tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44433322748958571012024-03-13T15:29:29.879-05:00My Everyday ChaosfabMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-71261631928215407832008-11-25T21:26:00.000-05:002008-11-25T21:27:33.492-05:00Packing up...and moving out. I have a brand new....FuN, fuNKy, FrEsH...blog..that you just gotta see...come check it out<br /><br /><a href="http://megancristellophotography.com/blog/">my new blog</a><br /><br />And if you get lost along the way...just follow the pink polka dots, they'll lead you right to me...See ya thereMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-79072867350223268192008-11-07T07:32:00.008-05:002008-11-07T12:47:02.177-05:00The {K} Family... Orlando Family PhotographerHeaded back to the trucking station...or whatever it is..actually, I think it is an old orange distributing station...anyway, went back because it's such a great place to shoot. Had lots of fun with this family..super cool kids..and yeah, the parents were pretty happening as well...enjoy your little peek..more very soon~!<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/b4R.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 840px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/b4R.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/b2R.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 840px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/b2R.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/b5R.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 428px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/b5R.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog9R.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 840px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog9R.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog6R.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 840px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog6R.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog7R.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 428px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog7R.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/b3-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 429px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/b3-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-87435580424520069942008-11-04T21:41:00.010-05:002008-11-07T07:32:03.999-05:00Broken down barn + two kids... Orlando Children's PhotographerTook these two out a couple of weeks ago...had way too much fun..sharpie markers on the feet..yeah, that was way ticklish...bubble gum popping and a mama that was "ready-to-go" {love you!} So..K&K&K...look, love...and laugh~!
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<br />Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-29942778925236632862008-10-31T23:57:00.006-05:002008-11-01T10:58:37.253-05:00Trickin' and a Treatin'... {Orlando Child & Family Photographer}All dressed and ready, a lucky little leprechaun, a blueberry girl, and a hamburger w/ a side of fries..set out to score way too much candy...It was cold tonight, the first time EVER, that I can remember it being cold on Halloween..it was quite nice. We started out..all was well. First house, giant pixy sticks..ahhhh yeah.. kids on scooters zip past us...second house...M&Ms and a fun size Milky Way..not to shabby...a few family's in golf carts ride down the street..third house...Dum Dum Pops..ok...And then he announces..."MOM..I'm done..let's go home! My feet are tired of walking..Why didn't WE bring out the golf cart???" Ummmm...maybe because we don't own a golf cart. Adler was done, feet aching...after three houses..he wanted so bad to get home to devour that pixy stick..but on we dredged..much to his dismay...<br /><br />Piper...was concerned all night, that she would get "sugar bugs" if she ate to much candy..and at some point..she declared that her teeth hurt...and she let us all know..that the moon tonight..was a quarter moon. It wasn't. Adler screaming, I want to go home..Piper saying NO..it's treatin' time...on we went...<br /><br /><br />Raygan and Sayler stayed a few houses ahead of us..wanting to look "cool"..appearing that they were on their own..but at the same time..still afraid to get to far from me...running ahead, but always looking back..two cool chicks..trickin' for candy..all "alone"....<br /><br />I was freezing..it was windy..I kept eating Snicker's..<br /><br />The oddest event of the evening came when the girls came running to me...waving a twenty dollar bill..they told me that the house had run out of candy, so they were giving away twenties...what the?? I asked which house it was...because I was debating making them return it..I mean really, how bizarre is that? But they didn't remember which house it was..hmmmm?!<br /><br />We headed home..Adler broke into his pixy stick..he didn't like it..Piper was screaming that her teeth hurt..and the girls poured their stash out and started the trade-off...<br /><br />They had a blast..way too much candy...<br /><br />Aching feet, sugar bugs, golf carts, quarter moons, pixy sticks, freezing, twenty dollar bills...<br /><br />My kids, smiling faces...lovin life...on Halloween night~!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog3-18.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 700px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog3-18.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog6-16.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 700px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog6-16.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-28.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 700px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-28.jpg" border="0" /></a> Me and my girl..and yes..it was super windy..that would be the reason for the fly-away hair...</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-21.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 700px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-21.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-20.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 700px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-20.jpg" border="0" /></a> Loving the little hand hold here..</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-20.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 700px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-20.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-22.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 700px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-22.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-64350504173976852332008-10-30T16:20:00.006-05:002008-10-30T19:13:47.533-05:00dawson & mom<div>Headed out a couple of weeks ago on the little shoot for Dawson's 9th birthday. I do believe he was one of the best behaved children I have ever shot...not one single complaint..even when I told him.."one more shot" fifteen times...he was a great sport! I also had the chance to shoot his actual party as well..which was WAY.TOO.MUCH.FUN...sno cones, rock climbing wall, massive bubble pit...swimming, cake, screaming kids...just the way a party should be...</div>
