Nothing Like Neon 24/365

We worked on Friday and then headed to Greensboro together for the weekend. Tess was excited to visit Sophie again and Tyler and I were looking forward to spending time with my mom and seeing some of our friends there. We got in, had dinner, and then headed out to a wine bar. Neither of us had been before but we had a great time at our big table filled with old and new friends. The bar was small, but a great place to hang out and catch up. I loved the bottle candles over the bar and although they haven't quite figured out the best way to light them (candles drip on customers at the bar and batteries burn out very quickly), I enjoyed shooting them and playing with the color saturation.

Fingertips 23/365

Well, we are less than a month into this project, and we took our first "we need to shoot SOMETHING because it is 11:35pm" picture on Thursday night. I had stopped in at the hospital to hang out with Andrea and Jeremy and sweet Lincoln, and by the time I got home and we had dinner and were in the middle of laundry, pictures had definitely been put in the back of our minds. So, at 11:30 as we were getting ready for bed, we snapped piles of laundry, tess and even the clock. We decided on this picture of Tyler's hand....I guess they can't all be masterpieces :)

Hanging On For Dear Life 22/365

I pulled into the driveway after work today, only to sadly realize that the gorgeous hydrangea plants on the side of our house are officially dead and prepared for fall. Completely dead that is, except for one lone flower bud at the bottom of the front tree. It is bright and beautiful and hanging on for dear life. It made me smile :)

Welcome to the World 21/365

Our friends Andrea and Jeremy welcomed a BEAUTIFUL baby girl yesterday. Her name is Lincoln Clemmons Lange and after work we went to visit with mom, dad and the sweet little girl. Everyone is doing great...very healthy and happy :) We stayed for a couple of hours and took plenty of pictures! Our favorite is below but there are lots of great ones. Welcome to the world Lincoln, we are so excited to watch you grow!

Sweet Feet!

First mother/daughter shot :)

And the first family photo!

Me with Lincoln

Tyler with Lincoln

Goodies for everyone!

Away For Now 20/365

Yesterday I fasted for the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur and anxiously awaited Tyler's arrival back to the states. I picked him up from the airport at 5:00 and we headed home to drop off his bags. We caught up on Entourage from the weekend and headed out to dinner for me to break my fast. Eez was the destination of choice...one of our favs...and while it wasn't quite like being in Greensboro at my parents house full of family and friends, it was completely perfect and exactly what I wanted!

It is so great to have Tyler home! We unpacked all of the suitcases from the weekend and with little motivation to do much more than catch up on our weeks and spend time together, we decided to take a few pictures of our empty suitcases and call it a night. We will happily put them away for now even though we know they will not be there for long.

Wonderful Watering Can 19/365

Sorry I am a little behind on blog posting, but here is the last photo from the weekend of yellow. :) I had breakfast on Sunday with my parents and then headed to the movies with my mom and Maggie to see Julie and Julia. We all really enjoyed it and I am excited because it inspired me to pull out my cookbooks and try some new things! I am sure Tyler's tastebuds will be excited to hear this too. It was also fun to watch because in the movie, Julie takes on a blogging project for 365 days like Tyler and I have. It was interesting to see Julie change and grow as a person during that year and also to see how it affected her relationships with the people in her life.

After the movie, we dropped Maggie off and I noticed this yellow watering can in her yard. I decided I must take it's picture in case I didn't stumble onto anything else yellow during the day. It was a good thing I did! I helped my mom get ready for dinner and then headed back to Huntersville after we ate. It was a great weekend in Greensboro!

Please Play with ME 18/365

I got up bright and early on Saturday morning and headed to Chapel Hill to go shopping with my friend Maggie. I was working on a project for a friend and Maggie was in search of the perfect interview suit. We spent most of the day there and even made a small side trip to some outlets nearby. We both accomplished our goals (mine thanks HUGELY to Maggie and Carolyn), and were exhausted from the long day on our feet. We decided to stay in and spend a low key evening with Tess and Sophie.

The first time Sophie met Tess, saying she was terrified would be a huge understatement. Since then, they have gotten together several times and Sophie loves having Tess around as a playmate. Tess however, quickly tires of having a bouncing puppy tugging on her ears relentlessly for 3 days. So, when Tess does not want to play, she does one of two things. She either makes her way upstairs and takes a nap on a bed, because she knows Sophie can't jump up on the beds by herself yet. Or, she grabs the nearest bone and chews away, paying no attention to the excited pup. If Tess takes a nap on the bed, Sophie quickly moves on and finds something new to entertain herself with. But, if Tess is on the floor with a bone, Sophie does all she can to get Tess' attention before she finally gives up and lays her face as close to Tess as possible. This picture pretty much sums up their relationship. Tess can spend hours chewing on a bone and be perfectly content and all the while Sophie is not wishing she could play with the bone, but that she could be the thing that Tess gives her attention to. So, for the second day of my 3 day challenge to photograph all things yellow, here are my two favorite yellow labs :)