Breakthrough...New Beginnings

I have finally decided to break through and put myself out there.  I am by far always so so self conscious but I have talked about wanting to be a photographer for so long that I needed to stop making excuses.  My pictures are by far amateur but there mine.  I will always love photography and I will always love taking pictures.  It is by far time to share them with people.

I have a new blog... http://nyssacardwellphotography.blogspot.com

Check it out if you want.

Thinking Again

I've been thinking a lot recently since my grandpas decline and eventual passing that this thought has slowly been pressing on my mind. 

I want to move back to the valley. 

You might know or maybe not Bill's dad unfortunately has ALS.  He will pass sometime in the future hopefully many years from now.  When that time comes Bill's mom will be moving out to McMinnville to live with her sister leaving Bill and I truly alone. I'm tired of being on the coast.  

I miss my family and friends.

All of my good friends have moved away already over the last couple of years leaving me feeling more alone then before. 

So my dream/thoughts will hopefully be coming true sometime in the future.  We will see though what actually happens.  It is all in God's timing and wants.

A little late

I know that this is a little late, ok only by a month but still at least I'm talking about it now.  

MY WALKING GOAL OF 2012-2013

I finished it in a way.  I was actually short 15 miles.  

Now the story behind that...I slacked off throughout the entire summer.  I know not usually the time that you slack off but for me apparently it was.  By the end of the year time frame I was walking at least 3 to 6 miles everyday.  I walked so incredibly much that it came down to having 3 days left and having to walk 15 miles.  I was completely going to do it but then the nasty infection called a "cold" took it's hold of me and I wasn't able to finish and walk the 15 miles.  So slight failure.

However the silver lining is I know for a hundred percent fact that I walked 15 miles (unaccounted for) throughout the year that I'm still saying that I finished my goal of walking 365 miles in a year!!

Onto the next years goal walking 730 miles in a year.  

2 miles per day

14 miles per week 

Nov - Nov 

IT BEGINS

Week 48

Week 48

I have slacked all summer long with my walking goal.  I do mean slacked majorly.  A few weeks ago I had more the 100 miles to walk.  Craziness I know.  So to motivate me to walking and finishing my goal I moved my tread mill into the living room and I'm walking in between 2 to 4 miles everyday (more like 4 miles everyday)  As of today October 2nd I have walked 269 miles.  I am now down to having to walk 96 miles in the next 33 days.  If you break it down to per day I have to walk 3 miles everyday but I am determined to make this goal!!!  4 weeks to go and I will do it!!

Hawaii

I'm so excited Bill an I got invited to go to Hawaii next year for the Beaver/Hawaii game!!  It will be so much fun. However because of that I'm truly starting for diet and exercise routine now. It's great motivation and its time to make a change and become serious about it. Therefore I moved my treadmill into the living room and I'm walking every day, 3 miles at least. (Goes with my previous goal that I made last year with walking 1 mile everyday.)  I'm so stoked about Hawaii and taking another adventure!!!

Weekend Wedding

It was a beautiful wedding and I was able to get some great shots of them.  Beautiful is all I can say!!!

Life

Have you ever noticed that when you are experiencing something hard you start hearing multiple conversations a day about the subject that is difficult to hear. I've noticed that for years.  I have had a few hard times the last few years and each time it's more noticeable now when someone starts talking about it. I notice more and more conversations about it. I'm sure that its always been that way and talked about that much but my ears have definitely been opened and all I want to do is scream "Shut up". One day it will be ok to hear about certain things but at this point it's all I do to not start crying when I her certain conversations.