... simply my life http://ylf.posterous.com Most recent posts at ... simply my life posterous.com Sun, 20 May 2012 22:01:26 -0700 225 ring of fire http://ylf.posterous.com/225-ring-of-fire http://ylf.posterous.com/225-ring-of-fire Had a fabulous, impromptu Sunday of fun. Brunch with the Robinson's and then checking out their new pad (looking great btw). Then I was off to the mall with Amanda, where I ended up getting more than she did (I need shoppers anonymous). And finished it off with a soothing massage. Oh, and that sunset didn't hurt either. Hope yours was fab too!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Sat, 19 May 2012 19:56:38 -0700 226 test drive http://ylf.posterous.com/226-test-drive http://ylf.posterous.com/226-test-drive The lease is coming due on my Infiniti, so I've been visiting dealerships over the last month or so. Left the best for last. I've got this one home with me for a weekend test drive. It's pretty damn nice!

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Had to see if I could fit into our make-shift parking space at the office. It's doable, but wicked tight. Will take a lot of practice to make this work everyday.

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So to combat my back pain my PT and doctor prescribed me a short corse of 'roids to try and reduce the swelling between my L2 and L3 once and for all.  Luck me huh?  Well, the only positive today is that taking this mass of pills seemed to sit OK with me.  Other than that it was a positively crap ass day.  Coworker drama.  Scheduling drama.  Worked till 8 on a Friday night (what the heck is wrong with me?) and had to go to two stores to pick up something, neither of which had what I needed.  Oh and all of that with a huuuuge tension headache that I cannot take Advil to relieve ... not my best of Fridays.  But my weekend is wide open and full of great possibilities.  I just need to stay clear of the city and all of the NATO madness! 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Thu, 17 May 2012 20:41:29 -0700 228 Leap! http://ylf.posterous.com/228-leap http://ylf.posterous.com/228-leap Not a noteworthy photo, that's for sure. But... A big moment for the FA worker bees! We've had a hodge podge of chairs for years and have finally committed to just one... for everyone. Sometimes uniformity is quite nice. Oh, and let's hope it helps my back too!!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Thu, 17 May 2012 19:44:00 -0700 Very French Gangsters » ☆ ☆ VERY BOSS ☆ ☆ ☆ http://ylf.posterous.com/very-french-gangsters-very-boss http://ylf.posterous.com/very-french-gangsters-very-boss
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Could this website be any cooler? And man o man do I wish they had super cool glasses like this when I was a kid.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Wed, 16 May 2012 20:55:11 -0700 229 http://ylf.posterous.com/229 http://ylf.posterous.com/229 Started my day with breakfast at a cute little place in Keystone Crossing. And managed to capture the other side of the sign on the way back to Chicago tonight!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Wed, 16 May 2012 07:56:57 -0700 Warm http://ylf.posterous.com/warm http://ylf.posterous.com/warm
I just love the warm light in the late afternoon. Don't you just want to pull up a chair and soak this in?

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Tue, 15 May 2012 22:05:00 -0700 230 is real http://ylf.posterous.com/230-is-real http://ylf.posterous.com/230-is-real Driving to Indianapolis today. I finally got a chance to snap a picture of this sign. I've wanted to do it for a long time, and finally caught it today! Hopefully I can catch the other side on the way home tomorrow.

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Pit stop at Fair Oaks to walk around so my back problem doesn't flair up. (Getting old sucks!)

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Ended up at a different hotel since my normal one is oversold. How perfect is this art for a hotel in Indy?

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Mon, 14 May 2012 03:05:00 -0700 sloane { 5 months } http://ylf.posterous.com/sloane-5-months http://ylf.posterous.com/sloane-5-months
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How cute is this little family?  My friend Holly has some super cute babies!  Went outside for the first time with Sloane since she can now sit up, and even though it was extremely overcast, it was hard for her to open her eyes.  I'm still super happy with how these came out.  Processed with a combo of actions (VSCO and Totally Rad) and was feeling a little "fade" with these.  I know it's a bit of a fad right now, but I do like it softens everything.  

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Quick trip to Chesterton to snap Sloane's 5 month photos and to hit the European market to pick up the rosemary flatbreads that I love so much!  We had a superb photoshoot today - got all the kiddos and a little video of sloan making noises.  She's become quite vocal in the last month and so strong - sitting up and holding her own bottle.  She's one smiley, happy baby!

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Finally made it to the Peninsula Lobby for the Chocolate Bar!  I have to say it did not disappoint! The pastries were fabulous, but I think my favorite were the sweet crepes. There must have been something in that caramel!  

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P.S. How lucky that I was stuck in traffic to have this view out of my sunroof?  

