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Mar, 11{photo friday} vol.2
Hey all! This weeks {photo friday} is narrowed down to one main day. I had a ya-ya on my chest and had to have a procedure done to fix it. Ouch! I have the best hubby in the world, because he went with me to support me, bought me an early dinner and then surprised me with Pinkberry!!!! Frozen Yogurt really does make everything better!
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Mar, 11{photo friday} vol.1
Happy Friday! I love photography and all that goes with it. I’m always snapping new shots of whatever throughout the week and thought to myself, why not share them?! So, I decided to create {photo friday} to share what I’ve captured. I’m so excited to see everything compiled in one place. Let’s see where it goes. Well, enough chit chat, enjoy…
Clockwise: sweet little fox that I saw in my mom’s neighborhood; Starbucks sign while visiting with a gal pal; My lil bro assisting in making fresh mozzarella at Johnson & Wales; My newest haircut – I love it!; Frankie and Tucker at the dog park for Frankie, Angel and Dimitri’s 3rd Birthday; a butterfly bouquet that my hubby, Ron, surprised me with.
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Mar, 11coming soon!
I’m so excited to finally share these with you! Here are a few little paintings that will be added to the shop very soon. They are my original designs and each are hand-painted by yours truly.
{Peg Leg}
{True Love}
{Me & My Pup}
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Mar, 11Happy 3rd Birthday Pups!
Today is Frankie, Angel and Dimitri’s 3rd birthday! I can’t believe how big they have all gotten. I love them so much!
images clockwise: Angel, Dimitri, Frankie, all three of them when they were a couple months old.
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Feb, 11mini art show
A friend of ours hosted a mini art show in LoHi Friday night and I was lucky enough to hang a few of the pieces that I’ve been working on. We had a wonderful time looking at all of the other art works and mingling amongst family and friends. We had so much support and it was such a special evening.
These original paintings (by yours truely) and a few others will be for sale in the shop early next month, so be sure to stop by then.
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Feb, 11coffee ‘n such
I just love hanging with my pal Jessica. Her and I can chat for hours on end and not even realize the time swooshing by. We ventured out the other night and met at Starbucks for some warm drinks and had a wonderful time! Nothing beats great company and warm coffee! It was so cold out that night, that we couldn’t help but to laugh when we watched the employees bring in the cushions and umbrellas from outside before closing. Um, hello, it was about -10°F outside! Who in their right mind would be sitting outside to have coffee?!? Ha ha ha ha I think it was unnecessary to put them out in the first place, but that just might be me.
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Jan, 11a few of my favorite things…
I love to surround myself with things that inspire creativity on all levels. Here are a few of my favorite things…
1-Silver Pigeon! I L.O.V.E Pigeons to pieces, so when I saw this piece, I just had to have it!!! 2-My odd-and-end fabric collection (I also love the photo that my friends gave me from Santa Barbara!). 3-My Mac… it would be difficult to live without it… 4-My Sharpies and pens always an arms length away. 5-The sand from our sand ceremony at our wedding. 6-My sewing machine. 7-The Pigeon photo that my friend gave me for one of my birthdays. 8-My Peacock feathers. I buy on each year from a woman at the Indian Market in Denver. She has her own Peacocks and she collects the fallen feathers. So, no plucking! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by today! RobbieLee
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Jan, 11Happy Birthday Mikey!
Today is my little brother’s 17th Birthday! I can’t believe it, I really do remember when all three of my siblings were babies! Happy Birthday Mikey, I love you so much!
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Dec, 10touching base…
I apologize for being absent for a few days. We had a death in the family. I won’t get into details, but it was a suicide. I wanted to take a moment to share the importance of letting those around you know that you care about them. It’s important to let family and friends know that you will be there to talk to if needed without judgment.
The beautiful thing about being you is that there is only one you in the entire universe! This should be celebrated to the fullest, because you are different and unique. We all get down on ourselves at one point or another and compare ourselves to others. It’s human nature, however, what we need to remember is that we are who we are, and that’s so special. If we want to change for whatever reason, it should only be because we want to change, not for anyone else. I think Katie Perry’s new song “Firework” sends a great message about being yourself and how special that is.
I never realized all of the emotions that encompass you after a suicide. I instantly felt sadness mixed with disbelief when I first heard the news. After that I felt confusion and couldn’t stop asking “why.” Why did this happen? Why didn’t we see the signs? Why didn’t they reach out for help? Then the guilt set in. Why didn’t I do a better job of letting it be known that I would have been there to talk to? I felt as though I failed in the worst kind of way. I should have paid closer attention, and if I had, I probably would have been able to stop it. I heard that anger is one of the steps to grieving a suicide, but I have not felt that, not yet at least. I’m not angry at what happened, but I’m still very sad and shocked. It sometimes doesn’t seem real, but then I quickly realize that it unfortunately is.
I want to say that if you ever feel depressed about anything to the point that you question your worth or even think of ending it all, please reach out. Your friends an family will be there for you, I promise. I was told by the Suicide Advocates, that suicide is the permanent solution to a temporary problem. It’s so true. No problem should result in suicide, ever. Your life is too valuable to even think that this is an option. You are special, we all are. There is only one you and that is something to be proud of. I understand that you might feel embarrassed or silly talking to someone, but it’s better to be embarrassed for a minute, than to be gone forever. Your loved ones would much rather you come to them to chat than to live with the guilt and sadness that suicide brings.
Suicide is not the answer. Please remember that. If you suspect someone is depressed and possibly contemplating suicide, please just let them know that you love them and that you are there to talk to. This way they know that you are a safe person. I appreciate you allowing me the chance to get a lot off my chest. I needed that.
Night all,
xo RobbieLee