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<br />Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-62167448804097977712008-10-27T22:43:00.011-05:002008-10-28T09:51:43.380-05:00An 8 year old missy...<strong>ETA:</strong> Before you read my post...My bud, Renee..just popped up her blog post about our box exchange...you HAVE to go read it..I am laughing about those Twinkies...too funny..but I've promised her..soon..a box...just for her~! Check it out <a href="http://viberesources.com/blog/">HERE</a><br /><br />And, I tried the Vegemite this morning..like Renee said...on hot buttered toast..and Um..not good~! Can definitely say this WILL.NOT become part of my morning routine..and this is somewhat funny..and somewhat sad all at the same time...but, when the box came...My husband was looking through and grabbed the Vegemite....and started to sing the Men at Work song..."I come from a land Down Under".. well he blurts out the lyrics...<br /><br />"Buying bread from a man in Brussels<br />He was six foot four and full of muscles<br />I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"<br />He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich"<br /><br />OMgosh..I just got it..the "Vegemite sanwich part"...for years..I've always thought they said.."he just smiled and gave me a <strong>"bit of my sandwich"</strong> I've been singing it this way since my tween days..never knew what Vegemite was..and those words seemed to make sense..so, I went with it...SO funny..I've been enlightened..at the age of 36..I've got the words now!<br /><br /><br />Alright..the photos...Took this little lovely out a couple of weeks ago..had the best time...raining off and on, covered in mud by sessions end, lost two lens caps and locked my keys in the car...mama wanted mostly moody shots...we snuck some giggles in anyway..<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-26.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; 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It's way too late, and I'm way too bagged for me to figure this out now..but just so you know..I will lay in bed tonight and worry....stuff like this drives me...I know, I know...it's a sickness...Can't wait for my new blog-O-rama...have someone working on one for me as I type...Yay me~!<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-67434426536639387832008-10-26T20:56:00.003-05:002008-10-26T21:38:49.282-05:00Goodies from Australia...The other night..I was chatting with one of my photography buds..Renee Oakenfull, who is a fantastic photographer..and a rocking designer of all things...check her <a href="http://viberesources.com/blog/">HERE</a>..Anyway, she was helping me..AGAIN..with some photoshop stuff. I made the comment that I wish that I could somehow repay her..for all the energy she puts into me..which is ..A LOT! I told her I'd send her a big box of American yums..and she said, "How fun..we'll so the same!!" Anyway, we got the kids involved..they were so excited they could hardly stand it..went shopping, packed it up..and shipped it away! We were both a bit surprised to find that it cost us nearly $60 to ship it..ACK~! The shipping costs nearly as much as the food...<br /><br />Day after day, my kids asked...did it come yet..and according to her, hers did the same..Finally..the box arrived..it was better than Christmas...they COULD.NOT.WAIT!<br /><br /><br />Just snapped a few shots of them opening the box..SOOC of course..how I would have loved to spent an hour making them real pretty..but right now, it's just not going to happen...not stellar photography..but you can see the excitement on their faces..which is what it really is all about..<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog9-4.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog9-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog11-2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 429px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog11-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog8-4.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 429px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog8-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog10-3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 429px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog10-3.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Vegemite was SO funny...I knew what it was...but being that everything in the box was a sweet treat..Adler asumed that the Vegemite was too.. He popped it right into his mouth and took a squeeze..OMGosh..I was laughing so hard...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog7-11.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 840px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog7-11.jpg" border="0" /></a> I'm thinking by the look on his face...he wasn't a big fan..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog6-13.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 840px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog6-13.jpg" border="0" /></a> Now it was Sayler's turn..check out Adler..he just cracks me up..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-17.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 429px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-17.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-17.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 429px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-17.jpg" border="0" /></a> Thinking...Sayler's not loving it eihter...I talked with Renee today and she told us the proper way to eat Vegemite..on hot buttered toast...I'll give it a go in the morning..but thinking..hmmm...I'll let you know..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog3-15.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 429px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog3-15.jpg" border="0" /></a> And Piper..not sure what's going on here..not loving the Tim Tam maybe? The others LOVED them..so yummy~!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-18.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 840px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-18.jpg" border="0" /></a> This was by far the favorite..we all LOVED it..the bag is GONE...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-19.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 840px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-19.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-25.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 429px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-25.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />One of the things that Renee really wanted to try was a Twinkie...when we went to buy them..Sayler questioned me as to what a Twinkie was...because she had never had one either! We put a few in the box..and somehow...when her back was turned..her kids ate the Twinkies...all of them...she was so bummed! So Renee..I promise...soon, you'll get an entire box of Twinkies..all for you~! </p><p></p><p>Thanks so much for sending the stuff...Raygan was SO funny...putting all the little leftovers in little baggies..telling them...We'll never have this stuff again..so we need to pace ourselves...</p><p>From us to you...muwah...love you~!</p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-12855679924820817252008-10-21T21:57:00.002-05:002008-10-21T22:39:19.800-05:00Sayler is SO excited...Her pictures have been published in this months issue (Nov/Dec 2008)of Scrapbook Etc...and she is just thrilled~! If you've followed my blog for long..you may remember some FAB-O layouts that my friend Laura Vegas did of each of my children..she is ridiculously talented and...can make just about anything out of a sheet of paper and a little glue..you HAVE TO go check her out <a href="http://www.lauravegas.typepad.com/">HERE</a>...Anyway, the peeps in charge at the scrap mag know a good thing when they see one..and decided to publish the layout she did of Sayler..she emailed me last week..and let me know it was out..and so of course..we ran out and bought WAY.TOO.MANY copies...I love it ..she loves it..I may just wallpaper my bathroom in it...