like father like son

did a photoshoot for mark and vaughn chillin in our bedroom, which took approx 5 minutes (they wouldn't pose any minute longer). thank god i got some good pics hahaha! [click on photo to enlarge]

my two favorite shots (itty bitty collage wouldn't do justice =)

random thought

i found a collage maker on the internet so i'm testing it out (see below). i'll make more in higher res if they come out ok =)

eileen's preggy photoshoot

i did a photoshoot of my friend eileen last sunday. i'm not very good at it YET so out of the 300+ shots that i took, i only liked a couple. i'm also very very picky so there you go...i need to practice more. so ron and tep, i'd like to do an engagement shoot with you guys, to my family: i'd like to practice doing family portraits, and of course there's my little bon bon to practice on (mark hates posing for the camera). lia's brother emman is willing to lend me his flash since i'm still so poor at the moment i can't afford to buy one yet =) anyway, here are the photos, enjoy!



mr. and mrs. moran plus leilani in belly and dixie the dog

eileen on the couch

reflections in sepia...hello little angel, when are you coming out? =)

whew

after months of planning and preparation, vaughn's baptism is finally over and mark and i can rest easy...for another 4 months at least! it's been two weeks since the event and i'm still reveling at the fact that mark and i survived throwing such a huge party. in reality though, we really didn't do that much, most of the work was done by mark's family and my family. but all the same, it was still stressful. i have now discovered that i actually can't be a party planner since i will probably die from nervous jitters and anxiety. i didn't count but i think around 100+ people showed up -- family and friends (cue: jaw drop here heeheehee). imagine what it would be like when we'll have our wedding. fortunately for us, we've enlisted the help of everybody around so the event went fairly smoothly...considering mark got a ticket for beating a red light when he was on his way to pick us up to go to the church [mr. cop didn't buy the whole "i'm late for my son's baptism" sob story], guests showed up 2 hours early due to invite miscommunication, there was an accident on the freeway going to the reception, etc. i was in high stress mode the whole day and i couldn't wait for it to be over. i'm so glad my family and mark's family are there to support us, and of course our friends. we couldn't have done it without you guys!

to everybody who came out and joined us for the baptism festivities, thank you very much. we really appreciate you taking time out to be a part of vaughn's special day. till next!

pictures will be up on multiply soon =)

is your life cooler than mine?

thanks to the internet i have officially become a voyeur...i sometimes stumble upon blogs of people who lead very very interesting lives. the feelings of envy start to creep up from the pit of my stomach and sometimes i just want to barf. i think about my life and what it has become -- work, coming home and caring for my son, passing out in bed from extreme exhaustion, then getting up again the next day to do the same things all over again. weekends are spent doing stupid mundane shit like laundry and cleaning house. it's a vicious cycle...over and over and over again. i need a break! all work and no play makes teresa a dull girl =(