Lost in the Lovely moments of a thing we call Life =]

Sooo much has gone on since my last post! Im so happy with my life....everything has come together soo perfectly in the past months.

I owe that to a certain someone who is so much more than words could describe. He is the reason my life has taken a better course. he is the reason i can say i am happy....my single msot important goal in life is to be Happy =]

He helps me reach this goal each and every day.

My birthday passed last month.....November 7th....it was also my 8 Month Anniversary with my bf and it was such a perfect weekend for me. It started Friday when he took me to the fair! =]]

Im the typical girl who loves when the boy takes her to the fair, gets on all the rides with her, plays a game just to get her the stuffed animal she wanted, takes photos in the old style photo booths with her, buys cotton candy and all other random fair type foods to munch on with her and of course rides on the ferris wheel to look on at the entire city lights at nite.....he did it all for me!

He rode the ridiculously and sickening rides no matter what, won me a silly little monkey in a banana that looked oddly like curious george, took cute and silly photos in the photo booth with me, bought me cotton candy and other yummy foods, and he rode the ferris wheel with me at nite and looked at the beautiful city lights....the entire time was pure perfection! It was the perfect birthday gift!

The nite continued as we went to my brothers last football game of the season. We then headed off to First Fridays (A local art walk with galleries opened and shops and musicians all along a street in downtown phx) where we met back up with some friends and had tons more fun! lol =]

The following day..which was actually my Birthday Day (lol) my friends put together a surprise party for me. My friend shares the same birthday with me so we had a super yummy cake made by my bff sicne kindergarten! it was amazing! We ate that cake sooo quickly!! We opened presents and my bf had gotten me a Buzz Lightyear action figure!! I was sooo surprised, first off because Buzz is his favorite lol and because Toy Story is one of our favorite movies to watch together!! he doesnt mind my random quoting of the movie while we watch it =] We then decided to go Cosmic Bowling that nite after having the BBQ and opening presents. It was such a fun nite! I spent Sunday as a family day celebrating by going to Hometown Buffet! WoohoO! lol Im a sucker for buffets! yumm! It was the perfect weekend! not only my birthday with my best friends but also my 8 month anniversary with my bf!

As for other things...im not much of a go out and party go drink kinda person so we come up with other fun things to do! We went to south mountain after sunset which was super scary driving up because the roads really dark and winds every direction and there isnt railing in much of the patway up! It was such a funny drive...scary but funny and memorable! =]

We tend to go out and go clubbin! Soo much funn!! Since we no longer have school dances i gotta get my dance fix somewhere! hahaha I love going to Club Afterlife in Scottsdale! Its soo funn! I love any excuse to get all dressed up and go dancing!

My bf and i love to go to the movies! We havent been tooo much lately but we still make it out to see some! =]

Were all about coming up with new and fun things to do together so we have a Christmas Party coming up really soon! Im excited! Were doing the whole secret Santa thing and hopefully we will bake cookies and have hot chocolate and just sit around having tons of fun!

Im also working more with my photography! Chelsea came up with such a funn idea for our Holiday Picture i wanted to take as a group! This i will blog about as soon as the picture is taken!

I love our movie nites at Karlas house when we alll crash over at her hosue watching movies all nite and then wake up in the morning and have breakfast together! =] Such funn times! Were all about the "Jennys" and the Waffle House!! haha

Cant wait to have more fun and perfect weekends like weve had these past couple of months! Life has just been perfect and im glad i have such amazing friends and a wonderful bf! Were going to be coming up to our 10 month Anniversary before we know it!! lol

OHH!! i totally forgot i had also gotten my tattoo a while back! I shall blog about that really soon and post photos! that was a special experience all in itself.

But i just wanted to use my favorite quote here,

"Live for Love".....i have been doing this for quite some time now and im glad that it has helped me remember life is only worth living if we love..because if we love..we are happy =]

XOXO--Steph

Cotton Candy, Nearly Impossible Games, Ferris Wheels and Flashing Lights!!

Im getting so excited because its getting near the time of the year when the State Fair will be rolling around! =]

I get super excited becuase #1 its usually right before my birthday and #2 becuase i am a child at heart! I suppose this whole loving the fair thing may have to do with the reason i had never gone to the fair until i was about 12 with a friend of mine. I remember it being one of the most fun days ever! Well being that young it really wouldnt take much to impress lol

I remember the endless supply of cotton candy and all the odd confections fried with pounds of sugar or doused in syrup or powdered sugar!