<br /><br /><br />The ironic thing about this is..years ago, when I "thought" I was into the scrapping thing..I bought SO many magazines..looking, and looking..and looking..at all of those fabulous layouts..NEVER..did I ever think that one of my children would be published in one...So THANK YOU Laura...obvoisuly without you..they never would have..<br /><br />Just a few snaps..of my missy miss...looking and loving her little page...<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/saylermag1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/saylermag1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/saylermag2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/saylermag2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/saylermag3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/saylermag3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/scrapbookpage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/scrapbookpage.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-45531769384297662862008-10-16T11:53:00.002-05:002008-10-16T12:01:33.397-05:00A Family and a Dog...I had the pleasure of shooting this lovely little family sometime last week, adorable kids and a well behaved dog! We headed back to the old truck stop..I just love that place. The weather wasn't on our side..and we seemed to run out of light WAY.TOO.FAST...but I think we came away with a few keepers...Enjoy the sneak peek K..<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-24.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-18.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-17.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-16.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-16.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog6-12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog6-12.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog7-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog7-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-72768727321222578292008-10-01T22:57:00.007-05:002008-10-02T13:30:15.672-05:00Finally...My website is done...<span class="blsp-spelling-error">Yay</span>..I can finally say, it's done. I've been working on this for over five months...procrastination at it's finest..just so time consuming, a<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nd</span> not a lot of fun. and the wording..ugh, that's what held me up the longest..plain and simple..I suck at wording, I sat, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">with</span> pen in hand starring at a blank piece of paper for hours..finally <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">with</span> the help of one cool chick, my friend, <a href="http://www.miwiphotography.com/"><strong>Michelle</strong></a>..of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MiWi</span> photography (go check her out, she's FAB-U-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">LOUS</span>) and a lot more help from <a href="http://www.joycesmithphotography.com/"><strong>Joyce Smith </strong></a>it finally came together...I still have a few things I need to change, but for the most part..it's done.<br /><br />Go take a peek, and tell me what you think...good, bad, love, hate...let me know..<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/Untitledb.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/Untitledb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just click the link <strong><strong><a href="http://megancristellophotography.com/">Megan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Cristello</span> Photography</a></strong></strong>...and you're on your way..and don't forget..come back and give me your thoughts...Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-20956162056450315802008-10-01T12:12:00.008-05:002008-10-01T12:29:56.616-05:00Come vote for me...<div>I entered a contest over on Jay Rielly's blog. You were suppose to enter a photo that screamed summer..anyway, the prize is a smokin' hot new blog..that I would be over the moon, super happy to win...so, if you love me..and I know you all do...go vote...and tell your peeps, to tell their peeps..to tell their mama's and daddies and first cousins...LOL...Vote for me <a href="http://mycameraisbiggerthanyours.com/announcements/capture-the-summer-feeling-pho.html">HERE</a> My photo is #109, click my picture, and then vote... now what are ya waiting for?? Run!</div> <br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-8.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-8.jpg" border="0" /></a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-3766439363953889682008-09-24T21:39:00.006-05:002008-09-25T20:50:55.938-05:00We're going back...WAY back...So, I've spent that last day and a half cleaning out my computer, deleting old files, backing up..blah, blah, blah...during that process, I caught a little glimpse of my photographic journey..and now, all of you lucky peeps..will catch a little as well.<br /><br />I've been asked so many times..how it was that I became involved in photography...really, there's only one reason..my children. I've always been obsessed with taking photos of my kiddos..I didn't want to miss a thing, I wanted to capture every single moment of their childhood..so I took pictures..lots and lots of pictures...<br /><br />I came across the website Two Peas in a Bucket looking for scrapbooking inspiration and somehow found my way over to the photography board. I spent..almost a year lurking on that board..trying to copy what I saw..never reading..or trying to learn..just looking and doing...eventually, I decided that I wanted my pictures to be better..to have that "WOW" factor..so I asked my husband for a new camera (at the time..I had a Sony point and shoot). He surprised me one day with a 30D and two lenses the 24-70L and the 70-200L..and that's where it began...full blown obsession<br /><br />I posted my first shots in manual on 2peas...2 years ago TODAY , you can see those <a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=987540">here</a> ..so hard to believe..I spent some time looking over my gallery there tonight <a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/userprofile.asp?user_id=83555">(my 2peas gallery)</a> ...it seems so long ago and at the same time..seems like only yesterday. I could definitely see my style emerge in those posts..and at one point..I just got it..it clicked and all came together..<br /><br />I laughed a lot while looking at those posts as well..so funny..I thought those pictures rocked..thought that they were so fab..and now...well, not so much..<br /><br />I thought it would be fun, to share with you some of those photos..the ones that I loved so..so I'm taking you back..way back..to my point and shoot, my blue skin, over sharpened eyes..my black backdrops and selective coloring..yes folks..it's all here..just for you...<br /><br />Alright, the first shots are from my first digital camera..some type <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">of</span> Sony..not sure..anyway, they were saved at 72<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">DPI</span>..and kinda <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">pixely</span>..but you get the idea..