Click Chicks - Water

It's been an odd week around here.  I meant to post a recap of our trip to San Francisco last Friday and I still haven't gotten to it!  I like to spend a good amount of time messing around in lightroom before I post my pictures and that's what I will wait for, time to do that.  I took too many pictures, what can I say?  It's taking awhile.

Also?  I blame The Walking Dead, any fans out there?  My husband and I started it, I think last week?! And we just began the third season last night.  No Spoilers!  We went down the rabbit hole and haven't taken much time to come up for air.  Okay, enough excuses for one post.  

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I made some lightroom time for my water picture but still couldn't decide.  These are some of the pictures I took from the cliff we visited to watch the sunset.  It was amazing, we'll definitely go back to this exact spot.

These are all a little over edited.  I got a bit carried away, I like messing about and I like the detailed look.  I almost wish I had gone before Valentine's Day, the last picture would have been perfect for "Heart" week. Hope you enjoyed "Water".

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Meg from Megs7827 Jessica from Heart on Homestead Lindsay from Eat Wine and be Merry Ivy from Little Woman Little Home
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Click Chicks Photo Linkup - Nature

This week's photo topic was Nature.

I was very excited about this and honestly I hard time choosing.  Between the snow on Tuesday and our amazing trip to San Francisco on Saturday it was a real toss up.  I love nature pictures, trees, sunsets, oceans, open fields, wild flowers all of these things are fun to photograph.  If I knew how to I would have photographed the moon, it looks incredible from up here on our hill.  However, I don't know how to do that and I had plenty of other amazing things to choose from.

Here is my official entry.  It is an edited version of picture I took from up on a grassy wooded cliff that overlooks the Pacific ocean.  It was incredible.  Can you see the rock formations out in the water?  

I love California.

Here is the unedited photo.  Lightroom is amazing.  If I was more experienced I'm sure I could have done a better job editing it, although I honestly really like the very dark original.  Something about the black silhouettes of the trees against the backdrop of the sky and the ocean, I kind of love it.  

What do you think?  Edited or original?

Next week's topic:  Water

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Meg from Megs7827 Jessica from Heart on Homestead Lindsay from Eat Wine and be Merry Ivy from Little Woman Little Home

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I'll have more pictures up tomorrow from our day trip to San Francisco, mine and D's first time there.

An unexpected snowfall, snowy pictures and D's first snowman

After a very dry and sunny winter, we finally got some snow!  It looked absolutely incredible falling on the pine trees in the distance.   

D was not afraid or hesitant, he would have skipped his nap to stay out there I am sure of it.

      

He got right to work and was busy the whole time he was outside.

I brought my DSLR out with an umbrella and was having way too much fun taking pictures of the trees.

  He finally kept his mittens on, a first.  I'm thinking it finally clicked.

We've been told that we were having an unusually warm winter.  I chose to disregard those "bring you back to earth" comments during our 50-60 degree January.  Turns out, all those people weren't kidding.  I have never seen snowflakes so large in my whole life.  These pictures definitely don't do them justice.

Filling buckets, shovel shovel, dump the snow in a great big pile. "SNOWMAN, SNOWMAN!"
Can you spy the little snow family in the background?

Declan had such a fun day.  It was that magic that only exists during childhood.  To him?  Everything was perfect.  There were no worries, no deadlines, nothing to even think about except making "more snowman!" (By dinner time he had 7 snowman).  It was a great day and I'm so glad I snuck my camera out into the snow to capture these precious fleeting moments.

You only build your first snowman once.

Fab Friday Link Up!

Well I am just on a link up roll this week.  I have discovered how fun it is to actually meet and connect with more and more bloggers.  You ladies are all so kind, it really adds to the blogging experience.




