Beagles in Black & White

For my photo assignment this week in my photography class, we had to take photos and then convert them to black and white. Now, I only had to turn in one photo, and then write why I took it, why I used the subjects I did, what kind of lighting was used, all the settings for my camera, etc, etc. I even had to name it! I used the very first photo for my submission and named it, "A Quest." One of my favorite things about beagles is their history, I love their hunting dog background, and I'd like to think Skywalker would be very good at chasing down foxes or rabbits. Muggles, not so much, she's not very athletic, ha. But, I felt the first photo displayed their inner "beagle" with Sky sniffing the ground and Muggles on the look-out. 

I actually love all of these photos in color, too, and I'm definitely framing a few. Life with beagles isn't always easy (obsession with food, the braying that the neighbors despise, always trying to find a way to the other side of the fence), but its so, so worth it. They're the sweetest dogs, and they are always happy to see you. Their unconditional love is much appreciated on the days when I'm feeling down about things in life. Plus, their good subjects to shoot! 

Stripes and Beagles

Look at me.. posting an outfit post. The little get up isn't anything too fancy, but it's been a staple for me all summer. Easy tee + denim shorts + fun flats or sandals = the only thing optimal to wear during Texas summers. I've been wanting a red striped shirt for awhile, and I got this one on a little back-to-school shopping trip. As for the flats, I got 'em on sale when I was looking for a new shirt for Curtis awhile back. They're nice and airy, perfect for summertime. 

(boo blurry face..) Tee: Urban Outfitters | Shorts: Thrifted | Flats: Old Navy 
This week is Alabama week in Aggieland; this game between us and the University of Alabama is quite possibly the biggest game in living memory for A&M, and I AM PUMPED. ESPN College Gameday is coming.. I'll probably be making my way over to the set randomly with Curtis, so you know.. look out for us, hehe. It's going to be extremely hard to focus, so I'm going to pray for some determination and get as much as I possibly can out of the way before Friday.. which is also Curtis's birthday. Gonna be a crazy week, y'all! I've been gathering presents and food ideas for awhile now for Curt, since it's our first birthday to celebrate together as a married couple, I wanted to make it special. There will be lots of chocolate involved. I say sorry in advanced to my Health and Fitness class. 
I'll also be giving a presentation for my Small Business Management class on Wednesday, it's over patents and trademarks, so I'm not incredibly worried.. but yeah, presentations aren't ever fun for me. I've been working on a Webpage for it with a group of three other girls, and I'm praying it all comes together before Wednesday! You guys.. Wordpress is weeeeeird, and you have to pay for anything to "enhance" the page, no bueno. 
Okay, I'll leave you with some beagle photos. Always a good thing, right? 

Muggles has this weird thing where she looks up at things and studies them for long periods of time. It makes me laugh every single time because she seems so surprised to see things up above her - stuff on walls, airplanes, things on top of fences, shadows on walls - so funny. But, I suppose, it must be different being on a two-foot eye level for the most part. The picture above is the face she makes when she's studying an object above her. Tehe. And then there's Skywalker, who never stops moving long enough for me to get a decent picture. :P

Re-Coop

This week's kind of a re-cooperation type of week for me. After two straight weeks/weekends of extreme amounts of things to do, the introvert in me needs time by herself to one..sleep, and two get back into the swing of things, which includes this blog! I've missed being able to just sit down and peruse through my favorite blogs, and then happen upon a new blog or two (seriously, one of my favorite things lately). Something about it calms me down, and makes me feel less overwhelmed, which is a good, good thing since everything else seems to be hectic lately. You know what else helps when you're feeling overwhelmed? Chambrays and beagles, of course! 

Or..just pretending you're ice skating in your backyard in 80 degree weather, definitely helps with stress. I mean, look at that form! I've been wanting to do the whole, "put your necklace over your shirt that happens to be buttoned all the way up" thing, so I did it. At first, I was like.."ehhhh," but once I saw the pictures, I was like, "ooooh!" So, I'll be doing this trend again someday. Although, my chambray has the tiniest collar ever, what the heck! haha

I infiltrated my mom's closet a few weeks ago and discovered a ton of belts that have been hiding out in there since the 80's, so I took 'em (okay, I asked first.. tehe!). The one I'm wearing here happens to be my favorite find. I also found two maxi skirts (black and cobalt) that I plan on getting taken in at some point, definitely won't happen until June, I guarantee it. So funny how fashion comes back around. I feel some people don't like it when clothes come back in-style, like it's a bad thing or something, but I embrace it (secretly, because people close to me like to make comments on how annoying it is.. awkward). Honestly though, what's wrong with fashion coming back in-style? It's never going to stop, so why hate on it? It's a pet peeve of mine, if you couldn't tell. 

