Pretty...

this is a scan and a huge blowup, but how gorgeous is she...

i love this ummmm : )

sweet Sixteen this weekend.

Right now...

Right now Im smiling... lets see how the rest of the day goes!

FYI...

Just got grades back on my Sphere project and Fire hydrant... A- on both.
This is GOOOOOOD!

Quote of the DAY #7...

"In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back of the book."

                -Charlie Brown

MOST of the projects for THIS WEEK...

The PC contrast project for Kevin's Photo Finishes & Corrections class.

This is my contact sheet of various negatives that I had to show Kevin so he could pick which one I would have to actually print for this particular project. He picked the first one on the far right, and picked the far right bottom edge or her dress to match the highlight to in EVERY PC print. 

PC #1

PC #2

PC #3

PC #4

PC #5

**a PC is a filter used in the enlarger to print at a specific contrast. The higher the PC #, the higher the contrast of the print.**

You may remember this from a week or two ago, it's my design lab layout sketch. I have worked so hard to get all my prints done, so here are the computer scans of them. 

My theme... baking/cupcakes.

MAKE CUPCAKES NOT WAR!

Finally my fruit project. 

We had free reign with this one too, as long as we used fruit with no props, a white or gray background and one single 750 hot-light. 

This was fun... although when Kentie cut up the pineapple two nights ago we contemplated the fact that the knife was to dull...or the fact that the hot-light had cooked it from the inside out! Here are my favorites.

Now I have to go back to school and mount the first two... they are due today by COL (close of lab). hahah

Ciao, kt  : )

Eruption...

There is so much going on right now... so much that I just feel like I need to sit down and cry and get it out, at least until tomorrow when we have two major projects due and then the madness will start all over again. Im not trying to be negative about all of this but it has just cracked. I don't even have pictures to post... you'll have to wait till I have some time to scan some into the computer. Sorry. : (
We had a reality check today by Irene during lecture, and needless to say, it DID NOT HELP MATTERS.
My English class is a joke, and we are working on group project proposals, our "group leader" needs to be checked out by a mental wellness doctor. The whole thing is just flat-out sickening.
Well I have to go now to get ready for my Sunday school class meeting at church...i'll save crying for after that.
My tears need to burst, and they might at any second.
Ciao, kt

Quote of the DAY #6...

"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake."
                        -Thoreau

Tuesday blug...

I went to my 7:30 am class, went to my 9-10 class then headed to the dark room to process 4 rolls of film. I spent at least 4 hours in the darkroom, then I had to mount and press a project that was due at 3, then I went to BK to grab a quick bite to eat and headed back to school for my 3:00 lab. Lab only lasted about 30 minutes so I headed home... but now I am contemplating heading back to school to print a few things... ehh. I think I shall go, but only for a very little while as I am about darkroom burnt out for today. hahaha... ALL I WANT IS SOME FRIED CHICKEN!
Ciao, kt

Quote of the DAY #5...

"My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot."
                      - Ashleigh Brilliant

Quote of the DAY #4...

"Trouble is part of your life. If you don't share it, you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough."
                   -Dinah Shore

Revelation...

So, I think that I have had a revelation.
This revelation consists of the fact that I decided that I am on a journey.
This journey began awhile ago but continues on.
At first I wanted to ignore it, but now I am choosing to acknowledge it.
This journey has taken me to new places, led me to new people, and continues to challenged me.
What is this journey you may ask... not even I really know what to call it yet.
I am here, I have this, I am aware, I am waiting.
I Believe I can do this!
Ciao, kt

The Angel of the Kitchen...

These Willow Tree angels are my favorite... this one is Kentie's, it stands in her window sill looking over the whole kitchen.
Ciao, kt  : )

Quote of the DAY #3...

"Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here, we should dance."
                            -Unknown

Quote of the DAY #2...

"Life itself is the proper binge."
                            -Julia Child

The check...

Nelson is gone for the weekend so its just us girls holding down the fort... we have strict instructions to check on Cindy EVERY 4 hours to see what's happening. This is her very first baby so Kentie was instructed today on what she/we have to do in the event that Cindy needs help. Oh boy!
Ciao, kt  : )

Quote of the DAY #1...

