Friday, June 7, 2013

Five on Friday!

Oh Friday, it is so very good to see you again. It's a rainy day in the city, as I imagine anyone on the East Coast is experiencing the same thing. So our normal plans of Friday night Landsharks and oysters on our favorite patio are shot... which means, it's a good drink, pizza and a redbox rental on the couch tonight. Just my kinda rainy night. 

I'm linking up with Natasha (and others) for Five on Friday! I mean what better day of the week to reflect on things you're loving? Let's get straight to it. 

1. This Fine Baby - I've had my eyes on one of these fancy guys for a while now. My sweet Mama (I could sing her praises forever, people) gave this to us as a wedding gift! She knocked it out of the ballpark with this one. I can't stop taking pictures... and probably have more pictures of random objects than would ever be necessary. Do I know how to use it? Not necessarily, but I'm pretty good at pretending. 

I've been looking into some opportunities to take a class to learn more - especially before we head off on our honeymoon. I'm determined to get this picture thing figured out, so I won't spend the remainder of my life spending every pay check on people taking pictures of our little babes running around. I want to be able to capture some moments too, ya know? In the meantime, I'm really excited to put this to use and capture memories with our family and friends. C & I will be going on some outdoor adventures this weekend for some practice - I'll be sure to let you in on how it goes. Any tips on learning how to use it better? Any websites that were helpful to you? 

 


2. Essie - I don't know what it is, but having color on my nails and toes does some kind of pep in my step wonders on me. I love the brightness, and that's a big deal... because looking in my closet there isn't much color, there's beige, white, grey, black... but when it comes to my nails, you can't drag me away from the brights. I especially loved the bright pink I tried recently from Essie.


3. Blurred Lines - Listen to this song (!!!!) and refrain from dancing. I dare you. This has been the theme song to many dance parties around the apartment lately. We just cannot get enough. Also, don't know that I've ever given Robin Thicke enough credit. Boy is doing so many things right. And those blue eyes... they make you weak in the knees, don't they? And anytime Pharrell puts his name on something = instant hit. 
*If you're around small children, your parents, co-workers or get easily embarrassed by little clothing... I wouldn't watch the video. But still... you should listen to the song. 


4. Target (especially their beach bags) - Do they ever do anything wrong? I walked in one night to buy paper towels.... I came out with this perfect beach bag. I said it was Honeymoon purchase... but it has already been put to good use out by the pool this summer. How could I just save it? It was practically begging me to use it. 


5. Game of Thrones - I don't love it this week... but I've been told I should. Is it true? Are you a Game of Thrones fan? Have we been completely missing out? MUST we jump on board immediately?? 

Hope you have a pretty summer weather, bright nail polish wearing, fun beach bag carrying, full of listening to Robin Thicke and taking pictures weekend! ;)

Don't forget to join in on the fun and link up

13 comments:

  1. Visiting from the link-up! That song is So.Dang.Catchy. And I'm super jealous of your new camera- that's on my wishlist, as well :)

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    1. Isn't it though? It was played at my gym class the other night and I had to refrain from begging her to play it on repeat. I'm definitely still learning with the new camera - it's been on my wishlist for a very long time, now I just need to figure out how to use it :)

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  2. Seriously, who walks into Target with the intent they're NOT going to buy something fun? ;)

    Jealous of the new camera, love it!

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    1. Ha! No kidding. I know better than to walk in there and not expect to come out with something fun. Especially this time of year. It's like a curse... you must always spend $100 when in Target... even if you just went in for toilet paper.

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  3. My husband is crrrr-aaazay about Game of Thrones. It just wasn't my type ... I'm more of a Housewives gal myself! :)

    That Target beach bag is perfect and will be awesome for your honeymoon.

    Thanks so much for joining our linkup!

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    1. See - that's the thing... I don't think I'd be able to get into it too much, but I feel like everyone can't stop talking about it. I'll stick to my Bachelor and Bachelorette guilty pleasure :) ha!

      And love this link up - thanks for hosting!

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  4. love your blog, over from the link up!:) and i LOVE your new camera!
    http://arielle-ellesentries.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks so much! Happy you stopped by! Looking forward to catching up on your blog posts :)

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  5. Ah I love that camera! How did you choose which one to get? Right now, I am looking for any type of advice to pick one-I just wrote about it today! somethingsouthern.net

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    1. Shew - it was quite the process. I'll be honest.. I don't claim to ever be a photographer, but I loveee taking pictures so I knew this was an investment I wanted to make. And like I mentioned above I wanted a camera so I could actually capture some memories and not depend on professionals to always do it.

      Just read your post and you sound just like me! I wanted something that wasn't over my head and could do more than I could ever figure out, but I didn't want something I would outgrow. I definitely wanted it to grow with me. All of the blogs that I read that use dslr cameras and whose pictures I really like always had Canon's.. and I had of course heard great things about Canon so I narrowed it down between Nikon and Canon that way (I feel like you can't go wrong with either of these brands though). Then the real research came in... I looked at T3, T3i and T4i. In the end, I felt like T4i would be over my head... and that after a while I would have wished that my T3 was as good as my T3i... the price difference between the two isn't enough to go on the lower end of the spectrum, so ultimately we went with the T3i. My mama helped with the research too and agreed that made the most sense. Also - she got it from QVC, which meant better pricing (price payment plan without any interest so that makes the huge cost of it a little easy to swallow)... also with the camera, I got the 55mm lens and the 300mm lens - I'm really excited that we got both of those additions so now we won't have to add on any time soon. Hope this was helpful - I know that I got the most help from reading reviews on QVC and Amazon and then this site also had some great info http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-T3-vs-Canon-T3i

      Best of luck!! Let me know if you end up getting one or if you have any other questions.

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  6. Your engagement ring is absolutely gorgeous and I am in love with that beach bag. I might need to make a dreaded Target run and add it to my collection!
    I just wanted to let you know that I have nominated you for a Liebster award over on my blog! Go check it out!
    xoxo Camille

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    1. Thanks girl! Be careful if you head to Target! Their bright summer colors make shopping so dangerous.

      Thanks so much for the nomination - so sweet! I'll get to work on my answers/questions :)

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  7. I LOVE photography! I have had two Canons, and took a few 6 week night courses that met once a week. It was VERY helpful, because I am a hands on learner, but if you are good at teaching yourself, there is a book called Understanding Exposure by Scott Kelby that really does a great job teaching the basics! Also, there is a great lens called a "Nifty Fifty", a 50/1.8, that is only about $100. It is the BEST lens for the money, and fun to experiment with when you are learning. I'm happy to answer any questions you have, CLEARLY I get a little excited about photography!

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