Day Three Hundred and Thirty-Four: Juicy Fruit

I love me some pomegranate! MMMMMM!! If you haven't ever tried this delectable fruit, I recommend you do so, post haste. But be careful, while those juicy seeds tantalize the taste buds, they also terrorize the threads (okay, your clothes...meaning the juice stains. That's enough of me trying to be, well, I don't know what...but threads just isn't in my vocabulary every day).

Enjoy!!

Day Three Hundred and Thirty-Three: Hey Mr. Postman!

After months of preparing....

....After thousands of creases....

...Hundred and hundreds of hours later....

...and after using more glue sticks than I can count....

...the envelopes have been sealed...

...the stamps have been affixed....

....;the wedding invitations are nearly ready to go.

Day Three Hundred and Thirty-Two: Let the Games Begin!

The Iowa High School Basketball season is about to begin. Before the season actually commences, however, the area teams play each other in smaller round robin jamboree sessions. I was lucky enough to get to watch my brother Ted, a freshman, start on the Ankeny High School Boys Varsity Basketball team at one of those jamborees this weekend. The lighting in the gym we were in was amazing and a lot of cool pictures resulted. This one is my favorite. And no, I did not add any fades or gradients...the black on the top and the bottom is simply that spectacular lighting.

Here are a couple of my other favorites:

Foul, anyone?

Ted gets a few moments of rest during the games.

I'm so excited for his games to come. I hope to attend at least one or two, even with the distance in between here and A-town.

Day Three Hundred and Thirty-One: Vino

My mom is one of the most creative people I know. She always made amazing gifts for our teachers when we were younger, started her own business for a while selling hair bows, and has a way of making everything look great (which is why I know that, in her hands, the decorations at my wedding will be fabulous). Today when Pete and I arrived at my house for the Friedman family portion of the Thanksgiving weekend, my mom showed us her newest creation: light up wine bottles. And although my description of the item sounds kind of cheesy...nothing but elegance flows from this truly creative piece.

Maybe after the wedding she should get back into business...this time he "wine" business. :)

Day Three Hundred and Thirty: Spring of Life

On this Thanksgiving day, let us stop to remember all the good things that bless our lives every day, and the good Lord who provides them. Thank you, Lord, spring of eternal life. You continue to shower me with more gifts and happiness than I ever deserve.

Day Three Hundred and Twenty-Nine: Big Mouth

Remember Pete's niece Miranda? Earlier this year, she, her dad, and her grandparents visited us in Lawrence. At that time, I got an adorable picture of her enjoying some ice cream during the middle of a summer heat wave. Now it's Thanksgiving, and Miranda and her dad came over to Minneapolis (from their home in Spooner, Wisconsin) to get ready to do a Haack family Thanksgiving Day tradition: A Turkey Trot.

But before we got all tucked in a rested up for the "big" race, Miranda volunteered to pose for my photo of the day. Thanks, Miranda! Our little photo venture will result in laughs for lots of others.

Day Three Hundred and Twenty-Eight: Sunrise, Sunset

I know that I've taken a picture like this before, but you can't let a sunset like this pass you by. Seeing it through the rear-view mirror on our way up to Iowa and Minnesota for the upcoming holiday adds another element to spice up the picture. I promise not to take another shot like this in the remainder of the project....unless it is another "can't miss" opportunity. :)