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Thu, 10 May 2012 19:36:39 -0700 235 tea with Nelson http://ylf.posterous.com/235-tea-with-nelson http://ylf.posterous.com/235-tea-with-nelson My friends, The Robinson's, gave me the most adorable tea bags for my birthday. I decided to start today with Nelson Mandela.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Thu, 10 May 2012 19:23:00 -0700 10 on 10 { may 2012 } http://ylf.posterous.com/10-on-10-may-2012 http://ylf.posterous.com/10-on-10-may-2012

Hey!  Guess what?  It's the tenth of the month!  You know what that means, right?  Yep.... ten photos in ten hours!  

I worked from home this morning because I had repairmen scheduled to fix the toilet (that had been running non-stop) and the other to fix the dryer (that had developed a squeak!) so I thought maybe I would be better equipped to take photos of something different than the usual workday.  Sadly, that was not the case.  But ... for better or worse, here is my day.  
Started my day having tea with Nelson (ha)
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Then the repair guys showed up .. both within 10 minutes of each other.  And thank goodness the toilet guy had a quick fix.  The dryer guy was here for a while and had the whole thing torn apart.  I thought about photographing that mess, but I don't think the repair guy would have appreciated that much. 
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Finally wrote up a little card for Mom for Mother's Day.  Had to pop it in the mail in order for it to get there by Saturday!  Hope you enjoy what's inside mom!
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Phoebe was in rare form today.  She was all over me, super lovey dovey.  Too much travel I suppose.  She misses her mommy.  
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Still working from the home office - bookended by kitties. 
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Finally made it into the office just after lunchtime.  The cute little desk ornament I ordered on fab.com arrived.  I'm starting a little "shit" desk collection.  I took a little break from photos for the next couple of hours .. spent in a chair on conference calls.  There is nothing to photograph there.  Nope.  Boring!
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After work I headed to a new tanning salon. (for spray tanning!) I have been so fed up with the problems at my salon, and their super old equipment, that I decided it was time for a change.  I googled the VersaSpa and found there was a salon not too far!  I have to say, it's a much more pleasant experience.  The girls were super nice and happy to be helping me.  The salon was big and bright and clean!  The VersaSpa machine is super cool - love that it's a light mist and not dripping down my body when I'm done.  Heck, the machine even dries me off!  Will have to see how the color works out, but so far I think I may be onto something! 
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Stopped at a RedBox on the way home to pick up a couple of movies.  I have completely switched from Netflix to RedBox.  I didn't think I would like having to pick up and drop off, but the boxes are everywhere making it totally convenient.  
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Just a quick photo of my new "gratitude" bracelet from Bali. I picked it up at a cute little shop/yoga studio in Charleston.  The woman who owned the place was fabulous and had such good energy... I had to see if I could get a little bit of that to rub off on me!  
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Now I'm off to watch my movies.  Night! 
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Wed, 09 May 2012 19:43:24 -0700 236 virtual office http://ylf.posterous.com/236-virtual-office http://ylf.posterous.com/236-virtual-office Me and the boys : Chicago, Seattle, St. Louis. We are loving the new features in our project management tool, Podio, now that Citrix purchased them!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Tue, 08 May 2012 19:55:02 -0700 237 http://ylf.posterous.com/237 http://ylf.posterous.com/237 Just another Tuesday.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Mon, 07 May 2012 19:31:35 -0700 238 http://ylf.posterous.com/238 http://ylf.posterous.com/238 Just had to capture this sign. Mark & Clark are the coworkers that I was in South Carolina with. Now it's back to work. Southern fun is over.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1107613/signature_smirk.jpg http://posterous.com/users/1lTL0a9hz7b Yvette yffoto Yvette Sun, 06 May 2012 18:12:00 -0700 239 king street http://ylf.posterous.com/239-king-street http://ylf.posterous.com/239-king-street

Started our sunday with brunch at 82 Queen.  They have the most lovely little garden seating area! Chicken and waffles were excellent, seasonal french toast... not so much.  I spent the rest of the day shopping in all the cute little botiques along King Street.  And after a good number of hours spent walking I treated myself to a few french macarons from Macaron Botique and gelato from Paolo's.  Neitheir of which wowed me, but were a great way to end the day.  

I had a little list of "must do's" when in Charleston that I ran across and actually managed to fit it all in (minus two) in just two days!  

  • Take a carriage ride - nope, didn't do this.  Honestly, I'd rather walk it myself.  
  • Stroll through The Battery park - Check!
  • Explore City Market - Check, and found some great little trinkets to bring home.
  • Tour at least one of the Ashley River plantations - did not do this either ... was only half interested in doing this anway.  
  • Be a beach bum. Check!  Folly Beach times two!
  • Admire the architecture - um... check.  Lots of photos to process!
  • Shopping in Upper King Street. Check!

I cannot thank my friend enough for putting me up and putting up with me (and my photo taking) for a couple of days.  Was a great weekend!

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