<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Raygan</span>, in her first competitive cheer uniform, she was 5...<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC02322.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC02322.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Sayler</span>..a little ballerina, at 4...<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC02940.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC02940.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now this, Christmas morning..I just LOVED this picture...LOVED! Look at those matching outfits..I was a bit obsessed with that back then..always matching..<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC02445.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC02445.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Even the play clothes...matched...<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC02886.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC02886.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And yes...one more time..matching! Loved this as well..had this one framed..<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC300017.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC300017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now the next few, came during the days of me lurking on 2peas...I bought a piece of black felt, threw them in the garage..and thought I was in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">smokin</span>' hot with these...was so proud! Funny stuff...<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC00019B.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC00019B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yes, we did themed Halloween...again..a bit obsessed!<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC03624.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC03624.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Piper...<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC00451.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC00451.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And Adler..remember how big this was..baby on an arm..had this framed..loved...<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC03335.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC03335.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Alright, this one just makes me laugh...a little selective color...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">awwww</span> yeah! And look at those towels..glowing!<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC00025copyB.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/DSC00025copyB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is where the new camera and a copy of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Photoshop</span> Elements came into play..a little knowledge was dangerous folks...I thought, I had it figured out...<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Ummm</span>..can we say "blue"...and my first storyboard..with a colored stroke...FANCY! (L)<br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/PiperHat.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/PiperHat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This shot..I thought was so good..I remember posting a series of these on 2peas..and thinking..these so rock..I still like it..but wow..skin tone and color..not good!</p><p><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_6342c_filtered1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_6342c_filtered1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Ummmm</span>..eyes? What the....<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_5930c_filtered.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_5930c_filtered.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now this one, made my heart melt..still does. My babe w/ her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">blankie</span>..she loves it so, well not actually the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">blankie</span>..could care less about that..it's the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">taggy</span> she loves..and still..always has her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">taggy</span>! I think this is one..I'll go back and reprocess..<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">bc</span> that b/w conversion..not working for me..<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_5939b_filtered_filtered.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_5939b_filtered_filtered.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Laughing at this..this was my attempt at natural light high key..and the winter hat..both big fads at the time...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">nevermind</span> that we live in Florida..and NEVER wear these hats..it was the "in" thing...and I was doing it..This was the beginning of trying everything out there..<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_6145c_filtered.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_6145c_filtered.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The silhouette..<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/Adlerondock.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/Adlerondock.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">backlighintg</span>...<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_0767c_filteredcopyblog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_0767c_filteredcopyblog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />creative cropping...<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_8307c.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_8307c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />baby on a chair...<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/bw1_filtered.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/bw1_filtered.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />frame in a frame....and oh my, how clever I thought I was with this one..almost <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">embarrassed</span> to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">post</span> it..it's SO bad.<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_6945-1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_6945-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is from my first ever..go out, find a location and shoot...I took my girl out on New Year's Eve..2006..I think..I don't think this is terrible, the processing is flat..and needs some punch...my biggest question here is..what was I thinking..with those boots?? </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_7831c.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_7831c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Looking thrilled here isn't she?...this is at the stage..where I think..I got it. Not perfect..but skin tones were coming along..color was looking pretty good..took this photo in February 2007..so about a year and half ago..<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_0522c_filtered.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_0522c_filtered.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />As I was looking through the files..it seems right about this time..Feb 2007, is when everything started to have some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">consistency</span>, I found my style..my groove..and stuck with it..of course, still so much learning to do..and five years from now..will probably look back on my favorites now and just laugh..