I'll admit i never ate anything more then cotton candy, chicken tenders and an ice cream cone.

I could never for get the vast rows of games stocked up with hundres and hundreds of stuffed animals! I remember this past year i had so badly wanted to win a banana! Unfortunately i was determined to save my money for the ferris wheel ride!

I can't imagine taking a trip to a fair and not riding the ferris wheel at least once!!

Another of my favorite things are the photobooths that spit out the vintage and traditional four part pictures! I love photo strips and I will definately be the first to jump at taking a few pics in the booths! lol

Im a huge fan of the fair because it reminds me of all the old movies when boy takes girl hes totally into to the fair and he does everything he can to make it a special evening for her. =] A date like this is special becuase it takes me back to an past time when you dont need to go do something flashy and crazy....all it is for me is riding some old fair rides, munching on some very unhealthy snacks and just being part of the atmosphere.

It seems the fair is always a time for people to go and enjoy themselves. They haven't a single care in the world. They just want to have fun.

OH! and of course i cant forget i also would love to go so i can snap some shots becuase i love the way fairs look...soo colorful and lively....its one of the many splendors i love to take part in and see in life. =] Its perfect!

--XOXO Steph

"intelligent input darlin' why don't you just have another beer then?"--KN

So summer will be coming to an end soon....i hope =P lol

As much as i cant stand the cold i am soo over the heat! I take the city bus everday for school so I end up spending quite a bit of time waiting around outside! lol I never realized just how much i disliked extreme weather....guess it never really hit me until now.

Well anyways i kind of just wanted to discuss what im going to miss most about summer. Im going to miss the ability to to swim in my pool (even though i never swimmed once this entire summer! lol) But i suppose now that i dont have a choice makes me kind of miss it.

Im going to miss all the free time i had. I wish i would have done art...for some reason i felt so drained and kind of confused....?? I suppose confused for the reason that i had a thousand ideas and inspiration all around but i was unable to translate that to paper or a canvas. I did however have the opportunity to explore photography a lot more! =] I was so happy. I didnt realize my true love for photography until after my junior year. Im glad i did becuase its another way for me to utilize my self expression for these thoughts trapped in my head. =] lol

Im also going to miss the simple things such as having ice cream and banana splits all the time! Then there is my habit of drinking hot coffee all year long. Tall, HOT, Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks! I dont get to go often so when i go i order my favorite coffee and i enjoy it! lol

Im going to miss those random days when the boyfriend was off from work and he'd come over and spend the whole day laying on the couch with me watching silly movies, playing board games, and making breakfast. =] Our wonderful Lazy Days. I could never forget the fun i had just going with the flow of the day.

Theres a thousand other things such as watching random movies that are 10 years old on the Starz or HBO channels! OR going out and staying out all hours just having fun with friends and boyfriend chatting and going to the movie theater. Waiting 6+ hours to watch Harry Potter with the girls.

The list is endless! I wouldnt change a thing. Im going to remember this summer for the rest of my life because it was simple and fun and free!

Life has so much to offer, i dont want to miss a thing because im too busy working away forever.

Life only happens once. There are no do overs.

Im making the msot of whats been given to me. =]

XOXO

You Could Be Happy--S.P.

When i think about my life and where im at right now....im happy. The biggest change in my life that has been the most important to me has been my boyfriend. He was a wake up call in my life that made me see where my life was heading. I got so fed up with normal routine i started to think what could it hurt to make a few mistakes here and there? We have been together for what will be 7 months this saturday. =]

I think about how far we've come and how much of an impact he has made in my life in these past months. He makes me want to be a better person and try harder. I remember meeting him felt like perfect timing. We met at a charity event where student governments would come together and support a cause. I ended up meeting him there and just like that, the same day and all he asked me to his prom =)....i think about that day a lot. How everything seemed to work out. How i was so driven to get to this event. I didnt go thinking this would happen. I went hoping that day would be different from many others in my past. I wanted to have fun and meet people and be open. This was the last year id get to meet other student government kids since it was my senior year and all. I just wanted to be able to come from that day and think how different and amazing it was.

I think i recieved a lot more then id bargained for. =) lol It ended up being one of the most important days of my senior year. That day made me believe in myself and others all over again. I think for a period of time i lost myself in all the frustration of being a teenager.

