The Pink Samurai’s Neighborhood

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Beautiful snow photo by P. Villerius. I wish it would snow here in SC for Christmas!! I've never seen a white Christmas before...

I am labeling this as a birthday gift because my hair was driving me insane! Went with the same haircut but no bangs! I think it makes me look grown up.

I put up my Christmas tree last night but I wanted to use my camera more so this is my attempt at being artsy around the house. I'm obsessed with light and how it reflects. Enjoy it. It's been a gloomy week so got no good lighting! I took the night ones at 5 AM and the stairs around 4 PM today. Yes, I put my christmas tree in my room. It's nice to look at!

My nutcracker collection will be in an article on the Etsy Storque. They asked me questions about my collection and I have other close up pics. I will post information here, when it's posted. :)

I needed some things urgently and it was plates and drinking glasses and some storage tins. Obviously I tend to go for old time looking things. I was so happy when I found a good dinner set that is supposed to be very durable. I went to Goodwill in downtown. Very nice people working there. I got some spatulas and measuring spoons but no need to picture those! Just wanted to share excitement.

So I guess I should announce Tom and I are no longer a couple. I'm still working at our work place and everything is fine between us. So we're cool.

I got a studio apartment right where I wanna be in downtown for a good price. Its a loft and I would show you the bed room but I haven't got that straightened out yet. I have never lived by myself so I'm excited about it! I park my scooter inside and so its real cozy in here. Haha but enjoy the small photos of a apartment not quite pulled together. I didn't show the bathroom because well, not much to see! Enjoy!

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It's hard to believe she's almost a year old. I've said it so many times over the last few weeks, but it's true. The squirming little bundle we brought home from the hospital is now a spirited almost-toddler on a mission (we've yet to pin down exactly what that mission is, but from what I can tell it has something to do with stealing the TV remote and eating cat food... babies are strange creatures).

It's amazing how much our lives have changed, but despite the magnitude of this difference, it's not something I can easily put into words. We still go to work, come home, eat, sleep, and we have the added task of baby care--it's the same old life, with more responsibilities. If anything, it's more mundane than it used to be, but somehow the simpler things are more fulfilling. Watching Ellie grow into her personality, seeing her try new things--it's an unmatched thrill. And this is only the beginning!

Just look at that face. All the remote-stealing and cat-food-eating in the world couldn't make her less perfect to me.

Fabulous family portrait by Dan B. Lee. Actually all of his photos are amazing... I wanted to fave them all on flickr! Check out his pics.