tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17107187195501869262024-02-20T05:58:54.564-08:00softer lifeRachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-86808100198464060912011-11-13T10:49:00.000-08:002011-11-15T17:00:10.936-08:00Welcome Home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGD4Cwb0ujqx_UYJ6-xtVMB-Vt7MZq4csPE2I2FFHsTN-tKuRduh9UoFGjNAdG16vwcMvR8FE2lp3FkMMkQ5GwpTWgFHgJgdVTN_4vYG4T8MLqiNZltu4eWPcfJV_u8oIYYH0Ls_zC9Tk/s1600/IMG_4016jbn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGD4Cwb0ujqx_UYJ6-xtVMB-Vt7MZq4csPE2I2FFHsTN-tKuRduh9UoFGjNAdG16vwcMvR8FE2lp3FkMMkQ5GwpTWgFHgJgdVTN_4vYG4T8MLqiNZltu4eWPcfJV_u8oIYYH0Ls_zC9Tk/s400/IMG_4016jbn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674559021121302770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4wNgokt94CB9ongolLJ1VE7lI-qA2ujQbNuLfT6hJD7Y9RpHnuTVRu3EhtC2WBo5jLC0cZoSnQoviyjfOAHN6R6YGl36bSDa6si2pKt_hAsS0n5V3T4N8sxfdfmUwkMcmYZh_DduCYNx/s1600/IMG_0552e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfZ0ISLKU26jM8kfbqAjyrN9xRu0K8yuRXjPjw3K2ZoqEcAF5gapWpDiii896tDwewDYhxeu-ACpGTxdcht5QxmIXrByZMVLUcpD1eW4ikRiYrlJY5YoWf9WKbj81vxRT7cQpvH3tp1q1/s400/favorite+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674559008254790946" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-89038256357207458892011-10-31T12:42:00.000-07:002011-10-31T13:18:11.147-07:00<a href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299941_289047204457197_265774956784422_1084821_94063221_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 489px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 644px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299941_289047204457197_265774956784422_1084821_94063221_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316282_293665893995328_265774956784422_1100435_1380042728_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 606px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 364px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316282_293665893995328_265774956784422_1100435_1380042728_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298334_298033800225204_265774956784422_1118859_841929167_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 558px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 818px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298334_298033800225204_265774956784422_1118859_841929167_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316152_293907150637869_265774956784422_1101450_487044623_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 425px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 630px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316152_293907150637869_265774956784422_1101450_487044623_n.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 491px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 758px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316152_293907130637871_265774956784422_1101448_1077321874_n.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 384px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 669px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://hphotos-iad1.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/384447_298023923559525_265774956784422_1118803_1239921765_n.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 511px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 326px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316282_293665890661995_265774956784422_1100434_2073049212_n.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 475px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/296097_289056834456234_265774956784422_1084855_1812792714_n.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 537px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 821px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299941_289047217790529_265774956784422_1084825_1732980096_n.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 583px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 364px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/294719_289050934456824_265774956784422_1084842_613518721_n.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 445px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 760px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299941_289047211123863_265774956784422_1084823_1046415222_n.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 473px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/303085_277297805632137_265774956784422_1042303_681126831_n.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 359px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 552px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/301308_277295195632398_265774956784422_1042299_54427310_n.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303085_277297795632138_265774956784422_1042300_1389862919_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 484px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 811px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303085_277297795632138_265774956784422_1042300_1389862919_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316721_277292725632645_265774956784422_1042267_708853698_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 532px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 334px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316721_277292725632645_265774956784422_1042267_708853698_n.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 502px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 349px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316721_277292728965978_265774956784422_1042268_451648481_n.jpg" /></div>These are photos from the last couple of months. </div>Sorry if they look distorted, everytime I upload photos they get cropped off :/<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>I haven't updated this in a long time. I'm not good at keeping up with things like this, I guess it's because blogs are supposed to be like journals & I'm scared of being too honest about things. Usually I don't write unless I am very lonely & I have been writing a lot lately. And when I am happy I am too afraid to write for fear of jinxing things but they manage to fade anyway. Geez. Everytime I try to write things when I know people might possibly read them I feel really melodramatic. