Thanks Sam, I wish I would've had my zoom lens but they still turned out nice considering I was shooting from the warmth of my car!!

The cupcakes were indeed delicious......... would you believe I only ate one??!! Probably because I ate too much for dinner! LOL

The photo of Annika did turn out pretty cute.... funny thing is she was sitting there pouting because it wasn't HER birthday..... she wanted to know where all of her presents were!!

Glad to hear the meatloaf was a hit!

I am still very sad about Vikes losing but excited now for New Orleans. I hope they win!

LMFAO!!!!! I didn't say I Liked the song but I still had to post it. He could've made it way more hip but I still thought it was sweet

Maybe it will be better once I switch to the new platform sometime this weekend. Otherwise just don't check it through Google Reader, go directly to http://www.sweetsauer.com

It is nice that we got a raise but it also means that our $25 million in budget reductions is now $28 million to account for the salary increase. It will be a true miracle if I can keep both of my positions next year.

Thanks Jientje, any tips to get better are appreciated!

I took a few photos this weekend but they were all indoor. Oh well, glad I can practice at least! No, I will not be cutting my hair into a bob or short. Ever. My fat little round face would look terrible!! I will keep it longer but I need to get the layers cut and chop of some of the length...

Good, because I need to learn what to do better

Hi Jen, Thank you for your feedback and explainign the lenses to me a little more. Still unsure which lens I will get first..... the 35mm or 50mm!

You're welcome Jules. As I mentioned, I am going to be cooking many more new recipes so I will make sure to take photos and post the recipes when I do! And when you come across easy ones, makes sure to send me links to the recipes as well!

Thank you, Sam!! PS I handed out "Lemonade Stand" blog awards today and you're a recipient!! On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 8:27 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: NEW! More options for replying to comments via email: To reply privately to the commenter, click on the commenter's email address below. To reply publicly on your blog, reply to this email. A new comment from “Samara Link” was received on the post “Photo Banner” of the blog “Mi Vida Ocupada: My Busy Life!”. Comment: You have gotten so good at this photography thing. You're a natural! Your photos are so easy to look at .... not forced or off at all. I love them! Thought about printing them up for sale at all? Your new banner is gorgeous. Can't wait to see what you and your new camera come up with! Commenter name: Samara Link Commenter email: [email protected] Commenter URL: http://linkadventure.blogspot.com IP address: 98.167.252.134 Authentication: None Enjoy! The TypePad Team P.S.: Learn more about replying to comments. Published Unpublish Delete Mark as Spam Edit Comment Six Apart, creators of Movable Type, Vox and TypePad. 548 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 Manage Notifications | Support | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

Thanks for the tip, Nicole! On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 9:51 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: NEW! More options for replying to comments via email: To reply privately to the commenter, click on the commenter's email address below. To reply publicly on your blog, reply to this email. A new comment from “Nicole” was received on the post “Blue Moon on the Last Day of the Decade!!” of the blog “Mi Vida Ocupada: My Busy Life!”. Comment: There should be a button on the top right of your cam with a plus / minus thingy on it. Go for -5 (should be the max) esp. on a full moon and you get the details better without all the brightness ;) Love the Portrait of you guys :) Btw. didn't you have a button here to adopt email replies on comments??? :/ Commenter name: Nicole Commenter email: [email protected] Commenter URL: http://www.nicoleb.org/b2 IP address: 41.153.212.215 Authentication: None Enjoy! The TypePad Team P.S.: Learn more about replying to comments. Published Unpublish Delete Mark as Spam Edit Comment Six Apart, creators of Movable Type, Vox and TypePad. 548 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 Manage Notifications | Support | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

Thanks for explaining the lenses a little better to me, Denise. I think I will just need to play with each of them and then decide which one I think I would use the most but it sounds like the 50mm is the perfect size since it is right in the middle like you said

Thanks for the link to the bag, Lisa! So, a good macro lens is 100mm? That migt be down the road a ways, but I really want one at some point!

Looks like I need to find out what the difference is between 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. Man, so much to learn still! Thanks for your suggestions :)

Michelle, can you help me understand the difference between the 50mm and 85mm? What are the advantages of one over the other? Thanks!

Thanks Sam! The Noel sign was at the mall. Here is a post I did on the Photo Hunt blog about BW with selective coloring http://photohuntchallenges.com/2009/11/black-white-photos-with-a-touch-of-isolated-color/

Yeah, I can't think of any other family that has a foosball tourney like ours! Many of the past trophies were pretty cool!

Thanks Hope, it is a very cute camera bag!

Thanks, Michelle. Considering I didn't know the camera at all, the pictures turned out better than I hoped. Noemy and Traves were both great subjects and thanks so much for your suggestion of Manitou Island. I am going to go out and play with cameras this week and make a final decision very soon. Thanks again for letting me use your older Canon (is it a Rebel?)

Thanks Adrienne! It was fun although it was FREEZING!!!! Next time I will wear some warm boots!!

Michelle, I think Hammer Pants and Hyper Color came out in 1990.... I will be doing a 90's fashion post as some point soon too! LOL