The winner of the Betty Webster fine art print according to the Random Number Generator is...
Commenter #6 - Kristen L!
Congratulations Kristen! Email me at katiepegher (at) gmail (dot) com to claim your loot!
:)
I'll leave you with a shot of some dreamy baby curls shot over 4th of July weekend...
because I know they won't last forever. :)
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I was contacted a few weeks by this sweet-as-pie southern girl, Emily Kirks, via my Etsy Shop about sponsoring a giveaway she had planned for her blog.
She's an inspirational Christian writer who has a readership composed mostly of young teenage girls.
I was happy to chip in.
So - hop over to her blog today to see the post and enter for a chance to win...
You could win this "My Goal" print... CLICK HERE!
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Hey folks! So sorry I've been a bit off the grid lately. Life hit an all new level of crazy last week.... in a good way.
I had my very dear girlfriend, Casie and her one year old son visiting us from the midwest, Tuesday thru Friday. I spent a lot of time toting her and the kids around town entertaining.
Here's a peek at my girl and her boo...
I also had to work a little. A family photo session on Wednesday - and then a huge huge huge wedding to photograph on Saturday for my bestie - Jenna.... Of which I was an invited guest to the rehearsal dinner on Friday and the after party crab feast on Sunday. Quite the full weekend.
Here's a peek at my two beautiful friends....
Things were off the rails crazy around here and I just didn't have a second to sit and type. Sorry guys.
I have, however been keeping a little list handy of some of the things I'm currently loving right now... and I thought I'd share.
My Mother's Day gift from Clark and the kids... Hello iPad 3.... welcome to the family.
Agera AHA Clarifying Toner... a game changer for my problematic skin. I splash it on after cleansing like after shave... don't even bother with a cotton pad. :)
This watch from Anthropologie... on it's way to mi casa... but backordered. Boo.
These Fonts...
Kavaler Kursive, Bebas Nueue, LOBSTER, Pacifico, Snickles
This bikini from Anthropologie... Sale Department WOOT!
My little partnership with Persnickety Prints. They've sent me a heap of co-branded cards with individualized FREE SHIPPING codes on them... I'm trying to spread the love! If you'd like to check them out - please leave me a comment below (your email will be kept private) and I'll contact you!!!
And on a personal note... I'm also LOVING...
Running with my neighbor Nat in the evenings at least 3 days a week. I've gone back and forth with my love affair with running over the years. I have a horrible bad back... Surgery in 2009... So... as long as it's kind to me - I'm so happy to be beginning yet again. And having a partner to pass the miles with is nice. Helps keep your mind off the agony of the first few weeks.
Insert - cheesy stock image from running website of two gals jogging here... :P
Fresh strawberries from our local pick your own farm. We have gone three times in the past three weeks to pick. I bring them home and wash them - behead them and put them in plastic freezer bags for storage until they will become smoothies over the year. I'm going to try and go at least once more and see how long they last me througout the year. Clark also wants to make a heap of jam.... We eat A LOT of PB&J in this house. Clark can make jam? Who knew? I'm ready to get schooled.
Three women I'd like to acknowledge who have been especially kind and helpful to me in the last few weeks....
I love them all more than I can say...
Shelby Morris - my extra special assistant on shoots and in the editing room. You rock honey.
"DAAAAANG Shelby!" Soooo glad to have you.
Coty Jones - For second shooting with me on Saturday. You kept me calm and sane and gave me the confidence I needed to pull it all off. The wedding was fab... and I sincerely thank you for your expertise, your kindness and your amazing talent. My clients are LUCKY LUCKY... and so am I. Love ya.
Elizabeth Martin - My sister in law for loaning me an extra backup camera for the weekend. Honey, you are always always there for me in a pinch. LOVE YOU SISTER... not just "currently" as the blog title would suggest - but ALWAYS girl!!
Welcome back everyone!
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Hope you all had a great weekend!!
