Daily Drawing: 78 | Comfort Clothes

I had a big presentation at work today to a boss's boss that I'd been ridiculously nervous about for a couple of weeks...but it went really well and I got everything I wanted out of the meeting.  Not a terrible day at the day-job.

I attribute to my comfort clothes.  You know that go-to outfit, you're kind of "you-niform"? (I'm not sorry for that pun. At all.)  Mine is a comfy pair gap jeans, a white v-neck and a cardigan.  I also wore a necklace that Andy got me on our honeymoon for extra luck!  Those things just make me more comfortable and so much more confident because they're just unequivocally me ^_^

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

We Love Our Holga

More honeymoon pics! But these were taken with our Holga. We bought it at a camera shop in downtown Santa Fe and between it and our Lomo, we shot a few rolls ^_^ We took some at Whiterock and downtown and all over really.

Have a look!



















It was so nice to hear the click and advance the film manually. There's something so fun about finishing a roll. I mean I'll still instagram all day long, but I think everyone should have an appreciation for manual cameras.

Bandelier National Monument

More Honeymoon pictures! We had a lot going on that week, so I've still got a lot to share. Right after we went to the Whiterock Overlook, we took a shuttle up to Bandelier National Monument. These are those awesome cave dwellings that you see in text books and never think you'll actually visit. These homes are just incredible. Just sitting in these small spaces and looking out at a view that people actually called home is breath-taking.

Here...have some photos!

These were ruins of a communal space where the tribe would have gatherings

Climbing in! Instagram pic from Andy's feed ^_^

Cave paintings! Native Americans were into chevrons before the internet :P

The valley.

Some homes had multiple levels.

Above the ruins.

Ugh. So beautiful!

This is the room where they would do their weaving! The wood is new, but the holes in the floor are original. See Andy for scale.

The long house. It the holes actually show that it was 2 or 3 floors tall.

The Big Kiva.

I feel so lucky that I got to experience this place. It was such a special visit for us!

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Whiterock Overlook

On our honeymoon to Santa Fe, we took some time to visit a special scenic overlook called Whiterock Overlook. We stopped off here on the way to Bandolier, which I'll share next week. But the overlook was just so amazingly breath-taking. I could've stayed there all day. And I'm convinced that sunrise and sunset there would be so beautiful I'd just throw up everywhere.

This waterfall and stream were so gorgeous. It was so quiet you could hear the water falling and the river babbling.

A closer shot.

The other side of this cactus is oblivion! I made poor Andy so nervous by playing at the edge.


But he stood pretty close, too ^_^


I love cacti! Succulents are my favorites.


The Rio Grand. We could hear the rushing river! I just can't accurately describe how amazing it is to hear that and be surrounded by such natural beauty.




We bought a Holga at a small photo shop on the plaza and had so much taking pictures! I'll share what we got developed from it and the Lomo we brought along ^_^

Newlyweds!


That's the very edge of the mesa.

See that railing? See that shear drop? Yeah. I'm a badass.


Getting out there on the edge of a mesa was no problem. But turning around and have my perif just be a straight drop more than 100 feet down was...disconcerting. But I was on the edge of an effing mesa!!! So awesome.

This last one is from Andy's instagram ^_^

I still can't get over how gorgeous it was there. So peaceful and quiet, with a cool breeze blowing and the sound of the river rushing and the waterfall quietly rolling over the rocks behind us. Just phenomenal.

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Wedding Wednesday! Our Journey to Chimayo

During our honeymoon last October, we took a day to drive out to Chimayo and stop in Ortega's Weaving Shop. Ortega rugs have been man since the 1700's and the family's weaving tradition has been unbroken since then. My family looooves Santa Fe and this shop was a must-see on everyone's list of recommendations. I was going to make some super cute mosaics of images, but these handmade rugs and other textiles have to been seen as large as possible!

On the way...

We took home the one in the back on the far left ^_^

On the way to Taos...

You can visit Ortegas Weaving Shop online and look through their selection. It's just breath taking...and the softest, thickest rug I've ever had. The cats love it, too ^_^

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