say a little prayer for me today :)

I'm stoked! Two of my BEST FRIENDS are coming up to visit today! :-D

Needs a good, reputable, affordable letterpress printing company... doesn't have to be in greenville. Any ideas?

SO EXCITED! I got a PRINT GOCCO for Christmas! :-D

Going to see a possible reception site with my fiance and our parents :)

Pretty excited I'll be spending this Christmas engaged... :)

ENGAGED!!!

So, my dreams finally came true and I am ENGAGED to the love of my life! After 8 1/2 long and patient years, my little man asked me to marry him. He even had the guts to do it in front of both of our parents. There's a few pics of how it happened on Sunday Dec 21 about 4:40pm :) I'll be taking some more photos and posting soon!

IS ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!

about to battle the crazies... Christmas shopping with Evan!

Peppermint and Chocolate

So, I love peppermint and chocolate together so much, whether it is at Starbucks [Peppermint Mocha], at Chic-Fil-A [Peppermint chocolate milkshake] or just in general. So, I tried a new recipe that is super simple, you should try making it for your holiday festivities.

Chocolate-Peppermint Bark

Prep Time:

15 min
Total Time:
1 hr 45 min

Makes:
10 servings, one piece each

What You Need

1-1/2 pkg. (12 squares) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

1 cup crushed peppermint candies

Make It

MICROWAVE chocolate in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.or until almost melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.

SPREAD half of the chocolate on waxed paper-covered baking sheet; sprinkle with crushed candies. Drizzle evenly with remaining chocolate.

REFRIGERATE 1-1/2 hours or until firm. Break into 10 pieces. Store, placed between layers of waxed paper, in tightly covered container at room temperature, or in the refrigerator, up to 3 weeks.

It works best to crush the peppermints by putting them in your blender or food processor on pulse. I would have posted photos of this lovely little snack but mine didn't turn out too pretty :)

Cannot WAIT until I get my new desk from IKEA for christmas!!! :D

So excited the sun is out today! Editing photos and then doing some mad cleaning!!!

getting ready to head downtown.

unmotivated and wishing i had a brownie.

ahh! so much to doo! :)

heading out for a few photoshoots, lunch with a friend, and more errands!

Don't forget last minute gifts! Click on start shopping! www.imagetoimpact.net

TC & Shannon Engaement Shoot

Good friends, good times. What a cute and fun couple. Here's just a few teaser photos so that they can hold over for a little while. Thanks guys for putting up with my craziness the whole day!!!

check out my etsy shop for last minute Christmas gifts! Order them by Wednesday the 17th!

out-of-town engagement shoot, yay!

going to get my car back, yay!

taking the civic into the dealership :(

i have an official and working website!!! www.imagetoimpact.net

Website Correction to my shop

Hey guys - apparently my link doesn't work... so if you will either copy and paste or type in the following website, it should work this way. Thanks for your patience!

www.imagetoimpact.etsy.com

i just made my first etsy sale!!

I Wrote This For You

I think I've posted about this blog before, but it never ceases to amaze me. I follow it just about everyday because there is always something to ponder. Check it out.

I wrote this for you

trying to figure out this ping thing lol

New items in my shop!!

Hey guys! I've added a few new items in my shop so please take a look at them. They are great for last minute Christmas presents so let me know if you'd like any of these special items!

www.imagetoimpact.etsy.com

NEW SHOP!!!

I've opened my own shop! Follow the link below and make sure to stay tuned, I'm always adding new items! Please contact me if you'd like a specialty item made!

A little of what I do...
brand development & logo design
advertising design & brochures
wedding albums
engagement, bridal and wedding
commercial & photo restoration
all occasion cards
wedding invitation packages
much more, just ask!

My online shop

New fashion of the week

Quote of the week 3

Dupont State Forest - NC cont.

Check out the photos of the waterfalls... and of my honey. It was so pretty out I wish I were there all of the time! The last photo is classic Evan and his "Captain Morgan" pose. Feel free to comment! :)

Dupont State Forest - NC

This past weekend, Evan and I and a few friends took a hike through Triple Falls in Dupont State Forest, NC. It was gorgeous. 63 degrees and a little breeze, we had it made. The photos included in this post is to capture Evan's adventurous self when it comes to climbing waterfalls. I even had several strangers ask me what that "guy" is doing up there. Another post to come later with photos of the park.

A thought to remember...