Thanks so much to all those who submitted photos for the 11:11 challenge on Friday! It was fun to see what you were up to!
The winner of the challenge was
Danna - who was at the gym on the treadmill at 11:11am - emailed this ::
It took me a minute to understand just how she took it...
I think there was an iPad on the treadmill with the camera turned on - and she used her iPhone pointed back at it to get the shot...
At least - I think that's what she did...
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So what was I doing at 11:11am???
I was getting Macho some cheese out of the refrigerator...
and at 11:11pm?
Doing some editing on the couch, half watching a movie with Clark... Have any of you seen 127 Hours? Crazy stuff.
I'm seeing an 11:11 scrapbook layout in my near future. I think it's interesting to capture a little random slice of life every now and again...
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So how bout the prize, eh?
Well...
I'd just like to confess that I obsess about certain things...
Ya know - huge - life changing things like the kind of Chapstick I use.
Me and "Chapstick True Shimmer Tropical"... we go way back.
So when, for the better part of this year, I searched and searched for it - yet none were to be found - I started to get a tad concerned.
I mean... can life really go on for me without the proper amount of shimmer and moisture on my lips?
Uhhhhhhh. I. THINK. NOT.
What's a desperate girl to do?
Turn to the internet, of course!
Purchased from a seller called "Discounts&Discontinueds" on Amazon...
Gasp!
It IS TRUE!!!
Discounts&Discontinueds??? Oh no! I must buy 12 sticks - 24 sticks - 75 sticks!!!
Ok - I'll just start with 12.
Dear Internet,
I love you. You flipping rock the party.
Love,
Katie
Queue choirs of angels....
So Danna - you are getting one stick of my extra special stash of the soon-to-be-extinct, Chapstick True Shimmer Tropical.
Girl - you gonna love it.
:)
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Ok party people...
If you can remember to do this - stop wherever you are today and snap a photo with your phone or whatever you have on you at 11:11 am or 11:11 pm....
Yes - you get a do-over if you forget the first time!
In fact - because I know myself and how my days go - I'm setting an alarm to go off on my iPhone.
My brain can no longer be trusted to function properly on its own.
This only happens every century!!!
TOTALLY worth documenting.
Might be interesting to just have a little slice of life shot at that precise moment in time...
Were you at work?
In a meeting?
At home?
Alone?
With your kids?
What were you doing?
Making trouble?
:)
Alrigtht now here's the sweet part - if you email me the photo by Sunday night you'll be entered into a little giveaway that I'm keeping a secret for now.
It will be a little sweet treat.
Cuz I dunno about you - but this week has been HEAVY - and I just need an excuse to smile and be distracted from all the mess going on on TV.
Who's with me?
Send your photo to ::
katiepegher (at) gmail (dot) com
by 8pm Sunday night and I'll draw a winner and post the winner's photo and reveal the prize on Monday.
Have a great weekend!
:)
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Howdy guys!
Still in NYC so I'm gonna keep this short and sweet.
Justin totally rocked out his CrossFit challenge over the weekend. He raised $1,680 for the Fight Gone Bad Challenge (his goal was $1500) benefitting the SOWF (Special Operations Warrior Fund).
He sent me this photo...
Thank you everyone who donated to this great cause!
As promised - I'm giving away one of these yet to be released prints... 5x7 mounted on metallic paper...
Six of you made donations - and I used the Random # Generator to pick the winner. #3 was the pick.
The third person to donate and leave a comment was ::
Crystal M who said...