Hope y'all are ready for more regular posting, because I've aligned a bunch of posts for at least a week! Happy Humpday my darlings, hope it's treatin' you well. 

Linking up with these lovely ladies: Kiwi Womens Style, the Pleated Poppy, Because Shanna Said So
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Chambray: TJ Maxx (similar)
Shorts: Old Navy (really really old) (similar)
Belt: Vintage (mom's closet)
Necklace: Forever 21 (similar) 
Watch: Michael Kors (exact)
Flats: Target
Nail Polish: Bikini So Teeny by Essie 
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Beagles, Bloglovin', and Bachelorette Parties

I'm about to be picked up for my very own bachelorette party in a few minutes, I have no idea what's going to happen, but I'm excited! In the mean time, I'm going to leave y'all with a few beagle pictures that I took the other day while we were at the dog park (again? I know..). I had planned on showing you guys how I did another one of my wedding DIYs, but I don't have enough time. So here they are!

phahah, Sky is a goof

The beagle with more black in her is Abby, she's Curt's parents' pup and she's the silliest girl! Muggles and her like to wrestle (if you couldn't tell by the pictures above). Sky gets really intense with his tennis balls too, btw. Most of these were taken with a 70-200mm lens, it's the first time I've ever used anything that powerful (and heavy), so it was really fun. Plus, you can get awesome action shots! The other photos that are inside were shot with the 50mm lens, I'm seriously loving that thing.

OH! And all of this Google reader stuff is crazy.. so you know, you should follow me on Bloglovin'. It's the best way to do things in my opinion anyway! Have a fantastic weekend y'all, see ya on the flipside!

Natives + Dog Parks

Bear with me, I'm still trying to figure this new camera out.. I ordered a tripod and a remote from Amazon last weekend, the tripod is perfect, but the remote didn't work. I'm not too sure why it didn't work, but apparently others have had problems with it as well. So, I ended up ordering another one, it's supposed to be here Monday, boo Sundays and no postal service. That meant I had to take my photos with the timer, goodness it's ridiculous. If the beeping noises weren't enough, it only has one time -- 10 seconds, which means I'm just awkwardly standing there for what feels like eternity. Oh, and I had the most difficult impossible time trying to get the lens to focus on ME when I was standing closer to it, so the detail shots are just awful and awkward because I took them myself, you know Myspace style, ha. Okay, camera rant over. I know I'll get the hang of it, and I'm really excited to use my camera pretty much everyday. I've been taking pictures of everything (which will be shown on Monday, weekend recap anyone?). 

Cardigan: Old Navy via Goodwill (exact)//Tee: Hanes//Pants: Gap (similar)//Mocs: Minnetonka via TJ Maxx (exact)//Necklace: Forever 21 (exact)//Bracelets: Target (on sale in-store; similar)//Watch: Michael Kors

Can I just say that I am totally digging red right now? I have no idea why, but I love it. These corduroy pants are perfect for Texas spring time. Oh, and I'm kind of obsessed with Minnetonka at the moment too, who isn't though? I really want a pair of these ankle boots, but I think I'll wait until the fall, although, these sandals would be perfect for the honeymoon, while I'm at it these too. Native American inspired anything.. it gets me every time. One last thing about my outfit, I found this black cardigan at Goodwill and scooped it up as fast as possible, it was another hole in my closet, and something I've been needing for far too long. They sell in-store for 27 bucks, I got mine for $4.29, schweeeet.

Not at a dog park, but too adorable to not post.

Get ready for beagle overload you guys. We went to the dog park twice this past week, the weather was just too perfect not to. The first time we went to one that's closer to us, but it was already dusk (they're supposed to close when it gets dark) so no one was there..lame. So we went to the bigger one a couple days later, and let the beagles get their social lives on. Although, Muggles is pretty much my dog twin, and she doesn't really like large groups of dogs. She just chills in the background a lot, sniffing and sitting next to her momma. Like mother, like daughter. Skywalker on the other hand, loves other dogs, and he goes into full beagle mode and plays for hours on end. Little loud mouth, people always thinks he's getting mad -- nope, he's just obnoxiously talkative.

Pooped out after a day at the dog park

Have an awesome Saturday ladies! I'm traveling home for spring break and celebrating Curt's cousin's 16th birthday this afternoon, yay for home-cooked meals! My first bridal shower is on Sunday afternoon, my wonderful aunt and grandma will be hosting it, I'm so excited!

What will you guys be doing this weekend? Any dog parks involved?
Oh, and what's your color obsession at the moment?!

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