Little Bit of Detail

I had a bit of time to shoot around the house on Thanksgiving day and this is what I ended up with. Enjoy and Happy Monday! –B

Full of Thanks

I have so much to be Thankful for today and every day in fact. God has truly blessed my life. And lately day by day he is opening my eyes wider and wider to just how much he loves me, cares for me, and desires my love in return. However, on this day specifically.... I'm counting my blessings and naming them one by one!

Numero Uno: Football in the A.M.

One of the Salemites many traditions is to wake up bright and early, rain or shine, warmth or friged tempatures and play in the Mighty Turkey Bowl! So, I'm blessed to have so many friends that make the time to come together on a holiday and play a rousing game of flag football. What could possibly be better?

Numéral Deux: Pumpkin Pie.

That yummy homemade goodness topped with some sweet awesome whipped cream. Many a pies have been made in this pie pan. It belonged to my great-grandmother.

Novero Tre: Family

I love my family. I love each member for different reason but I'm thankful for their love, support, and loyalty most of all. My little sister is my bestest friend. And she humors me even when I want to take a bazillion and one pictures of her because the lighting is oh so swaaweet!

Now, I welcome you to the Meggie Budda Show!:

Next we have me and my mama: (that's right, we know how to work the camera!) And of course ma daddy!

(1: Spanish, 2: French, 3: Italian)

Modesitts: Anytime

I had so much fun taking these pictures. But then again, these guys always make me laugh. It was a pretty fun day even though Chad fell out of a tree, upside down, landed on his head and in the process knocked Laura Lee down and then both rolled down the embankment. It was quite Hi-larious! However, I withheld the laughter until LL started crying she was laughing so hard so I knew everyone was okay.

I hope you guys enjoy the pictures. Sorry it has taken me so long to get them to you. (No, Chad its not because they're awful. You guys look awesome!) But I wanted to make a movie/slide show type thing with them for you to look at them and I wanted a specific song that Laura Lee has said many times that she just loves. However, then when I listened to the CD I forgot which one it was. So you get to see the pics twice with two different songs!! :)

While this is not going to be my "Thanksgiving: What I'm thankful for" post, I am most definitely thankful for these two. They are probably some of the best friends a girl could ask for!

Thanks for being patient guys!

Love -B Swish!

Mod Squad Take 1

Mod Squad Take 2

Happy Wednesday!

It seems to be the little things that make me happy. I was talking to my WV Uncovered partner yesterday about how I love to take this alternate walkway on my walk to class because it’s always so much better in all ways. First of all, there are much less people to dodge as I walk the super sonic speed that my father has trained me to walk in since I was able to put on foot in front of the other. Secondly, and my favorite part, is that this walkway goes under tons of huge trees which shed leaves in the fall. I was telling my partner how I go out of my way to take this path because guess who gets happy when those fallen leaves crunch underneath her tiny ballet flats!?! The sound of the leaves mixed with the sight of their vibrant colors and fally smell just makes me happy inside. So here are some pictures that I took the other day! I hope you enjoy them! Have a wonderful Wednesday…..-B

Dancing In Your Light

It has been such a long time since I've blogged and I have so much to catch up on. But these past couple of days it seems like I've had a chance to listen to KLove a lot. And I'm so thankful for the chance.... and I have found that I love this indie artist, JJ Heller. She's awesome and you should totally check her out http://www.myspace.com/jjhellermusic. Here are one of the many songs that she sings that have spoken to my heart. But this one is one that really got me tonight!
Its called Only Love Remains.
Enjoy..... ~B

Scenes of you come rushing through
You are breaking me down
So break me into pieces
That will grow in the ground
I know that I deserve to die
For the murder in my heart
So be gentle with me Jesus
As you tear me apart

Please kill the liar
Kill the thief in me
You know that I am tired of their cruelty
Breathe into my spirit
Breathe into my veins
Until only love remains

You burn away the ropes that bind
And hold me to the earth
The fire only leaves behind whatever is of worth
I begin to see reality
For the first time in my life
I know that I’m a shadow
But I’m dancing in your light

Teach me to be humble
Call me from the grave
Show me how to walk with you upon the waves
Breathe into my spirit
Breathe into my veins
Until only love remains

"Fiery colors begin their yearly conquest of the hills, propelled by the autumn winds."