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>October:</div><br /><br /><div>At first, those paper-thin butterfly wings inmy stomach didn’t bother me like they did before. They let me know that I was alive, that things were changing. Appetite diminished, I drank tea and bland things to calm that nervous happy dance in my stomach. Everything went dormant then, suddenly. Not in a peaceful sleep or quiet leaving, but in a door-slamming, kick-you-in-the-gut kind of way. My room became a pile of blankets and kleenex and records on repeat. I am not good at expressing myself in words, in connecting the thoughts buzzing in my head into sounds escaping my mouth. That is why I hide behind a camera—it’s easier that way. I used to write, too, but that feels too honest, too much. Nothing is ever exact, I am always adding and embellishing and glossing over. I thought maybe this slow sadness would sink into my bones and show people how I felt outside—that if I starting looking as miserable in my skin as I felt in my head that they wouldn’t have to ask me if I was okay & wait for a response, because I will always say “I’m okay.” I just wanted to not have to say anything, I just wanted people to wrap me up & tell me that I’d be okay. Soon, eventually. I just need to hear it from someone else because I can’t believe a word I tell myself.<br /><br />September:</div><br /><br /><div>The things I thought would make me feel better, the lights & drinks & hands & music & strangers, they did for a while. But after the sobered-up drive home I come full circle, still the same person I was before, and that’s the worst feeling. I will never stop feeling that disconnect, between my body and my voice. It’s like when you were little & you stood in front of the mirror and looked until you just dissolved into shapes & colors and realized that’s not you at all. And then I’d get dizzy and put my palm to the pulse in my neck to remind myself that that pulsing is me, the only real thing about me. It never seemed normal to me, to feel like that. That disengaged feeling might be the stem of a lot of things, the lack of comfort I feel in my own skin, the uneasiness, the lack or excess of sleeping, the pills that make my hands stop shaking. It’s the tethered feeling keeping you to the ground, that’s what I always wanted to be rid of.<br /><br />August:</div><br /><br /><div>This is August.<br />August is yellow hot humid heat stealing your breath, filling your mouth with hot cotton air. It’s flotsam on the surface of creek water. It’s a trailer park full of rusted satellite dishes and broken playground equipment. It feels like biting your fingernails down to the quick, like forgetting all of your lines on opening night. Like waking up to finding yourself dangling out your bedroom window, your sheets anchored to the bedpost. It’s sleepy heat that keeps you awake because you don’t like who you are in your dreams. You find the margins of your notes filled with elaborate escape plans you have no recollection of writing. You don’t even know what you want to escape from. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-9115465713973029452011-08-04T17:56:00.001-07:002011-08-04T18:14:11.635-07:00Adventure time!<div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637170252099451170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBP2C7DldipIWry7OEV0stQTIumrGc0aedm5bzu3wegXMjsfk9O889jI7yCkNt1TEYYq1NYi4f3cZvGik2zvS3ksU411fVhW8hoqLtWvRPWvn7lCakvQJQMVxQRSNwtQCk3pGKeBtFcDh/s400/aIMG_1662+%25282136+x+1424%2529.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637171277235653346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiouOEZf328byyO7Db_4dPEnNHXeomXLWaBABLcRxcbxkYlkKM_BALcEssU_MIKRONnJ8-5VaCgwdmS3OeTOjx-Iz6CbQxNxAyrjRZS-1fH-wZVeAltrxHI7lbl5s3j77Kv5iZtycL9qjX/s400/aIMG_1650+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /><span>Adventures with Amber & Kait (see her lovely photos here: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaitdowling">www.flickr.com/photos/kaitdowling</a> )! I love these kids. Everytime we go on adventures I keep asking "WHY DO WE NOT DO THIS EVERYDAY!??" And I'm being completely honest, no matter how down on myself or anxious I might be about something, all I need is a car full of gas and good people to keep me company and I feel infinitely better. :) </span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637170261826364322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlK2st5Oo5i2jd_wNZrZ3loBJ97d2qfWhG9pJvldGMfAy5xhIJ_0QBVouwKH6JfG4gzQRxihUobNzpsH4j4HLgir3rQOcV3DjYH3U5595Wbp_gH8yh6OMFAN-cmN92bvAkEJcRixL2mNt/s400/aIMG_1955+%25281410+x+940%2529.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637170253516528658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiyIpPfiK9NIDloYOjPDYLp7DW-vM6cTKXGGwU7fx4i9XjS9sOrFqqDCSbHnO7ovVu8KV310MMNJ9c9FDGKNOqUSTHz58Ra4bHwkHKh4aCSOkxF7SMmGFDFYbnyL-IfAbnRpbx73Hzcrr/s400/aIMG_1973+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637170259876245698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2E8E99Jg2j8DqbSUrrPCNdrLfocliEceYtSrqjo1sy8TnUe6LbxhWk7pSUNwzUXLM95zAFU17Bz9vyBD1UwhGt10SKaL5FsZD3GGMwW8V9LU6xylvEWbLSC28CoV7vicjrW9_kWFAwgGq/s400/aIMG_2003+%25282136+x+1424%2529.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgM3JUxZzPCPTOpLtbq-TUzgJFIZjSypO-IM2L73OdZIL-ic2twVKL2jlhydmQQvRh4JHJ9qK8OmSoYWGWIKlTZIREGPv575FfCPafHuuYjDQ6YXBDMtnU2g6qO4zjcbdwsKGA_EYVuqg/s1600/aIMG_2112+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637171286178514594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgM3JUxZzPCPTOpLtbq-TUzgJFIZjSypO-IM2L73OdZIL-ic2twVKL2jlhydmQQvRh4JHJ9qK8OmSoYWGWIKlTZIREGPv575FfCPafHuuYjDQ6YXBDMtnU2g6qO4zjcbdwsKGA_EYVuqg/s400/aIMG_2112+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637171279340643730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtlwAimOjo6X27zWW_UhmqrXr3KLhyphenhyphenY6mnoYIoeOHFj7vkN0AvhjUHhxy4hFappxnfvxkB3f7bsKmNYCfPL2wT0MsxV4iI29Py0A2PLZTuvIt_fh0asntR93PuOTmBoMbxh4J_Ek42tzW/s400/aIMG_2105+%2528400+x+600%2529.