Swans and :O GIVEAWAY!! :D

I thought it was time for an update....

School's kicking my butt, and I'm a little stressed and drained. 15 credits this semester should me good for the summer, eh? I finally have the "motivation" to post something today.. so I will! Check it:

I went to work one day.... and our pest control guy came in and we had a very interesting chat. Somehow, we ended up talking about photography, and he told me about this place an hour away from the metro with TONS of Trumpet Swans--good for a photo op. [Supposedly these trumpet swans only come around this time of year to be fed by a swan lady who shows up every day just to feed them (I wonder if she ever gets too sick to go?? --it was COLD that day)]

So, I pull into a neighborhood area, thinking I took a wrong turn.... but then... I heard sounds of, what sounds like, trumpets...... (A-HA!)... Drive down some more into the nice and friendly looking neighborhood and found a parking area half way down the street (which, I thought was strange). I park, still listening to the sounds of trumpets, get out of the car, and see this:



A bunch of them were just chillin'.. :D


This one was probably the most active that I got to see:

They were either eating, swimming, or lounging... ooh, the life of a swan.






Fascinating!... Not at all what I expected.... but it was definitely an interesting experience! --Though, no swan lady in sight. Just houses (can you believe this is in people's backyards????? They even try to make money off of photographers who want to get a closer shot at the swans since its all private property!)

Anyway

I've been on this bubble tea kick a LOT lately... I've been getting it at least once a week... :/ Its not all that good for you because its syrupy and sugary.. but man! Is it good! :D I had a wintermelon green apple this particular day (ALWAYS gotta have my wintermelon *something*) :D


When I don't get my bubble tea, I feel like this:
:(

Anyhow,

I promised a giveaway... and I shall deliver as such!

I love poems! Colorful, cute, sappy, artistic... I love them!... Leave me a poem and and the best 2 gets an (apprx) 11x17 mounted photo of one of these (your choice):

Choice #1:
One of my favorite places to shoot :)

Choice #2:
Who doesn't have a good time bowling?

Choice #3
.....and I think this one speaks for itself :)


Ready?




Set.





Woo me! ;)

Remote. Set.

Shoot.

Pause...

It feels like it anyway. I am back in school for the semester! Cannot wait to finish up! I know I said I'd have more giveaways, and I do! They will be up as soon as I can get to this again. :) Also, for those of you who are waiting for your rings, they are in the making as we speak! I'll have them in the mail soon! Thank you for being so patient with me!

I may just have some pictures to post in the next few days of my week with my beau (see post below ;)). He's such a sport. He did such a great job with my photoshoot, so I might just have to post those up as well!

Anyway, intensive reading and writing... here I come. Goodbye life (temporarily).

Stay tuned! I WILL have a giveaway!

I'm In LOVE

with this man :)


So Candid.


So Hott.

You're All Very Special!

Sooooooo all of you who commented,

You ALL WIN!!! Well.. there were 7 comments (yes ALL 7 of you!!) with some sort of identity.

"Chic Your Thing" has been gracious and would like to make all 7 of you winners! Please email me with your address, ring size, and color selection of the swavorki crystal color you'd like by next Sunday, January, 10th, 2010!

Thanks for commenting! Stay tuned for more free goodies! and pictures!!

I Hold Dear to Heart

LOVE.


Merry Belated Christmas everyone! -My Christmas decorations. haha! Very minimal this year....


Here's just a few more random photos from a few weekends ago. Become a fan on my facebook to see more! :) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Twin-Cities-MN/To-the-Moon-Back-Photography/148024326080
Enjoy!




Show off. haha

Best.Weekend.Ever.

My sister and brother in law flew in from California for the first time since they've been married back in September. It was fun. And the Best.Weekend.Ever. :D

Here are just a few from our bowling ventures:


The girls had to learn how to take turns......




And take turns, they did!




And I just LOVE these shoes!!


More to come!


P.S.
Don't forget about the giveaway! 5 more days! Tell your friends! Random Comment! I will have more to giveaway and it won't be jewelry next time! So guys, you're in too!! :)

Merry Christmas Giveaway???

Merry Christmas! I hope you all are enjoying your day off and spending it with the ones you love! We're getting snowed in here, but I am LOVING it! -as long as I don't have to drive to work in it. :P

So again, I've been pretty bad about keeping my end of the bargain with blogging world..... Gah! I know, I know... but I will be back soon enough! Maybe after the holidays are over...... Maybe even before then.. but I won't abandon you completely.. Promise!

Also.. as promised... I have free goodies from "Chic Your Thang"!!

So... Let's make this fun...

I have 2 I'd like to give away. They'd be something similar to this design: (Made with sterling silver and swarovski crystal)



Here's what you have to do:

Just leave me a creative/random comment... about anything.. anything at all, and I'll pick the best 2 comments on January 3rd, 2010! If you can get more friends to follow/comment, I might have some more to give away along with this one *hint hint* *wink wink*. (Remember, you do not need to have a blogger account to comment).

So let the random thoughts begin, and I'll leave you now with other "Chic Your Thang" pretties! They are available to purchase through me. Just email me if you'd like more info! Also, in case you don't see my email on the left of the screen here, its: ttmbphoto@gmail.com

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Bloggy Blogger.....

Ok.... So, its been awhile since I've written anything worthwhile on the blog.... and now I'm back to blogging.... hopefully.... about my photographic life... and the likes. Of course, to me, that means I'm full of intertwined things within my life anyway... so you'll probably hear/see close to full details... we'll see....

I don't have any pictures for you guys today, but I do have some news and such. For instance, I've (when I say "I", I mean my sweet, patient, and somewhat "time-taker" of a guy.. [jk, Jere ;)] hehe) been working on putting out a website... Hopefully, it'll be up soon!

Also, I will have some goodies for you in the next few posts (which will include "chic your thang" jewelry) but there is a catch! To make this more fun, let's get more followers up on this blog... Even if you're not a blogspot-er, you may always comment me (non-members comments are enabled) to let me know you stopped by! Let me know what you think of my posts--any input would be helpful!... or if you're just interested in getting free stuff, let me know you stop by occassionally!

Stay tuned for more posts!

Have a wonderful and safe weekend :)