"Some days you're the bug.
 Some days you're the windshield."
                                               -Price Cobb

Not yet...

Still no baby on the farm... she has bedded down a little but no signs of distress yet. The thing is gonna be so dagon cute!
Excited for baby, kt  : )

Lovin me some Lions...

My "special" meal from Lion's Club last Tuesday night... they made me "special" chicken and it was gooood! They made me two whole pieces so I had three meals worth to take home and eat on this week. The above is a picture of some of my leftovers that I ate yesterday and made a perfect heart shape out of. I love being a part of Lion's Club!
Ciao, kt  : )

Cindy the mother...

Any day now we will have a new addition to the farm! When I drove in this afternoon she was laying in the pasture right below the house, she looked up at me...shifted and stood right back up looking so uncomfortable! Oh poor Cindy...I hope im here when it "happens" so I can get pictures, how awesome would that be!? Yeah son!
Ciao and nighty night, kt  : )

2:17am...

When we have a Jericho in our lives, let us remember the lessons learned by Joshua and the Israelites. Joshua had much faith in his Lord and the time in the Wilderness only caused that faith to grow stronger. Joshua also prayed and asked God to be with them as they went into battle. We must look to Him for our strength because when the "walls" look too hard to defeat, God can knock them down. We have to be willing to follow His lead and He'll do the work for us.


From THE FOWLER ( i hope it's ok i took this from you...if not let me know and ill take it off.)

Two days after the day for lovers and bitter singles (lol)...

Even though this post came two days after Valentines day, I decided that I would like to post some of the things that I am so grateful for and love. So here are just a few...

I am so grateful for family and their never ending love.

I am grateful to know amazing people with amazing talents and dreams, and be able to call them friends.

I am grateful for those moments that are totally unexpected and end up being the greatest possible thing. (click on the picture to make it bigger to see me and my friends in the bubble)

I am grateful for all the love and encouragement that I received during high school even when I didn't think I could do it.

I am grateful for the big love that radiates through tiny paws that pitter-patter in my house.

                                      

I am so very very grateful for my "little house"and the fact that I was allowed to make it "very kt".

Im grateful for the moments when time stands still and all that matters is the bond that you share.

I am grateful for the moments when you again become the someone you always dreamed of in someone else's eyes.

I am grateful for those times you wish would never end.

Im grateful for new friendships and growing trust.

I am grateful for those who... understand your past, believe in your future and accept you today just the way you are.

I am grateful for the way God works in our lives every day with love, even when we don't acknowledge it.

If you are reading this, then I want you to know that I love you and am so grateful to you for the love and encouragement you have been to me. 

Ciao, kt  : )

Oh for Pete's Sake!...

Be over with this Olympic opening ceremony thing already! Goodness... this is getting awful!
We just wanna see some curling!
kt  : P

A first...

MY VERY FIRST A+ IN CHUCK'S CLASS! (that includes last semester)

Ciao, kt  : )

Just thinking...

Today was an overall pretty ok day... but for some reason or another I couldn't seem to shake this little twinge of sadness. I'm not quite sure what it is exactly except that a whole lot of things and people are really on my mind lately. I posted this picture because it seems so peaceful in its own way, it reminds me of some of the flower project work that Barbara B showed at school the other night...with a kt twist of course.
Ciao, kt  : )

Oh...

Life is so sad when you have to drive to Walmart to buy your own paper towels, and then sit in the car listening to The Black Eyed Peas all by yourself.
: (
ciao, kt

Cupcakes of todays shoot...

Here are just two or my cupcake pictures from today... we had so much fun making and decorating these!

Ciao, kt  : )

To the "Right minded" people of the world...

You would be amazed at how many people actually ask the red one!

hahah, kt  : )

Answer to my first reader question...