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637170263433576578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDLwWCN-k7CL0a8Sj5teBso1xUG65goprfVTIOWjSXwyHQd_J1jAtD9aFm_rMIvVimsps4ppkVB7NPqA4vrHC-L9otIDP4kbVA8mtpDuSHYXiofFHPq8bXpPVs2lC3zWt1IL3cszZ5HHK/s400/aIMG_2065+%25282136+x+1424%2529.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 285px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637171280393633314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGXD0QBBjDc80Z0DeEqpYyGa2fwOv1xflFcSK5E0wYg4_4V6aefgWeLFKB9iCIvznjjPQUerkN7aHVLlZP1S4LfOUtu5IksOsCXZ7Syx3WoB_v989ZfUnTOn5AOUaggKPk0Va6F7KD8wm/s400/aIMG_2091+%2528600+x+428%2529.jpg" /></div><br /><p align="center">washing up! </p>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-56308215513314473022011-08-01T19:13:00.000-07:002011-08-04T17:54:58.965-07:00Carnival!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636076888553906930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPTOmWyKdtatF8q4fWmF62B__X1RRqen_CeD3lZhllQHsNemb57CkawDW_72MPMpqqkEXpdDTRbn1Zaotg-Efcma60md9zsOedlqL3spHf1gWs_RL8m5EmNmw527CSj_cpK9il_THhE9Y/s400/aIMG_1440.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636076891036681778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6L0VSjW33-8Y-5Y17Yi9XZZVHZWZXEqUqNjp7W2DgN3Y_CTyb3QjXTjXW_B7wgbYlk6jF6NkH6aOvEVoE6E08bSlPacgRYe3OgHO7_KOviSNFte4mdRII_tpONxD0Ct55eH3teHKNlcw/s400/IMG_1321+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636076870307836898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTN9VjNrZIYPdMvIdsISUwiMBQH5Mb1nXlIPYGOiAFpnFtqgU_KV1nmT-iX0EUERAtgnOXYX2QNVVfJaq6h9pHcyAV0-5Av-TyA67ybv8L93RUt42JPoClItCdxYurP0AhhfKfVHmFoQJ/s400/bIMG_1352+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1fDgnPVv-cP8jA7lFGwWxl1-ZRCHSPlEJONTHmxQgdqtXtPsJu0a6W9BCiZ6M7rLwRuK-5QkHqTMlaao0DCIifagrZVUNKXigJrHruYhyDL9X2wmLvnORRkOZmFhDWhKyH7dOdPByAmV/s1600/aIMG_1348+%2528383+x+600%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636078074230107810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1fDgnPVv-cP8jA7lFGwWxl1-ZRCHSPlEJONTHmxQgdqtXtPsJu0a6W9BCiZ6M7rLwRuK-5QkHqTMlaao0DCIifagrZVUNKXigJrHruYhyDL9X2wmLvnORRkOZmFhDWhKyH7dOdPByAmV/s400/aIMG_1348+%2528383+x+600%2529.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636078068379412658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeEEjJZrvgiaA0GSdhsBbevGPx_Ewve97FjiQwR-jhIC9GZh3-gV9OFl9VAOUFyYhSykPXwhRSMzidgVAcwk22Yhz-nzLDrHN2_7zEkNrZYIKRZ3lFc9l6QrNetCCThY6edsHHdLXU8H3/s400/editsnn.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Me & Jenny went to the carnival & rode on the ferris wheel, which was suprisingly terrifying! </div><br /><div>I was really really hoping to get one of those Jamacian bananas, but I it was too pricey to play & I do not feel too comfortable throwing darts about. Maybe next year. Also, I hightly recommend listening to the song "Carnival" by the Cardigans before you go the carnival, it will make you feel like eating cotton candy and wearing a girly dress. </div><br /><div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-60444144854970339502011-07-31T10:24:00.000-07:002011-07-31T10:46:48.951-07:00Maddie!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635571860018610498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFA8AjJdnTLk7YUPoBOm-8E_jLBWVjTazMkaw2bXaXmsz-r2_bcFAgv_pA8n4ZWwbolf8h9i0cDEJeDvOlMMwl-mGh4Np6yaB9ik4f4e2D2w-jsJMD22zmN9602vj-FHE6khxhCVPxciC/s320/aIMG_0648.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepY0SiR86CzoIs9CAgJIIyGU_TO7prxQhfPgk5KAvlt_XSEpsdykbuY7DPwmVWbTSYFo7u4YePTok8VKvevjtF08gjg4icuyEFcIMcMf_Jm4xMtnnl7U_JVoKjyfRdEeZ1E3T5z7v3pyw/s1600/aIMG_0518.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635570021576329554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVD9gne5XIirgUClmX-awZgMPaUWwud51BWOWaJGjbfHtbQxhPX-MNtefESHI0oBxDEbUN2Q3dE_fgE7j9XpCiCgiwobL7AhHxPXRUxBu6YpP_r-tW2C1URoCbvjDR0eto62tnVoOjFw0/s320/aIMG_1061+%2528400+x+600%2529.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29sGaa_4Orjh1Og_coMH4R-cLqyr6zhyM6nw-4LSrMjUQpjHzN2kTDPNgdfn1efoZGBFFre_eH3HqQxW5ekIhfY2n-F7AWDwHHFzSAJNaQaDbxP0chXird5NJWT9GZSJxYRGJsfgkoZqr/s1600/aIMG_1236+%2528400+x+600%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635570016776982242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29sGaa_4Orjh1Og_coMH4R-cLqyr6zhyM6nw-4LSrMjUQpjHzN2kTDPNgdfn1efoZGBFFre_eH3HqQxW5ekIhfY2n-F7AWDwHHFzSAJNaQaDbxP0chXird5NJWT9GZSJxYRGJsfgkoZqr/s320/aIMG_1236+%2528400+x+600%2529.jpg" /></a>Meet Maddie Rupke! Maddie is the winner of Annie Laurie's (the best antique store in Cape Girardeau, if not the world) Top Model contest. She is a total sweetheart--really down to earth & just effortlessly gorgeous. Here are some photos from our photoshoot the other day. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-82090200861811661602011-07-27T09:23:00.000-07:002011-07-27T09:40:20.983-07:00Cairo & Mounds<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634072264765288530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMpyvNEJ66Bh28XhwiP_5v5lIaWv2Gm8gQp-nHQHMT4alz41uhpuRX5sVBknebIXolfQ_sagW5jwn9E3WX3qDXsfgO-Xr8U4RIfm5T8mSqn6oJDrM3-qXjRTEnPRyag4MkdXNE5PjS6WI/s320/aIMG_8818_1+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634072267354623138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlMXZ9USkSRH71kD5fRszX7Dibh6IhxPbOeSQdMN1lzSTKSkfO4drpQTE2eGX8xvsroeP94R5XqFClEWAt-mqWG4OA9lESDQ5dKap15jLT1lZRB2Nx-2ojQD3aRol29E0UTsGnwhInult/s320/aIMG_8703_1+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicV3vtLtG9vrhE-rOmysnPBKjLDMxc5yZD7yRFwfPa_OPw3vX4_Nw4v_ksOXN4ZF7R89yaQjSrdXP5395GQZNTBgfW7N6Rsx3qrd29M5PSeAr3Lu-S-FjmPxcHB1LHUJVhdAFszKwAgVu-/s1600/aIMG_9948+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634070846295989730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicV3vtLtG9vrhE-rOmysnPBKjLDMxc5yZD7yRFwfPa_OPw3vX4_Nw4v_ksOXN4ZF7R89yaQjSrdXP5395GQZNTBgfW7N6Rsx3qrd29M5PSeAr3Lu-S-FjmPxcHB1LHUJVhdAFszKwAgVu-/s320/aIMG_9948+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /></a> My