I think i began to compromise a lot of myself and my own beliefs becuase i didnt want to feel like id "missed out" on things. This was where i took a wrong step. Thinking that i was missing out because i didnt do all the same things other friends were doing. Im glad i realized it when i did becuase i dont know how different things would be for me.

Im so happy with my life right now. My boyfriend is the reason my life is where it is right now. Im moving forward in a positive way. I dont want to mess up everything he has helped me through. Hes not just a chapter in my life....hes become my inspiration to want to succeed in life. His dreams and aspirations make me want to push myself even harder every single day of my life.

I thank him everyday, even though i dont tell him personally, i do because hes the reason. =]

"Live for love"

I live for love every single day of my life because it makes me see the beauty in the simplest things that are around me everyday.

I love you Alex. Forever.

XOXO

=) Smile!

Indie Scene: Lets run with Scissors in our hands!

Hello Lovelys =]



Ive been in a very positive mood lately. Ive always been one for positivity. I always look on the brighter sides of things. My bf reminded me of this today. I suppose i was having such a stressful day he had to remind me of my own beliefs. lol But im glad becuase sometimes we tend to stray from our own paths.

Ive been in such a wonderful mood lately, with a strong name is N.E.E.T. =] Im soo happy i found this magazine. exploring new things. Something that has been a great love of mine is the whole Indie Scene in todays society. I love the passion and artistic nature to those who utilize craft to do what they love. Im speaking more strongly towards fashion here tho. I have come across soo many wonderful and amazing Indie Magazines. One of my personal favorites which has been slowly establishing itself.

It has given me passage to a vast number of eurpoe and national sites that sell amazing pieces of jewelry. One necklace which inspired me to seek out other interesting jewelry was a door necklace i had found on a trip up to Sedona when we stopped by a thrift store next to a small restaurant we had eaten lunch at. This is my all time favorite necklace! I use to leave the door open as a joke with my friends to say i was open to love and find the right person for me..I misplaced it somewhere in my room earlier this year and around that time i ended up finding my bf whom ive been with for nearly 6 months and still going strong. Funny how things work out sometimes. =] But yes i just loved the detail used in this design.

On other indie type sites there are such creative pieces of jewelry. Another of my favorites is a heart locket with a dove which is featured on Hannah Zakari site. If your like me you love your lockets, but the new twist with the dove adds to the entire classic design =]

Another site called Waxing Poetic features a beautiful and interesting necklace with a "Best Friend" theme. I love the unique twist of it. The two hands reaching out to one another is a perfect definition for best friends.

My VERYYY FAVORITE necklace is won over by The Yellow Goat Etsy shop =] They have the most creative and sweet necklace i have come across. It is that of a matchbox which opens to reveal two matches nestled together. It is appropriately called, "The Perfect Match" =] I would love to call myself an owner of this marvelous necklace but it is priced at a steep $108 for the brass and an even steeper $175 for the silver necklace! Many may not be willing to pay this price but those with an eye for nostalgic and interesting items will certainly shell out the cash! I know i usre would if i could! =]

These are only a few of the amazing necklaces I have come across in this amazing world of Indie and self owned businesses. I have plenty of otehr like the sweet "I Love You" postcard, or the "C'est la Vie" necklace. So many beautiful and unique designs have been created and Ihope to discover many more! Hope this blog provided a different bit of fashion Jewelry then your use to. I love my accessories and I wanted to share some Ive come across lately. =]

With Hugs & Kisses, HELLO ANNE

...................XOXO.................

& The Beauty Continues to Pour!

I've felt extremely out of sorts lately...i have felt to caged up and hidden from this world around me. I think i was so frustrated in my own mind wanting to create this world around me that I wont be able to have until i can move to it and experience the rest of the world. I realized i cant change anything around me to be like what i want in my future...but i CAN see the beauty in what i have now. I dont want to keep overlooking the lovely parts of this world around now because in time i wont be in this same place. I want to make the msot of my life...i want to express my feelings and emotions through my artwork. I kept thinking that this "artistic block" id hit was something i couldnt really control..but had to wait until it ended itself. I realized...thats completely wrong!

I am the the only one who can come out of this rutt! I dont want to feel like ive had a lack of inspiration anymore. I miss feeling like the moment i have inspiration i can just express it! I kept driving by beautiful, interesting, and thought provoking places all over Phoenix and I took mental notes of each to remember I wanted to go shoot there or utilize it in a painting. I didnt realize i was sut filing them away! I want to get out there and snap pictures of the world that i find so interesting. I missed this feeling....i missed feeling like i could express my emotions not simply in words but in photographs, and drawings, or paintings.