I think I was really surprised about the fact that I actually learned more in high school than I did in my general ed classes first semester. I was surprised that the teachers are really funny and goofy and that they all want us to call them by their first names. That would have never happened at WCA... imagine.... "oh by the way Ardyss what was that verse again?", "hey Wanda what is the element Ag?", "Sonya who is the author of Great Expectations?", "Mary Anne do we go out before or after the curtain closes?", "you mean we have to work through lunch Barbara?" hahaha how funny would that be?
I most definitely think that lighting class is something that I have come to really enjoy this semester, and last year this time I was always so "afraid" of using lighting because it always caused more problems than I could stand.
The thing that has surprised me the most about starting college though is... the fact that I am actually IN college. Last year this time I was absolutely NOT going to college for any reason whatsoever, look at me now sometimes I am still in shock. The more I think about it the more I realize that somehow God really did have a part in all of this that has transpired. I went from adamantly despising the word college to gradually saying "but what if I went to school to learn about photography?". One day while on the phone with and old church friend my mom heard about this small school in Asheboro called RCC, and then about a week later my dad also heard about this little school that was ranked #1 on the East coast in their photography program, it was called RCC. We looked into it and thought that it was pretty cool, but pretty soon I didn't think it was so rad. I had gotten an email from one of my aunts about the Art Institute in Charlotte and I was interested in their flashy adds and really good marketing strategies, I sent and email and got a phone call from a lady named Denise that made this place sound like something better than a Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire combo concert. We started in on the application process and then planed a visit to tour and see the dorms. The day came to go to Charlotte and... what a bust. There was not one stinkin part of that place that screamed Ktville, and then to top it all off we found out that there was no way on the green earth that we could afford it. Totally disappointed and bummed, we hit the dusty trail back to Raleigh. "Now what?... well i guess we can look into that place in Asheboro." That's what we did, we got on the internet and researched it more in depth. The more we looked around at other places the more it looked like the little school in Asheboro was going to be the place where I would get exactly what I wanted, so I applied and got in. We found out that there was going to be a photography open house after I got back from my senior class trip to NYC, we talked about it and decided we would make the trip to look around. During all of this Mom and Dad were talking to Amy Jones and asking her to keep her ears open for anywhere in Asheboro that I could maybe stay. Jackpot! Amy had been keeping in touch with some friends that had previously lived in Raleigh and had moved to Asheboro, she called them up and asked if they might know of anywhere or anyone that I could live with while I was in school there. They answered right away that they definitely knew of someone and that they were just the sweetest people who had a little house in their backyard that they would more than likely love to rent to someone. Amy called mom and told her all about the phone call and how there were these sweet people that had this little house. Time went by and I went to NYC with my class and mom and dad took a trip to Asheboro without me. I was talking with mom one night and she says "oh by the way we are coming back from Asheboro right now, we have been looking for a place for you to stay." Surprisingly there were only one or two places that my mom even approved of. I came back from NY and we left a few days later to go to Asheboro for the open house at RCC and to look at the places mom and dad had previously approved for me to live. Mom made a call to the lady that Amy had told us about, and we planed to meet her early that morning before the open house to see the little house in the backyard. The ride seemed like it took forever, but finally mom cries from the front seat "there it is on the left!" We pulled in the driveway and stopped, from around the corner of the house comes the cutest little lady in shorts, a black and white striped shirt, and hedge clippers in her hand. For some odd reason I was terrified to get out of the car. Mom and Dad quickly got out of the car and introduced themselves as I slowly climbed out of the back seat of the car. Here I was with black jeans, black see through shirt on, black fingernail polish on my fingers, and a fo-hawk hair cut and she walked right over and shook my hand and introduced herself. We all walked down the driveway to this tiny little white house/building and she started to open the door. We walked in and all she kept saying was "I know it looks bad, but it wont look like this if you decide to live here. We'll fix it all up for you!" Mom kept glancing at me to see my expression im sure as we looked around at the bland walls with the wood paneling and the old mouse haven couch sitting in the middle of the floor. We chatted for a while and then thanked her and said we would think about it and get back with her really soon since it wasn't too long till I would have to move. We left there and headed down the road to go to the open house at the school and to look at some of the other places that I could potentially live. The school was very nice and super impressive with all the facilities, and one of the teachers named Irene Townsend even came over and talked to us for a minute. We left there and headed to see the other apartments, when we drove into the parking lot of the first place we realized that the office was closed and that we probably couldn't get in to see the insides. As we drove around looking at all the buildings, mom comments about the pool, the workout room and the tennis courts, and I looked up at her and said "thats ok Mom I want to live at that little house" My mom and dad were shocked and just stopped the car in disbelief.
The rest is history I suppose, I now live in the little house known as TLH, and have the best Asheboro friend I could possibly ever ask for.
Kind of long kind of sentimental in a way but does that answer your question? LoL
Ciao my loves, kt  : )

My first reader question...