new/old birdcage <3<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3T3YQYIOl0jj1a8RzLTVf3mJFtKOLt1tD9boBijV_lJ8l2Kw66FXJYu6Zk-0BwSZjlPLpFXsf0EJ5B32F6GAxxPWsgg4J3RneDfSBbRAYUuj0XPEYh3QZ0FTldSLVtjKWCs7RjeBEy0U/s1600/apink+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634070845586789202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3T3YQYIOl0jj1a8RzLTVf3mJFtKOLt1tD9boBijV_lJ8l2Kw66FXJYu6Zk-0BwSZjlPLpFXsf0EJ5B32F6GAxxPWsgg4J3RneDfSBbRAYUuj0XPEYh3QZ0FTldSLVtjKWCs7RjeBEy0U/s320/apink+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634070841228314162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG39d9FXdQgacgN7rjItShIxtEq6zUe8pb3zzSiRpNk45GK35NBRTF-MS8IXI9XUYXXznZsgFlMIEyM5wY5DKJ3R65Cujk-bVhI0h3nSM2tb2jlYX95VJPJzScpj4qwKzeyEyti_AlECd0/s320/aIMG_9419+%2528400+x+600%2529.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634070841044977170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvXFnFCPTPdNdBflyymW18NUzzvAFieXaWn8-KiEgm2eUFDVE4JxuuaiCwg2L0HsabZsx6Eb-LKcs1s0Y6gNZ4kLDeevnAJK8QTqcLmEYJhu7kz1e-cNJl5j5rcZqaTbwtSSVUA02naEb/s320/aIMG_9213+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634070004324888386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZHV3tMvtQzqbDPDMJxnOH8iYxDGToSHAKUDLzv8auivWUs_UK8l9fn29HzjNCIJyZLMajA9U5LsZKikOVcEpKd2CEla3kK8iMiDI7NPpsriBxpEcjshHcBtHVtNTO6Mv0eoZPGuLk1iK/s320/aIMG_9351_1+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634070005754438850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPl3r0BHsXz_XyDlhxHbQ_x_9LFAJ1xKGVTkdpu-3spdvNUNPU2vU8LXrES_uTULia4xbJNb_qzL_IrQjgeTteeXk8BZRGGRSYfPIiV-mB6YjTlyeh5Uxdvis_aSCOgydRX0XcOHyu15h/s320/aIMG_9154_1+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634069999639786866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUn5o010o44tL2A-ZjVQ6oD-hE8OMn9VZoyF0z0RoSuthc04XWSFal7aCF-_lD6U9M-gA_n-QuR7OYZ04QgHQaj7ez72h75iLvNd5kDc2T2erOidVkPNdd9pRFlSH-S1n5ytXoYSJUWlyE/s320/aIMG_8874+%2528400+x+600%2529.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634069996928105938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_ukMNqrph9llyJhTFaVOxBpobTXK1w23FJQX17a6LpzI-7x7O_rDlfD_rCM50EXOe4nmK60ighOJyGpqQAKyIa7ws-Lf1w4BFgjC8HFr_EFdTG869YpWL2T3-tN_L_KZpxFIF9J2VThS/s320/aIMG_8700_1+%2528400+x+600%2529.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Visited my friend Amber the other day in Cairo, Illinois :) </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-44763141617549428272011-07-24T07:45:00.000-07:002011-07-24T08:12:26.140-07:00I got a brand new pair of roller skates<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvQ3qzgIU88OOCnGSu8lUBI9i0s_I2k_-efB_sgysS9FdP1WBo1jWJfpOZWer7LTgjfx_mCGJqm_OEMySjzolfj4iE9LFZF_g7rQueNKf5sdLJJrPmWRxoRaEPNi-KZSV3CPN9H_2oqXr/s1600/aIMG_8279.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632934366930998178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvQ3qzgIU88OOCnGSu8lUBI9i0s_I2k_-efB_sgysS9FdP1WBo1jWJfpOZWer7LTgjfx_mCGJqm_OEMySjzolfj4iE9LFZF_g7rQueNKf5sdLJJrPmWRxoRaEPNi-KZSV3CPN9H_2oqXr/s320/aIMG_8279.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherS7cN5Zd422zXN9n9VWIxm6kryEaW2T_cGO434WULlgMtG7sBZ06eVcW5y4Qj37T2LMDIifH5zCA6vx0zRswMld4xUAcdvXOP-W2p75XRQ-6VbO_6oGtf8KZOcO_fcf_qX3S8BYFB4SX/s1600/aIMG_8249.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632934364212091810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherS7cN5Zd422zXN9n9VWIxm6kryEaW2T_cGO434WULlgMtG7sBZ06eVcW5y4Qj37T2LMDIifH5zCA6vx0zRswMld4xUAcdvXOP-W2p75XRQ-6VbO_6oGtf8KZOcO_fcf_qX3S8BYFB4SX/s320/aIMG_8249.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChyJlLlb1kT7P4pQXos6wrw2AonUu2zTxDLd-FgH2X9BqZXjfIN-mwm6ozgyFTfuHLnVlM9ydP-C090LArE-OmdLeAA7IuZdP87NM15SdDaW9alPWurfR290Ogf6N_ACjv80gDHGTwMtY/s1600/aaIMG_8335.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632932286044352642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChyJlLlb1kT7P4pQXos6wrw2AonUu2zTxDLd-FgH2X9BqZXjfIN-mwm6ozgyFTfuHLnVlM9ydP-C090LArE-OmdLeAA7IuZdP87NM15SdDaW9alPWurfR290Ogf6N_ACjv80gDHGTwMtY/s320/aaIMG_8335.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632932282327425714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-CSLH50lX1nlmMBGHokbpETQ6Ndbzk5IF6hXIdBIXD2O40NBtBkV15JiBnLZ-SdKbXIiYR-tPTLMV_MZ937UFZDql5qG3LC4UriZdkSPASRH_oB8pE3xv0lwi3T_WDhgbSqZuybu-M1g/s320/aIMG_8354.jpg" />I've been wanting a pair of rollerskates for the longest time and I finally found a pair at Salvation Army for 2$, hiding under a million helmets and a bowling ball. They were pretty gross before I cleaned them up, but after cleaning them up & putting on some new laces I think they look quite nice! :D I am the most akward, slow skater ever, unfortunately.</div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-2585055371626892042011-07-20T15:30:00.000-07:002011-07-20T15:50:06.773-07:00Madeline<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO80oYF9FLUbkKR8qPY3fZ5e8U3NDXdmVBADSzbb17OyKtcCdqvxCAKHcLqb-qmVhOPUAQIB6dhwkONbuXR5xzUS3_WclFh9A_DGXTdEOOKyxfK2HXwdol4kY5W4XFXpCFuhRIygDokFrV/s1600/bIMG_7631.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631568577290125970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO80oYF9FLUbkKR8qPY3fZ5e8U3NDXdmVBADSzbb17OyKtcCdqvxCAKHcLqb-qmVhOPUAQIB6dhwkONbuXR5xzUS3_WclFh9A_DGXTdEOOKyxfK2HXwdol4kY5W4XFXpCFuhRIygDokFrV/s320/bIMG_7631.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631568573038363282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwDNfQsZFw73JlbIVc3WYki5oHNQ50Auiwam5WKU8ynaqmfD_A1nSPfqItwIOj7TqONSgKP5OwL2hwSJoSwmRMuqqCMnTlTWtBZC8f9RKszxCAzsoxPd8Ju2XcdPRfS7mnJwzCdMg5Sue/s320/eIMG_7571.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631568566632177906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwumXXm5x5RvC5H0FdeqdvqSXTAt8kS076hrTeENLmWkJYM0GnvV-FtVIq2lLCbBZWTLPz2jYEq06LI761p-qoiPZwu1UvDvrwA2Ga5AIKdhfDXKabWjwHNl0ZE2MERgryEdClzRWZGJIr/s320/loli2011_07_172.