just….blueberries., originally uploaded by iamchanelle.
best enjoyed with soft morning light and some death cab for cutie on the player.
another way to enjoy blueberries can be found right here.
hope your day is lovely!
love,
chanelle
inspired by my friend Clive and his Facebook post today about a little snack he had just enjoyed. it sounded so good i promptly ran to my kitchen to create something similar..
roasted garlic bread slathered with spinach and artichoke cream cheese, topped with fresh tomato slices and a sprinkle of kosher salt. and of course a few olives.
so good.
thanks, clivios!
enjoy your day, everyone! be sure to take some time and make something special for yourself. even just a little snack can really be a nice touch.
love,
chanelle
today is the day i celebrate eight years of marriage to an incredible, hard working, faithful, funny, awesome man.
it’s been quite the journey.
first year newlywed bliss (aka: ignorance and naivety)
second year reality check (aka: oh, he really snores. great, she’s really OCD)
third year a new journey begins (aka: diapers and bottles and puke and poop and tears and memories and laughs and no sleep whatsoever)
fourth year things are calm (aka: still catching up on sleep from the third year, no time for anything else)
fifth year things really suck and almost don’t make it to the
sixth year grace and love rediscovered
seventh year economy strikes and only makes our love stronger, so suck it money and hard times, we don’t need you to survive to the
eighth year and counting (aka: i wonder what it will all hold. every day is a new adventure.)
all i know is that it will take more work.
and deeper love.
and stronger grace.
and i’m ready.
i love you babe.
you rock.
<3
love,
chanelle
p.s. – stay tuned…i’m thinking of making a special cake or sumfin nice for tonight. 
my fine art prints are now officially on display down at the urban tea loft in downtown chandler, AZ.
(i’m doing a little happy dance right now)
please come on by tonight from 6-8 p.m. to check it all out, or just to meet some great people and try some great food – it’s a win-win situation.
the Urban Tea Loft
11 West Boston Street, Suite #2
Historic Downtown Chandler,
Arizona 85225
480.786.9600
hope to see you there.
love,
chanelle
ethereal cupcake, originally uploaded by iamchanelle.
enjoyed at Liberty Market in Old Town Gilbert.
If you live in the area, and have never been there….i have two words for you:
GO. NOW.
the end.
love, chanelle
i must be going stir crazy from the long cold winter (HA!)…or was that just that i am…crazy?
anyway, i got the itch to do some “spring cleaning” and totally revamped my pho-to-graphy website:
www.crphotography.org
would you have a looksie, lemme know what you think, and be sure to tell me if there are any glitches?
i yelled enough not nice things last night while working on the site, so i think i scared most the glitches away….but you never know.
love,
your friendly neighborhood dork.
i’m all contemplative and stuff these days., originally uploaded by iamchanelle.
exciting, awesome, unexpected things have come my way.
it has me in a grateful and thoughtful and contemplative state.
for starters, i have been given the opportunity to have my very first gallery night in a few weeks, to showcase some of my photographs to some pretty rad people.
i am stoked beyond belief.
if you are in the area, please stop by The Urban Tea Loft on Friday, May 8th, from 6-8p.m. my work will be up on the walls (for sale, too, spread the word, yo!).
i’ll be the girl with the huge grin on her face.
come grab some dinner:
(greek linguine)
(flat iron steak)
something to drink:
(downtown teatini)
some dessert:
(tiramisu)
or just stop in to say hey:
this is going to be an awesome opportunity to support a great restaurant, and a poor starving artist, hee hee.
love,
chanelle
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i had a client meeting cancel at the last minute today, so i made a u-turn and headed over to The Coffee Shop with my daughter.
a vanilla milk for her, and a cappuccino for me.
we sat out by the rose garden and talked about flowers,
and birds,
and the importance of playing in dirt
and so, so many other very important things.
i am thankful for the change of plans we had today.
i love that place.
and my girl.
i hope you find something in your day today to be thankful for. even the “little” things are worth a pause.
my kids remind me of that almost every day.
:]
love,
chanelle
a new recipe of mine is up over at Mom Spark, please go check it out!
Trrrrrrust me, it’s very easy.
You need approximately four ingredients.
And a pan. And a whisk.
For serious.
And it’s very good.
I have a three year old who can attest to this fact.
love,
chanelle
i am having way too much fun on my latest project.
this is for a very lovely lady who created her own shortbread company, Silk Shortbread.
i can tell you from personal experience that those cookies are incredibly delicious, perfectly crisp and buttery with just the right amount of sweet.
man, i love my job.
stay tuned, her website will be going live very soon.
love,
chanelle
