Another day at the beach

Yesterday was another beach day for us and it was beautiful!

Rachael and I drove down to Laguna beach to lay out on the beach and it was a perfect day!! Not too hot, not too cold. Just right!

We laid out for a few hours before hitting the shops along the PCH before heading home.

Here are a few pictures from our day!

And nothing is more beautiful than a lovely palm tree in front of a beautiful California sunset!! GORGEOUS!

And last but not least!

Nina, my brothers Rottweiler, is about the ONLY dog I like. I haven't quite figured out why yet, especially since she has stolen 3 of my socks over the last four days, but she's just so darn cute!!

The other day as I was walking up the sidewalk, she was standing at the gate like she was protecting the house and I loved her silhouette against the house lights. So last night I decided to get a shot of it!

So here it is!

Day 73

March 14

"Watch Dog"

Day at the beach!

Today was a day at the beach! And it was beautiful!

Although it was too cold to get in the water and even to cold to sit out without a jacket on, it was amazing to sit at the beach for hours and just enjoy the sea breeze!

We got to the beach at about 4 and decided to stay until after sunset so I could get some pictures and I was so glad we did!

Here are a few shots from my day at the beach!

Last but not least!

Day 72

March 13

"California sunset"

The orange balloon in Orange County

I'm in sunny California friends!!

Our flight got in about 11 o'clock (just moments before the flying curfew of the city).

For our first day in California we decided to go to see all of orange county for a helium balloon! We got to the park and unfortunately they didn't have any more tours left so we decided to just hang out at the children's park there and take some pictures.

Hopefully by the time we leave we'll be able to actually ride up in the balloon and see all of Orange County (so keep an eye out for that picture!)

Until then, this is the greatest of my orange balloon experience!

Day 71

March 12

"Orange Balloon"

Goin' to California!!

It's spring break!!

And I'm spending my spring break in another place besides Colorado!

My friend Rachael and I are boarding a plane in four and a half hours to go to sunny California! As long as I don't get swept out to the depths of the ocean by a tsunami, I will be returning in a week back to beautiful Colorado!

Stick with me this week as I may not be uploading pictures daily but I promise you, I will be taking pictures while I'm enjoying the warm weather with the sand between my toes as I watch the sun set behind the palm trees and the lovely ocean. (sorry, just had to rub that in a little)

Enjoy your spring break everyone!

Day 70

March 11

"Goin' to California!"

Lunch with Leslie and Rylee

Today I met up with Leslie, one of the people I can thank for where I am today. I don't know how many times during my junior and senior year of high school I would have absolutely no motivation to do any more scholarships, projects, or homework and Leslie would be right there behind me pushing to do it all. I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for her believing in me.

Since I've been at college I have been going through withdrawals without her there to push me through it. It seems like every time I'm in Peetz, Leslie isn't, and every time she's in Greeley, I'm either busy or out of town. This weekend is the 1A state basketball games right here on my campus so since Leslie's husband, Rick, was going to be reffing the games, she let me know that she would be in town this weekend. This morning she texted me and asked if I wanted to meet up with her and Rylee for lunch and I told her, "let me check my emails and shower real quick and I'll be ready!"

I met up Leslie and Rylee for lunch and even though it was just an hour I was so glad to see her again! The last two years have been weird without having her there to push me through the hard times but I know she's always there when I need her!

Thanks Leslie for lunch and thank you Rylee for being my lovely little model!

Day 69

March 10

Little Miss Rylee

Shelled

On Tuesday afternoon I was talking with my photo teacher about possibilities for my next self determined visual communications project and we came up with the idea of childhood memories. I knew I had one place to shoot it and that would require me to go back home to take the pictures. I decided to make a day trip out of it yesterday and go home!

While I was at my dad's house taking pictures I saw a brown paper bag sitting next to his chair and knew exactly what was in it; salted peanuts (still in the shells =p). Every time I see shelled peanuts I think of sitting next to my dad at night while watching TV with a bag full of peanuts and a bowl full of empty shells.

Day 68

March 9

"Shelled"

Meeting with Dan

My RA, Dan, and I have been trying to meet up for pictures for several weeks now and both of us have been so busy that it's been hard to get together. Today my first class was canceled so I didn't have class until 2 so I met up with Dan for a few minutes before class to do some pictures. Unfortunately we didn't have as much time as I'd hoped we would because we had to get to class.

Thanks Dan for being my model and sorry we didn't have much time! We'll have to meet up again for more shots!

Day 67

March 8

"Dan"