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631568563283228194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tyeODWKHpU-xFUjoftR6kvJlZMMq-8Xjvl0Fv46LTISfqH7Xt3y6FYIhEVMQT6F3-c0zCncXga26gQFe5JVXCpVa9W1ToqIv61ml4ShgnNz_p1acUiIukhaKLeLF00RugpkHAhp28FJF/s320/eIMG_7523.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631568558612563714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_LzQdaX-_PVeU0Ic6B5rGlIVoSDp8SOkcVWR_IZh18-BDuGaIv0tTXuZzopHrjuQejV1SHXVf8s0rZwcDex24Kr_wQV9htjfyId-7TuiDK-5Zg81yWjKa1z1JhufCwly7Fpdm54mQ7IC/s320/bIMG_7454.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631566646709417938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUePJGnW0YNhPfOnQApEqRTkH5YMB3ZsksfZps2FENW0U9BExhyphenhyphenztYoYVh62DJMHgoqKtMno6lctmpi4wCo7ycwQjJ2RPFz4yK03IwLpwW_gOl2dz4mFiDLS0H2l97QlQrIGTZMqRnbp8/s320/bIMG_7403.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631566659032374722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObNDSZfcFRMqV-auotJygjcXPt1iPTB8pV3rtrx4bKpoQJ1HQ6u7b1qdUEf8W_Gdhk2_UFpyit2zFQUYmUfBUyuHr5a2brYgkqTz8YYuP5lz93XF3knIpe8RFqQpU0ophu0USJzhqQLqJ/s320/eIMG_6764.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631566660002590002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3jYpvavr04HGwfJpFm1QZb-Jr_NPn9YCcj8BNczv0OPYZ2ot0x2zG1itUtYaTWCjRlwg1ZB-iX7-KtwdE7Fv6HDLk4cA6hTLOG6xlekFdV4kgulrG9v_bc2TbnZ3RhurU3XltxpFQuFv/s320/bIMG_7174.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631566657608392690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWf5WkhbLMnYTz9z92a7AdXfZrSEGQUCBBhS94LNWe_my3LutfXq4yHfhfE4hKY5J4tsuaq9de96ihbAdhNN3SbNxrZoUoxCytVzH13ZMh7g6dAQzCj0_JlaTVXND7Pc9U1zLBXbr4gsFd/s320/bIMG_7073.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631566651888979538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvm0Pk3IuhbquLNDXBHK0C8q4hgpaqYnQs_aFLmX6i_h3__nNnpSXyD9XTTcH-ijHLNHX2ZpCXKegNjY8jVyJcghyphenhyphenixVNKhvREqpA0X38dTDjxgNkPWsZRzpoXBAly36DvBGmRFJ6jdGc/s320/bIMG_7001.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>I took some photos of the lovely Madeline for her senior photos...it was the first time I've ever taken senior photos for someone & it was really fun! Here are some of my favorites :)</div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-81713051446072007852011-07-14T13:06:00.000-07:002011-07-14T13:15:09.647-07:00july, july<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5XWwvCHQV1TH829k9BSY_OMPDtRbKCZNQmRIPtVyqXIvw-7hVAsnfcUhIUfVwHKIvprCoKjnbGTPqHsvwSmSBJ83s9Jzq3b-zs4RCX5tL6K5AJPAQCNpSbFhdZ_Qcn-5h0exr6Nr8Nms/s1600/bbIMG_6027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629303749649457730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5XWwvCHQV1TH829k9BSY_OMPDtRbKCZNQmRIPtVyqXIvw-7hVAsnfcUhIUfVwHKIvprCoKjnbGTPqHsvwSmSBJ83s9Jzq3b-zs4RCX5tL6K5AJPAQCNpSbFhdZ_Qcn-5h0exr6Nr8Nms/s320/bbIMG_6027.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWsQlDFLBgkl1N9uy6W7jwFzsKhUONSSOOCxpMxmLPkVhnXXCgFdZC8WXMvLRp6vLNfSojpdP2RyF37wKAiGvIWbtyAW24WCOJzdHErZXLBe0INkn2xM9uxpEab-vQ86_mp8sQBZqZGWk/s1600/aIMG_6032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629303744844688290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWsQlDFLBgkl1N9uy6W7jwFzsKhUONSSOOCxpMxmLPkVhnXXCgFdZC8WXMvLRp6vLNfSojpdP2RyF37wKAiGvIWbtyAW24WCOJzdHErZXLBe0INkn2xM9uxpEab-vQ86_mp8sQBZqZGWk/s320/aIMG_6032.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629302897413189378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfrJYB6-UInyc6yYNSQO4nvFd9HBFXNEHDdQ5Qexf_N-Y8BYaRCmiLHkcXkJYb_rDzBplKbZ8poFFdATaaZIqm9MN_qEjBiaIbahl79dzx-z8ExEiqDdMT8okZOYZL2E9NDsbw-5bIyjx/s320/aIMG_5227+%2528600+x+599%2529.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNd2TIIyx4QmnpzyaSdaTv2Mb8RukRRusH0fAKM949Oh3L5YPyKl3PDyUM96fOjwj2Udlo_9uUgTz_PK0oOWvq0l6LDNHRRfzDv2IASOnUQYbBPOTnmLap6aVxUvU9mKOfPZn4HewerIDO/s1600/bIMG_5972.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629302902431946322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNd2TIIyx4QmnpzyaSdaTv2Mb8RukRRusH0fAKM949Oh3L5YPyKl3PDyUM96fOjwj2Udlo_9uUgTz_PK0oOWvq0l6LDNHRRfzDv2IASOnUQYbBPOTnmLap6aVxUvU9mKOfPZn4HewerIDO/s320/bIMG_5972.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629302905029064514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nSUCJHvAvVk7bzSJ2Q3CZNuSngmvkHCencOZcXp4Ogam51IhKVa9wizbg2fF2VE1BMynopF3xdhDrFuKA96CYAtmcBBSok_1hK5vxwY78ji3ogrt8HR9Z8-s9pdYbRAGY2uVWlhQ5Yws/s320/bIMG_5935.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrPOqe8-NKI0NdIec88GETzN4rEpf5rR3tY7HbS5T_8qif-sAqlzS3zIhaqCb2EUsA6uLtPywR-GRq_9qYQsN6ho_COVh-jdPUvZ1ReAbQrANP9MOdwXit4U8jMbcoGXsEJtPjgCdGsVe/s1600/bIMG_5537+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629302901093287986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrPOqe8-NKI0NdIec88GETzN4rEpf5rR3tY7HbS5T_8qif-sAqlzS3zIhaqCb2EUsA6uLtPywR-GRq_9qYQsN6ho_COVh-jdPUvZ1ReAbQrANP9MOdwXit4U8jMbcoGXsEJtPjgCdGsVe/s320/bIMG_5537+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfeQGCu3__4ppy8BuZQSsKGRCiYRY_cXjleW3dijMZWIaTx0hUe4Gc2j6_XWpP1RRmkJLDgB1V-6KegGEdu_0Lj-mHEHGpM-jxZcmNQmbO149dxsJTdWS3ZnIml-Uj7t6AzYf9i-8MqdE/s1600/bIMG_5493+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629302893605960194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfeQGCu3__4ppy8BuZQSsKGRCiYRY_cXjleW3dijMZWIaTx0hUe4Gc2j6_XWpP1RRmkJLDgB1V-6KegGEdu_0Lj-mHEHGpM-jxZcmNQmbO149dxsJTdWS3ZnIml-Uj7t6AzYf9i-8MqdE/s320/bIMG_5493+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div>never felt so strange. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-78377212041054135602011-07-11T19:23:00.000-07:002011-07-11T19:41:07.779-07:00thrift store & yard sale finds!