Merry Christmas Eve

I was told today at work that I was one of 'those' Christmas people.

Did the Santa hat give it away??

Or maybe it is the fact that I still act like I'm 12 around Christmas time.

But I do apologize for not being a scrooge.

I love Christmas, just in case you haven't taken notice. And since my birthday is also December 25th I get double the excitement. Do you know what that does to a person? Put those two days together and its just to much.


Of course the best part of Christmas being Christ! Remembering why He came, and how incredible it is that He did. He came to save men from their sins, He came to die.


Born to Die
Shane and Shane
When the babe was born
In a manger on the hay
God saw a veil torn
He saw Good Friday
He was born to die

Gold laid before the Christ
Incense, His presence is sweet
Myrrh to signify
Victory over death's sting
He was born to die

It came in a dream
To Joseph late one night
That Herod sought the King
But could not take His life
He was born to die

He said, "You don't take my life
You won't take my life
You don't take my life
I lay it down"

We came here today
To celebrate His birth
But let us not forget
Why Jesus came to earth
He was born to die

He was born to die
He was born to
He was born to die


Merry Christmas my friends! Wishing you all a wonderful day.
Kiss your sweetheart under the mistletoe ( and if you don't have one, just find a random stranger ;) I really don't condone that actually ) sip on a little eggnog, none for me though thanks. Watch some Christmas movies, even the cheesy hallmark kind, crank up those Christmas tunes, enjoy family, and seek out Christ.

Wedding photography, and a love that could not be

I love weddings.

Especially one that is done glorifying to Christ, between two godly people.

With that love for weddings, I have always wanted to do wedding photography.

So my friend told me about a month ago she had a wedding for us to shoot. It was a friend of hers, and would be pretty small. I thought well, why not jump on that like a rat of a cheeto. I was a little nervous though, I have heard nightmare stories of photographing weddings. But we settled on doing it and made the plans. And since I can never have enough camera stuff, I decided I wanted to see about buying a new lens. Well that idea was quickly shut down whenever I discovered there was no way I could afford one. My friend then told me about borrowlenses.com. A nifty little site where you can rent lenses. I found this one

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L Mark II USM


I received it Friday before the wedding. It was love at first shot. Oh I want this lens so badly. Having to send it back Monday nearly broke my heart in two ((There I go with being over dramatic again)) but really, it was beautiful.


So Sunday we met the bride at her home to snap a few shots of her getting ready.






((Her engagement ring))

((Photo credit: Jessica Thatcher))

The ceremony.

Honestly we were a little disappointed in the ceremony ones. We had no good lightening whatsoever. There were two big windows, but they were covered. So a lot of them came of kind of fuzzy, which there isn't a lot more aggravating then that. We definitely needed two tripods.

((Photo credits: Jessica Thatcher))

((Photo credits: Jessica Thatcher))

((Photo credits: Jessica Thatcher))

((Photo credits: Jessica Thatcher))

It really was a pretty wedding. The bride was as sweet as she could be, and the groom was just great. We had a blast photographing it. Kinda got an idea of what to do, and what not to do. We got some shots we really loved, they are no Jasmine Star but hey maybe one day!


Oh yeah and 10 days until Christmas!!
[You thought I forget huh?]

Rocking around the Christmas tree

19 days!!


Since our plans to go visit my brother last weekend were foiled with us all coming down with the stomach flu, we made a visit down this weekend! He's living down around Fort Stockton and Alpine Texas. This was my first time down that direction, and I absolutely loved it. It is gorgeous country. You get to drive through this big canyon going to his house, then he's kind of down in a valley.

Sunday he droves us around a little. We took us to this one place where we climbed up to the top of a hill.

There was quite the view!

I definitely don't think I'd have a problem living there. It would be fun country to ride in!
It was good getting to see Taylor, and I think we all enjoyed the weekend!

While we were down there, we got chop a Christmas tree! Nathan and I put it up this evening.

It is kind of big around, but I think its a pretty tree!

Good night friends!

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

23 days until Christmas my friends!


I am, Running Deer who Christmas Decorates.

