Tidbit Tuesday #12

I’ve figured something out. (Actually, I’ve known it for much of my life. But the point still remains..) I am much too random. With that said, I was very close to canceling Tidbit Tuesday for today because I kind of want to write something a little more stable, but then Dylan said that wasn’t an option. :) And of course I remembered all of you super encouraging blog readers and commenters who make me feel like I’m actually writing for someone other than myself! Thank you a bajillion times over!

As I’ve made incredibly apparent my entire life long, my birthday was January 30th. (My family and friends tend to make fun of me for how enthusiastic I am about birthdays. I just like them!) :) This year, I was born on a Saturday, which hasn’t happened in about 10 years. In middle and high school, my birthday always fell in the middle of midterms week and/or Regents (darn you, New York State!). So as you can imagine, I was excited about my Saturday. Overall, I just relaxed the whole day through. Took an hour and a half shower. (No jokes here, kids!) Did my hair for no reason. And lounged on the couch with Dylan. Perfection. :) (And now a few pictures!)

Here is a snapshot of our fondue dinner! MmMM!!

Dylan grabbed these next two shots. Please ignore my lack of makeup, my (aka Dylan’s) over-sized (but comfy!) boxing t-shirt, and the fact that my parents are in the process of tearing down the wallpaper behind me! :)

Oh! And I requested that the whole family watch Julie & Julia! I had seen it with Dylan immediately after it hit theatres, and I absolutely LOVED it. Amy Adams is cuteness personified. And Meryl Streep? Give me a break. She’s sheer brilliance, and an absolutely hysterical Julia Child. I’m not sure the movie was supposed to be that funny, but I’m pretty confident that I annoyed the heck out of my fellow theatre-goers by guffawing at places in the film where everyone else was chuckling silently. :) Anywho, Julie & Julia. Go. See. It.

I’d like to use this small portion of my blog to honor one of my dearest friends (and bridesmaids!), Hannah Crosby, who was so let down that not a one of the memories we’ve made, made it into my list of 22 memorable memories in this post. Don’t you worry Han, much of the time when writing that list, I enrolled the help of my parents to remind me of my own memories. (Now all you others, pretend you didn’t read that.) :) Well everybody, let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we? You know what I’m talking about, don’t you? You know! That one time when Hannah and I decided the best thing we could possibly do with our free time was to peel a leathery, paper-thin, “sun-kissed” frog from off of my road and put it in a little plastic baggy? Yeah… Why did we do that?! And how old were we.. Feels like just yesterday, actually. ;) Love you, Hannah!! Now aren’t you glad I shared that??

Revelation! This past weekend, I was hired to take some quick head shots for my dad’s mom’s brother’s daughter’s daughter, who is a realtor. :) When she came over, we decided to go with some soft window light rather than brave the chilly depths of winter outside. The only issue was the insanely busy/colorful/flowery wallpaper in the background, which you saw in some of the pictures from my birthday above. (We live in my grandmother’s old house, hence.. Old school wallpaper. Don’t worry, she doesn’t have the internet either, so she’ll never know that I hate it.. Err, don’t like it?!) :) But here is where the revelation part comes in! We used a blue Snuggie as our background! I’ll be darned if it didn’t end up looking just like some expensive studio set-up! Oh Snuggie, how often you save me! Ta-daaah!! (Isn’t she pretty?!)

Announcement! Mabyn Ludke, the sweet friend and fellow wedding photog that she is, (not to mention, OUR wedding photog!!), just started something similar to Tidbit Tuesdays on her blog, and I’m stoked to read it on up! Introducing, Marvelous Mondays, everybody!! If you’re looking for that extra dose of pizazz to start your Monday’s off a little brighter, check Mabyn out!! :)

So, Dylan is immensely (and overly) proud of a little something he got me for my birthday, and so I thought I’d share.. My Bob Dylan/Dylan Morrissey shirt, that I ONLY wear to the gym, or where no one knows who I am. ;) Courtesy of CafePress.com.

Perhaps not a very long tidbit post, but at least there are pictures! This is my solemn vow: I, Alyse René French, will blog a Before Meets After post THIS WEEK, along with the post I promised last week on Mabyn’s workshop! (I apologize for the delay!!) Look for it. I will not fail you. :)

Happy Tuesday!!