Self timer pics do not work....

So I have been stressing out about not having a Christmas card photo this year! Last year was so easy... we just used a wedding photo! We were supposed to take a pretty one when we were in Greenville, SC for Thanksgiving, but since we both got sick and didn't go, we didn't obviously take one. We just haven't done anything that we dressed up for lately plus I wanted Ollie to be in it. On Tuesday night, my Stella & Dot team had a Holiday social with the husbands, so I thought "Great! We can get this picture done!". So I start looking for a place to put the camera with the self timer. This is the best back drop I could come up with in the study... Not the best, but I was going to make it work! Let me warn you: These are not the photos we used for our card. They are not very pretty! Regardless, I thought it would be fun to share the out takes.

 This is just me trying to get it set up properly before Eric got home. 

Don't mind my coat and sit up Ollie!

 

 Blurry!

 And yes, that is my toilet and pink bathroom!

 Trying to reposition the camera. Ollie is not cooperating.

 Okay, I have the right frame now...

 Am I choking him or something??

Blurry... Alien eyes from the dog... Stressed out smile from me. Eric actually looks good!

As you can tell, none of these pictures were acceptable! I tried to have the girls take a picture of us at the party that night, but those just weren't right either and it didn't feel right to not have Ollie in it.

 Flash in the background... 

I mean, this one could have worked... but just no. Not the best!

And can I just say I got my make up done at Nordstrom for these pictures?!? I do not like it! I went and got it done because there was a professional photographer at the party and she was going to take head shots, so I thought I would look my best. I really just don't look any better, and maybe look worse than I normally do with my own make up! My hair was not being that great either..

So what do I do?? Parents to the rescue! My wonderful father came over after work yesterday with his fancy camera and snapped a family of three pic for us. We had like 5 minutes to get this done and it turned out so cute! I ordered the cards last night from shutterfly and as soon as I get them and mail them off, I will share the finished product! So excited to get them!

So glad it is Friday!

It is a beautiful day here in Dallas and I am so glad it is Friday. I am about to go for a run this afternoon in this gorgeous weather. I am doing a 40 minute tempo run today, which I think means I run faster in the middle of the run than in the beginning and end. We will see how we (Ollie and I) do!

Today I am linking up to Kelly's Korner "Show us your life - linking non mom bloggers". I have never done a link up before, but figured why not?  I really like blogging, not sure who is reading, but someone is, so I continue to do it. (FYI you can push follow off to the right side! I would appreciate it!)  Sometimes I think Eric is the only person who read this. He will come home at night and be like "I liked the pictures of Ollie today." This blog is a hodge podge of things that I do, things Eric and I do together, our families and friends, recipes, running and of course the dog! I have made a few blogging buddy friends out there who I connect with through the blog land. It is fun to see what other people are up to, whether I know you or not! So if you have found yourself here from Kelly's Korner, enjoy the pictures of Ollie! That is really what this blog is about! :)

Today has been a relaxed day. I had a doctor's appointment near my dad's office, so I had lunch with my him at Royal Thai, found some cute things at Nordstrom Rack, got some Stella & Dot related work done, and now I am off for a run. Tonight I am going to dinner with my friend Karla at Nick & Sam's Grill. Poor Eric has to work tonight because he has to send something off first thing in the morning. Tomorrow, I am going to go to the end of our street and cheer for the Susan G Komen three day walkers. They come right down the main street in our neighborhood. My old boss is walking it so I want to go show my support! SMU homecoming is tomorrow afternoon, so we plan on going to the Boulevard and then the football game. Should be a fun weekend!!

Allright, Ollie and I are off! Happy weekend!