Project 365: Day 160

I've noticed a trend. It seems that I've fallen into a habit of taking pictures of my food when I haven't really done anything for the day. I was about to post a picture of the peppers and onions I fried up for dinner, but instead I thought I'd try something new...

I took my first self portrait with my brand new camera!

Project 365: Day 159

dinna time... my staple meal: Mom's pork chops, mash potatoes, and broccoli. yum! new setting on my camera: "Poster" effect. apparently this is what my dinner would look like it if were printed on a poster.

post dinner plans, well lets just say it's going to be a busy night: mens synchro diving, the women's 4x200 free, men's gymnastics all-around, just to name a few.... sh*ts gettin' crazy up in here!

Project 365: Day 158

Today, history was made.... no, it's not the history that Michael Phelps won a record 19 Olympic medals - although that was quite impressive - it was that for the first time in over 5 years, we left a Rockies game EARLY!

Even after the Josh Rutledge hit a three-run homer to bring the score 6-5 (Cardinals winning) he still let us leave at the bottom of the 6th to come home and watch some real athletes (of course I'm talking about the US Olympic team! Go Michael Phelps and Women's Gymnastics Team Finals!!!) and it's a good thing because as I write this the Rockies are now down 11-5. Geeze Louise guys!

On the bright side, the pitiful Rockies game gave me a chance to play with all the fun features on my new camera!

color swap feature - pretty cool!

Project 365: Day 157

We've had good luck with awesome sweet corn all summer long here in Colorado... until now. Tonight's dinner left much to be desired, but o well - you can't win them all.

Project 365: Day 156

What did we do today??

Watched the Olympics!! U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A!!!!

Project 365: Day 155

Saturday night baseball game (watching the Rockies lose is getting old...) followed by Olympics viewing and karaoke-singing at El Charrito.

Three nights in a row of Karaoke!? I think I'm in heaven!!

Project 365: Day 154

THE OLYMPICS HAVE STARTED!!!!!!!!

I am so excited for the Olympics, I can barely contain myself! Friday night we had a little Olympic Opening Ceremony party to celebrate this momentous occasion and then capped off the evening with a second night in a row of Armida's Karaoke!

Jen and the DJ rocking out to Ain't No Mountain High Enough. Good times!

Project 365: Day 153

This is the last week before Nick has to go back to school (the summer FLEW by!) so his co-workers (the new Mrs. and Mr. McDonald) invited some of us over for a little pool party / BBQ on Thursday evening. We had a great time and shared a couple brewskis in the pool.

The evening concluded with Carly Rae YouTube parodies and Nick and I stopping by Armida's for a late-night Karaoke - I'm Like a Bird!!!

Project 365: Day 152

You know it's time to buy a new camera when.....

yea that's right, after several months I finally broke down and replaced the camera that I purchased to replace this camera. I accidentally didn't buy the same one as before, which I'm a little bummed about (I got a PowerShot A4000 when what I really wanted was the PowerShot ELPH300) but now the question is how lazy am I to drive my butt all the way back to Best Buy to swap it out..... hmmm..

Either way, our Olympus served us well for the last 3 1/2 years and it actually still works, but it was time for a new one!

Project 365: Day 151

Holy molly, I am pooped! Thankfully Nick let me veg on the couch while he cooked chicken Kiev (courtesy of Ginger and Omaha Steaks) and rice pilaf with peppers and tomatoes. We ate it on the couch while watching Pawn Stars and it was amazing.

Project 365: Day 150

Allie's last night in the D-town and we had an impromptu girls night for a little trying-on-the-dress party! My wedding dress arrived about a month ago, and I decided to wait until Allie was in town to try it on for the first time. Aimee, Robyn, Jessie, Kebi, and Ashley came too and after my dress's debut we enjoyed good food, cheap wine, and a little celebration for all of our July birthdays.

I was touched at the end of the evening when my MOH and BM (maid of honor and brides maid) embraced in a good-bye hug at the end of the evening. I'm so excited to have them both in my wedding!!!!

 
 

Project 365: Day 149

After an amazing breakfast (courtesy of my grill-master fiance) of bacon, eggs, peppers, and mushrooms, we were ready to hit the road. We headed to Hanging Lake for a short (but steep) 2.4 mile hike.

Due to a ridiculous chain of events, we ended up spending the night in a hotel in Glenwood springs and enjoyed a FABULOUS dinner at The Pullman. We capped off the night watching the season finale of The Bachelorette and slept like babies. What a great weekend for a visit by my sissy!