</p><p>Pulled out a few, from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">the</span> past year of my kiddos that I just love...<br /><br /></p><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_5870cccc.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_5870cccc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/1-9.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/1-9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/b22.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/b22.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog7-2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog7-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/0beyond.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/0beyond.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/1cblog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/1cblog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-4.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-6.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog10-1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog10-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-11.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-15.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-15.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>It was amazing to see my journey..sitting here on my computer...file after file..memory after memory...and even though the early images are not technically great..I love them...they tell our story, of who we were then...and of what we've become...my hobby, that turned in to passion...captured it all, for them...my children..and really, for me..that's what it's all about...<br /></p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-43469877442887850412008-09-20T22:52:00.004-05:002008-09-20T23:09:35.058-05:00My Birthday Girl...My girl Sayler turned nine today..I can hardly believe it..in a blink of an eye she'll be nineteen..an adult, making her own way..living her life...the thought, scares me. I want my babies to stop growing..but unfortunately, I think it's out of my hands!<br /><br />I took her out last week for little birthday shoot..poor thing..it was SO hot, she was over it within 10 minutes...and obsessed mama, drug her around for over two hours! She kept saying..one more, this is SO.NOT.A.GOOD.TIME! Ugh...how can this not be fun, I was having a fabulous time..the time of my life actually...<br /><br />I've come across the location before, but this time..realized just how fabulous it was..lots of rusted pipes, old tires laying around, cement with overgrown weeds..a railroad track runs right behind it. It's an abandon trucking station..to me..a photographer's paradise..I'll be back..LOTS!<br /><br />Just wanted to share a few...ok...a bunch of my girl...enjoy!<br /><br />Happy Birthday Miss Sayler...XOXO<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blogd-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blogd-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond2-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond2-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond7a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond7a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blogc-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blogc-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/bloga-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/bloga-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blogb-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blogb-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond3a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond3a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/bloge-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/bloge-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond4a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond4a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond1a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond1a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond6a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond6a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-19675303043326168932008-09-15T08:49:00.004-05:002008-09-16T19:37:30.759-05:00Looks like...Someone had a rough night~! I'm not sure what went on...but it looks as if a family of rats rearranged their house last night...WOW!<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-17.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-17.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-23.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-23.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>And this one...cause I just love her jammies so! Now I hear you asking.."Where on earth did she score such fab-o jammies...Target..but they're going quick..they even have them in big girl sizes as well. SO..RUN FAST!<br /></p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-16.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-16.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So much to do today, so little time..kitchen to clean, weekend laundry to do, a mountain of emails to return..a shoot to process...on and on...and the clock is ticking..so, guess I need to jump off of here, and into my day...<br /><br />Have a great one~!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-73270719244487230312008-09-10T21:23:00.002-05:002008-09-10T21:36:22.716-05:00A little snack...Mamma is obsessed with Oreos latley..and so is my little Pip..and of course, she pops them open, eats the cream and then pitches the cookie to the side. Snapped a few while she was having her afternoon snack..<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_8804c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_8804c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond2-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond2-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond3-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond3-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond6-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond6-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-88490365562046742042008-08-27T07:18:00.008-05:002008-08-27T09:04:47.314-05:00A little funny...So, I get emails on a regular basis from Site meter just listing who has visited my blog, where they are from...blah, blah, blah...for the most part I never look at it...but for some reason, this morning...I opened it up...<br /><br />I noticed one visit..from Georgia that got to my blog via Google..now I nearly spit my coffee out when I saw what was "googled"...it was...<br /><br /><strong>"How to find Megan's lip gloss..."<br /></strong><br />Oh my gosh, for some reason...this struck me funny, and I laughed and laughed..so, whoever you are..if you didn't find it, it's from Bare Escentuals and it's called Buxom Lips: for pout plumpling perfection...my favorite shade is Dolly...check it out here: <a href="http://store.bareescentuals.com/Buxom+Big+Healthy+Lip+Polish/BE_SUB_LIPGLOSS,MasterBuxom,default,cp.html#">lipgloss</a><br /><br />I think you can order it from the site, or they carry it in Sephora and Ulta...go grab some...it's good stuff, I've gotten so many of my friends hooked on it...<br /><br />Anyway, thanks Georgia girl for starting my day w/ a smile...now go gloss those lips!