Then & Now

Today, our relationship is officially a second grader.

Wait, second graders are seven years old, right?

Ok, so we weren't dating in the above picture, but this is one of my favorite pictures of the two of us. It's also one of the oldest and silliest pictures we have together. Apparently we were King and Queen of Styrofoam Land. I am not good with trying not to smile, so this picture was extremely hard to take. 

Well, my my... how time flies by. I can't believe it's been this long, but I also can't remember a time when Sam wasn't a huge part of my life. I am so thankful for him and the role he has played in my life; even before we were dating. He's always been a fantastic person and friend.

Looking forward to the many Ups and even the Downs we will endure together!

Love you, Sam (Sammie-mander). Heart.

Day THREE SIXTY FIVE: 365 Project

Reflections

365 Project

Of all the pictures that we took today, this the one that I loved the most.
Thank you Sam for helping me to complete my project.

And with trying not to sound like some lame Academy Awards speech, here we go:

When I started the project 365 days ago, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. It was nothing what I thought it might be. I went into this to get myself to take more pictures and blog. Since I had just graduated with my degree in journalism from Fresno State, I wanted to make sure that no matter what, I would keep writing.

And while I did this for no one but myself, I appreciate the nearly 5,000 people from all over the world who have read my blog and looked at my pictures.

I wasn't able to blog every day, or even take a picture every day. I had intended to do that, but looking back it was definitely an unrealistic goal to have because life gets in the way. I can't believe that I made it to 365!

I would recommend this project to everyone. I'm not necessarily talking about the blog part, but get out there and take pictures. It makes you look at things differently. And I'm so glad that after the end of a crazy year, I'm able to look back through the pictures to see what fun activities I did, as well as what fantastic friends and family I have.

It was fun to do it for one year, but it is a lot of work so I won't do it again. I will, however, continue to blog and snap pictures of the things I do.

Have a Safe & Happy New Year!

And a fantastical 2012.

Day 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363 & 364: 365 Project

A Winter Day at Fresno State

To finish off my 365 Project, I decided to go to Fresno State (the whole reason why I moved to Fresno) and snap pictures of my wonderful husband and other random things we came across (like squirrels). 

And even though it was a little chilly, it was a lot of fun.

If you need to know anything about the squirrels at Fresno State, it's this: They are not afraid of people. They will stare you down and follow you.

I also found this pretty cool newspaper delivery box thing.

This morning, I went to get a pedicure with Angelica. I chose this teal/green/blue color and added sparkles because it's New Year's Eve. It was a wonderful morning of conversation and getting my feet rubbed. Thought I should show them off.

Sam was such a good sport and great model!

I love this picture, Sam is sizing up the tree seeing if he can make it or not.

And this is Sam jumping onto the tree. It was very entertaining.

It's been a wonderful last day of 2011. Tonight will be fantastic too. Going out to get some Chinese with some friends, then not sure what Sam and I will do. I think we might come home, be a boring married couple, watch New Year's Rockin' Eve (in honor of Friends, right?)... play games and toast at Midnight. Sounds like a perfect way to ring in 2012!