Hi Katie! Agree with Nikki, that this past weekend was very emotional.....living right outside of DC (now, not 10 yrs ago) it really brought close to home how scary of a world it truly can be...thank GOD for our military and all they do to protect us!!! On top of that, my husbands best friend from high school is HUGE into CrossFit and has been for years...best of luck to your friend Justin!!!!! :)
Congratulations Crystal! To claim your loot - email me at katiepegher (at) gmail (dot) com!~
And Congratulations Justin! I speak on behalf of my readers when I say WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!
xoxo
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Ok - so my good friend from college Justin, (a former Div. I Football player), is doing something great. I've decided to sponsor and support him as he takes on a huge physical challenge this weekend - a nation-wide fundraising event called FIGHT GONE BAD 6 in support of the awesome charity "Special Operations Warrior Foundation"
Here's their mission statement ::
The Special Operations Warrior Foundation was founded in 1980 to provide support and assistance to the families of fallen and wounded Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations forces, which include (but not limited to) Army Rangers and Special Forces (Green Berets), Navy SEALs, Air Force Combat Controllers and Special Tactics, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, and Marine Corps special operations personnel.
The SOWF provides the surviving children of fallen warriors with a full college education, including tuition, books, fees, room and board, and a computer and printer.
We also provide immediate financial assistance to the families of severely wounded special operations warriors.
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Justin will be participating in Fight Gone Bad - executed by CrossFit in Washington, DC this weekend (9/17) to raise money for SOWF..
What exactly is CrossFit? Well - it's tough. And TOUGH. AND TOUGH. Here's how they define it...
CrossFit is a strength and conditioning brand that combines weightlifting, sprinting, gymnastics, powerlifting, kettlebell training, plyometrics, rowing, and medicine ball training.
CrossFit athletes run, row, jump rope, climb rope, and carry odd objects. They frequently move large loads quickly over short distances, and use powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting techniques. CrossFit athletes also use dumbbells, gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, kettlebells, and many bodyweight exercises. CrossFit is used in nearly 2,000 affiliate gyms worldwide by many fire departments, law enforcement agencies, and military organizations.
And...
This part will blow your mind...
The workouts? They are only 15-30 minutes maximum each day. Think it sounds easy right? Think again.
Try doing this for 17 minutes straight...
or how bout this maybe?
I know... crazy right?
Here's how Justin describes his workouts...
"I started CrossFit at the beginning of June. Typically you have a WOD (Workout Of the Day). A WOD is usually a string of exercises that's either timed or you're trying to do as many reps as possible. On any given day most WODs take anywhere between 10-30 mintues long. Yup, that's it. Trust me, I consider myself an athlete and the intensity that you push yourself, after 2 minutes you're trying to catch your breath!
CrossFit is more focused on pushing yourself, changing your lifestyle, and after a few days, you're like family with all other CrossFitters in your "box" (gym). These family and friends (teens to the elderly) push one another to achieve something that you didn't think you could do in the past.
Let me give you an example. I would consider myself in fairly good shape (6'2", 235 pounds), and before I joined CrossFit I worked out by lifting at the gym 3 days a week and playing basketball and flag football once a week, as well. I've deadlifted before, but never more than 275 pounds.
Well, at CrossFit you learn your 1 rep max (the most weight you can lift in 1 rep on any given exercise) in most Olympic lifts. I was able to get to 465 pounds, but I almost killed my back in the process just out of sheer competitiveness trying to get the bar off of the floor. I didn't even attempt weights close to that weight for a while. Then one of our WODs was to figure out our new 1RM for deadlift. I was shooting for 435, but when it came so easy, my fellow CrossFitters pushed me to keep going higher. I did, kept pushing, and was able to max out at 500 pounds, and my back was fine! That was something I was truly proud about, but I wouldn't have even come close to it it my new friends weren't pushing me that day.
You may have read that last paragraph and said, "Olympic lifts? Deadlifts?! Pull-up?! 500 pounds?!?! I can't do any of that!" There is a lot of exercises in CrossFit that I cannot do yet, or I do it poorly. That's the beauty of CrossFit, you'll be able to complete these exercises over time, along with some practice and hard work.
Trust me I know the difficulty of starting something new. Within the first 4 minutes of my 19 minute - first day, I thought, "What am I doing?! This is hard! I don't want to come back tomorrow!" But when I was done with the workout I felt like I achieved something. I was proud. I even had people cheering me on who I'd met only 5 minutes before I started my workout. I couldn't NOT come back. I wanted to come back to feel motivated by those cheering me on, and to see what else I could do!
