Pictures as Promised

I am sorry I took so long to get the wedding pictures posted, but there was a bit of a hullabaloo over me posting these pictures elsewhere so I figured it was probably a good idea to wait a bit before posting them on here. Hope you enjoy them. In the pictures, Shayla and Titus are obviously the bride and groom. Ma is the redhead. The older couple is Shay's grandparents. And of course there was me. *grin*

When the World Turns White

Have I ever told ya'll how much I love snow? When I heard that Northern Virginia was supposed to receive somewhere between 4" and 40", I was ecstatic. I even love shoveling! The other plus? I got off work 3 hours early. The snow started falling around 10 o' clock this morning. Just before I left the office for the day around noon, I took a few pictures.

The front parking lot and street at my workplace. I took the pic from my office window on the fourth floor.

Another shot

Different angle. This one shows the front patio of my office building and the Hilton next to it.

This is a close up of one of the trees directly outside my window at work.

Getting home was interesting. People were still panicking about the snow so the traffic was something else. My typical commute home from work takes me 30 minutes for a 10 mile distance. Today, it took me 40-50 minutes. Of course, the slush on the roads didn't help any.

Around 6:30pm I decided it was a good time to go outside for a few pictures of my neighborhood. I just want to say that I did not use flash for any of the following pictures, nor did I make any adjustments aside from cropping. This is the reflection of the house and street lights in the neighborhood.

Angle from my front door

Crop of the houses across from the playground

My front bay window in the green light of my porch light. (Joseph still hasn't changed the light bulbs from the Christmas colors he put up in December. Lazy boy. :-)

more snow pics since it's lighter outside :-)

Both of these pictures were taken from my office. I have the distinct pleasure of sitting right smack dab next to a HUGE wall length, four foot high window. It's terrible when the sun's out since it faces East pretty directly, but it's beautiful on days like today. Enjoy the pictures. They're best when you click on them for the full, close-up view.

It Snowed Again Last Night

Have I ever mentioned how much I enjoy snow? Well, I'm mentioning it now. I love snow. Everything about snow. The cold. the wet. the shoveling. the Sledding! the white. the clean feel. the sense of wonder that seeing snow always leaves me with.

Normally, when it snows, the snow will land on the trees around home and look pretty for a little while, but as soon as the snow stops coming down all of the snow on the trees just disappears. So, imagine my delight when I walked the front door of my house this morning to discover that the trees were still laden with snow. It looks like the trees all grew leaves of white. *sigh* Perfection!

When I arrived at work around 5:10 this morning I finally found a tree that had enough light to take a picture of so that I could share it with everyone.

Isn't it gorgeous!?! ALL of the trees surrounding my work building look the same if not even more beautiful. I wish I had my real camera with me not just my phone camera. Then I could share with you the Winter Wonderland that is known as Northern Virginia.

Pictures in Winter

I keep looking at my blog after I publish a post to make sure the spacing turned out properly and just to make sure it still looks good in general and every time that I do, I can't help but stare at the picture I have in my header. *sigh* I would really like to get a picture from the same angle for Spring, Fall, and ...well...maybe not Winter. Winter around here just magnifies any trash that's lying around, the bare branches, the lack of color. You get the picture. But at the same time, I still want a picture for Winter. I mean, maybe it will emphasize the beauty of the two bridges and you'll be able to overlook any imperfections. Hmm, perhaps a mission for Saturday?

Opinions, people! I need opinions! Should I change the picture at the top to a Winter picture or should I just wait until Spring and find myself some breathtaking picture then?

Christmas Pictures

Ashley, my brother-in-law's girlfriend, had the brilliant idea of having pictures of Joseph, Me, Mike and her framed for the boys' parents for Christmas. Joseph grew that idea and suggested doing the same for the boys' grandparents. These are what we got from MY camera. Ashley will compare my pics and the pics on her camera and will choose the best then frame them for the 'rents and grandparents. Don't tell Joseph that his picture is on the internet now.

Joseph, Me, Ashley, and Mike

This is actually take two. The pic below was first.

What!?! It was windy.

And THIS is my favorite. Me and my wonderful hubby, Joseph.