Where it all began

I went back to work today after having not taught for 1 full week. Last Friday, I had a conference with Student Council, then the long weekend, then my grandmother...so here we are today and I have another Stuco conference tomorrow. All that being said, I have been lacking in the self-style shots. I didn't bother to take one today since it was school spirit day, part of Homecoming week, so I wore jeans, a football t-shirt, and a sweatshirt I bought at the school store. I am thinking I may recreate an outfit that I wore this weekend for tomorrow's shot, if I can fit it in between decorating for Homecoming and the football game. It's good to have goals for the day, right?

So I decided to dedicate this post to the picture that began it all. I mentioned when I first started my blog that I had been inspired by Jen over at jenloveskev.com and on Aug 2 2009, I did my first official self-style shot. Damien did the first couple of pictures, as we thought it would be something fun to do together. We soon learned that we both had different itineraries when it came to the photo session. I wanted to bang out as many shots as we could. He was more concerned with how each photo looked. I mean, I can't blame him. He is starting his photography career and all. So I quickly changed gears and started doing the photos myself. I spent the first month or two on the front porch, and then ventured into the backyard and beyond. I can honestly say that this has been such a positive experience for me as many of you have mentioned in your posts. I can not believe the love and support that I get from all of you out there and each and every one of your comments puts a smile on my face (except in my pictures; I haven't mastered the art of smiling when doing a self-portrait). So thanks to everyone for reading and your support especially the last couple of days with my gram and all. You are all amazing : )

dress- H&M $10 (clearance)

boots- Target $20 (clearance)

ring (hard to see)- made my moi!