Day 8: Caption Meeting

From 2012 365 Project

Pasadena, TX.

I'm still visual caption head for Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps and this is what I got to spend my early Sunday afternoon doing...video chatting with these guys.

Day 7: Fire!

From 2012 365 Project

Webster, TX.

We went to a hibachi grill after indoor rehearsal tonight. My favorite part is when they light the onions on fire and then make the choo-choo noise with the remaining smoke.

Day 6: The Good Things in Life.

From 2012 365 Project

Bryan, TX.

Friday night. Indian food. Wine and coffee. A new dessert. Best friend. What more could a girl ask for?

Day 5: Snow = Warmth.

From 2012 365 Project

Bryan, TX.

These flannel sheets are possibly the best purchase I have ever made. They make it especially hard to get out of the bed in the morning.

Day 4: Sausage, Cheese and Crackers.

From 2012 365 Project

Bryan, TX.

A while ago, I had the opportunity to take some photos out at Slovacek Sausage in Snook. They gave us a HUGE box of sausage that I unfortunately have not had the opportunity to eat yet. Today, I FINALLY got to try it. Btw, homemade pimento cheese and crackers makes a great accompaniment to summer sausage!

Day 3: Steak and Potatoes, two ways.

From 2012 365 Project

Bryan, TX.

I'm currently spending a lot of time with a fellow who enjoys spending time with me as well (we're dating, but it still seems weird for me to say that simply because I haven't ever dated anyone really). For Christmas, I gave him a cookbook and he mentioned that he was making steak for dinner tonight, so naturally, I invited myself over. :) But being the good guest that I am, I also brought salad, pototoes, bread and wine. This wine just spoke to me at the store, I mean, after all we were having steak and potatoes, so how could I pass up a wine that was labeled the same?! Turns out, it was pretty dang good! It actually has gotten me back on a red wine kick. Go try it out for yourself!

Day 2: Floor Train.

From 2012 365 Project

Pasadena, TX.

This is our floor for indoor drumline. It is ridiculously heavy so all the kids must pitch in to help. However, it never ceases to amaze me how the tallest kid always ends up next to the shortest kid making this operation quite comical.

Day 1: I'm Back!

So I kind of abandoned this project last year, kind of maybe fell out of love with "having" to do photography, then traveled a lot, re-discovered myself, quit my job, started a new job and relocated to Bryan/College Station. As I was looking back at my pictures, I realize that I am capable to taking really good pictures! So it's 2012 and I'm back! I don't know what I want my end result of this project to be. Part of me wants to only limit myself to my point and shoot camera and part of me wants to get reacquainted with my DSLR. So I don't really know how this is going to turn out, but I'm going to continue to find the beauty in every day life. Hope you enjoy the ride! (Oh, and this year, it'll be just me posting. Sorry for those of you who have done it in the past and I didn't invite. I still love you all!)

So here we go: First Picture shortly after midnight. I went out with the Pasadena Memorial crew (Mark, Wes and Jonathan) and our indoor show this year is Blue, so in honor of that we took blue sno-cone shots. Happy New Year!!! Or rather, HAPPY BLUE YEAR!

From 2012 365 Project

Pasadena, TX.

First Theme of the Year!

I know I've been really behind on all posting this year. In order to keep this fresh and active, I think we'll have a vote for the next upcoming theme. I'll provide three options, the one with the most votes is the offical theme for the following week, Sunday through Saturday. Does that sound like a deal? Here's our first three options:

Love
Body Parts
Tired

My goal is to start having a theme every other week. You don't have to take a picture for theme every day, only if you want to do so. But I would like you to take a least one picture for the theme that week. Vote in the comments and the theme will be picked by Friday. (And you don't have to post pictures to vote, if you're a lurker, post what you'd like to see!)

Amanda: Day 36. Show Time.

From 2011 365 Project

First Indoor show of the season! Here is my lovely cymbal line running through a part of the show with all their snazy effects.

Amanda: Day 35. Is It Snow? Is It Ice?

From 2011 365 Project

Pasadena, TX.

This was the extent of the snowpacolypse. I couldn't tell whether it was ice or snow, but whatever it was, there wasn't a whole lot of it. Ice did hit Houston hard. Almost all highways were shutdown until at least noon today. Cars were stuck on overpasses where they lost traction because of the ice. It was craaaazzzy. Me? I stayed inside and watched the crazy people on the news.

Amanda: Day 34. Cold Weather Gear.

From 2011 365 Project

The great snowpacolypse is supposed to be upon us. Everything has been closed down for tomorrow across Texas. Schools, works, doctor's appointments. It's crazy. This is the jacket I bust out when the weather takes a turn for the worse. It's a down jacket tht always has a scarf on it and earmuffs in one pocket with gloves in the other. It's fully stocked and ready to wear. Bring it on cold weather.

Amanda: Day 33. Tea Time.

From 2011 365 Project

I've become slightly addicted to chai tea. Sometimes I just get a craving for it. However, I didn't have any of my standard chai tea with me so I caved in and bought the house brand at HEB. DON'T DO IT. It's not the real deal. It will leave you seriously unsatisfied and make you feel like you need to go out in below freezing weather and buy a different brand of chai.

Amanda: Day 32. Through the Windshield.

From 2011 365 Project

Harlingen, TX.

Okay, I'm going to try and cut down on the sunset pictures. But sometimes, I just can't resist. I mean, there's no way you can look at this sky and these colors and not just feel good inside.

Amanda: Day 31. Strength.

From 2011 365 Project

Harlingen, TX.

I joined a gym today. Now I have not one, but two gym memberships. This is gym is in the neighborhood where we live in Harlingen. I figured if the gym is less than give minutes away, there's NO EXCUSE for me to be lazy not to go, right? Me and these shoes...we're gonna get motivated.

Amanda: Day 30. Snares.

From 2011 365 Project

San Benito, TX.

Before Show and Tell on Sunday afternoon. I feel like I need to disclose that I don't favor the percussion, they're just more accessible to shoot during rehearsals.

Amanda: Day 29. Listening.

From 2011 365 Project

San Benito, TX.

This weekend is Genesis Camp in San Benito. This is our percussion section leader David with Percussion Caption Head Dillon in the background. (And good job to David for wearing ear plugs! I wish I had done the same when I was younger so I could listen nowadays.)

Amanda: Day 28. Pass the Mic.

From 2011 365 Project

San Benito, TX.

Amanda: Day 27. A Work of Art.

From 2011 365 Project

Harlingen, TX.

I ate at a little restaurant in Harlingen for lunch today. All of the wall sections were seperate vignettes. During mid-meal, the artist came out to work on a new section. It was pretty neat to watch him work in action.

Amanda: Day 26. South Texas Sunset.

From 2011 365 Project

South Padre Island, TX.

From 2011 365 Project

South Padre Island, TX.

No commentary, just a beautiful sky. :D