Alecia

Monday, October 20, 2008

I'm Back From Ethiopia!!!

I'm finally back...I'll do my best to get some pics up soon...today was super long and my bags are still not in my possession...they're in Tulsa just not with me yet! I'll post as soon as I can charge my camera battery :-)

Monday, September 15, 2008

New Moon....

I'm officially addicted to New Moon now!

This too, will be taking up a lot of my free time...

Yesterday was a GORGEOUS day...I came home

after church and opened the doors and all the windows

in the house, I curled up on the couch with book

#2 of the Twilight Series. I'm lovin' every page of it!!!

I highly suggest this series, but seriously,

read at your own risk...It is VERY ADDICTIVE!!! :-)

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Twilight....

So, this is what's been taking up most of my time lately...It all

started on my road trip to Minnesota with Leah and Emily.

Now...I work, go wherever I need to go next, then

come home and jump in bed with this ever so popular and

exciting book! I'm reading thelast few pages this evening and

it's off to "New Moon" the 2nd book in the 4 book series.

I'll let you know how that goes!

This book will be in Motion Picture this December, you can

check out a trailer here. I don't know if I'll go see the movie

because it may ruin it for me. they're using a bunch of

no-name actors and it'll probably end up being a cheesy movie.

We'll see, come November, if I'm singing the same tune.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

The Olympics Are Over...so sad

It's All over :-(

I've really enjoyed the excitement of

the Beijing Olympics. I've had many conversations

with friends about the SPECTACULAR Opening Ceremonies,

close finishes in swimming, Dara Torres competing at 41 and showing

great sportsmanship when her competetor had a torn suit,

Michael Phelps smashing world records and winning 8 Golds,

Shawn Johnson finally winning a much deserved Gold,

OU boy Jonathan Horton winning Silver-Boomer Sooner!,

Trampolining...who remembered that was an Olympic sport?!?

The women's & men's relay FINALLY getting it together and

winning after dropping the baton in the previous race,

and many more fascinating moments...I LOVED IT ALL!!!

It was all good...I loved every second of it and

I'll patiently wait for the London Olympics 2012.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Beijing Olympics 2008- One World One Dream

The Countdown - 498 Days

This is me on the very steep slope on the Great Wall

While we were climbing, we kept seeing signs that said

"Sleep Slope Ahead"

You can't tell but I'm sporting my Olympic Gear- the Jacket

This was up high on a hill as we climbed

the Great Wall

The Opening Ceremonies- AMAZING!!!

Just over 500 days ago my excitement for the Olympics began...How do I know 500 days?!?!

I was in Beijing when the "500 days until the Olympics" mile marker occurred.

They celebrated with a bang that day too....fireworks and all!

We were in Tiananmen Square where they had a HUGE countdown displayed.

I climbed the Great Wall of China and saw the Olympics slogan for the first time...up close and personal- One World One Dream 2008.

Val and I bought our semi matching Olympic Gear.

Great memories.

Well....to no surprise, China out did themselves with the opening ceremonies...I was in AWE the entire time. Nothing short of Spectacular!

This is a fantastic time of year....thousands of people from around the globe, all in one place, to compete...they're the best of the best in the entire World. Makes for very intense & exciting competition!

Enjoy. Go USA!

Lovin' every minute of the Olympics!!!

The Men's 4 x 100m Relay, one word....INTENSE!!!!

So the Frenchies decided they would do a little smack talk...

I say...BRING IT ON!!! The Men's relay team said the same thing

and kicked some France tail!!! I've NEVER been more excited about

swimming in my entire life! It was the most exciting race I've ever witnessed and

I do believe it made history, I know they demolished the World Record.

You can read more about this exciting relay here.

I'm certainly addicted to the Olympics this year...be ready for me to post

NUMEROUS times before the closing ceremonies.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

An Old Passion Reignited...

I'm a week late posting this but for good reason. I've taken up a new hobby, well, it's not all that new actually. I was given a camera at the age of 5 but was never really taught the ins and outs of photography. I've ALWAYS LOVED taking pictures, but they never quite turned out how I hoped. In January, I FINALLY bought a digital camera before my big trip to India. That's where my passion for photography was re-ignited.

I've also been blessed with a roomie that knows exactly what she's doing when it comes to taking photos. She happens to do it on the side as a hobby/business. I've learned a LOT from her this past year just watching her and seeing the different angles, learning the 3/4's rule, etc. I wanted her to come out and take pictures of Amy and the girls...she said "Alecia, you totally have the eye and technique, you just need to borrow my camera!" So, she graciously entrusted me with her VERY expensive camera to shoot some pics of the girls.

We headed out to Woodward Park and I was snapping away.

"Now, why does that make you take a long time to post?!?!" you ask.

Well, Andreia (the roomie) has also been teaching me how to edit photos with photoshop. I've been editing a few pictures every night.

Here are just a few of my favorite girls in photos: