A Saturday Morning + Around the house

Aric & I are in pretty big trouble.  You see, we are photographers for a living.  We document other people's most special days all the time.  But when it comes to shooting for ourselves?! We're pretty bad at it.  And then when family or friends want to see pictures of the new things going on in our lives? We don't have any to show! (That's why we're in big trouble...)  And that's why I'm so excited for this little ol' blog.  I'm excited to have a place to keep and post our memories! I'm excited that it will challenge me to photograph the mundane day to day things that I so often take for granted and help me to see the beauty and the grace in all of it!
This past Saturday morning I went into the office and grabbed my camera before heading into the kitchen.  We didn't have a wedding this past Saturday which is a rare occasion so I was excited to soak up every bit of this Saturday that I could!
After my morning coffee and favorite breakfast bagel, I just started looking around the house at things that I love seeing every day.  I'll eventually get around to photographing the whole house for a home tour for all of our family that is out of town and hasn't been able to see it yet - but for now hope you enjoy a few snippets of my Saturday mornin'...

xoxo
Casey

This week's recap

I figure that Sunday's are for rest. For doing something you love. And for being thankful for the week we had and the week ahead!
Here's a little snippet of this week in instagram pics!

I made the photography business an instagram page last week and got a little giddy when Monique Lhuillier "liked" a picture of one of our brides in one of her gowns! *swoon*
Tried to stay healthy and cooked the hubs a healthy dinner one night with a new chicken recipe!
Hung out with so many wonderful friends
Got a surprise in the mail of some pretty pretty books
And laid low one evening with the hubs, a redbox and freshly baked cookies!

I'll be spending the rest of this lovely Sunday with the hubs, friends and enjoying some delicious homemade goodness by our friends who should be chefs! ;)

Happy Sunday everyone!
xoxo

-Casey

Currently wanting...

...to not spend ANY of my money!  But still enjoying looking at pretty little things that I might want to indulge in, in the future...

YSL Rogue Volupte in 06 Pink in Devotion
-Really, I'd be happy to own any color of these golden beauty's, but I've been loving a really fun bright pop of color on the lips and I know this one would be just that!

This Synthetic Precision Brush kit from Sigma

-Let it be known.  I could have 10 of every kind of makeup brush there ever was and I would still want to buy more! Somehow they just keep making new brushes for different application methods and I just know these brushes would change my life! ;)  Or at least that's what I try and tell my hubby when he asks why I'm looking at makeup brushes online again! 

And last but not least...

This incredible all in one makeup palette from The Balm

With our Europe trip just around the corner I'm already stressing about keeping my packing to a minimum! No one likes to lug around a suitcase that weighs a million pounds! And when I saw this little gem I thought I NEED it. Right?!  It literally has almost everything you need in one palette! 

If, or when lucky old me gets to pick one of these up - I'll be sure to let you guys know and give a full review! ;)

I'd love to know if anyone has any of these products and what they think about them?!  Are they worth the splurge? Let me know in the comments!

Well Hello...

Welcome... to like the 5th blog I own...

Sometimes life gets in the way, right?  Life. Work. Busy. Lazy. Life. Travel. Work. Work. Work...
And then all of the sudden you look up from where you are and you can't even remember who you are?!  Who am I?! If I'm afraid to be myself - trying to hard to be something I'm not - working and not feeling that energy that I used to feel.  That's when you know you need a change.

So it's true.  I run like 5 other blogs.  But none of them are really ME.  And as much as I like looking at pretty pictures myself - I needed a change.  So here's where I can be me.  I can be as girly as I wanna be. I can be as raw as I wanna be.  I can be as honest as I wanna be.  And I can already see the growth in my personal life that this little outlet will be for me!

There's so much of my personality that so many people don't see.  Not because I'm hiding it on purpose - but I'll use that dreaded 3 letter word only once here and then banish it from any description of myself forever more.  I'm shy.  I've always been shy.  I don't usually speak unless spoken to.  I don't create conversation well.  My face might turn bright red if any attention is turned on me. But if there's someone around talking to me, really asking questions and getting to know the real me - I could talk for hours on end!  I work best in one on one situations or smaller intimate groups.  My husband always tells me I should give of myself more - that I have so much to offer and I'm taking away from those around me by not offering myself, my knowledge, my heart, my passions, my advice to them.  And it's true!  (If any of that makes any sense at all?!)

Anyway - here we are.  I'm Casey.  Saved by Grace through Faith in my savior Jesus Christ.  A wife to my love, Aric (aka husband man).  Photographer of women (www.jetadoreboudoir.com) and couples/weddings (www.aricandcasey.com).  Makeup junkie - I love it all...probably a little too much - if I could do anything else besides be a photographer I would wanna be a makeup artist.  Hostess wannabe - I never would have described myself as that 5 years ago, but I love nothing more than to have friends over for the evening, or hosting a fun little get together (anything to hang out with friends).  Learning to cook - mostly because my friend (http://wineanddineathome.wordpress.com/#) is a crazy good cook and it kinda seems like fun to spend the time and make something delicious (only every once in a while). Dessert lover. Traveler. Daughter. Sister. Aunt. A someday Mom.  & just overall lover of this crazy journey called life.  Through ups and downs learning to savor the sweetest Grace and trust through the hardest times...

If you like some of those things that I mentioned...you might like this here blog a little bit too!

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo
-Casey