<br /><br />M~Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-26283241532011945842008-08-22T12:36:00.007-05:002008-08-22T16:23:30.817-05:00Random...I want Adler to be the hot dog for Halloween...but for some reason...he's just not feeling it...<strong>ETA: I've talked him into the hot dog and Piper into the french fries...now if I could just get the girls to strap on a ketchup and mustard costume, that would be pure perfection...but thinking...that's just not going to happen...</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TBwRWNnMNkhybgnbQ4C8zIuhjutn4E81Fw78g_bnrLM0gAEiOv82K1BUqG5FsSY_n6Q0lc48evX-iZ5igvTF9jyeBeh20KuhMpmnbUs1jE9iK4igfU7x2jhrO5p-XbA1PSMNmri4QtY/s1600-h/img51l.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237398014624869506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TBwRWNnMNkhybgnbQ4C8zIuhjutn4E81Fw78g_bnrLM0gAEiOv82K1BUqG5FsSY_n6Q0lc48evX-iZ5igvTF9jyeBeh20KuhMpmnbUs1jE9iK4igfU7x2jhrO5p-XbA1PSMNmri4QtY/s400/img51l.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Really though, how cool would it be to be the only kid on the block dressed up as frankfurter w/ all the fixings..and check out the ketchup pail..that just pulls it all together doesn't it...<br /><br />And as I was looking over the site...I got a little miffed (that means aggravated) bc we just did Piper's room in this...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7t_TmahEx6_RFQOEPtuXa6VN2UsDxEJpBOfURZP1KLWa1hILUxJXHwvD3jJrheQDOF7IAaPN6hrN4gkOHSHXW5op-ZED0IYgIRA9ERgz9bA0qYc7xVHSp5UgxeksiFLwyAPGcCWOQvY/s1600-h/img72l.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237402697769601234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7t_TmahEx6_RFQOEPtuXa6VN2UsDxEJpBOfURZP1KLWa1hILUxJXHwvD3jJrheQDOF7IAaPN6hrN4gkOHSHXW5op-ZED0IYgIRA9ERgz9bA0qYc7xVHSp5UgxeksiFLwyAPGcCWOQvY/s400/img72l.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And now I see this..and I love it so much more...I like owls...Oh well, isn't that just the way life is...always something new coming along...but I think I'm pretty content w/ the old..but still it's way cute isn't it?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrEbdNZJWRAn-qrcspG4s-4XTlh0li5dFMuCOmPmG2bzNAzNy2MST7CyHmuENysTyXCw8lWWvR1t5Ak-Ec8f6JHGPWPvUqgct_3TwWanKgIctf2C-wAywuOM5PsRea3zWu5_9XafTvWo/s1600-h/img48l.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237403441081559602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrEbdNZJWRAn-qrcspG4s-4XTlh0li5dFMuCOmPmG2bzNAzNy2MST7CyHmuENysTyXCw8lWWvR1t5Ak-Ec8f6JHGPWPvUqgct_3TwWanKgIctf2C-wAywuOM5PsRea3zWu5_9XafTvWo/s400/img48l.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />For more fun stuff peek here...<a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/index.cfm?cm_type=gnav">Pottery Barn Kids</a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-79615811297571878612008-08-21T08:19:00.006-05:002008-08-21T08:46:45.855-05:00And the winner is...I'm sure you were all on pins and needles yesterday, like a kid on Christmas Eve, barely able to sleep last night..the excitement was just too much..would it be you? One could only hope...OK, you guys know I'm totally joking...right?<br /><br />Anyway, I had Miss Pip pick from the bucket this morning, she was a little put out at first, bc I dumped her hair bows on the floor..to put all of the comments in it..."Mommy, WHY..did you dump my stuff?" When I told her she was going to play a little "game" she graciously forgave me...It was yuck this morning..dreary, windy and rainy..remnants from Fay...it was just way too dark in the house so I put her on the porch, rain getting us wet. my lens was fogging up and Adler was screaming.."just get it done already..." After fishing around for...ummm, forever...she finally pulled out this...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_8742cblog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/IMG_8742cblog.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Yep..that's you Miss Shelby..<br /><br />her comment..<br /><br /><strong>I just started following your blog, and I love your photography!<br /><br />My new music is Jack Johnson's song, "Breakdown". It's so happy and fun--you should definitely listen!<br /><br />I've been wanting to try those mints since you mentioned them, and the lip gloss looks great, too!</strong><br /><br />Alright missy, pop me an email w/ your address and your gloss and mints are on the way..<br /><br />I"m feeling so super lazy this morning..this weather makes me want to crawl back in bed and sleep..but I know I'll so regret that later..as I have so much stuff to so..my girlfriend is calling, tempting me w/ an outing for breakfast, but I need to stay home...house is a wreck, a few loads of laundry to do, need to do some grocery shopping, and need to finish up my little project..plus, as tempting a slice of quiche and a hot cup of coffee sound..I don't do rain! I'm thinking...I'll make my own coffee, stay in my sweats and crank up the music...<br /><br />I hope that wherever you may be, that your day is a bit brighter than mine...<br /><br />M~Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-66359833832486760152008-08-18T12:30:00.009-05:002008-08-18T15:19:00.242-05:00tunes, sayler and...free stuffTaking a much needed break, I'm in the middle of a project that has me quite frustrated..almost to the point of tears..so, breaking for a bit...thought I'd put my two most favorite songs out there for ya...not sure how "new" they are..but they are new to me..and I love both of them.
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<br /><strong>"Come on Get Higher" by Matt Nathanson</strong>
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<br />"Madly" by Tristan Prettyman</strong>
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<br />I'm always on the lookout for good music..so leave me a comment and tell me your most favorite song of the moment..speaking of comments..you guys are lazing out on me..getting pretty whimpy...I may just cut you all off...(laughing) Just kidding..or am I? Bwaaahahaha...
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<br />Let's see..leave me a comment..by Wednesday, midnight my time. I'll have my little Pip pick a name and I'll send the lucky gal..or guy (maybe?) a tube of my most favorite, love it so much, always have it on lipgloss...
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<br />and just for kicks...I'll throw in a pack of those super yummy mints mentioned in my last post..
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<br />And I guess being that this is a photo blog..gotta post a picture..just Miss Thang..looking ever so "thang-ish"
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<br />And don't forget...give me some tunes to check out...And, if you have any EASY rainy day activities..let me have it..my kiddos will be home from school the next two days..it was cancelled 'cause a hurricane's a-comin'....yuck!