This was my Christmas decorating garb I sported throughout the day at work, while Caroline and I got the hardware all Christmased up. It looks quite amazing, and I should have taken a picture. We did decide though that with all the garland we used, it kind of felt like you were walking into a forest.

I love, love Christmas decorations, and decorating for Christmas. If I am ever to have a place of my own I'm going to go all out.

Not with the big giant blow up decorations though. Running Deer who Christmas Decorates is NOT a fan.


Well it has come to my knowledge that my music collection is lacking Christmas tunes, so I believe I'm going to go fix that!

Casper

After I outgrew my first horse, Navajo, I prayed and prayed for a horse.
There was this older gentleman from a local town who was always bringing horses out for my dad to ride. He brought out this big white horse one day. We had him around the house for awhile, and my parents ended up buying him for me.

He was a booger to catch, and bridle. He had this thing about his ears. I eventually learned techniques for him though.

That poor boy, he put up with a lot from me. Trying to be Man from Snowy River going off any type of hill I could find, jumping mesquite bushes trying to make him into a hunter jumper, and even a race horse in an old lake bed.

If I ever went off he always stood there waiting for me to get back up and try to clamber back on.

He had to be my rodeo and show horse as well. We won a couple are so buckles in the horse show, it was always a time trying to get him clean for them.

He was a good steed, we went a lot of miles. He had his moments, but you gotta be kept on your toes.

Wanted to say thank you all for the, get wells (:

I am back to feeling a hundred percent (mostly)... I started back to work last Monday, and I was ready. Let me tell ya. Not being able to do anything for two weeks can make one go crazy. It'll give you a little taste of that crazy old cat lady syndrome.
I'll still get pretty tired if I over due, but the good doctor said that'll be normal for awhile. I know I could have had a worse case, so I'm thankful to have gotten over it pretty fast. Even if I did whine about it for awhile.

I was only back to work three days before I was gone again. I had the opportunity to go here with six ladies from my church. It was so SO good. The main jest of it was about biblical womanhood, how woman have gotten away from what God intended, and how to become a true woman of God. There were quite a few different speakers, my favorites being, Kay Arthur, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, James McDonald, and Mary Kassian. There was a lot to absorb and soak up.

My favorite time of year has started, that good feeling in the air that I love, and cows outside my window bawling. Fall works have been going on the past couple weeks, and they worked my dads country today. I always look forward to this day, something about their bawling puts me to sleep.



Of course since I'm a girl I always have to miss out on the fun, and find myself toodling off to work. But I deal with it.

My poor cowdog, Maggie. Imprisoned, those mean cowboys not wanting her help. Missing out on all those heels to nip, and tails to swing from.

Chore time.

Monday is over, so I hope the rest of your week is amazing friends!

Mononucleosis

Aka, Mono.


The disease that my body is riddled with. That has taken over my life. That has weakened me beyond words.



I like being overly dramatic, it makes me feel better inside.



I started coming down with something last week. Monday I was dragged to the doctor for an examination. The strep test came back negative, so they drew blood. Tuesday morning the good doctor man called to inform us the mono test came back positive.
Goody.

So what does one do when they have mono?

Sleep.
Sleep.
Sleep.

...
Maybe throw some reading in there.

I've been through two books so far. If you ever get a chance, read the Mark of the Lion series by Francine Rivers.

Learn to tool leather!
My dad is a pretty beastly leather guy all around. So today I had him show me some stuff.

Not all that great, but I'm learning! And I enjoy it.

And just for the sake of the whole keeping it real thing.

I discovered my dad's glasses kind of helped with the more precise work.

Attractive, I know.

haha.

Really though, this thing is just a inconvenience. A big fat inconvenience. I don't like being sick, I don't like missing work, I don't like not being able to do anything. I've never been out for being sick more then, maybe a couple days. So I had to whine and complain and be a big baby about it for awhile. Until I decided it was getting me nowhere, and I might as well deal with it.

I just don't.like.being.sick.

But I'm dealing with it.


Time for PS I Love You. I'm told its a good movie, but I will not appreciate it if it makes me cry.


Oh and just for the record, yes I DO know mono is known as the kissing disease.
And NO my boy friend is not infected.


Just throwing that out there.