Deborah Berard Photography: steel magnolia boudoir photography

Monday, September 26, 2011

Days turn into weeks, then months... and before you know it the summer is gone. Along with the blue skies, and warm weather. Pretty sundresses, cute kitten heels, and hats.
With all the packing, moving, unpacking, painting, shopping, and family responsibilities going on, its been easy to forget just how precious those summer adventures can be. So the hubby and I decided that it was time to get a little attitude adjustment. And what better place to do that than on a cruise ship bound for the Bahamas?!?!?

6 Days/ 5 nights of heaven on board the Carnival Fun Ship, eating everything in site, drinking like a fish, and dancing into the wee hours of the morning until our socks burned (right along with our bodies).

It felt great to have my camera(s) back in my hands again capturing Gods beauty. The Bahama Islands are stunning. And what girl in her right mind would pass up the chance to play dress up and party every night for a week??? Surely, not me!!!

Here are a few images from our amazing trip. We met two fun loving couples that just so happen to live minutes from us. And I spent the better half of two evenings with a group of fabulous woman who rescued me from the clutches of that dang casino. They called me SJP all week, included me in on all their activities, and promised to keep in touch including a standing invite to their next "Girls Only" weekend. God help me!!!

Here are some images from our family trip. Enjoy...

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Life in the military is never easy. In fact, its been a whole lot harder than I ever imagined it would be. Our PCS to Germany was supposed to be filled with new adventures, and in many ways it surely was, just not all good ones. Touring Europe was amazing no doubt, but the harsh weather, lifestyle changes, driving conditions, language barriers all took their toll on both Eric and myself. My not being able to work was also a very difficult adjustment.

All in all I suppose there are things that I will surely miss in time. I already miss the wonderful friends I made while I was there. And I miss the chances to travel to different countries every weekend, but I'm an American baby and damn proud of it! Oh how I missed this wonderful country and all its benefits!!!

Our travels back to the states proved just as trying as our travels away from it. Crazy flights, unbearable living quarters in temp housing on Shaw AFB, broken a/c units, busted water pipes that flooded our luggage, complete chaos when it came time to receive our household goods (which we still don't have all of), and incompetent people to deal with when it came time to close on our new home. But we are here... in our new home (FINALLY!) and busy un-packing a million boxes full of items I haven't seen in over two years. Oh how I missed 110v appliances and my summer clothes!

Eric and I had been saving for the last year in preparation for this move. We wanted to treat ourselves and buy all new furniture! It was a whirlwind shopping spree that lasted the entire fourth of July weekend, and ended with some amazing bargain buys! I have this itch to do it up... from the paint to the light fixtures. The rugs to the drapes. Bedding, towels, and shelf items, I was in hog heaven for sure!!! And although its not even close to being finished, I have to say that I'm thrilled with how its turning out so far. Every weekend we find ourselves doing little projects around the house. The latest was our glass tile back splash in the kitchen that came our beautiful! And I hate to brag, but I did it all by myself! :)

Along the way I've been taking a few pictures so I wanted to share what we have thus far. I love it, and I can't wait to have our house warming party in a few months.

Enjoy.....

New Kitchen & back splash...