Loyal Fans 60/365

Matt and Carrie came into town on Saturday; we picked up Allison; and like loyal fans we all headed down to Brazwell's to watch the Florida State game among Charlotte Noles. We enjoyed fried pickles and drinks and sadly watched the Seminoles lose another one. Our quarterback, the bright star of our team, is now out for the season, but we will still have faith and we will still watch. We will pile onto a bus and drive to Wake Forest next weekend to cheer on our team...like loyal fans.

Dad Would Smile 59/365

We decided to stay in on Friday night since we would be heading out on Saturday to watch the FSU game. We ordered in pizza and wings and enjoyed a nice bottle of wine. I always think of my dad smiling as he cringes when we tell him about a great bottle we tried with pizza :) Trust me, we always love nice steaks with our wine...but there seems to be something special about our casual dinner eaten while bundled up on the couch and enjoying a great bottle of wine! Our picture of the day is of the inside of our wine cooler...one of our favorite wedding gifts!

Kiss Me 58/365

Tyler got back from Ohio last night and as always, it's so much nicer when he's home :) He is traveling through the month, but we have the weekends together in between to look forward to! While Tess enjoys keeping Tyler's side of the bed warm when he's gone, it's much better when 3's a crowd. Tyler and I have 2 things that we always stick to regarding bed time...

1. We always kiss Goodnight

2. We never go to bed upset

We only have a year and a half of marriage under our belts and these things seem so simple, but maybe it's the little things make love so incredible. We sure think so!

To Write with Light 57/365

I first discovered this project in my search for an online course to learn more about my great camera. After falling in love with Project 365, I decided to get back to looking for a class I could sign up for. I discovered the Light Factory in uptown Charlotte where they not only teach courses in photography and everything related, but it is first and foremost a museum dedicated to all light generated mediums. This class is one night a week, for six weeks, and it started last night. In just 3 hours we learned so much and I more than enjoyed starting to understand the endless possibilities that my camera holds. We will get to work outside of the classroom in coming weeks, but last night we stayed in to learn most of the basics. Among my favorite new pieces of knowledge was the meaning of the word photography...to write with light. I can't wait to learn more and more each week and I am so excited to be able to put my new learnings to use in my daily pictures. The picture below is a bottle and glass chandelier that hangs in the studio where our class is held. Erica and I decided it was the perfect choice for my daily picture!

New Challenge 56/365

Tyler attended a proof reading seminar during the day yesterday and it just happened to be near my work. It was nice getting to meet up for lunch before he headed out to Ohio in the afternoon. After work, I headed home and stopped by the grocery store on my way. It was during my drive home that I discovered this new challenge to our Project 365...daylight savings time! I love that we get more light in the morning, but the sun was setting behind the trees between 5 and 6pm. This means no outside shooting after work. We are going to have to get creative!

About Time 55/365

We figured it out last night...we have been trying to get together with Brent and Amy for about 3 months now! I see them each month at our leadership group meetings and Amy and I got together last month while both Tyler and Brent were out of town. But between everyone's crazy schedules during the past few months, we have not been able to get all four of us together since early August. FINALLY, last night, we met for dinner at Alexander Michael's. And thank goodness we made this work. Brent landed in Charlotte at 7:15 and headed straight over to meet us at dinner, while Tyler leaves today for Ohio for the next 3 days. And our schedules don't slow down after that! We had less than a 24 hour window and just had to jump at the opportunity. We had a yummy dinner and enjoyed finally getting all caught up. What a great way to end a Monday :)

Saving your Spot 54/365

We slept until 9 on Sunday morning and definitely enjoyed that extra hour of sleep! We met up with Drew, Lindsey, Jordan and Laura at Jim and Milt's and enjoyed a tasty breakfast before heading back to Charlotte. We got on the road and with our alternating driving and sleeping (Tyler definitely did more driving and I probably did a little more sleeping), we made it back home in about 8 hours. We walked in the door to an excited pup and just had to smile when we saw where she had been sleeping all weekend. We got a new blanket recently and we have a soft and heavier blanket underneath for winter. Apparently, Tess much prefers the soft blanket as she destroyed our nicely made bed to create a sleeping nest for herself. She pushed all of the pillows around and must have cozied up to stay warm. She is always so good when we are gone, if this is the worst we ever come home to...we will happily take it!

The other thing we were welcomed with when we got home...fallen leaves on the deck. Looks like fall is starting to turn into winter...