A Bit From My Birthday!

Yeah, definitely behind on this post but thought I would share what I got to do for my birthday (at the beginning of the month). On my birthday I was able to go to the Indianapolis Zoo and do a little bit of shooting. Here are some of the shots I got.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also got some really great shots of some beautiful flowers at White River Gardens.

And here is what Justin surprised me with when he got home from work the night of my birthday. He said he forgot to get a card. Ha.ha. But isn't he sweet?

My boyfriend's family also had me a birthday dinner and got me some great gifts, awesome cake, and they made me some poppyseed chicken which I LOVE.

 Sissy helping me open my presents.

 I so love this scrapbook set I got for my birthday!

 Me and my boyfriend, Justin. Finally a decent picture of us together!

 

 YUMMAY!

 Sweet Hope, Isn't she adorable?

 I love her new "hands on the face" pose.

 Hope & Mary (Justin's Mom)

 Sweet Beau.

 Mary & Paul

And then, as part of my birthday present, Justin took me to his family cabin with all his family. We had a great time, and then he "surprised" me with taking me to the Belterra hotel for their buffet. The food was awesome!

 

Overall I had a pretty awesome birthday! Thanks to everyone who was involved in making it one!

[ A-Z: This Is Me ]

Found a survey and thought it would be a good idea to share a bit about myself with you all. A-Z, this is me. :)

 

A.  Age: 19, will be 20 in about 4 days

B. Bed size: Queen

C. Chore that you hate: Dishes, oh how I miss my dishwasher

D. Dogs: None at the moment, but I do love dogs and would love to have one!

E. Essential start to your day: I guess I don't really have one. I tend to stick with the basics and try to get as much sleep as I can.

F. Favorite color: Like a rustic yellow color has been it lately.

G. Gold or Silver: Silver for me. I look awful in gold.

H. Height: 5’8"ish

I. Instruments you play: Nada. I have attempted the guitar in the past but really only learned a few chords

J. Job title: Photographer....or getting there anyways. Still attempting to build a business and clientele. Lovely By Lakeesha Photography.

K. Kids: None yet. But hope to have around 3 in the future. I love kids. :)

L. Live: Hope, IN

 M. Mother’s name: Judy

N. Nicknames: Keesh

O. Overnight hospital stays:When I was in the 7th grade I was on life support for a few days. I had double pneumonia and the flu and ended up with a hole in my lung. 

P. Pet peeves: Having to repeat myself. I hate. Ha.ha. And waiting. I hate waiting on things. I really need to learn to be more patient.

Q. Quote from a movie: I don't really have one that isn't cliche'. Ha. I guess "If you're a bird,  I'm a bird." The Notebook melts my heart. Ha.ha.

R. Right or left handed: Right

S. Siblings: Brother-Greg (18)

U. Underwear: Amazingly comfy cute ones I got from Aerie.

V. Vegetable you hate:Cooked carrots are the worst. I'm more of a raw veggie kind of girl.

W. What makes you run late: Sleep. I love my sleep. Mostly because I tend to stay up way too late.

X. X-Rays you’ve had: Arm (when I broke it), Knee, Countless lung X-rays

Y. Yummy food that you make: I really haven't gotten into the experimental cooking phase yet. All of our meals are pretty basic. I guess my favorite thing we make is poppyseed chicken. Mmm.

Z. Zoo animal: Giraffes and Tigers are my favorites if I had to choose. But I am such an animal lover. I could sit at the zoo every day and not get tired of it. Ha. Being a Zoologist was actually my first career choice, but I ended up changing it so I didn't have to move. :) 

Welp, there's a little about me. Feel free to comment with your A-Z survey as well!

[ A Bit O' Everything ]

It is so crazy that in just a few short days I will be turning 20....no loner in my teens anymore. Feels so weird. Kind of sad. Trying to figure out what my big b-day plans will be. I am thinking either a day of vintage shopping or a day at the zoo. Then next weekend Justin is surprising me with a weekend of birthday plans, that he won't even give me the slightest clue about. I hate waiting on a surprise! And of course he told me there was a surprise so that I could sit and stew about it for weeks. Ha.ha. I'm so impatient!
Here are a few new things I have found and added to my birthday wish list...

I just love this sweet necklace from TheLightFantastic. Not only is she an awesome photographer, but she also makes very adorable pendants from her work. I would love to own one of these! And remarkably, she only lives a town away from where I do.

I would also love to have this journal. It is so neat, and exactly the kind of thing that I am into. And at only $12.00, if I don't end up with it for my birthday I might just have to get it myself. :)

I have been wanting the Posey Pillow for quite a while now. I have been really wanting to get more into doing newborn photography and would love to have one of these to use for that occasion.

I think this book would be perfect for me! I am obsessed with making lists. One of my random quirks I have. Ha.ha. But this would be awesome to have.

Super love and super want this Anthropology blanket! But at $200 I will probably never see it, but a girl can dream can't she? ;)

And lastly, the thing I want the very most. The new Nikon D800. Isn't she beautiful? Ha.ha. But sadly this is probably more of a far away future kind of dream due to lack of funds. :(

And to accompany this lovely camera, I would also love this lens....

The Nikon 85mm 1.4G. Sadly these last few images are just dreams though. But thought I would share anyways. ;)

I was looking around and found two great vintage-based blogs today. 

 The first one is The Blue Eyed Owl. I have been reading through many of her previous blog posts and I also follow her on facebook. She posts many beautiful vintage items and topics, which I love reading about. There are also many posts on how to vintage shop. You should definitely check her out. 

 The other is Oh So Lovely Vintage, who also has many vintage blog entrees. I just love seeing all the great items she finds. I definitely recommend following each of these ladies. :)

 On another note, my little brother graduated last week and I am a little behind on getting a few pictures up of the event. So here he is.... :) p.s. I am a little behind and don't have any of him walking across stage yet. But I will post as soon as I get the chance. :)

 Wanted to say congrats to him and all of the other 2012 seniors out there! :)