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtD4OLcfv64-KirXtZRsZdFzFzIaK4_jSdxvlqKwCMFqk7oTIQh8tgZnGyS-3e_l5jAbXFazBDjcLmf4EOsGXjyBj9d5g59jz6mUTROjzDc9abmKaWMZBEhYgaYb80CxKmGasj2ID9sgJ/s1600/bbIMG_5800+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628286075238014882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtD4OLcfv64-KirXtZRsZdFzFzIaK4_jSdxvlqKwCMFqk7oTIQh8tgZnGyS-3e_l5jAbXFazBDjcLmf4EOsGXjyBj9d5g59jz6mUTROjzDc9abmKaWMZBEhYgaYb80CxKmGasj2ID9sgJ/s320/bbIMG_5800+%2528600+x+400%2529.jpg" /></a> I've been looking for a brownie camera ever since I heard that my grandma took pictures with one. I'd stumble across one at an antique store or a second hand shop every once in a while, but they were always kind of pricey for me...but one fine day I decided not to get a diet coke & fruit snacks from the vending machine at work & lo & behold, I come across a yard sale (on a friday afternoon at 3:00?!) & the first thing I see is this beauty for the same price as those fruit snacks & diet coke. SUCCESS! & As much as I would love to use it, the guy at West Side Camera pretty much convinced me I'd have an easier time going to Mordoor than to come across 620 film, load it & use it. I think it's do-able, though, I'll keep my eyes open.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLNRjZH27P_PK2lhL9sevuGIf08MF74j_RqSfearzMWTTg4MU-E4lTMWYosTyK31QolOKN4yXFI8bI-Z9J7pKaIqE6HlYgbZ_cWaumF8Xd2leISTDWukvfPDrICt2mWT2fLEPMVljQ8Md/s1600/bIMG_5900+%2528600+x+414%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628286070549088210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLNRjZH27P_PK2lhL9sevuGIf08MF74j_RqSfearzMWTTg4MU-E4lTMWYosTyK31QolOKN4yXFI8bI-Z9J7pKaIqE6HlYgbZ_cWaumF8Xd2leISTDWukvfPDrICt2mWT2fLEPMVljQ8Md/s320/bIMG_5900+%2528600+x+414%2529.jpg" /></a> Besides the camera, I also got this pink dress & the white belt in the picture above for just 1.5o! & although you can't see it very well, I'm also wearing a pink & blue scarf that I got from a cute old lady's yard sale for .50! yayyy.<br /><br />Other things recently purchased for real cheap<br />~a ceramic leaf dish with an adorable squirell on it. It's cuter than it sounds, I should probably take a picture of it. 1$<br />~mildy high (saddle shoe-like) heels. 1$<br />~Owl shirt<br />~purple shirt for clinic in the fall<br />~seafoam green with blossoms swimming suit!<br /><br /><br /><div>p.s. this is my first post in a really long time! If anyone is reading this, I hope you find some good finds at soon :) </div><br /></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-3949446917625911862011-02-08T09:13:00.000-08:002011-07-13T17:06:50.848-07:00lovely Laurie!: Annie Laurie's Antiques<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4_lYBFXpUTz-CIz5GyUYz93aN4NP337eOtoFzP0qDFKT-2DcQszfWlZWq7RI-TF7ZRr74xE59blKQiLZFFKI7Gxl3JGPw6A3BayH0J2rKbd3RZ10t34kWfQbwkFDbjDn8umlX5iN85LI/s1600/aIMG_2820.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571372218061636690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4_lYBFXpUTz-CIz5GyUYz93aN4NP337eOtoFzP0qDFKT-2DcQszfWlZWq7RI-TF7ZRr74xE59blKQiLZFFKI7Gxl3JGPw6A3BayH0J2rKbd3RZ10t34kWfQbwkFDbjDn8umlX5iN85LI/s320/aIMG_2820.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i89B8YW9L7T5_HioN65Zi8wNMJvzZac03VJk8mvPl62GX3UX8gUExfZqHZSLWQcN2a3LsbT80opsy7_IdPPm8fOAMGLC59NRhdHSwH9shKEjRkgj5E-zlBQCNrZxNOr_79xEZHFWWMQ3/s1600/IMG_3460xxx.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571368565866415954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpdHr1p6GwguYz4vPZ3CwsuU4Enpo_ettQnWTPMVs20lJgqXflFPl5jz9-A4DZALw-K9g6ky06iTmvgAdZ8wFjGtnGBxlSE37paXA7XnXHYdEGr9SMTiG1GWyKR7AXYRdqEvA3n7LjdrR/s320/aIMG_2943.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRY-xU-EcXfP0bMkj2O1-PMO4GvImjn2A70emFkw_7EldMzxA3IHVBGppTQxvLlqjff4b_RcsqCksmWHS4Vo-0VkpvmJV3gjnSX8vw5vEftdZ4mmLL9rASF1jEr-DAyYQoyrAcD-brOVb/s1600/aIMG_2854.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571368561048596242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRY-xU-EcXfP0bMkj2O1-PMO4GvImjn2A70emFkw_7EldMzxA3IHVBGppTQxvLlqjff4b_RcsqCksmWHS4Vo-0VkpvmJV3gjnSX8vw5vEftdZ4mmLL9rASF1jEr-DAyYQoyrAcD-brOVb/s320/aIMG_2854.jpg" /></a> This is Laurie, the owner & creative genius behind Annie Laurie's Antiques...she is a total sweetheart & her shop is one of my all time favorite places :) I get so many dresses and things from her shop! Plus, when you shop there you might get to run into her cat Dan (pictured above), which I always love <3<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-20010745378027078572011-01-09T16:22:00.000-08:002011-01-09T16:26:45.397-08:00actually honestly<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlGcKSEreGh2nigiYBZl3YfXrNqzIHNsrHchCWdiHUKZF925neLW8ej1j7syZG4n0733ONjXdgwyPXXfrtU11Ihu1u5qyAgBIw4mvIWQ6GNJozkuoFRelApiQQONj51zQEYAHMfh3v3yZ/s1600/mosaic08d9c6a0c9db27c86d81f32453b6421891311e29.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 460px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 498px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560346282189917906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlGcKSEreGh2nigiYBZl3YfXrNqzIHNsrHchCWdiHUKZF925neLW8ej1j7syZG4n0733ONjXdgwyPXXfrtU11Ihu1u5qyAgBIw4mvIWQ6GNJozkuoFRelApiQQONj51zQEYAHMfh3v3yZ/s320/mosaic08d9c6a0c9db27c86d81f32453b6421891311e29.jpg" /></a> I've been thinking about this idea for a while--doing a project about acceptance & honesty. <br /><div>So I've photographed the imperfections and marks and scars that I acquried. </div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-88923592730897450832011-01-08T16:19:00.001-08:002011-01-08T16:32:29.189-08:00I miss summertime<a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4825231787_ab038d9dfe_b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 683px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 1024px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4825231787_ab038d9dfe_b.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4864283625_553dcb5f34_z.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 638px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 640px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4864283625_553dcb5f34_z.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4866623956_0e701b5c31_z.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 424px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4866623956_0e701b5c31_z.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4802200178_bd1d95a7cc_z.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 427px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4802200178_bd1d95a7cc_z.