Ive wasted away a good portion of this Arizona Summer making mental notes waiting for things to happen...im done..ive got 2 1/2 weeks left to make the most of it!

My boyfriend actually wants me to photograph him =] Im excited...hes one of my biggest inspirations! He works his butt off and hes torn down every wall that has ever stood in his way. Hes the strongest person i know and Id love to capture this person he is in my own work. I have been with him for nearly 6 months now..we fell for each other the moment we met..and well i suppose ill save that lovely story for another post. Hes my fairytale Prince Charming =]

I just want to do him proud because Art is my passion. It is the one thing i am good at and i want to better my work with more emotional and real things!

I live with Passion everyday..and i never ever wanna forget that again.

XOXO--Hello Anne

"What if i built a raft? To sail away on this river? Where would it lead? Would the current sweep me away to my wildest dreams? If i sail away will you put your hand in mine and sail into the sunset with me? Could our love be enough to hide the risks that may come at the other end?

Will you hold your hand in mine and sail into the unknown?"

The Good Times Keep-uh Rollin'

(A Rocket to the Moon)

We recently had Warped Tour roll its posse of musicians on through Phx, AZ. I have gone the last two years and was determined not to ruin my streek this year. With financial problems and all I wasn't sure if id be making it this year. My boyfriend ended up surprising me with a ticket and we went together with my best friend Chelsea and her sister. I wasn't sure if i should take my SLR camera...i went back and forth contemplating whether it was a good idea or not....i finally settled on taking it. (I also couldnt find my point and shoot camera anyways haha) So i was glad i did. I was able to get some decent shots of a couple bands. It was such a fun day. Met some bands bought some random cds to jam out to in the car =]
(Lights)

Overall i must say it was a good year. I had two goals for this year...one...to meet Lights because i have been following her music since shed posted those first couple of songs and wow'd me with her voice and lyrics =]

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Number two was to meet Paul Griffiths....yes i know people say he just caters to the ever growing army of scene kids...but what good is our generation without their fads?? I admire Paul Griffiths for starting his own clothing line from nothing. I hope to one day establish myself and own a store of my own. I was able to meet Lights after she performed her set and then I had also gotten a picture with Paul Griffiths.

It was a great day of seeing bands, checkin out music, and hangin with some friends in the Hot Arizona Sun =]

XoXo Steph

Hello Anne

(The White Tie Affair)

SNAP! CRACKLE! POP!

Hola!

So this would be my second photoshoot with Susanna! Shes such a sweetie and soo easy to work with becuase she doesn't mind jumping right into things!

We had wanted to do a really casual and fun shoot at the laundromat. Haha all the people doing their laundry jsut kept staring at us but it made it more fun. While we were waiting for a lady to finish her laundry so we could shoot in that place we played a couple of games of PACMAN soo funn =]]

After that first half we drove around and it was practically sundown by then. I suggested we go shoot at Granada Park. It ended up being a great plan! We shot by the man made lake and the the canal area where the water moves from one lake to the other.

It was crazy because as we had been shooting around there Susanna got stung by a bee on her hand!!! I was freaking because Im obviously not trained in bee sting treatment! lol I dont even know CPR! I was afraid she might be allergic. But she was a great sport and decided to jsut keep shooting lol We ended up getting some really great shots =]

It was a very funn afternoon to say the least!

--XOXO Steph

Hello Anne

Lights, Camera...FLASH!

About a month or so ago i did my first photo shoot! =] I was glad to shoot someone other then myself or my brother lol We went out around Dowtown Phx, AZ and shot a series of photos. These are just a few of the shots i was able to get. Susanna is such a sweetie and soo easy to work with!! I was glad to finally get out there and really test out my knowledge of my camera. I learned quite a bit. =]

I hope to do many more shoots in the future!

I love being able to intereact with people on this artistic level.

--XOXO Steph

Hello Anne

Introductions! HELLO HELLO =]

Hello World =]


My names Stephanie and I use to have another blog but I decided to delete it and start fresh. I am an artist and I am constantly stumbling across different things everyday. I just kind of want to use this to share my thoughts and ideas =]


Hope some people can find some humor and or appreciation for something I post lol

XoXo--Steph

HELLO ANNE