on the first day of spring

My best friend and I went down to the tidal basin and frolicked among the cherry blossoms. We picnicked and walked the entire basin and talked for hours and hours. There was baby kissing, fabulous dress wearing, and sorbet eating. Washington is kind of magical in the spring.

Last years blossoms.

a few of my favorite faces

my rooster

the best thing about bowling

It's a tie between smooth, parallel lanes and funky, chunky bowling shoes. I also love when the lights go disco late in the evening. I do not, however, like losing so I rarely go bowling.

Behind the Scenes II

Flickr isn't letting me upload any new photos right now (is anyone else having this problem?). I scrolled through my photostream looking for old photos that never made it on the blog. I didn't even get passed the first page when I saw this set. I took these photos during hair and make-up before one of our shows. I like the 'beauty' aspect of them. I need to put together a shoot with a 'make-up' aspect. If I can just find the right furniture...

Everything in my life is topsy turvey right now. More on that later though. These are not the sort of photos to accompany that kind of post. Oh, and what is with two blogs (one of which, Quintessentially Quirky is a personal favorite) shutting down in the last week? No fun! I'll miss you Tess! At least there is still twitter ;).

Behind the Scenes

I asked Katie to take a photo of me and my hair the first night of the fashion show. I liked the 'drag queen' quality of the well done hair, heavy make-up, and leather jacket. We walked into the hall and both suggested that the photo be in front of the mannequins. It's cool to be creatively in-tune with a friend. Love you Katie!

Katherine

Hepburn, of course.

Dress up is fun.

Cirque Noir

The fashion show I'm in is themed Cirque Noir. After the opening night show my darling Katie urged me to come home and play dress up with my lovely finger curls! I did several themed photo shoots but since the show is closing tomorrow night I thought I'd post these circus themed ones. Crinoline is so versatile ;).

The show is going really well (I think) but I'll talk more about it when I get pictures. The photographer is fantastic and I hope there are some good shots of me. For posterity ;)!

pregnancy is...

Watching my good friend Katie go through her first pregnancy has taught me many things about what pregnancy is.

It is...

hard.

life-changing.

stressful.

feet stretching.

new-clothes-making.

fairy wing filled.

uncomfortable.

strange.

difficult.

&&, most of all, beautiful.

back to basics

We poor bastards in the D.C. area (and all along the east coast) have been hit with a cold snap. This means a return to layers and layers. Combine miserable weather, a unicorn stampede in your uterus, and exam week and that means back to the basics. For me basics include: tiny dress, big sweater, and whatever tights are clean. What are they to you? Jeans & a tee? A sundress? Nothing at all?

I spent the day downtown at the cherry blossom festival snapping pictures. I'm now spending the evening curled up on the couch with Boyfriend, drinking wine (he's drinking hurricane), and watching a movie. Maybe V for Vendetta. Happy Tuesday :).

fairy tale photoshoot

I had my first maternity shoot with my friend Katie last week! I think it went really well and I'm happy with a lot of the shots. Katie still has two months until her daughter is due and I anticipate several more shoots--with her husband as well! These are some of my favorite shots. I love how Katie's love of fairy tales came through even though (besides the me bringing the angel wings on a whim) we didn't plan it that way at all. I'll share a few more later this week!

Thanks for a great afternoon, Katie!