My fab things-
1. OK, this hasn't happened yet but my husband and I are taking D to San Francisco tomorrow. I think making the plans, looking up things to do, has been a huge part of the fun.  I am over the moon bouncing with excitement.  If you read my post about my love for TV you can probably guess why this city is just so exciting for me to visit.  I have never been and this also means we get to see the ocean which we have been missing so much since our move from San Diego County.
2.  I have made a friend.  Considering we moved here in September and it's February, I feel like that is pretty great.  I tend to be shy and it's not easy for me to develop relationships so this is definitely something FAB in my life right now.  We have been to a few movies, a few park dates, a few family dinners and family day dates and so yeah, I have a friend.  It has definitely contributed to my happiness the last few weeks. 
3.  Declan started going down the twirly slide by himself.  This is fab because it was sort of sad to see him go all the way to the top day after day and turn around.  He'd have to go past all the other kids and they would wonder what he was up to.  The grin on his face now that he's going down the slide like a big boy, fabulous in my book.  It really makes my day to see him happy, proud and having fun.
4. My Valentine's Day was fabulous.  I woke up to coffee and a bagel fresh from the local coffee shop.  Then we all exchanged small gifts and cards and my husband left for work.  D and I made the best of the day, for sure.  We went to Jamba Juice, bought a balloon, went to the "pwayground".  Then when D woke up from his nap it was still warm out so we walked downtown and shared a frozen yogurt.  My 2 year old walked over a half mile with a smile on his face, I didn't even bring the stroller.  It was so much fun.  Then we had delicious takeout for dinner.  Risotto and red wine?  Absolutely delicious.  It was a great day.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!

Valentine's Link Up

Today I am linking up with  Sel @ Growing Laughing and Loving in Life


 1.) How did you meet your significant other?
      My husband and I met our first year at Messiah College.  I remember the first time we sat down and talked, I actually wrote it in my journal at the time (10 years ago).  I thought he was fascinating and very kind.

2.) What/where was your first date? 
      We did not have a first date.  We actually never really dated at all.  We were best friends for years before we realized we were in love.  We got married 3 months later.
        There is one day that sticks out in my mind though, a year or two before we got together.  We were alone on the 4th of July, most of our friends were back home with their families.  We went down to Harrisburg.  We shared a pitcher at one of our favorite spots and wandered down over the bridge to walk around city island.  We weren't holding hands, there was nothing romantic about it but I remember it felt good to be with him.  Just the two of us.

3.) What's your best relationship advice?  
      Be honest.  If you can't be honest about your feelings or your needs, there is a disconnect in the relationship that needs to be worked out.  My best advice is to never give up.

4.) What is your most embarrassing moment in front of your SO?
      This is tough because we were friends for so many years, I've done dozens of things I should be embarrassed about but never really was.

 5.) What most attracts you to your SO? 
       Ugh mushy stuff, I don't do well with mushy stuff.  Let's go with his smile.

6.) If a movie was made about your SO, what actor/superhero would play their part?
      Is Gerard Butler really tall?  I'm going to go with him, my husband is 6'5".  One of my nicknames for C is actually Hercules.

Happy Valentines Day - Click Chicks Heart Photo

I hope everyone who reads this is feeling the love today.  

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Meg from Megs7827 Jessica from Heart on Homestead Lindsay from Eat Wine and be Merry Ivy from Little Woman Little Home

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February at the park

When we decided to move here I hoped that maybe there would be one day or so a week that we'd get to be outside during the winter.  After being so spoiled in San Diego and getting to walk every day, it was bound to be a big change for us.  Luckily it's been a mild winter up here in the Sierra Nevada Foothills and we are loving it.

I brought my camera along to the park today to snap some pictures of my little guy in his new fancy Winnipeg Jet's sweatshirt that my Uncle sent him all the way from Canada.

Playing restaurant.  His specialty is "bean soup" and "nani's" 

He had a big moment today.  He's fairly careful when it comes to being safe and really only got up the nerve to go down the slide by himself today.  "I did it!  I did it!"

"Weeeee!"

Also asked to go "higher! higher!" which is a first as well.  My baby boy is growing up.  By the looks of this picture?  He's pretty darn happy about that.