Question: What has been the thing that surprised you the most with starting college? What have you found out through some of your classes that you actually enjoy and never thought that last year at this time? 

That is a very good question, give me a little time to think on it to answer.

Design Class layout sketch...

We had to cut our paper down to exactly 11x14 and then measure and sketch out what our general idea is for this next project. We have to have 5-8 pictures in our layout and they have to all be within whatever "theme" we choose to shoot.
I have chosen to shoot my layout around baking... one of the things I have really started to love to do with Kentie. Now that we are making our own GF bread and have made some really yummy sweet treats, we are going to perfectly make and decorate some cupcakes to photograph!
I admit I use to think that food photography was kind of a joke... but mine eyes have been opened!

All of the images for the project will be in B&W but I think the effect will still come across very cool!

What ya think? 

Ciao, kt  : )

The stolen post...

1. When was the last time you craved a food-what was it, and did you crave? It was definitely BK french fries and i did crave it! Finally got some after school yesterday. Yummmmm.

2. M&M's or Skittles? Most definitely taste the rainbow! Skittles hands down.

3. Have you ever read the Bible completely through? Nope

4. How long does it take you to really wake up in the morning? After I hit the shower and eat a bite I am pretty much awake... except on Tuesdays and Thursdays for that 7:30 math class.

5. Have you ever been on a cruise? Nope, but it was a joke with my grandparents that when I graduated from high school we would go on one... never happened lol.

6. Who is your favorite actress? Wow... its a three way tie in this order Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock, and Julie Andrews.

7. ______ is something that I will just never understand. Why do people dress like they do? http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

8. How much of a technology junkie are you? Well technology is really not my thing, but I do need my Mac and my phone and Im ok. lol

9. Do you enjoy selecting greeting cards for people, or is it more of a cultural "have to" for you? I LOVE PICKING OUT GREETING CARDS! Giving cards is one of my many joys and trying to pick out just the right card for that special person is so thrilling!

10. When was the last time you got a new style/haircut? A couple of months ago, its time for another one!

11. What do you enjoy shopping for most? NOT GROCERIES! I like shopping for other people mostly, but shopping for a good sale is probably my all time favorite thing to shop for! lol

12. What's the last thing you think before you leave the house? "Where are my keys?" and "gosh I wish this door would shut without having to throw my whole body weight into it!"

Surprise Surprise I stole this idea from THE FOWLER's  blog, thanks for the idea THE FOWLER!

After her list of questions and answers she asked if anyone had any more questions for her... so does anyone have any more questions for me?

Ciao, kt  : )

The GIGANTIC...

I started it yesterday afternoon and worked until i had about two feet completed and then stopped because i ran out of yarn. Today I went to Hobby Lobby and got some more yarn to finish the scarf... this is how it ended up after two short hours of boredom and nothing good on tv. Oops!

Kentie and I both wrapped up in "the scarf"... 

Awww  : )

Ciao, kt  

Where is the phone?...

Kentie has lost her phone and we don't know where to find it.
I had to go back to school today but thankfully it was only for a very short amount of time.
I have a grade back on my creative print and it was an..........."A"!!!!!!
Hooray!
I am super chilly right now and can't wait for more firewood for the fire.
Ciao, kt  : )

Playin in the snow with Kentie...

The really cool bumpy tree way back in the woods behind our houses. -(taken by Kentie)

  

Me trying to "hide" behind a tree twig in the snowy woods. 

Me trying to make a snow angel and laughing so hard! 

Some tiny snowy tracks 

An attempt at "sliding" down the hill in the cow pasture.

SNOWBALL FIGHT! See the snowball flying through the air!?

Can you see the resemblance to Dolly Parton?

Cindy the cow... (should see pics of her baby very very soon! yay!)

She came on over to see what we were up to with the sled (i was holding it but am just out of the pic).

We had so much fun today playing and getting absolutely soaked down to our undies and longjohns! We   finally decided to come inside to get warmed up and take nice hot showers...now we are chillin on the couch and feeling Gooooood! Found out I have no school again tomorrow yay!

Ciao, kt  : )