Changes

hello blog world! how i've missed you.

i wish i had time to blog everyday. i am envious of you who are organized and disciplined enough to get your real work done so you have time to blog. maybe one day i will be you! :)

to all of my 700  30 something followers, i am closing this little blog indefinitely (well, it will still be here, but i won't !). i loved documenting life during my first years of marriage, living on camp. i still love it. but as you know... i've started this little thing called a photography business. and i am SO excited to document other marriages! i have lots of things coming up this year and i want to be able to focus on my goals for the new endeavor.

so. if you still like me or are remotely interested in what i do, feel free to catch me at:
www.rebeccajordanphotography.com

in a little while, i will be doing some personal posts reminiscent of the jordan jive. and of course there will be plenty of eye candy.

did i need to do this post? not really. usually the signal for ending a blog is... not posting. duh, right? but it helps me by tangibly closing this section and open a new one. plus, it helps me peace out from insecurity that people think i'm a bad blogger! :)

have a great end of your weekend, friends!

food, son. na, na, na, na.

okay team. tomorrow wraps up a 14 day juice/fruits/veggies cleanse. PARTY.

it all started with this:

>>Click to watch preview<<

so basically, this guy gets way healthier, loses weight, etc.. by doing a juice fast (juicing fresh fruits and veggies). i totally fell for it, bought the juicer, and began my 10 day juice fast. i learned several things. the main thing being:

i hate juicing vegetables

with or without fruit added into the juice, i hate it. so the juicing lasted for a week. then i ate just fruits and veggies for another week. tomorrow (friday), i END THE MISERY!

before i move onto the exciting things to come, here is what i experienced:

1. i am now convinced of the benefit and necessity to eat more nonprocessed foods. i'll get on a soapbox about it if you let me. 

2. i lost weight

3. i was EXCRUCIATINGLY tempted.

4. i have more energy and less lethargy than ever - in my life!

5. i have less headaches. i get them almost every other day, usually.

6. it is easier to wake up in the morning.

7. i learned to like veggies more. not all of them, mind you. but i was an avid veggie hater before. who knew i liked broccoli? i didn't.

that said, my plan is to continue eating as many nonprocessed/sugary foods as possible (moderation of course). i am going to attempt the impossible.... eating clean while maintaining a decent grocery budget. i'm scared! I'm especially thankful for the gracious pantry. i am actually looking forward to the recipes and the options available and still eating clean!

anyway. what i've REALLY been thinking about for the past two weeks is:

popcorn. pepperoni and pineapple pizza. thin mint frozen custard from andy's. bagels. pecan sticky buns. cream cheese frosting. pizza crescent roll ups. enchiladas. bailey's. newk's q sandwich. cannoli. 

if you follow me on pinterest, you probably saw an increase in the amount of food i pinned. call it my coping mechanism. or call it lust. either way, i won't be eating any of these for a while. so bring on the pins!

p.s. - i turn 24 on saturday. twenty four. as i almost 25. as in almost 30. yes i'm a christian, trust the Lord, and am TERRIFIED of dying and aging. bring back 21. now that was a fun age. i could hang out there a little longer.

later.

(or "lates" as my huzband likes to abrev)

on track!

well, i guess i'm still on track with my pinterest resolution (hey, 10 days might be a record for me). technically, i've already executed 2 pinterest ideas. so i am OFFICIALLY upping my resolution to once a week. TA DA:

last week's pins (both recipes) turned out great. i gotta say... i follow a lot of people who have tried pinterest recipes that have ended in complete disaster. i've made so many, and that have never failed to meet my expectations. 

(sidenote: i also feel weird referring to them as "pinterest recipes"because they have nothing to do with pinterest... someone made them, posted them on their blog, and then all of a sudden you can find it on pinterest. but, you know, its easier to refer to, so i'll probably keep doing it...)

1. Creamy Honey Lime Enchiladas!

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omygoshdelicious. i had to brag and discuss the recipe in detail with my friend beka on gchat the next day. it made so much we froze some... and my mouth is watering as i anticipate the day we can defrost and have the rest (hubz doesnt like the same meal more than twice in a row. i guess that makes sense...). 

GUYS. make this ... i mean it involves whipping cream. yumtown.

2. Adult Milkshakes (i know, right?!)

i actually saw this idea on a friend's board. it was for a weight watchers version of a cookies and cream milkshake. i didn't really follow the recipe... but i got the idea from pinterest so it counts, right???

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okay, so i took the idea of this drink and basically added baileys. my thoughts are as follows:
1. i guess this isn't healthy anymore?
2. i need to stop buying the cheap oreos...
3. (mainly) WHY IS THIS THE FIRST TIME I'VE MADE THESE

and since i've made them, i've been wanting to add baileys to everything. bailey, boy - you are fiiiiiine.

next on the list - that dang kindle sleeve. in fact... i may just do that now...

the time has come for the standard blog post where i reflect on great moments from 2011 and post about my resolutions for 2012.

wellllll, i kinda hated 2011. so, i'm going to skip the reflecting and move on to 2012. mmkay?

i have 3 resolutions:

1. Read a minimum of 12 books this year. i have no clue which ones... i'd like to read ones that will come out as movies so i can read and see it. any recs? me and my book club (you heard me) are reading extremely loud and incredibly close and i am loving it so far.

2. Do a Pinterest project or recipe twice a month. my first project plan: kindle sleeve. what's that you say... you want to follow me on pinterest? here ya go:  http://pinterest.com/rbeccalynne/

3. Blog more. self explanatory.

i'm just sayin - i'm really proud of my humor and food boards. i'm a little snobbish about it.

and a few other things i want to do more of in 2012:

laugh more. love often. live well.

ha. GAG.

but on a less cheesy note, i would love to live this verse out in the new year.

until next time (which very well could be march...)

p.s. - my mother introduced me to jim gaffigan (sp?) youtube him now.

photo recap and dessert!

sometimes, i don't blog. sometimes, i do!

1. baby noah 

2. jill and baby cannon

3. my parents

4. duh-town

THIS WEEK:

-i'm newly obsessed with gossip girls. feel free to judge. i'm 16 all over again!

-i will be making a turkey-free thanksgiving this year. we all know its about the carbs. turkey is boring.

-just finished reading The Firm (john grisham) and i could. not. put. it. down. movie on netflix queue now.

-i hate myself for wanting to see breaking dawn.

-this week i made avalanche bars - you need to do this also. the sooner, the better.

-sister in law got married. i was jealous of her cabo trip. take me back to mexico nooooooow

-cleaning. the poor person's way to making your house look cuter.

-i think ashton kutcher is unattractive. and kind of an idiot.

-also, i'm not mad about bradley cooper being the sexiest man of the year. and picketing? i'm sure there are better things to do with your time.

-get ready for this drank: ginger ale, cider, bourbon. 

those of you who have the entire week of for thanksgiving, i envy you. those of you attending the final A&M vs. UT game, i envy you. but enjoy it! i will enjoy cooking a million things for two people. and then blogging about it. duh. :)

baby squirrel

we're weird.

i'm about to do a post about a baby squirrel. please don't judge me. or if you do - just fake it around me.

the other day, hubz and I went for a walk and brought our cameras. soon he will be second shooting weddings with me so we were practicing. :) so, as we were walking we saw a baby squirel! and you know how everything is cuter in miniature. except for baby cats. not kittens. babies. they are gross looking and look like yoda.

ANYWAY. this baby was little. and cute. somehow we wanted to take it home with us (i told you not to judge).

hubz was exceptionally excited about the squirrel. 

i might have said this before, but sometimes i want to create a "cutesy animals!" board on pinterest. but i never get the guts. which leads me to - why is there not an option to have a private board on pinterest? what if i wanted to post thinspiration pics. or boudoir pics (if thats something i wanted to do - it isn't). i don't want errryone to be seeing that. but i digress.

other than that, hubz learned a lot about his camera and picked everything up really quickly!

i am excited to be booking more weddings and have received more inquiries in the past 3 weeks than... ever! i am hopeful this continues and praying that the lord blesses this if it is his will.

plug: if you didn't see the engagement session i did recently, please visit the photog blog www.rebeccajordanphotography.com

looking up.

i went for a run last night (er, earlier this week when i wrote this).

it was dark. no one was around. i turned my music waaaaaaaaay up so i could tune out the critters chirping and scurrying and all that. 

and i ran alongside a possum at one point.

and i was kinda scared.

eeeeven though i was inside the gates of a christian camp.

eeeeeeven though i shouldn't be afraid of the dark anymore.

eeeeeeeeven though britney and katy perry were helping me power through it.

i thought my shadow was someone chasing me. and when the random light hit me just right, it looked like 3 people were chasing me (curiously running at the same pace as me... hmmm)

and then i looked up.

and have you seen a texas sky? and all the glitter up there?

 how could i be scared when there is a God who created this for me. who knows me and loves and... is THERE. 

and of course i thought about life. and all the unnecessary (and irrational?) fears we have. and worries.

and how if we woud just look up instead of down and around at things that lead us deeper into the trap of fear... we might be reminded.

of a God who is there.

always there.

showing us a little bit of sparkle when we need it.

photo catch-up

you may be wondering where i've been for a month and a half.

or you may not care. or already know via facebook.

either way...

see you around...

dating.

last weekend was spent with this girl - we had total girl weekend:

• tanning (or spray tanning - tip: never forget to put the lotion on your hands. never.)
• waxing
• mani/pedi
• eating - badly and alot
• catch up time with other girls
• getting out cute on

i was in town for my beautiful friend allizon's wedding. want to see her bridals? check it out. after watching the marriage of these two:

i just wanted to get engaged and married all over again. so i called hubz:

and said: i need a date night. nothing super fancy, but i don't want to see a movie and go to dinner. he said: okay, what about thursday? i said yes. 

hubz has thursday off. so he was preparing while i was at work. i got off and saw a picnic basket and cooler all packed up. we hopped in the car and off to faulkner park we went.

so we unloaded and guys, hubz MADE sushi. homemade y'all. i was reaaaaaal excited. and reaaaaaal impressed.

he bought sparkling pink lemonade. and expensive water (we're kind of snobs when it comes to our water)

 hi boy.

you may be wondering what the big one is... (don't hate unless you've tried it) SPAM MUSUBI. i ate it all the time in hawaii... they have it everywhere, even mcdonalds! its fried spam, rice, and seaweed. i had been craving it for a long time and he knew it. he's sweet.

yummers.

ever after.

hubz - thank you so much! i was super impressed. i would like to have monthly sushi picnics, please. i cant wait to see what you cook up for our next date!

on another note - i'm leaving for the ville tomorrow. 

then shooting a wedding

then cruising to nassau with the in-law girlz

then shooting another wedding

then heading home

i'll be without hubz for 10 days! i think thats the longest we've been apart since we got married. not that it matters... 

i love you babe! miss ya and enjoy the house without my wet towels on the bed, floor, or couch. :)