its a photog kind of world..

all courtesy of wehearit.com

you know those super awesome blogs, where you cant help but go back and read their posts and look at their pictures a million times?

well i'm not one of those blogs.  but i'm working on it. really i am..

i'm working on taking more pictures of the world around me. & by that i mean effective pictures. not just pictures of the sandwich i had for lunch.

i havent been doing that great of a job, but i hope to improve in the coming days, weeks, & months.

if you have any tips for photo taking & the such feel free to share.

our weekend + #febphotoaday: part 1

happy monday friends!!!  this past weekend was absolutely terrific and i wish it didnt have to end, but being lazy doesnt pay the bills.

we spend most of our weekend reorganizing the apartment, which included a fun filled trip to IKEA. the land of pyschos and swedish things.  we got us a new bookcase, which i dont even have the slightest idea why we waited as long as we did, but i'm absolutely over the moon in love with our new bookcase.  eep!

we also spent quality time with family and enjoy lots of awesome food.. my mom has recently become the newest addict to pinterest. but who isnt these days? well besides normal people? lol just kidding.  back to her being an addict, she found a handful of super rocktastic recipes she made for our little dinner party saturday, and i will definitely will be sharing them in an upcoming post.. yummy delicious brisket tacos and melt in your mouth brownies. yum yum!

and my latest venture has to do with the ever so amazing instagram.  i joined up with lots of others in the #febphotoaday challenge & above are my photos going in to day 6 which will be happening this evening. who knows what dinner has in store for the husband and i.. have a few errands to run tonight, so it could potentially come out of a swing open window..  anyone else joining in on #febphotoaday??

oh and ETSY? its busier than ever!! yesterday i cranked out five orders and still have what feels like a million open.  one of these days i will catch up... no complaining from me though.. this is extra anniversary trip and house down payment money.  and i love every minute of it.

what was everyone up to this weekend?

oh betty how i love you.

can you tell i'm addicted to my iphone yet?  i feel as though the blog has lost my heart since dear betty came along.  yeah i decided to name her betty. 

we love taking pictures and enjoying all that she has to offer me..  so much so that i decided to do the #febphotoaday and todays picture was your view.  and above is my view from my office window.  i like it. alot.. the bell tower standing proudly in the distance among the trees makes for a splendid view when the weather decides to cooperate...  if you want to follow my #febphotoaday - follow me on instagram: @cheersbethani

i'm still learning some tricks on the phone and finding new apps that i can't live without.  its a whole new world for me.  a very addicting world..

betty's new clothes arrive any day. hopefully tomorrow.  eeps. 

i hope everyone is having a wonderful wednesday, wherever your might be.

a birth story: my iphone

this past week i was having major issues with my cell phone.  wouldnt hold a charge to save its life.  to do anything on it - make calls, text, anything - i had to keep it on a charger.  by saturday, enough was enough.

i called sprint to find out what my options were.  replace the phone? only to get it in time to upgrade to a new phone? i dont think so.  after reviewing the account, the wonderful gentleman only the only side of the line, graciously bumped up my upgrade date to SATURDAY! yay! i had to give it a few hours for the account to update & then i was free to get what i had been wanting for some time now, but was not willing to break the bank for.. an IPHONE! 

seriously, i dont know why i have waited this long. its so amazing and wonderful!  i'm still waiting on my phone case, but have a temp on it for now.  husband got one also, but i believe he has a worse addiction than i do. should i name it? i'm deciding... it would definitely be female, because there is nothing masculine about my case thats come in. 

and with the "birth" of my new phone, came the birth of a few new accounts i have that i would all my friends to follow on..

instagram - @cheersbethani

still have:
twitter - @cheersbethani
pinterest - @cheersbethani


heres just a few of my favorite photos so far..

 

i think apple has created a monster.