Radical Raindrops 231/365

We went from a gorgeous flower photographing day....to a gloomy and rainy one on Tuesday. While I cooked dinner, Tyler grabbed some raindrop shots. We both liked how the drops were bouncing back up in this one.

Purple Petals 230/365

My favorite plants in our backyard are finally in full bloom! After work on Monday I thought they surely deserved their own photoshoot. How gorgeous!

Creatively Mundane 229/365

In an attempt to get COMPLETELY caught up on the blog, I will be sharing pictures from every day...but only stories from days worth sharing. I also must admit that with nothing on my calendar for 2 Sundays ago, I can't seem to remember the details of our day. I will however, make a brilliant deduction that we were getting some laundry done. :)

Epic Epicentre 228/365

I woke up before the sun on Saturday morning to head down into the city so I could participate in something called the City Block Project. My friend from photography class, Michelle, picked me up and down we went to walk around and photograph in the Epicentre. The goal of the project is to have an annual photographic record of one city block. The hope is to be able to document the growth and change of the city through the eyes of the people who live here. There was a 24 hour window that pictures had to be taken in. Afterwards, you could submit your images and anyone who submits, has the oportunity to vote for their favorites. The top 5 images will hang in a gallery in the Epicentre and also at the Light Factory. Since I'm playing catch up, I just chose one image to share...

After we were finished taking pictures and grabbing breakfast, I went home to meet up with Tyler so we could come back into the city for a workday with the Charlotte Seminole Club and Hands on Charlotte. We spent the rest of our morning cleaning up a dump site and accomplished a ton with all of the volunteers that came out to help. It's amazing how much can be accomplished before NOON! We felt like we had done so much in fact, that we had a very relaxing rest of the day.

Quite the Courtship 227/365

With the Jags leaving much to be desired after Round 1 of the draft, we happily headed to the Panthers Draft Day Party on Friday night after work. Tyler was strongly considering making the switch from the Jags to the Panthers as far as his favoritism and loyalty lies and the Panthers must have known he was on the fence because they did not hold back! We were showered will all kinds of goodies and we had such a fun night. We had dinner and then got in line to grab some signatures from the 2009 draft class. We were a little sad that the only member missing from the class was Everett Brown...the seminole...but the rest of the guys were really nice and happy to sign autographs and take pictures. Then we headed over and got a caricature made. We also had our picture taken and they brought it back over to us on a plaque. Short of having our number pulled in the raffle...we walked out the door with everything they had to offer! Between all the swag and the pickup of Jimmy Clausen, I think he's officially a Panther...they certainly earned it on Friday!

Draft Day 226/365

On Thursday...I was a bad student and skipped my class in the name of homemade chicken wings and the NFL Draft. And I must say....we had a ball! Not only did we grill up homemade wings, we also did handmade pizza on the grill....what a treat. We threw our elbows on the table and dug in while we watched the draft. And the wings were INCREDIBLE! I honestly don't think we will ever order out for wings again. They were easy and tasted like perfection. Tyler has become quite the grillsmith and we are so looking forward to cooking out all summer long. I only made it through the first half of the first round before shutting my eyes, but my true fan of a husband made it until the end despite the "out of nowhere" pick from his Jacksonville Jags.  

Fiesta Leftovers 225/365

After work on Wednesday, Tyler met me at our Charlotte Seminole Club board meeting. We discussed our upcoming events and there was a social afterwards for all members who could attend. While Tyler stayed and socialized with other Charlotte Noles, I headed over to La Paz to celebrate Lisa's engagement with her friends. I hadn't planned on eating, but they had not ordered yet when I arrived so...awesome quesadillas it was! It was so fun hearing Lisa's engagement re-enactment and as always, it was great catching up with everyone! We closed down the restaurant and reluctantly headed out...but not without great leftovers!