I guess I never told you why I joined CrossFit. And you thought I was finished! I wanted to challenge myself like I was when I was a college athlete, playing football at Penn State. In the past, I would typically go to the gym 3 days a week. Honest truth, yes I went to the gym, but it was so monotonous that I would take off a month or months once I got to a critical point of boredom or "man I look good! I don't need to workout for a while!", which would turn into, "Man I'm fat! Why did I stop going?!"
With Crossfit I never do the same WOD. I've been going to the "box" for 3 months now, 3/4 times a week, and I've never done a single workout twice. Eventually, I will do the same WOD again, but it might not be for 6 months to a year. NEVER boring. CrossFit pushes me to want to do it every day just to see what I'm capable of. I found myself wanting to do WODs while I'm on vacation! Crazy, I know!
I can't wait to challenge myself this weekend AND help out a great cause.
I know times have been tough for many, but I'm fortunate to know many wonderful people that also donate their time and money for great causes. I'd like to ask you for a donation (tax deductible), large or small.
Here's the link where you can donate
Let's never forget to honor those who have sacrificed for our freedom.
Sincerely,
Justin Ingram
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Well said, my friend.
In addition to making my own donation - I asked Justin to share his story on the blog today and I'd put out the call to my readership and see if any of you could get on board with him.
I know roughly how many of you read this sorry rag each day... and I know if each of you gave $10 we could get Justin to his $1500 goal by Friday easy peasy. $10? That's a cup of coffee and scone at SBUX.... C'MON you can do it!
I've also decided to sweeten the pot for you readers who do decide to open up your pretty wallets...
If you make a donation - come back and leave a comment here below saying so and I'll enter you to win one of my latest - and yet unreleased Fine Art Prints...
This one, called "Tied Up" comes 5x7 printed on metallic paper and mounted on 2mm styrene backer board. (*Note: print will not be watermarked.) Veerrrry niiiiiiice.
I'll pick a winner on Monday or Tuesday and report back with the money Justin has raised for SOWF and how he made out at the Fight Gone Bad competition this weekend.
To read more about EXACTLY what Justin will be doing this weekend - click on the DONATE NOW button above and get the scoop on his 17 minutes.
With all that has happened in recent events from the eradication of high level terrorists to the recent helicopter trajedy of our elite Navy SEAL teams, to the anniversary of 9/11... I can't think of a better time to show our support.
GO JUSTIN GO!!!
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The winner of the
"Boat Yard" :: 10"x13" Fine Art Print in Metallic Mounted on 2mm Styrene
is....
commentor #10 :: Christina Murdock
Congratulations Christina! Email me at katiepegher (at) gmail (dot) com to claim your loot!!!
Have a spectacular weekend everyone! We are going to VA Beach to visit some friends!!!
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Hi y'all. Since I love you so much I thought I'd give away one of my latest fine art prints ::
"Boat Yard" :: 10"x13" Fine Art Print in Metallic Mounted on 2mm Styrene
NOTE :: Print will not arrive watermarked.
To enter :: Leave a comment below. I'm interested to know...
How long have you been following? How did you arrive here?
Comments will remain open until end of the day on Thursday and I'll pick a winner for Friday's post.
Have a good one!
xo
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The winner of the 5x10 fine art print is...
Commentor No. 18 - HOLLY who said...
"So, I am not faithful to any one type of cereal. My 2 year old daughter however, would probably not eat breakfast if it were not for Cinnamon Toast Crunch. As soon as her feet hit the floor in the morning she says "Crunch....a lot...in a bowl". Of course all the Mommy alarms go off about the sugar in that stuff, but it surprisingly has 2 grams less than the Smart Start I was eating a few weeks ago!"
Thanks so much for playing along and stopping by the blog here! Email me at katiepegher(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your loot!!!
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