Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Back to the photo challegne!!

DAY 2: What you wore today.




I am such a fan of Nike's running shorts.  They are pretty much a staple of my daily wardrobe.  
I have about 8 pairs in all different colors.  LOVE.


DAY 3: Something green.
A leaf floating in our pool.


Tuesday, July 12, 2011

And some new photog pics while I'm at it!

I have been loving all the practicing I have been able to do lately!  My best friend Brittany lives up at Fort Bragg in NC.  So I don't get to see her and her family any where near as much as I would like to.  However her daughter Madison was home in Alabama visiting for sometime with her grandparents.  So I was happy to be able to take some pictures of her.  Now if I could just get her mom to come home for a little while!!
 I also got to shoot my good friend Shea's little boy Aidan.  He is a doll!  We had a "Western" theme, I guess you could call it.  There is an old abandoned barn not far from our house, that photographs really cool.  Lots of photographers in the area use it.  So we thought we would try it out!

And then of course, there is my own little model, Kiley.  Model might be a little of a stretch though.  She definitely is the most difficult child that I have ever shot.  People tell me all the time how photogenic that she is.  What they don't know is, that for every good picture of Kiley, there are about 100 ones of her fake smile or pouting, or yelling!  Haha, she is "over it" fairly quickly.

And here is one of the photographer herself..


Have a good night!!

Yea..

Ok, well we see how awesome I was at following through with that photo challenge.  Whatev!  I am currently (like as I type) procrastinating my move.  I should probably have already done it.  But jeez, moving is such a hassle.  And in case you don't know me, I stress out easy.  Or some other people might call it "being a baby".  Well whichever, I have been actively putting it off.
I definitely would rather have the house somewhat ready for Chris to come home to so that he can just come in and relax.  But people don't really jump at the chance to help you move.  Unbelievable right?!?!  I have had a couple friends offer and I will gladly take them up on it.  I don't know why I am dreading it so much.  That's not true.. I know why.  I hate change.  I never handle it well before it happens.  I can adjust quickly but I freak out before it.  And also (it might sound silly), this will be our first time living off-post.  To be honest, I am just kind of scared to be there at the house by myself out in the "normal" world, even thought it isn't for a long period of time.  I should probably start trying to list the things that I will enjoy about it instead of all the things that are bad.  Wish me luck!  :)

Monday, June 13, 2011

UGH!

I swear, this deployment feels as though it will never end.  I just got off the phone with Chris and somehow it ended in us both hanging up mad.  I hate when that happens.  Does this ever happen to anyone else?  I talked to him this morning, and I admit I was in a grumpy mood.  Because of my bank, not him.  He happen to call at a time when I was just mad.  It wasn't at him at all, but that conversation didn't go so great either.  And somehow the one this evening became just an extension of that one.  So, my question is..  is it illegal to be in a bad mood every once in a while?  It was right in the middle of me trying to call the bank and credit card people, just bad timing.  But now, I feel guilty (partly because he guilted me)  but I do anyway.  I know that it is the only time that he gets a small break from his day and that he would prefer that I am cheerful and funny and what not.  But also, my life is still going on as it did.  Business wise at least.  The bills still have to be paid and so on..  I was trying to fix that problem and that is when he called.  I wish these phone calls had both gone better today.  But I'm not a totally horrible person right?  :)

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Another 30 day challenge!

I have done a few of these things, but this one is different!  This one is a photography challenge.  So, it will be fun and maybe helpful as well.  YAY!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

More photography stuff..

When I first started this photography class, I had just wanted to learn about the camera and learn to take decent pictures.  I had never even thought about actually doing this as a business.  But as I have been learning more and more, I have thought well.. maybe.  I have enjoyed it so much.  Tonight was the last night of my basic photography class.  I enjoyed the class very much.  I have learned more then I thought that I would.  I have gotten lots of positive feedback from my teacher and friends.  I don't intend to do anything in the near future business wise.  But I definitely want to take more classes now and learn more and more!  I need to find some classes in Clarksville, and then who knows..  I did some more practicing.  I took some pictures of some friends of mine.  Here are a few of my favorites..





About the Howard's

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My name is Allison Howard. I have been married to my best friend Chris for over 3 years now. And on April 1, 2008, our sweet little Kiley came along. She is our pride and joy and she is also a little crazy! We are an ARMY family. We were stationed at Fort Bragg, NC but it February 2010 we were sent to Fort Campbell, KY. Chris is currently in Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne and we miss him dearly. There is no real purpose to this blog. Just to let our friends and family keep up to date with what we are up to!

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