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4814310904_eb9d9201ff_z.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 393px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4814310904_eb9d9201ff_z.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4836233821_e3629353e4_z.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 427px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4836233821_e3629353e4_z.jpg" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-57131343050723091522010-07-10T23:01:00.000-07:002010-07-10T23:22:03.813-07:00<a href="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4w3uqHosD1qzmz21o1_500.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4w3uqHosD1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4wrh9mY571qzmz21o1_500.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4wrh9mY571qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4wvi51Wtg1qzmz21o1_500.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4wvi51Wtg1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4wkkgXbFr1qzmz21o1_500.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4wkkgXbFr1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4tu5od4Ye1qzmz21o1_500.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4tu5od4Ye1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 467px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 700px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4tudjrYSg1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4ubzjT2rq1qzmz21o1_500.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4ubzjT2rq1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 467px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 700px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4v18ifQXB1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 467px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 700px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4v0yiRuVz1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4v48aY4Ai1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4v6d0S0O11qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4ttzdjbCF1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4tsxrpXcY1qzmz21o1_500.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4tsxrpXcY1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><br /><div align="center">I love these kids :)<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 480px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 640px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4t8mrHJuB1qzmz21o1_500.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4w3uqHosD1qzmz21o1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1278914536&Signature=JNCa5irNX7QiedSwFc2DxBVHMvg%3D"></a>So much has been going on lately I don't know where to begin, so I'm just going to post some photos instead. :) </div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-74990206451061475642010-06-12T21:04:00.000-07:002010-06-12T21:30:31.338-07:00epic summer adventure!<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4639533079_9cfba9dd4b.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4645341749_c1d96de2b9.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4645341749_c1d96de2b9.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4648540090_94180e8173.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482108890609551282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZNAet-b1a_WwsqSXOdamgBvw902ErYk-NJ0ILwn0_NH0JDkwHt4B1HHnyFcIISfuYrAY_VuTiZFM_a-iq6CGfw0-vuEkynKWXCi11bWRgQGzRPHdkNDiBWAFhpkj4Rr6XOrp0ywTTpDm/s400/Cari!+.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482108868435442418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcOK6r2T7Cos-4TH9bItA93aP3EHMMkQZUVYfBqLgIj-KI0j_hAcegEsAYD5FOejZowfyE8JnGm2I6QmIptBwMyWOv7KZRP_ApNVpy1C7HkQ8HGMEdM57DKZARBKy_6IsauFa1AfDhVVC/s400/=D.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div>It's been far too long since I've made a post, which is ridiculous, because I've actually been having more fun and doing more things these past few weeks of summertime than I usually do.<br /></div><br /><div>The best thing by far that has happened this summer was that I my friend Mattie & I got to meet the wonderful Cari Ann Wayman (yyellowbird <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yyellowbird/">on flickr</a>) and Jon (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31142635@N05/">jonapc123</a>). It's probably a good thing that I let some time pass before I made this post, because had I tried to post it sooner it would just be a longwinded run-on sentence of gushing and exitedness. It was amazing! We spent the day exploring abandoned houses and taking pictures and it was just wonderful--Cari is honestly my favorite photographer of all time, and I feel so lucky to have met her and Jon both! They were both super sweet and fun to be around and had a lot of awesome stories about their travels. =) It was such an amazing experience, I could ramble on about it for a long time, haha. So instead I am going to upload some photos!</div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-27517567884711750342010-05-19T10:37:00.000-07:002010-05-19T10:48:41.588-07:00summer so far<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrZ5MJ5ICcZkQtdeuS3dOofq1yM69xwWSAax7uLADXV8LCEtYARTodyg-fF-fR2erh3vse1shu1190F38e7LlTGoLEv1Nu1_LKvkpb_GxcZBI5JSZJyqut5p6x_jQuWUtgZlovLAgusIR/s1600/holy+sunfalre,+batman.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473039184667832434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrZ5MJ5ICcZkQtdeuS3dOofq1yM69xwWSAax7uLADXV8LCEtYARTodyg-fF-fR2erh3vse1shu1190F38e7LlTGoLEv1Nu1_LKvkpb_GxcZBI5JSZJyqut5p6x_jQuWUtgZlovLAgusIR/s400/holy+sunfalre,+batman.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473039173475953858" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgVKFwFOY8tmuc3VGJIm0tHsAPzn2v3qRDEoUzEG5ik-iZnByMcOL6SoIdgWXeaiUJEC8t9dRdvZDUMMvUyEEUqWgb3YI8y_LQ5y48phI_Wya9SxFWWwDZegfu7T020lrAt0YRfv755e6/s400/IMG_8183.