Random Updates and Projects of Mine

Today, while I was working on my essay for Shakespeare, it hit me that I haven't posted an update about Eric and me in a couple months. Shame on me. People might begin to wonder if we were still alive. So here I am, writing an update for all you wonderful readers. 

Zombies, Shirts, and Obsessions

I had another Walking Dead dream last night.

August PhotoADay

I can't believe August is already here.  Here is the next month of prompts.  It is always fun to see your pictures!  Let me know if you have any suggestions of prompts you would like to see in the future!  For those who start school this month...good luck; to those who are done or don't have school...you suck.

@CarlyHiggins21    #sheepswifephotoaday

Bears, Birthdays, and Rashes

     I can tell that June is going to be a crazy month for us for the rest of our lives.  So much happens during this month; Eric, Krysta, Krissy, Kalli, and I celebrate our birthdays, and Krissy/Merek and Mom/Dad celebrate their anniversaries.  Eric has had a rough month, but I got a new job!  I now work at Eborn Books in Salt Lake.  I can take Trax there and back home, so it makes it very nice car/gas wise.  I am so excited to be working and making some money, and Eric is too, although I come home smelling strongly of the coffee shop next door. 

July PhotoADay Prompts

I have made the next list of prompts for the month of July!  Good luck and remember to tap into your creative side!  Happy Independence Day and enjoy the fireworks and BBQs!
@CarlyHiggins21   #sheepswifephotoaday

June PhotoADay Prompts

I love PhotoADay challenges.  They give me something to do and allow me to be creative and use my brain.  So I decided to make my own because I wanted my own hashtag.  Feel free to join me. 

@CarlyHiggins21   #sheepswifephotoaday

Eric's Inner Archer

A couple weeks ago, Eric bought this green jacket that makes him look like an elf and an archer.  Over Memorial Day weekend Eric and I watched the house and dogs for my parents while they went up to Idaho.  Eric and I were sitting in lounge chairs outside in the sunshine when my eyes happened upon the yellow target in the garden surrounded by hay bales that you can shoot at.

It's only...I mean already been a year?

Yep, you read correctly.  It's only...I mean already been a year since Eric and I married each other in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.  For our anniversary we went out to eat at Culver's and relaxed in a hot tub at my parents' house afterward.  Then we watched Wall-E because why not?  We wanted to get away, but nice hotels cost you your firstborn child so we went camping in his parents' backyard instead.  Yes, we set up a tent, roasted marshmallows, read around the campfire, and tried to sleep in the cold with the sprinklers occasionally hitting us.  It was great.  Oh, and I made him take super awesome pictures with me.  See?

The Higgins' Wild Animals

On Pinterest a while back I saw this cute whale someone had painted that took up three canvases.  I decided it was simple enough that I could paint it, but I wanted a giraffe instead.  Here is my super simple sketch of what I wanted it to look like.

Revenge of the Carpet

Last night Eric and I went to bed as usual.  While we are cuddling, he remembers he needs to do something.  He sits up and scoots to the edge of the bed.  I close my eyes, rest my head on the pillow and think about the Relief Society activity with Hilary Weeks that morning, my cross-stitch project, school next week, homework I still need to do, church tomorrow, the...

"Agghh!"

Playing with Cayden

Yesterday, Cayden, my 4 year old nephew, wanted to play a game he called, 'Police.'  Thus follows our conversation when he pulled on my arm while I was talking to Krysta, and insisted he had 'captured me.'

From Ghetto to Great!

Sometimes, I feel like Eric is a child bringing home small animals and wanting to keep them.  I never know what is going to be brought through my door next.  One day he walked in with these metal legs to a kitchen table that fit perfectly in our apartment.  

Photoshop and Tablet Magic!

This is kind of a random post that I have been wanting to do for a while.  I have been finding tutorials on Pinterest that teach you how to make your photos better.  So I tried them out on a few pictures I really like with Photoshop.  There are before and after pics for the ones I noticed the most difference. 

 Also, at the end of the post are some of the drawings Eric has done on my tablet.  He wanted to show you guys.  :)

Our First Christmas Together!

It seems quite strange that Eric and I have been married for 8 months!  We spent our first Christmas trying to juggle my family and his.  I felt like we were in the middle of a tug-of-war and Eric and I were the rope!   I finished my finals a week before the big day.  Suddenly I didn't have to worry about homework and studying!  I could focus on the magic of the holidays!  (...PS Christmas is a lot better when you are a kid, growing up isn't nearly as awesome as I thought it would be...)

Spock Eric

Eric got a haircut on Tuesday and the result was quite hysterical!   His hair which was longer than mine is now barely half an inch long.  He is an entirely new person...

The Exceedingly Long Awaited Wedding

Here are the pictures from the temple (Finally!).  They include pictures when we exit the Temple, family pictures, bridesmaid pictures, groomsmen pictures, more pictures of Eric and I, and finally, miscellaneous fun ones.  Enjoy!

Again, our colors were Seal Grey, Granite Grey, Amethyst Jewel, Deep Amethyst, and Luscious Mango 

Window scares...

For Halloween, Eric had this brilliant idea that we should open the window right next to our front door and scare people when they knock for treats.  It was fantastic :)  We got some pretty hilarious reactions!  They would scream, jump, back away, laugh, take their candy and walk away smiling.  Later in the night we heard some kids walk past and wonder if they had already been to out house. "No, we've been there.  That's the one where the lady scared us from the window, remember!"  Then they laughed and walked on.  It was a fun night needless to say.

Sheep and Wolf or Cat and Dog?

For Eric's Sheep costume we bought 2 pillowcases yesterday and sewed them together.  Then we stuffed them with the leftover bear guts.  Then he tried it on...

From Bear to Wolf

For Halloween Eric and I decided to be a wolf and a sheep :)  We traveled to our local DI store and bought the biggest stuffed animal we could find.  He was so happy to have found a new home!

Lily Krisina Smith

Little Lily has been around for a little over a month now!  This post is dedicated to the little bundle of joy.  Enjoy the pics!

Krissy and Merek splurged and had some professional shots taken that the hospital offered.  These first few are the professional shots that I like.