Warning: extreme sarcasm, randomness, and overuse of parentheses ahead.

Really, it's true.

I'm way too random for my own good. I can hardly stay on one topic for 20 seconds without jumping to another one.

Maybe I have ADD! Yeah, maybe that's - ooh shiny!

Okay, I'm putting it on a little thick.

But since I'm already on the topic of randomness, I suppose I'll share a few random thoughts.

(Let's hope I can stay on this topic! But it's randomness. Randomness allows me to jump from thought to thought while still staying the category of said topic. Wait. That didn't make any sense. Oh well.)

Today I went shopping. I really love shopping - especially when it involves clothes. And cosmetics. And chemicals. Okay, so that last one isn't true. It was a pop quiz to see if you were paying attention. I was just trying to make an alliteration. It didn't really work out.

Moving right along.

I needed to pick up some shampoo and a new tube of mascara. I found the mascara and sashayed into the shampoo aisle, MeMe in tow.

(I didn't really sashay, though. If you must know. Hey, that rhymed! I'm a poet and didn't even know it. Okay. Yes. Lame.).

I decided to try a new kind - the Root 66 max volume shampoo (pictured above). It was a bit on the expensive side - about eight dollars for a little over eight ounces - but I decided to go for it since I had a gift card. I checked out in the self check out, and to my surprise, the shampoo rang up for twenty seven cents. Twenty seven! Somehow the price got messed up by accident, but I didn't complain. I just took it and ran. ;)

(That's not considered stealing, though, is it? Since it was the store's fault? But what's done is done...)

I also got another tank, similar to the one I posted about a few weeks ago, except it's all white. I'm in love with these long and lean tanks...they retain their stretchiness (due to the 6 something percent Spandex. Which is also great for holding in food babies. ;)) and look great. Love them.

Random fact number 234: If you give me a long and lean tank or four (in S, please) you will be my forever friend.

Just kidding.

Kinda.

MeMe and Lilly were jumping off a kiddie slide in our front yard last night. I loved hearing their screams of laughter as they landed on the ground (flat on their feet most of the time, no less!)

No small children were harmed in the taking of this picture. 

And the light was just yummy. See?

I've been kind of obsessed with "yummy" light lately. But that's okay. As as photographer, it's in my blood. Not literally, though. That would be weird.

I got a bit carried away with sarcasm and randomness in this post. But to be fair, you were warned ;)

Have a wonderful Sunday! What do you have planned?

-carlotta

Sweet little hands doing math.

This amazing necklace.



A polka dotted picnic blanket and lush green grass.



Photos taken from above (would those be called aerial shots? I have no idea.)

The best camera bag in the world...I'd be more than happy to accept it as a gift. If you're looking to give me one. ;)




Taking pictures of MeMe's reflection in the mirror.

YOU! Y'all are amazing.

What have you been loving lately?

-carlotta

PS In answer to the question a few of you had, I used Picnik to round the corners of my photos. I just went to "frames" and hit "round edges" (or something to that effect). I know there are probably other ways to this, but that's what I did :)

PPS I was too lazy to upload all my photos to Picnik. Which is why none of the corners are rounded. Oh well.

1. delia's. Have you heard of this store? I found it a couple months ago and I'm completely obsessed. I have yet to order something, but I hope to soon - maybe these shoes? I adore them.
Delia's stuff is so darn cute - you should definitely check it out!

2. lilly & a tennis ball. I don't know what it is, but there's something I love about this photo. I didn't see that my brother tossing a tennis ball got into the photo until later, but I kind of like it.

3. 10 days. 10 days until we go to Germany, that is. Ohh yes. I'm so excited. I am absolutely ecstatic to see all my family again - family I haven't seen in over two years! We used to go pretty much every year, but we haven't been able lately. And the second thing I'm ecstatic about? The pictures I'll be able to take. I'm SO stoked.

4. yep. I'm still obsessed with photos that have rounded corners. Hence the rounded-corner photos in this post. Raise your hand if you like this look too! *waves hand wildly*

5. the weather is gorgeous. It really is. These past few days it's been between 75 and 85, with the humidity at a super low 25 percent or so. I could really get used to this.







6. giveaways. Y'all can expect some great giveaways on my blog soon! I'm going to hold another two winner giveaway sometime in early September, as well as a regular one in October. So excited!

7. i love golden light. Isn't this light just so yummy? I went to a nearby college with my dad last night, and I couldn't resist snapping a picture.

You've heard all about what I've been up to...but what about you? What's been going on in your life lately?

-carlotta

I obsess over chocolate chip cookies. I think they're my favorite kind...so simple, but so delicious. I like them a little crispy, but still soft at the same time. But I can't stand doughy cookies. Ick.

So, because I'm fairly picky when it comes to cookies, it's hard to find the perfect recipe. I stumbled across a new one yesterday, and decided to give it a try.

I whipped up the ingredients (these are super easy!) and tried the batter. It was scrumptious. After eating a bit, I walked around the kitchen, moaning, "This is so good. Oh my gosh. This is so good. This is so, so good." (other words failed me at the moment ;)) It took a great deal of self control to only eat three spoonfuls of the stuff.

When the cookies were finished baking, I tested one. And about fell over. The finished product was even better than the dough. I didn't think a cookie this good was achievable. Is it possible to swoon over a cookie? Because I'm swooning, big time. These cookies are pure buttery, chocolatey goodness. They're like chocolate chip cookies sent from heaven.

I have now found the perfect chocolate chip recipe. It's the one, folks. It's the recipe that going to be all worn and tattered. The recipe that will soon be so familiar I'll know it by memory. The recipe that is going to be passed down from generation to generation in my family. Okay, maybe not the last part. I'm being a bit dramatic. But really. Make these. Your life will be forever changed.

What's your favorite kind of cookie?

-carlotta

PS I'm a bit obsessed with rounded corners on my photos right now. Just thought I'd let you know ;)