Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Photo an Hour :: Smokey Eyes

Kaylah and I each took a photo an hour on the first day of our weekend camping trip. Here are mine!

6am :: Pretty light coming in through our kitchen curtains.
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7am :: In the car. I don't know why but I always like to take a photo of my dress/legs in the car. Weird.
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8am :: Almost ready to head over the border.
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9am :: Yep, we made it across. I always see lots of antique places that I want to stop at.
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10am :: I found some yarn bits that I had stuffed into the door handle.
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11am :: Pretty flowers while we were waiting for our camping partners.
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12pm :: Found a campsite after driving around looking for the office for a while. Helpful hint if you are in the Red Bridge part of Allegheny...there is no office. Just a board you sign up on.
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1pm :: Kaylah hiding in the bushes.
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2pm :: We have to add our initials anywhere we see that other people have because we don't want to feel left out. And...a cute little toad.
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3pm :: Beautiful view. We all agreed that the camera couldn't capture exactly how amazing it was.
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4pm :: Kaylah's beautiful mushroom haul. I even took home a purple one because they were so pretty. And then I forgot it in the car and it got too hot and shrivelled up to almost nothing. I SUCK.
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5pm :: Another toad! This one was so teensy!
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6pm :: We walked along what we thought was a hiking trail but was really just a path to other campsites. I'm glad we made that mistake though because we found a beautiful little area on the water. It even came with cool rock chairs!
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7pm :: We thought about going to the drive-in but them wimped out (the boys' fault) and instead ended up back at our campground.
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8pm :: Ok, I guess having a campfire while you are camping is an appropriate way to spend the evening. It was cold though and we didn't last too long. The fire pit was built like a fortress! It kept all the heat in and didn't share very much with us.
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We roasted a few veggie dogs (spider/crab style) and then headed to bed!

I would have to say that the highlight of the camping trip for me, well one of them, was when Kevin made a joke about "smokey eyes" (the makeup technique) when he got some smoke in his eyes from the fire. Kaylah was super impressed that he knew the term "smokey eyes" and so I asked Ivan if he knew what it was. He proceeded to squint his eyes, making a Blue Steel type face and said, "this is smokey eyes, right?" (Or something like that, I have a bad memory and really wish that we had caught this whole thing on tape) I probably didn't do that story justice but it was pretty much the cutest thing ever.

We also have a little video from the camping trip but we will share that another day!

♥elycia

20 comments:

  1. Thinking about Ivan's smokey eyes face still makes me laugh hysterically!

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  2. Tent = amazing. I can't get over how comfy it looks x

    Rose Eva
    http://www.silhouetted.org

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  3. Oh I love camping! I went for a 1 week camp experience this summer and it was superb. Except of the fact that we couldn't shower every day. Anyway, even that it was cool.

    By the way I l.o.v.e. this dress of yours. I have it too, thank you H&M. :)

     In Whirl of Inspiration

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  4. Ha ha ha! I got the funniest mental picture of the Blue Steel/ Smokey Eyes. LOL! And such cute lil toadies!

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  5. so much fun seeing the differences and similarities in yours and kaylah's perspectives on the day through your photos. such a fun idea. those tiny toads are too cute!

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  6. I'm crazy about mushrooms, so Kaylah's collection sent me over the edge of happiness. Not sure why I love them so. Maybe because they're used in fairy tales, but something seems sweetly magical about them.
    P.S. You don't suck. We've all left something to shrivel in the car.
    P.S.S. I love your CAMPING yarn sign.

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  7. haha! Kaylah hiding in the bushes!! Kinda a hard thing to do with her awesome blue hair!! :)
    This looks like a wonderful weekend!! I love seeing both your views of the day with these Photo an Hour posts!! xo

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  8. Sounds like an amazing weekend, that toad is so freaking tiny! I love these posts, they are so of my favourite that you do xo

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  9. Love it, looks like so much fun! I would have totally pulled a leave the mushroom in the car and wind up with nothing crap.

    That little story at the end made me giggle.

    xomando

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  10. love camping! looks like a fun weekend & great pics!
    Oh, My

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  11. You obviously had a great day :)

    And I have the same dress as you :P

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  12. Looks like so much fun!! Love the toads and mushrooms especially. =)

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  13. Ahhh these are so pretty! I want to go camping now!
    xo Heather
    http://ahopelessnotebook.blogspot.com/

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  14. Where's the part where you became a bear expert? ;D

    It looks like such an awesome trip!

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  15. Aaw...looks like you guys camped in a lovely place and had such a rad time! :) Camping's the best!!

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  16. you have got me all pumped for my first ever camping weekend ^_^

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  17. Oh my gosh look at that little frog!!!!
    Looks like a total blast. Also, LOVE these photo an hour posts. :)
    Trish

    www.jellybonesblog.blogspot.com

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  18. Oh! This looks amazing :) it really makes me want to go camping NOW! And those little toads are just adorable!

    Hope you're having a lovely day!

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  19. Love your pictures -- I've never wanted to go camping before, but I may reconsider.. my boyfriend has been bugging me.. LOL.

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  20. i miss camping! these photos are lovely and so fun! :D

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