Florida 2013

More FL pics to come! :)

Dad, mom and me

Silence Will Fall

Happy Impossible Astronaut Day to all my Whovian friends!! :)

P.S. I can't remember why I'm posting this.....

Twelve Twelve Twelve

Today is a special day! It is the last triple number date we will see in our lifetime! That is unless we live to an exceptionally old age. If you haven't figured it out by now, It's 12/12/12! This date will not be seen again in a hundred years! Last year we had another exciting date, too - 11/11/11! If you'd like to see my eleven eleven eleven posts, they're in my archive here (top two results.)

I decided, for this special occasion, to mention twelve things I'm thankful for. So here goes! :)

I'm thankful for......

I.)  Salvation

Thank you Lord!

II.)  Scripture

I'm thankful to have been taught at a young age, the importance of reading God's Word and forever keeping it in my heart and mind

III.)    Friends...

...and family.

IV.)   ♪ Music ♫

I love to play music...

 

...and listen to music!

V.)  Books

  I love

           books! :D

VI.)    Cats

I've loved kitties ever since I was very small :)

VII.)  A Home

Everywhere we've been, we've been blessed with a wonderful home.

VIII.)    Duct Tape

"Duct Tape is like the Force. 
It has a dark side, a light side, 
and it holds the universe together." 

what would we do without it??!

IX.)   Laughter 

Laughter is the best thing in the whole world :D

X.)   My Camera!

^^^ My very first camera :)

XI.)  The Time We Had With Elle

Our little family dog, Elle, got hit by a car a couple weeks ago. We are still grieving deeply, but are extremely thankful for the time we had with her. 
♥ We miss you, Elle ♥

XII.)    Christmas Lights!

They're fun to put up... 

...fun to wear...

...and definitely fun to look at.

I'm thankful for much more than just these twelve, of course, but these are a few special things that came to mind. :)

Blessings!!

                       

Tempus Fugit

HeloooOOOooo everyone! I’ve not dropped off the face of the planet, nor have I been abducted by aliens. I don’t think.

But a few very special anniversaries have passed!

I've had my Sony Alpha 33 SLR for one year, I've had my blog for one year, and I turned 16!

I plan on posting lots of pictures from this past year and of some recent events, so put me back in your bookmarks. ;)

I hope you've all had a wonderful summer and are enjoying the somewhat cooler weather!

my birthday breakfast donut :)

Blessings!!
         ~Emily

Eight Years Later

back row, left to right: Grace Silverstein and me - front row, left to right: Peter Schmidt, Lily Silverstein and Aaron Silverstein

So you're probably thinking that we all knew each other in the first picture. Well we didn't! Back in 2004, we participated in a home school spelling bee but none of us knew each other (except Grace, Aaron and Lily of course;)! There were many participants - of all the places I could have stood for the group picture..... I was nestled among these four. And now, eight years later, we're fantastic friends. So yesterday we reenacted the 2004 picture at our house - holding our original awards. :D

SPECIAL thanks to Mrs. S. for taking the original 2004 photo! :D

Our blank expressions were driving me crazy, so we had to get a 'normal' picture ;D

You guys are the best friends I've ever had. I'm so glad God crossed our paths (again!) :)

<3 Em

Wearin 'O the Green

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!

If you don't prefer selective color, here's the original. I love the colors. =)

All this week I had been telling myself "I need to wear green on Saturday... I need to wear green on Saturday..." but this morning I completely forgot. And I ended up wearing this hair ribbon!! Plus I had green on my t-shirt. xD 

Blessings!!
~Emily




P.S. CYBER-PINCH to anyone who didn't wear green today ;D

New Page!

Hello all!! I've finally published my 'about me' page called "Me and My Gear"! Check it out and let me know what you think! =D

Blessings,

~Emily

Memories!!

I have loads of memories from my grandma and grandpa's house! :D

We have moved seven times since I was born, but my grandparents' house has stayed the same all these fifteen years (except for the little table that used to be in the living room...), their house feels more like home than our house!

This year we [once again] celebrated Thanksgiving at my grandparent's house in Ohio, and while we were there mom had the brilliant idea of reenacting one of our many photos from grammy's house!

The two main differences in these photos are my age, and what I'm 'riding.' :D I'm two or three years old in the first picture and fifteen in the second. In the first photo I'm riding my trusty 'ol wagon-scooter, and in the second one - my fantastical ripstik! :D

I hope you enjoyed these photos! I thought it was pretty fun. :)

Soli Deo Gloria!

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Thankful

I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving! I was planning on posting something on Thursday but I decided not to (obviously.)

I had the best Thanksgiving ever! :D I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family.

We shouldn't save all our thankfulness for Thanksgiving only... every moment of our lives we should give thanks to God for everything He has blessed us with!

I thank God for ma famille. I love them so much!

Today is my paternal grandpa's birthday! Happy birthday BigDaddy!! I love and miss you!!

My expression in this picture absolutely cracks me up. xD Isn't it hilarious?? lol!!

Soli Deo Gloria!

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday - 11.13

Linking up with Ramblings and Photos yet again! ツ

I hope you enjoy my take on the prompts this week.

1. Before and After (processed image)

 One of my favorite things to do is edit photos in PhotoShop. I have PhotoShop Essentials7 (PSE7) and I continue to learn more and more about the program. When I was younger I heard my aunt say, "Oh, I can just photoshop you in" or "I can fix that in photoshop," many times. Little did I know I'd be doing that very thing years later! ;D For this photo I took out the power lines and lights and darkened the building. I really enjoyed editing it. ツ

2. Opposing Lines

Last night we stopped by a fire scene and I took this picture. [see recent news here] Please pray for the victims of this catastrophe!

3. Custom Bokeh

Yesterday I realized I needed three photos for this week's prompts. xP I'm still learning about "custom bokeh"... but I thought this picture was okay for the category; it is out-of-focus city lights from the top of a hill.

4. Which pair of shoes should I wear?

This prompt had me stumped. I rarely find myself in such a predicament as wondering what shoes I should wear. ;) I took this picture in a local thrift store.

5. Little Features (little hands, little feet, etc.)

I did not take this photo... I'm in it!! This is my dad holding me two days after I was born. I couldn't think of what picture to take for the "little features" prompt, but when my mom showed me this old picture I loved it so much I just had to use it. :)



I hope you enjoyed my pictures! If you don't mind, please leave a comment and let me know what you think! ツ

Soli Deo Gloria!

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