I found a cool new blog that I love the inspiration from. You just have to remind yourself of this sometimes...
I wrote this for you

Target Makes Me Happy

Ok, so let me explain. Back in the 'ol college days when a certain friend of mine and myself were unhappy about something, bored, or in a "funk," we'd take a little trip to Target. We'd call it the "Target Makes Me Happy Run." More often than not, we'd buy ourselves something $10 or less, (we had to set a limit, we were poor college kids) to brighten up our day. It really works, and it may just all be in my head, but I still use that tactic today. Just try it out, if your in a funk... run to Target. Get you something that you didn't really need, but you wanted. See if I'm right.

So, I did a little run online... to put together a new mini office that I'd really like to see happen in my place. My theme is black and lime green, with aqua accents. [More photos to come later.] Enjoy for now.

Dreaming...

I want one of these.

Love necklace
If anybody feels like buying me something... I really want one.

Since I love shopping...

Since I love shopping, I've decided to put together an outfit per week that I'm thinking about. (Don't worry I'm not actually buying all of these things, but its fun to shop around and make outfits.) Please feel free to comment and let me know what you think! :) I'm planning on doing a weekly feature with different stores online so stay tuned to explore my tastes!

Quote of the Week

A new feature: Quote of the Week. This was just a quick and simple autumn design, but I'll be throwing a new quote your way for contemplation... so enjoy!

It's FINALLY fall!

Guess what?! It is sooo... fall. I am thrilled. Really. This is one of my favorite times of the year, and I'm so excited its finally here. Ok, I know that I'm actually a week and half late realizing it, but officially yesterday it was fall to me. I started my fall season off yesterday with grabbing my first official Pumpkin Pie. Man was it good. Also, I made it a point to stop by City Brew to get a Pumpkin Pie Latte... [see photo above] which is one of my other favorites in the fall. So, YAY! Happy Fall! So, I have decided to make a list of my favorite things of the fall:

10. Thanksgiving... by far my favorite holiday of the year.
9. Being able to really enjoy the outdoors without sweating or freezing (the mid 60 degree weather) For all who know me well, I can still wear my Rainbows...
**Side Note: I will, and I promise, will be getting new brown Rainbows soon. My 5 1/2 year old-faithful's... according to Evan have petrified. I'll miss those 'ol things! :(
8. Cute sweaters, scarves, and boots (by the way I WILL get cowboy boots this fall.)
7. Visiting the mountains and staying in cabins...
6. Carving pumpkins... one of my and Evan's new traditions :)
5. All of the amazing colors of the leaves that God's created for us to enjoy
4. The crisp air in the morning that just makes you smile :)
3. Pumpkin Pies
2. Pumpkin Spice Lattes
1. Pumpkin Cheesecake made by my aunt Frances

So what are your favorite things of this new season? Please share!! :-D

Huntington Beach State Park

So, Evan and I took a little mini-vacation down to Huntington Beach State Park to stay with Bobby and Frances (my aunt and uncle) to fish and hang for the long weekend. So, here's a little recap of the weekend:

FRIDAY: Evan and I head down about 8:30 am and finally made it around 2. Needless to say we had to stop by Wal-Mart on the way down to get some salt water fishing gear, and a few things we forgot at home. The ENTIRE way down it was nasty and raining pretty hard. We walk out of Wal-Mart and it was gorgeous... and 75 degrees. Thank you, Lord :) Let me just add: don't make a pit stop for food at the Seafood Shack beside Wal-Mart in Conway. They don't have real fish there, and if you get that fake fish, prepare to eat pre-frozen rubber.

So, after Evan & Bobby's unsuccessful first day of fishing (ok they caught a few mullets -- which I just learned are a really bony fish) we all decided to come in to get ready for supper. We headed over to a microbrewery called Quigly's. Some good food happened right there. They even had peach beer. After supper we headed over to Bi-Lo to grab us some bug spray and hydro-cortisone for Evan's poison Sumac. :(

SATURDAY: Evan and Bobby get up bright and early to go shrimping. Oh my gosh did they catch some shrimp. See the photos with all the fish... 7 lbs total of shrimp. Frances and I head over to the Atalaya Festival... which was PACKED and made me ready to leave because of the amount of people. We headed back in time to meet the guys for lunch and then a little bit of beach time. Evan and Bobby were SO excited they caught their first fish of the weekend on Saturday -- see the photos :) We grilled some chicken and went out to Sonic for icecream later. Fun day.

SUNDAY: Can I just say we did not want to leave? The weather was incredible the entire time and we loved it. Evan even commented that it was one of his best vacations yet. After some lunch and some good chillin' time on the beach, we headed out of the campground to the outlet malls and then back to Greenville. After leaving around 4... we didn't return until 11:15 Sunday night. What a weekend :) Believe it or not, no sunburn for me! So, beware, there's tons of photos, but you know me... trigger happy :)