My New Sister

Today I went with my mom to Vancouver to meet the newest addition to our family. Her name is Abbey, and she is a "Shorkie" ... part Shi-tzu + part Yorkie = 100% adorable. She really reminds us of what Sparkle looked like when she was a puppy. It's funny, because both my mom and I were looking up names on the exact same website at our own houses and both of us came up with Abbey as a possibility, before we had even talked about it! We figured Abbey was appropriate, as it is short for Abigail, and means Joy. It's also appropriate because my mom lives in Abby. :) I already love her to pieces, even if she did throw up on me in the car.
She is a sweetheart. I can't wait to get to know her, and I'm so glad my mom has a little someone to take care of at her place out in Abbotsford!

How I'd like to spend my days off...

I've been so busy with homework lately, I cannot wait until this semester is over and I can actually have a weekend!

I've started to become addicted to perusing Flickr for awesome photos... That's the site my computer's on in the background. Daydreaming while procrastinating leads me to plan out the ideal day... I would LOVE to have a sunny/non-rainy day spent out taking hundreds of photos, and then a stop in at Starbucks to go home and curl up on the couch with the fireplace on. A day where I did not have to be anywhere or get anything done with a deadline. Although by the time I'm finished school I might want something a bit more social, as I'm beginning to feel a bit like a recluse these days. *sigh.

But I did cheer myself up with a reduced-fat eggnog latte. I love Christmas at Starbucks. :)

My New Lens!

I'm in love.

Most of the picture's I've taken with it were at work, and as such I'm not allowed to post the pictures on here unless I had the parents' permission. Sooo, I will post my very first picture taken immediately after purchasing my new Canon 50mm f/1.4

We're talking immediate as in, I bought it, walked to the nearest bench, attached the lens to the camera and shot this picture:



I'll post more when I have a few more that are post-able. I'm hoping it might stop raining one day.

My first family shoot

Ok so I was asked to take pictures for a family from church, to be used in their Christmas cards. We had limited time, for those who know them will know how busy their life is, so I had a window of maybe about a half an hour to take some pictures. The lovely Crystal lent me her Canon 50mm f1.4 so I was pretty excited. That being said, I didn't really know how it worked... but hopefully I will soon because I totally just bought that lens this weekend, I'm so stoked!!

Anyways, I only got about 5 shots I was satisfied with (not even super happy with but oh well), but I had a bit of fun learning how to create a storyboard. Here's my first attempt: