• Lost Pictures


    You might have heard, if you’ve been following my Facebook or blog for any time at all, I went on a trip to England and France early in the month.

    We had a great time, all except for two things.

    1. I got a cold (grrr!)

    2. My camera broke midway through the trip. (grrr, yet again!)

    I dropped my camera right outside this store...broken!

    Luckily, my sister had a camera that was compatible with my stuff, so I got to use hers the rest of the trip.

    Funny thing is, when I got back to America and checked into getting my camera fixed…it was cheaper to buy a new one.

    So, this past weekend I went out and got a new camera.

    You know what was fun about that? Well–besides getting a new camera?

    It was the “lost pictures” of the trip I found.

    I inserted the memory card of my broken camera into the new one and viola, pictures I’d taken before it broke!

    They brought a smile to my face. Especially this one:

    Paris Rose.

    Me and my sweet hubby were at the Eiffel Tower and a guy handing out roses approached.My sweet hubby bought me a rose! I’m not much of a flower person, you can even ask him, but I tell ya, this one meant a ton to me.

    We’re in Paris. We’re eating ice cream, looking up at the Eiffel Tower, and he gets me a rose. Probably the most expensive single rose we’ve ever bought, but the memory will be forever engrained in my mind.

    So romantic.

    I had to take a picture, which now that I see it, looks horribly un-romantic with the phone and paper and pen around it.

    Not to mention the Coca-Light bottle it’s in.

    But still.

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    These next pictures were fun too:

    Had to take a picture of GUCCI....
    We spent a day strolling the Champs Elysees, people watching and sitting on sidewalk cafes.

    Beautiful picture of the Arc de Triumph

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    Sure was fun to see these pictures after the fact like this.

    But, Oh, I did have to take a picture on the new camera.

    Check it out:

    My dog, Maddux, was the first picture on my new camera. He makes a great model, huh?

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    So now I’m ready to go on another adventure with my new camera. I never know when a chance to make a memory might creep up on me, and I always like to have my camera handy so I can document it.

  • Write On


    Okay, so, if you have been checkin’ out Facebook over the last couple weeks, you might know that I recently returned from a trip to England and France.

    My characters hosted the blog for the time I was gone. Looked like they had a bit of fun while I was gone.

    Well, I got home last Wednesday–well, it was late enough to technically be early Thursday morning.

    I’d never experienced Jet Lag before.

    View from the Palace of Versailles

    Have you?

    It’s NOT fun. I woke up at 2:30 in the morning on Friday thinking it was, like, ten in the morning and I was to be up and ready for the day.

    Yeah, not so much.

    But, I did get a bit of a story idea as I sat in bet reviewing the previous week’s adventures globe trotting.

    So, I got up and started writing.

    By the end of the weekend, I had over 40,000 words done on Morgan and Tanner’s story.

    I guess jet lag can come in handy, huh?

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    OH, and if you’re interested, here’s a little video I shot from my camera at the Eiffel Tower lighting. It was a great time.

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUPtkAY-FD0]

  • Friday Funnies


    Hey guys. I’m back. I survived my first trip across the pond! Oh, it was a great time. I’m sure I’ll be bloggin’ and facebookin‘ about it, pictures and all, but for now, I’m glad to be back.

    Hope you had a GREAT week. . . this picture here left me smiling.

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    Happy Friday, everyone!

  • It’s the weekend!


    It’s been a great week. I’m done with the day job now for two whole weeks!

    Why, you ask?

    I’m off to ENGLAND!!!

    Woo-Hoo.

    I’ve never been across the pond. Have you?

    What advice do you have to share?

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    Be sure to stay tuned to the Catch the Rush blog, my characters are going to hold down the fort while I’m gone.

    I’ve heard whisperings of a CONTEST they might be throwing your way while I’m gone!

    So, stay tuned. . .