A couple of weekends ago I had to make a trip to Tucker County, W.Va. for a school project. My project partner, Katie, and I loved the drive there. We past by Wisp, Black Water Falls, and Canaan Valley, so if you've ever taken a drive through these places during the fall, you've experienced the type of beauty we encountered. It was breathtaking and we heard that the leaves weren't even in full "bloom" yet.
Since the drive, there's kind of been pretty crummy weather... lots of rain and oh so wonderfully cold. I mean, really... Fall is an amazing season and it has to rain during the time when I most want to do sweet awesome couple's anytime pictures for friends? The leaves are being blown off the trees at a rapid rate and then being drenched into a soaking mess on the ground and not a hot mess either.. just a mess. I'm not amused. However, my heart was restored today. The Lord blessed my soul with a glimpse of the sun today and on the way back up to Morgantown my displeasure lessened as I saw the sun reflect those wonderful red, orange, and yellow colors into the world again. And once again God found a simple way to remind me... He is good. I do so hope that the sun decides to stay out more and give the rain a rest. :)

This is a picture Katie took of me as I was snapping a few pictures after insisting that we pull off to the side of the road and document the awesomeness!

-B

Sweet-N-Sour

It's been awhile since I've done a Sweet-N-Sour and I felt it was about time. I decided now was a good time mainly because I get bored just sitting and watching tv, so I multi-task (big surprise) to feel like I've accomplished something!


Most of my sweets this week are some sweet reasons why I love it when the weather gets colder. First, coffee! Now, I always love drinking hot tea or coffee, but when it gets cold out, my coffee intake goes up, way up. Next is V-neck sweaters. Yes, I realize the picture is turned but I got lazy and decided not to try and rearrange the images to get them all to fit upright, so I added a little visual interest with the turned sweater! :) But I do love a cozy sweater... it's the closest thing to PJs that I'll ever wear to class. I think Stacy and Clinton will approve! Now, for my lovely red toes! I never, and I mean NEVER paint my toenails. I don't mind naked toes, in fact most of the time, I prefer them.. that way I don't have to make sure the outfit colors go with the toe colors. However, I broke down last night and painted them and I have to say that I love it! Loved it enough, in fact, to take a picture of my painted piggies and the CQ Cabernet No. 143 bottle! The color made me feel very fallish. Moving on to candles... sweet awesome smelling candles! I love the fall especially when stores start carrying fall smells in candle scents. My mama surprised me with this one when I went home for a visit last weekend. Now, for my absolute favorite.... my Sock Monkey Slippers!!! I try and wear them in the summer but my feet sweat, so sadly I put them away until fall sets in then wahoo.. I get to wear them again!!! Insert happy dance!



Ok.. the only sour that I can come up with right now is the stupid Old Navy commercials that advertise for Cardi Coats... grr. Every time I hear the dumb phrase they came up with to advertise for long sweaters makes me cringe. Now, I could have had my head in a book for too long and they've been using this phrase for a while but even so, the phrase makes me kinda hate Old Navy and their talking mannequins.

Salena Moore Edited

Stephanie Myer

I have been trying all week to do some cool stuff with Stephanie's pictures but it's been one of those weeks when things pile up so fast and you cant seem to keep up. So Saturday night I sit... editing away, singing my heart out, and drinking coffee. I was hoping to have these done like four days ago but sometimes that's just how it goes. I had some fun with them though and I kinda like em!

Random Pics for Thursday!

I had a little bit of time in between classes so I decided to play around with a couple of pictures and this is what I came up with!

Think... Words to Live By "LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE LITTLE."

I just love this quote especially because I'm short! Fun Fact: This made me think of my senior quote in my high school year book... "I'm not short.. I'm fun size!"

There was this pile of trash like twisted metal stuff beside the railroad tracks where I was taking some senior pictures and I decided to do some cool stuff to it.

Song of the day: "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath from his What If We album
Happy Thursday!
-B