365: Day 47

I went to visit my friend Lara in Manchester for a fun girls day of shopping, chick flicks and dinner. Her old puppy Duncan was not able to join us and was a little sad about it. We still love you Duncan!

365: Day 46

Last Friday was a beautiful summer day and it made me dream of summer. So, I decided to make a summer-y meal. Here is my sweet red pepper and smoked Gouda cheeseburger. Delicious!

365: Day 45

Let's be honest, Valentine's Day isn't always the most fun holiday when you are single. I used to cringe when Valentine's Day would roll around and feel sorry for myself over what I thought I didn't have. But the truth is, I have so much! The love I have comes from my amazing parents who have taught me what a marriage should be, my siblings and niece and nephew who love me unconditionally and whom I love back with all my heart, my amazing friends who support me and lift me up when times are hard, and from myself for loving who I am and realizing I don't need to be in a relationship to define my happiness.

I got beautiful yellow roses from my friend Meagan for Valentine's Day! So thankful for great friends!

364: Day 44

I finally found a way to put up my new 2013 wall calendar. This is above my desk.

365: Day 43

As I was leaving work yesterday, I noticed this oil design in a puddle in the parking lot.

 

365: Day 42

One of my favorite fruits!

 

365: Day 41

 I normally never go back and change one of my photos of the day, but I am going to now! I accidentally deleted this photo and was so upset, but found a way to restore my deleted pictures! This was from a couple of weeks ago when my friend Chelsea and I took her dog Hooper for a walk in all the fresh snow! He was in heaven!

365: Day 40

Blizzard 2013. I went outside yesterday morning to start the process of shoveling out my car after the almost 2 feet of snow that came throughout the night. The wind was clearly in my favor! I came out to find my car was on bare pavement without an inch on it! The cars on the opposite side of the lot didn't fair so well! They had a 3+ foot drift around theirs. Don't worry, I was a good neighbor and offered to help shovel them out.

 

365: Day 39

Storm's a' brewin'! Enjoyed a snow day yesterday as Snowstorm Nemo entered New England. The governor recommended all cars stay off the road by noon, so it was a quiet, lonely, afternoon on the street as the snow flurries began.

 

365: Day 38

This was the only photo I took on Thursday. Made a quick little trip to the walk-in clinic after 6 miserable days of uncontrollable coughing. Turns out I had the flu and Bronchitis. After getting some meds, I am finally on the road to recovery, which means... more exciting photos!

 

365: Day 37

I was so excited to check my mail the other day and find the Yooper phone stickers I ordered had come in the mail! Yooper Shirts sells these fun little Upper Michigan stickers to put on your iPhone button.

http://www.yoopershirts.com/

 

 

365: Day 36

A yummy Vitamin C treat! I was in need of jazzing up my snacks after being stuck in the house for a few days with this nasty cold. These are chocolate dipped orange slices sprinkled with sea salt. The chocolate sauce is a recipe I got from a friend (raw cacao powder, local maple syrup, and coconut oil), so it's healthy too!

 

365: Day 35

I call this "Common Cold Still Life". I apologize for the lack of quality and creativity. This cold is kickin' my booty and not leaving much energy for photography time.

 

365: Day 34

I attended the Greek Awards on campus today as the co-advisor of Delta Xi Phi. I am so incredibly proud of these amazing women. Way to go DXP!

 

365: Day 33

Great night out with friends for Indian food in Dover to celebrate Julia's birthday.

 

365: Day 32

There was a big fire in downtown Portsmouth on Friday night. We noticed all the lights and sirens while we were out for a girls dinner. We came out of the restaurant to see the streets lined with fire trucks from all over.

 

365: Day 31

View from our table in the food court at lunch the other day. The flags represent the countries our current UNH students are from.

 

365: Day 30

Picking out which necklace to wear to work.

 

365: Day 29

On Tuesday night I attended a reception at the UNH president's house. The reception was for our pre-MLK Commemorative Address.

 

365: Day 28

My money tree. I am hoping it will bring me good luck this year!

 

365: Day 27

On Sunday I took part in the UNH MLK Spiritual Celebration. People in the congregation wrote down one small way that they would spread love in the next year on paper hearts. They each brought up the hearts to the front of the church.

 

365: Day 26

This past weekend I went to the UNH gymnastics meet and watched the Wildcats kick some booty!

 

365: Day 25

There can be great beauty in ordinary items. Any ideas what this is?

 

365: Day 24

I started my graduate classes for this semester. This is good ole' Morrill Hall, where I will be spending a lot of evening hours taking education courses this semester.

I did a retro take for this photo.

 

365: Day 23

My newest painting project. Just need to frame them up with tree branches to finish them off.