, i think, a pretty good turn out for a first contest. I photographed 2 families as a result from the contest, and this year i'm in the works of making it bigger and more awesome! i've been talking with vendors, trying to get a rally of super prizes that everyone will love. as soon as i've got the details locked down, i'll annouce everything, and the games will begin! besides, who doesn't love trying to save the world one baby donation at a time?

WPPI 2011
WOO HOO! next month i will be headed out to WPPI 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. My dad and i will be driving out friday and heading back home after 5 days of photo goodness on tuesday. There are SO many things i wish i could do while i was there -neon museum- but i think i have overpacked myself with all the excitement of WPPI-U, master classes, and platform classes. Rumor has it, noted fashion photographer Nigel Barker (did i sound tyra banks enough for you there?) will be there as well. Is this not like disneyland where you get pictures and autographs from the famous people? ok... apparently not, but a girl can dream! i can't wait to get the ball rolling after this amazing experience, and hopefully throw some new ideas out there!
New Look

Really, i'm trying... one day. hopefully this year, i will have a new website. my current one is so sad... it sometimes makes me sad. but it still works! Hopefully, during the trade show at WPPI, some amazing vendors (which i know they do!) will wow me over, and save my website soul. so hang tight, try and ignore the dust, and i'll let you know when something is closer to being in the works!
PLUS! i've got a few shoots coming up for sure. you'll see lorelai & kent again very soon, as well as a wedding reception the saturday before i leave for Vegas. so don't worry. some brand new images will be on their way :)

"let's do 52" - wk3

let's start you off with a snapshot from the lovely fujifilm instax, shall we?to be honest, we had planned for this night to happen on new years eve when our original plans had fallen though, and it was going to be just us girls. well, jenny got sick, and thus began our postponing. the end of winter break snuck up on us, and after many facebook posts of "i haven't seen you ALL year"... we FINALLY pulled our game night together. we kicked it off with a rousing 3 rounds of disney scene it, some bubbly martinelli's sparking cider, and good ol' homestyle popcorn. after our games were ended, and our popcorn was gone, we move on to watching valentine's day. sure, its january... but still! all in all, we had an excellent last saturday night... and will begrudgingly be heading off to our spring semester of college tomorrow. *sigh* at least it's my final semester!our lovely little game tokens. jenny chose goofy to be her mascot right off the bat, and i swiped the ever fashionable minnie mouse to mark my place.
mmm. the salty popcorn remainders at the bottom of the bowl. and whenever i think of popcorn, i always think of this video :) i totally forgot to get a shot of our martinelli's cider in the classy cups i chose. let's just say they were very fit to theme by being my toy story cups i bought last month in disneyland. and also some of our trivia cards that we either easy beyond all reason, or threw us for a loop. we apparently still have some disney studying to catch up on for next time!
overall, i would have to say it was an excellent saturday night, and a great fit for our lovely college student lifestyle. hopefully with the new semester, i'll have a lot more shooting to do, and therefore, lots more posts to come your way! stay tuned for tomorrow's "what's happening?" post with some exciting new offers and what not :)

Friday Feet - Jan 21, 2011

amy - "I'm sitting in the Raggio building at UNR waiting for my Small Group Communications class to start. I'm sitting under some really pretty inside trees. Here are some leaves that have escaped. I am also feeling human once again. My throat cold of last week is gone, and my head cold of this week is on its way out. Finally! "
emily - "last saturday i went to the band crab feed before hand so my parents could finish setting up. in the meantime, i booked a wedding reception for next month! but of course, this brought the grand realization that i had NO worthy black pants to wear. so it was off to arden fair mall this past thursday to find some pants. and guess what? i totally did"
jenny - "showing off our cat and mouse slippers during a sleepover. you've never too old for a sleepover when you've known someone for 16 years"
kasey - "Weather is sunny. Went through my day lazing in the rare thing that is the sun. Hubby lay down with me and we watched movies. ♥ Great day."