A Day in the Life of Baby Bulldog

Last week I had the pleasure of puppy sitting a bona-fide member of the Uga family.  Her name is Bella, but we like to call her Baby Bulldog.  She is pretty adorable and on top of being cute she is an excellent little puppy....must be her good genes.  We had a fun day playing and since I wasn't doing much else all day I was sure to take some pictures of my new puppy friend.  Get ready for some major cuteness :)

January 1, 2009: Capitol One Bowl-Orlando, Florida

What a sad day: my last official game of the football season.  But what a great year it was! I had a blast photographing my beloved Georgia Bulldogs.  I could not have asked for a better way to spend my final semester at UGA (it's going down in my record books as one of the best experiences in my life thus far...it was pretty much spectacular).  Hopefully I will be back on that field again soon capturing the action through my lens as I have for the past 5 months!

A chapter quickly coming to an end

The tassel, cap and gown are purchased.

I have 3 days of college classes left.

Graduation is 2 weeks away.

It's becoming all too bittersweet.

'Tis the Season

I went to the Junior League Marketplace at the Classic Center earlier in the month to get some photos for my internship with the Convention and Visitor's Bureau.  I came across a ton of stuff my Mom would love, so naturally that's what I was drawn to photograph.  My Mom loves Christmas time (especially snowmen) and she's incredibly patriotic. There were a ton of great local vendors and I probably could have gotten all of my Christmas shopping done in one day....too bad I was working.  However, after my visit to the marketplace I was quickly in the Christmas spirit that's for sure! 

Light up the Night

Since I have gotten really behind on my blogging, I am now working backwards.  

Before Thanksgiving Alan was surprisingly in the Christmas spirit, it was probably due to the fact that it was the first day that it was actually cold in Athens. Fall had finally arrived! So, we made a trip to Wal-Mart for more lights to decorate his balcony.  Well, he did most of the light hanging and I did most of the hot cocoa sipping.    

Trimming the Tree

My nephew Brandon has his very own tree at my parent's house.  This year will technically be Brandon's 3rd Christmas (he was hardly a day old on his first Christmas). He is a Christmas Eve baby and I think he must have been born knowing how to decorate a Christmas tree. Without anyone showing him what to do he hung ornaments all over his tree.  I was pretty impressed, but he is a pretty smart little boy.    

A little help from Uncle Bryan was needed for the top of the tree. 

The artist with his finished masterpiece. 

Family, food and fun

I spent Thanksgiving at home with my family as I have done most every year.  Everyone was there except for my big brother David, who is in Afghanistan.  He called though, and I was rest assured to find out that he probably had a bigger, nicer spread than we did.  Since Thanksgiving is one of his favorite holidays it was nice to know he got to enjoy a good warm meal today.  Here are a few of my favorite shots from today.  I hope that you had a Happy Thanksgiving surrounded by family, fun, food, and love. 

   

Brandon is well on his way to being a master chef. 

The final product: they don't look too bad and tasted delicious. 

After plenty of hard work cooking up a storm we all sat down for a nice Thanksgiving dinner.  (yep, those mashed potatoes came right out of the serving bowl). 

Brandon ate enough to make up for Daddy's absence.  He would be proud.