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Welcome to Pet-a-Palooza 2009! This is the first year we've ever gone... it was dad's birthday and he wanted to take Micah to see all the other dogs. It was actually pretty cool, lots of pet-supply/service vendors exhibiting and selling stuff, and a few cool dog shows like this obstacle race one. The tough part was the giant tent with the seriously THOUSANDS of pets up for adoption... how we managed to leave without a new critter I'm still not sure! I did get a new magnet for my car that reads "Peace, Love, Adopt" with a cute little pawprint on it. Sooooo many homeless critters just wanting to be loved... so if you don't have enough pets already, go adopt one from one of your local shelters because they need happy happy homes!!

Photo of the day

I am in a wonderful fall mood today! I biked over to Starbucks to meet my friend Erica for a workday (we both work from home so we meet up periodically to work somewhere else and keep each other company). Her husband Michael joined us a little while ago and is hanging out for a bit before heading into the office, so it's good times. The way the sun is shining today makes me think of a warm fall day, plus I got 2 samples of fake fall leaves in the mail yesterday that I had ordered to compare for wedding decorations, so my world is shiny :o)
I took this photo last fall in my backyard. The wind was blowing leaves everywhere and I was so inspired. I love fall, and any warm sunny fall day with amazing colours that I can run around and shoot for awhile is always a great day in my book!

Photo of the day

I took this photo in Berlin on my and Austin's first day there. We stopped for lunch at a pizza place around the corner from our hostel and they had these sitting out for decoration, I loved the contrast and the boldness of the red so I shot it :o)

Photo of the day - An Introduction

Meet Smudge! She is the newest addition to our family, since after 4 months of searching, it doesn't appear Fowler and Herman are coming back to us... :o(

I used some of my birthday money this year to adopt Smudge (10 weeks in this photo, day I brought her home). Jared and I went to the Michigan Humane Society, "just to look" and inevitably I fell in love and couldn't leave without her. She is the most precious kitten in the world and has a huge personality (as do most van Rossum kitties...!) She is so soft and full of life. When I brought her home she had piercing blue eyes, but they are starting to turn green so we'll see what happens there. She had been dropped off at the home of one of the MHS staffers and was not doing so well... she had fleas, earmites and an upper respiratory infection. Now she's doing very very well, and has almost kicked the upper respiratory entirely (fleas and earmites are all gone too!) She has doubled in size in the 3 weeks that we've had her and loves dogs. She and Micah have great fun chasing each other around, and she and Chloe (my fiance's very high-maintenance Weimeriner) actually get along great too! Zieltje (the matron of the house) has adapted very well to her, and tolerates her most of the time, though she doesn't hesitate to beat the crap out of Smudge when she's had enough of the kitten energy, which is kinda funny to watch. Anyhow she's so freaking cute I just had to post this pic and introduce y'all to her! (I can't take credit for her name, her foster mom named her, but it was so perfect I had to keep it this time!)

For more Smudge photos, click here!

Photo of the day

This was taken in Myrtle Beach, SC a couple of years ago when my mum and I went on a little getaway vaca to originally visit my cousin, but she was sick so we detoured to the beach instead :o)

We woke up early to take some beach pics before it got crowded and this was one that I just loved :o) Makes ya wanna go sit out in the sun doesn't it?

New Shutterbug Storefront!!

Well I finally figured out how to add a storefront to my website that is WAY more user friendly than my old storefront, so now you can order my products directly from www.ShutterbugDesign.com!! The products currently available include several stationary sets featuring my photography, and hand-painted onesies (all designed and painted by me!)

Please check it out, and pass it along to anyone you know of who may be interested! I will be expanding my products quite a bit over the next 6 months to include more stationary, calendars, mouse pads, reusable shopping bags, and some cool coasters I've started making from recycled magazines...

Hope you enjoy, I welcome any suggestions y'all may have. Also remember that I am currently saving up for a place to live and a wedding... so happy shopping!! :o)