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<br />M~Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-18964950982421697352008-08-15T21:31:00.005-05:002008-08-15T21:55:35.015-05:00Snaps of my Little Pip...I was just playing with "the pipster" the other day, giving Laureen's 135 a try...and I can ofically say..I'm in LOVE! I want it..and I don't want to give it back....<br /><br />Anyway, thought I'd share, bc I don't often catch her..and I'm thinking she's pretty cute..and wow, that hair...could it be and wilder? But it's so her..my spunky, sassy...little pip...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-15.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog3-13.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog3-13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-15.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-21.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-21.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-15.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-15.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And I have to give my girl <a href="http://carindavis.squarespace.com/">Carin </a>a little toot for turning me on to IceBreakers Pomegranate Lemonade Mints..they are super yummy and I'm addicted..so here ya go missy..."toot-toot"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjrYXiENClZGyFyUFnN_ZmKR29Ruo8EKnS_e5e6iMZdSNFvVdIzJQRk78Rro_-vpqgdVXgMLwbKhZszCbX77pDCz1dmIoffaXpFA0vYa2qIUt8ubh9hrwhgrq78llMoIMZ3KyZxKHSvc/s1600-h/51wNIf0dmQL__SL500_AA280_PIbundle-16,TopRight,0,0_AA280_SH20_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234943000775845634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjrYXiENClZGyFyUFnN_ZmKR29Ruo8EKnS_e5e6iMZdSNFvVdIzJQRk78Rro_-vpqgdVXgMLwbKhZszCbX77pDCz1dmIoffaXpFA0vYa2qIUt8ubh9hrwhgrq78llMoIMZ3KyZxKHSvc/s400/51wNIf0dmQL__SL500_AA280_PIbundle-16,TopRight,0,0_AA280_SH20_.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-21720878269939355922008-07-29T10:49:00.007-05:002008-07-29T20:19:39.405-05:00It's been CrAzY...I've been running in circles..barely able to catch my breath. So much to do...so little time. I have to be honest and tell ya that my kiddos are working my nerves..the girls are bickering...the little ones are just in to everything..school starts in..ummm..let me count..15 days! Ack..15 days...so much to get done..school supplies to buy, new shoes..a trip to the school uniform shop..which is always a nightmare..would rather go to a dog fight..have to get this all done..finish proofing 3 sessions...in the next 3 days.<br /><br /><br />We are headed out on a little trip, the girls and I are headed to Canada to hang out w/ a friend of mine..<a href="http://these-little-wonders.blogspot.com/">Laureen</a>. We have a crazy traveling schedule though..we fly out at 8:30pm Saturday night..layover in Vegas..and then on to Seattle and land at 2:30am...yes..AM..then, I have to hang a bit, and wait for sun up..go get the rental..and thane drive..10 HOURS across the border..and into Canada..and i have to tell you...I'm a little freaked about the drive..as mentioned in my previous post..I get lost easily..and driving across another country..for 10 hours..has me a little worried.. thinking I'm going to wrecked by the time I get to her house..traveling ..plus a three hour time change..not good~<br /><br />Anyway...just going to make it into an adventure...staying positive...I will probably never make that drive again..so, I guess I have no choice but to enjoy it..the girls are SUPER excited..as are her three boys..should be a great time...<br /><br /><br />Thought I share a few shots from a couple of recent sessions..brother and sister tweens..and a Senior shoot for Miss Lena..<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond11.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 575px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond10.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond6.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond4-3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 575px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond4-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond12.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 575px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 575px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 575px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond4-2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 575px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/beyond4-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I probably won't check back in before I leave..well actually, I have a shoot tonight..so I'll give them a little sneak peek..but, other than that..I'll be running wild..I'm sure I'll post from Laureen's..I am SO excited to take some shots of her boys..they are all so darn cute..hoping to get some fun shots of all five of them..the boys and my girls..maybe in a field somewhere..or maybe a laundry mat..who knows..check in to see what we come up with...<br /><br />xoxo~Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-83034977503951757702008-07-21T14:00:00.012-05:002008-07-21T21:54:10.278-05:00I've been tagged...to list 7 quirky things about me by one of my photography friends...the unbelievably talented <a href="http://jackiecooper.typepad.com/jcp/">Jackie Cooper</a>..go check her out..she'll leave you speechless...So, 7 quirky things..not sure all of the these fall into the "quirky" category but..7 things about me none the less...
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<br /><strong>1.</strong> I am obsessed with Ellen DeGeneres..OBSESSED I tell ya..she is just so flippin' funny..just love her..everything about her..I TIVO her show..and lay in bed at night and watch it in the peace of my bedroom...If I could meet anyone in Hollywood, I think I'd pick her..now I'm sure that has some of you scratching your heads..why?? I don't know?? I just know..if she could meet me..we'd be (as Raygan would say BFF)..LOL..
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<br />My favorite part of the show..is of course the opening when she dances...just so fun..we often crank up the music in our house...the other day, as I was dancing around the kitchen..Ray said "Mom..stop, you look like Ellen!" My thoughts.."YES! That's exactly what I was going for..."
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<br />Check her out...and then admit it...Ellen Rocks!
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<br />And this has to be one of my all time favorite Ellen moments...it's kinda long, but worth the watch..
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<br />Now tell me that's not funny..I've watched it SO many times..and I nearly pee my pants every time..she makes me smile..feel happy...
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<br />One of my best buds loves her just as much as I do...and we've talked about going to see her show...One day Julie Jules, just me and you....we'll make that fat trip to LA..just for Ellen...
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<br />Alright..if you can stand one more clip..here's another..I laughed so hard I was crying..funny stuff..
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<br />Please girls..tell me I'm not the only one who finds this chic hilarious...
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<br />Wow, that was a pretty long #1...moving on...
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<br /><strong>2.</strong> I'm loving anything Pomegranate at the moment...have been on this kick for awhile now..pomegranate candles, lotions~soaps, drinking POM juice all of the time..even bought some pomegranate jelly beans the other day..yumm-o..I'm also hooked on anything Blueberry..for awhile..I was eating blueberry lollipops about 5 a day..vanilla and blueberry swirl..nothing better..
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<br /><strong>3.</strong> I LOVE the smell of play-doh. I'm not sure why..I think it brings back memories of being a child..no worries..just the days of deciding whether or not to play Candy Land or Chutes and Ladders was the big question of the day..I love to play it with my little ones..making snails, pea pots..good times..
