Sweet !

When I saw that the theme for this weeks You Capture was sweet, I knew right away what I wanted to capture.

My love of chocolate.

But not just any chocolate..... European Chocolate.

I first fell in love with European chocolate when Sexy Stud started traveling to Europe for work. He had brought me back some and I was hooked and every time he went back I made him promise to bring me some more.

When I was lucky enough to travel with him to Europe, I think, I pretty much ate my weight in chocolate.

After he stopped traveling to Europe I was so sad that I wouldn't be getting my much loved chocolates anymore. But being the amazing internet searcher that I am, I found a company that will ship it straight to my door.

Here's one of those oh so yummy pieces.

Mozarttaler ( or as I call them Mozart Balls lol) from Salzburg, Austria.

European Chocolate-Cannon Rebel xti

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To see more of my chocolate photos go here

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Color, Color, Color

I knew when I saw the Color You Capture challenge that I was going to participate in it.

I absolutely love color ,which is so evident when you first walk into our home. We describe it as the Crayon Box home, because there are so many different colors on the walls, it's like living in a giant crayon box.

Dark purple, Medium purple, Milk chocolate, Dark chocolate, Lime green, Hot pink, Ocean blue, Teal blue, Pepsi can blue, Pumpkin orange, Bright orange, Burgundy wine. These are just some of the many colors we have painted on our walls.

But my absolute favorite colors are the ones that Mother Nature herself provides.

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You Capture-Letters

For this weeks You Capture we were to capture letters. I was all over this one when I first read about it. My plan was to capture all of the words, letters, and saying I have all over my house. There's not a room in my house that doesn't have some kind of word, letter or saying in it. Words make me smile, letters make me smile, and saying really make me smile.

That was my plan........ but then I took on this MAJOR cleaning and organizing project and I've been a slug ever since.

So this is as far as I got.......




Here's a few older ones I've taken........

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You Capture- Week 8

For this weeks You Capture we were to capture Rustic.

While I had every intention to capture some new pictures this week, Mother Nature has yet to play nice.

This is beyond old lady!

So here are some pictures I took this past fall.

The Sugar Shack - Deep River Park

The side door to The Sugar Shack

A Closer Look

Until next week my photography blogger friends- Happy Shooting!

*Don't forget about my Auction to help Beth raise money for March of Dimes

* Enter my Spring Cleaning Contest

* There's a few days left to post your Photography Questions

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You Capture- Week 7

Fun that was the theme for this weeks You Capture.

Fun is such an subjective word. What I find fun may be completely different from what you find fun. So I thought it would be fun to show you a nano fraction of some things I find fun. And to also see just how many times I can use the word fun in one post. LOL


Spending almost an entire week with The Husband was fun. We laughed, talked, had many lunch dates, shared bottles of wine and had several midnight soaks in the hot tub.



Sadly I just said good bye to him and he is now on his way back to Arkansas. Behind him he's transporting something he finds extremely fun. If your a reader of my blog you know how I feel about that, but I won't get into that here. I will ask that you say a little prayer that he and the beast make it there in one piece.



Moving on...

I find cooking fun. Chopping, mixing, stirring, creating. It's all fun to me



The only thing better than creating the meal is eating the fruits of labor.





Followed by eating some kind of chocolate, which is also fun.







While sitting still for hours isn't fun, nor is dealing with the after care. I do find The Husbands & my tattoos a lot of fun. Please excuse the crappy photo of mine, it was taken with my webcam.





But what is really fun is reading comments on my blog. So leave one and I'll love you forever.

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You Capture-Week Six

It's Thursday, so it must be time again for the You Capture weekly challenge. For this weeks challenge we were to capture Spring.

My photo this week was taken in Arkansas, while I was visiting The Husband, and I have to say that they are weeks ahead of NW Indiana when it comes to Spring.

That was the biggest upside to driving in a car for 8 hours, the further south I got the greener things became...... good for the soul. Except it kind of has the reverse effect when your coming home...... the further north I went the grayer things got and it didn't help knowing that I was coming home to snow in March UGH! Ummmm Hello Mother Nature do you need new glasses or something because well you know it's April and it doesn't even look like Spring in Indiana. Yes, I know that April showers bring May flowers but would it hurt to have a few days in a row of warm sunny weather?

But anyway here's my photo for this week. I'm not 100% happy with it. It was taken with my "purse camera" and since I'm still learning how it works some shots are hit or miss. This one was the best of the bunch, but if you click on it to make it larger you will see two little ants ...... lol

Until next week happy shooting my blogger friends.

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You Capture- Week 5

Hello all my blogger friends out there. It's time again for the You Capture challenge. This week I'm posting to you live from Arkansas. If your a regular reader of my blog, you know that I live in NW Indiana with the kids while The Husband works 488 miles away in Arkansas. Since it's Spring Break time for my kids, I headed down to see him for a few days.

This photo was taken just a few moments ago and I went "old school" and used a mirror for my reflection shot. The Husband has all these cool things in his front yard and as soon as I saw them I knew I wanted to take pictures of them. If anyone has a clue what they are please let me know. This is also my Year of Mornings ( 40/365) for today for those of you keeping track.

PS- A little dig to all my NW Indiana readers out there- The high today for Arkansas 70 ...... do you hate me yet? LOL

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You Capture - Week Four

It's Wednesday so that must mean it's time once again for the You Capture Weekly Challenge. This weeks challenge was to capture shadows.

I'll fully admit that this weeks challenge was well, a challenge for me. Mainly because capturing shadows isn't something I normally do.

Plus with The Husband coming home for an unexpected weekend( last weekend), the last thing on my mind was taking photos.

This photo above was literaly taken last night while I was grilling dinner. I used my new "purse camera" for this shot. While I don't think capturing shadows is it thing, I did take some flower pictures with it yesterday that I will be posting later today. I'll also be giving a review of my thoughts on the camera so far.

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You Capture-Week Three

It's Wednesday so that must mean it's time for You Capture ! This weeks challenge was to capture texture, and I couldn't of been more thrilled. I love all the tiny details of objects that are missed by many. Below are some of the ones I took- Enjoy

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Desk Top

Candle Holder

The Blanket My Grandma Made Me

Bath Salts From Europe- Also my Year of Mornings Photo if your keep track

Grass Mat- I Love The Light on This

Himalayan Sea Salt- Yes it's pink and yes you put it on your food

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You Capture-Week Two

It's that time again- The You Capture Photo Challenge. This weeks challenge was to use perspective.

Life got away from me this week, so I wasn't able to take any photos. But not to be left out I thought I would post some of my favorite perspective photos I've taken in the past. I hope you enjoy.

Sun Flowers


Building in Venice, Italy


Gardens in Salzburg, Austria


Church in Salzburg, Austria

The Husbands Bike

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You Capture

Beth over at I Should be Folding Laundry, has started a weekly photo challenge called You Capture.

This weeks challenge was - Capture something you love without using your flash. Since I'm also in a year long photo challenge called Year of Mornings over at Flickr, I picked one of my photos I took last Thursday.

Up until I was 7 years old my swing set was in my Grandma's back yard, where she had this HUGE lilac bush that spanned the entire width of the back yard. I remember playing back there, in the early Spring, and the smell of lilac's was everywhere, you could even smell them in the house. So it comes at no surprise to me that lilac's are one of my favorite flowers. While the ones in this photo are completely fake, I do have a lilac bush of my own now. In those early Spring days when the bush is in full bloom, I love to take a few cuttings and place them through out the house. I sit, take in the scent, and smile.

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