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<br /><strong>4.</strong> I've mentioned this before..but it's just so classic..that I have to mention it again for all of your new blog readers..when I was a tween, I painted my teeth with red finger nail polish..Honestly, I don't know what possessed me to do such, other than being a twelve year old, only child, who got bored easily, but here are the details as I remember. I was in the bathroom and I noticed a bottle of bright red polish. Now, I don't really remember what prompted the thought of painting my teeth, and I don't even really remembering doing it..you know, how you get in the car and drive from point A to B, and really don't know how you got to your destination..but somehow you managed to get there. Well, that's what sort of happened..I saw the polish, the next thing I know..BAM! My teeth are painted red! I remember getting out the hair dryer and holding it in front of my teeth, waiting for them to dry. Once dried, I sat there starring into the mirror and admiring my cherry red teeth, and thought.."I'm going to go smile at my mom..man, this is gonna be good!" I walked out into the living room, looked at my mom, and then flashed my shiny red teeth at her. She was like, what the..? I remember laughing hysterically and being grilled by her as to why, what, how? After I had my fun, I needed to get it off..so..I saturated cotton balls with nail polish remover and rubbed it over my teeth..came right off..and I had my pearly whites once again. Too bad I don't have photo to accompany this little story..
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<br /><strong>5.</strong> When I get into the car, I buckle my seat belt..then unbuckle..and buckle again..pull on it..just to make sure it latched..
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<br /><strong>6.</strong> I am a sucker for a new product..anything new excites me..new lotion, make-up, house cleaners, a new food product..when i see a commercial for something..I can't rest until I find it..drives my husband CrAzY..my newest find..fall in love product was this...Mr. Clean Magic Erasers infused with Febreeze scents..two of my favorite products..merged together to become one..it's one good smelling cleaning machine..I get kinda giddy when I have to use them...oh my gosh..so laughing out loud..just kidding folks..but I really do like them..it's the little things in life that make me happy..
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<br />And while I'm in a sharing mood..a few other things that I love..the smell of pineapple, sleeping while it rains, corona w/ lime, great friends, skinny lattes, <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHTsc9PU2A">jason mraz</a>, candles buring in the evening, laughing until it hurts, the smell of sunscreen on my kids sandy shoulders, watching my toddlers grow into the best of friends, oreos, true religion jeans, freckles sprinkled across my kids faces..all of these things make my heart happy..and make life worth living...
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<br />Alright, now to tag 6 more people..hmmmmm..let me see..
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<br /><a href="http://carindavis.squarespace.com/">Carin</a> <a href="http://bloggingwithamanda.blogspot.com/">Amanda</a> <a href="http://julieraneephotography.wordpress.com/">Julie</a> <a href="http://www.carrieyoung.typepad.com/">Carrie</a> <a href="http://byjess.blogspot.com/">Jess</a> and last but certainly not least...<a href="http://michelleloewen.squarespace.com/">Michelle L.</a> <p></p><p>Have fun girlies..can't wait to read all about your quirks...</p><p></p><p>m~</p>
<br />Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-52288951058886857312008-07-20T16:25:00.002-05:002008-07-20T16:27:38.149-05:00I'm all a Twitter...Check out my sidebar..added Twitter..super simple, super quick. Thought it would be an easy way to stay up to date..ecspecially when I go on my blogging hiatus..that way...you all know I'm still alive..Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-68005711843877557012008-07-17T08:29:00.004-05:002008-07-17T08:33:47.948-05:00ElevenHappy Birthday Raygan...I love you!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/ray2-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 575px;" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/ray2-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443332274895857101.post-65456738423945761272008-07-16T21:38:00.006-05:002008-07-16T22:46:58.757-05:00A little trip...I've been a bad blogger..sorry..life is hectic..so much going on..my head is spinning..<br /><br />We did get the chance to take a little break last week and head over to the Bahamas via Disney Cruise..we had the best time, it was absolutely gorgeous..and way too short..the boat was fabulous, Piper couldn't get enough of Mickey, Donald and of course Cinderella...they love loved the pool, the water slide, the never-ending bowls of ice cream..and the little chocolates left on their pillow every night..<br /><br />We spent one day day at Atlantis, and now..I just can't wait to get back over there. Phil and I spent about a week there a few years ago with some friends..it was great then..but now, it's pure perfection. They have expanded..and have added a complete water park, not to mention a pool around every corner, tons of aquatic toys to play on, aquariums...there is just so much to do there..you would never have to leave the resort.<br /><br />A little tidbit...that middle section..that connects the two larger parts of the hotel is actaully a room and goes for $25,000 a night..can you imagine?? They call it "Bridge over Troubled Waters". I heard one of the employess telling a guest that John Mayer was the last one to stay there..just a few weeks earlier..<br /><br />I can't wait to get back there..with a little luck..and a lot of sweet talkin'..hopefully we'll be back this spring..go check it out..<a href="http://www.atlantis.com/">ATLANTIS<br /></a><br /><p><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog9-3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog9-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Piper with her bucket of seashells...also know as..ROCKS!<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-13.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog5-13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog6-10.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog6-10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog8-3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog8-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-14.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog2-14.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-13.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog4-13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog7-8.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog7-8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The second day we spent the day at Disney's CastAway Island..they had Davy Jones ship from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean sitting just off shore..which was kinda cool..<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/dawnn1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/dawnn1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog3-11.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog3-11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-19.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog-19.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog10-2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog10-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and the ship..it was about to storm as we were heading back...<br /><br /><a href="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-13.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/megancristello/blog1-13.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>It was a little slice of Heaven, but now..back to the real world...which at the moment..is non-stop craziness...</p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596750318404273344noreply@blogger.com12