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464263395448557954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRvDcAvdOXcPQAvIEQubX19oSCIS8vfotswZkfB4o0NpqTIlJQm1TjtNYivUxeR9LrbFSukcPi00-nN-SWY3A1GgbB9dlEDnO6RiVKebeC6g4vvDls3b6OI9MFR1zh_cODiJXWzB2nb31/s400/IMG_7284.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464263386671885666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHHLAFIRrE4XEvuesj5Yxxzz9-OsQyy4XbKGujsJxk1QO2ecnrIpwTlcjigaWUlbHotcjXO-le5ZRhx4Pd2D4L1oZmxh7mnfiLrY4S_t9v5DlOHJ1GriTvcAZEMx6XMmXeQYANnb18QUJ/s400/blow.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464262153362962418" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngBctbKIOoaPMvTlMlUXpezC6YvkvraWFwNYXi4MZ7BOWmTulRkCvKVitx-BbVV6YPvlU4YS7CxHoaK0yjzylFO-LJ9_noICNhkwfyLDcQvouLh4e1lFnhRi8WrHleLGiAU3dOy5vwrHM/s400/47616.jpg" border="0" /> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-614050262556358112010-04-21T12:57:00.000-07:002010-04-21T13:22:02.785-07:00<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462686762721067106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WTPQuzsMVoeCP7Nxtvs9u9sbgz9dCkn5PFzUXRT-f63ilU2TMCxi1Uq3OsouDvL-jXHrsElrGIZvJd-f0DWm_sSbJyu-AIlPU1NdWAVGTM8MQRwsSaWxRBenammdhV_8SjggebgiTJEh/s400/curious+kitten.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrJaQ36jPspm6pGIiD53Rhs4k9gQJiDIxZizMacB5jpZb7hf5Xd0qMS8JIC8aMhLALxcvJ2xt1DTfy2boMq7bNxBKBDCWN_bmgcUDcwKhPcBGqfD8DlX4HG-pdKDUF5kZWD3-MxyM0e3n/s1600/IMG_8309ju.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462688284584807890" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuKCLnoWPsWZHeDF6kEdRYKA3HYVD7lwXXyyWiKLDCST_IfU1-2miDjxeZc3HKoeWVIRDxPeNdomVDGi5GzZm60X8hckQA4U-CGggYZg0DlMRLnveyGS9hzTMt58N-qL5QR-qvT9nCACI/s400/kitteh.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbiAflb1acXEKVY6N62u7ZRZiU8lPsifK6AtktUUt0Fno5HOm6xzzom2V2BP0-z7VQ7I2pcuPOBGUCKXYu7Jm7a8-5hyphenhyphenV2Y67uH1yT9VAThl3hnrdwYu40JGpUXC7lACeTt1rdkOAYwPp/s1600/trapezze.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461999179740490914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbiAflb1acXEKVY6N62u7ZRZiU8lPsifK6AtktUUt0Fno5HOm6xzzom2V2BP0-z7VQ7I2pcuPOBGUCKXYu7Jm7a8-5hyphenhyphenV2Y67uH1yT9VAThl3hnrdwYu40JGpUXC7lACeTt1rdkOAYwPp/s400/trapezze.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbD7RHJlvFDEIlsgW03vSFISv4PTqUergDHaKD3hVYxjA8hkdTqr3L2sh8-CzGcLqQjgYhWyPLCr_okpYwS_8Ko_7ey_nWeEjESool9zKqhCv1JGJOf8HjxGRp-SEZvALNur30-xDjShw/s1600/IMG_7654.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461999172013734514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbD7RHJlvFDEIlsgW03vSFISv4PTqUergDHaKD3hVYxjA8hkdTqr3L2sh8-CzGcLqQjgYhWyPLCr_okpYwS_8Ko_7ey_nWeEjESool9zKqhCv1JGJOf8HjxGRp-SEZvALNur30-xDjShw/s400/IMG_7654.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_viRZtlM2AfUSkevuz2rym8rD0f18Fy_oxiTV4oXQLDuhAAuykM1vM0DT7s-x3rZh_ufS_dSrH5tbI8Hk08kELRd5SJxSDrmE1yHiD5xloAg0uTKRqeKGEpiy9RPUrFMPCnXC7-kqklo/s1600/IMG_7633.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461996408016792386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_viRZtlM2AfUSkevuz2rym8rD0f18Fy_oxiTV4oXQLDuhAAuykM1vM0DT7s-x3rZh_ufS_dSrH5tbI8Hk08kELRd5SJxSDrmE1yHiD5xloAg0uTKRqeKGEpiy9RPUrFMPCnXC7-kqklo/s400/IMG_7633.JPG" border="0" /></a><em> He looks intimidated by this camel...</em><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmxx2JnjMjyV_2Qc9gScYz7lzf6D3tjxN3IlP4JK6V48iGU3d3GGVac4CXITQsDLq648JhcrUSVaTRbIt5NMxlXTULvKUTN8tMXR2GC5g1jQgOLWvmCrnZUUJGhmPovr2kv44V9vuvXy_/s1600/IMG_7613.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461995582011295186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmxx2JnjMjyV_2Qc9gScYz7lzf6D3tjxN3IlP4JK6V48iGU3d3GGVac4CXITQsDLq648JhcrUSVaTRbIt5NMxlXTULvKUTN8tMXR2GC5g1jQgOLWvmCrnZUUJGhmPovr2kv44V9vuvXy_/s400/IMG_7613.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461280719445973810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF26SKfCyJDKd5NfwPcpydwBtkXJ4va-64kJKtb4Nb2f4MyYG__hutv-iqd_sLVOt2exDgMwki8_c2PkS3mqG-i4t9GA_OJrps5YIQTw0_Inn7vFdH_RkeX2lJwfURauoijSdlhEDgpT6/s400/91080.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461281091890936466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwULlXN2T2cp40qPyT2Wy0DZtn8j1zy2-4Y-nckB2_IQqqz05knRr9V2tu90o9J6U0NX7FEnGGhZS8aBhLpUTeo5T75XDvCDrIXQFtzVzFuvm6K_Oa0i62xvpyFRHTNN22-lWJB7EN0ffY/s400/41270.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpKcJScfvBV9DsBAx2YLUrs3kjst50wLNBmCHtzyGnBgwCSUpYT0_OcDHLrwMy0Tho3cu3llh2H0ApkynSNpPGH4BxeOcRshxDHRC7s7WwZKCu6P6nt47Z54NM4GAtP0yCoUiamGloRI6/s1600/15816.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461281087396832450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpKcJScfvBV9DsBAx2YLUrs3kjst50wLNBmCHtzyGnBgwCSUpYT0_OcDHLrwMy0Tho3cu3llh2H0ApkynSNpPGH4BxeOcRshxDHRC7s7WwZKCu6P6nt47Z54NM4GAtP0yCoUiamGloRI6/s400/15816.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461280727319335730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2535Cn6uAw3Os4ySXWomzG13RS4FOIFUP8vEfuVHI1LnrkxgERA9asoVy1Z2H9CMr2KrV0r_EzL22j6EZMOy7q5TJVJMwIkyD-VL23_0XrFlfnWZaT4WB751tTk1au0WqocnQJA5pDxmw/s400/16830.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461281691679919138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKCYZeQHuaUhSuT0tuv4RDUcfNA_P863fdzgclWti-39_7wi_K1mqsJubBEyeUKgJ3T7WOPIRqJXDSGBa2ewrnl2NFHIGUiTtZK_G81VTWRl94CTFw6TmzBF1FsVrIAU3dlTCJ4Tu36H5/s400/55453.jpg" border="0" /> I want to paint my ceiling like the inside of this circus tent!! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-69166258405119365922010-04-15T20:17:00.000-07:002010-04-15T21:15:19.257-07:00summer to do list<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_GCKm9nfaBfw-uOn7ay_USdEimrB7PtRcziPYGInD7zkr5zgNCJ2u_PQX9EKJH3th4k9kHoo3sx2iEJd4_BN0BHPo2-Rx_31sRB3Qa8DZ4qhXUxr-IFBUq9lDHwdRNXtRvywKd6K4sqn/s1600/img027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460572243620508962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_GCKm9nfaBfw-uOn7ay_USdEimrB7PtRcziPYGInD7zkr5zgNCJ2u_PQX9EKJH3th4k9kHoo3sx2iEJd4_BN0BHPo2-Rx_31sRB3Qa8DZ4qhXUxr-IFBUq9lDHwdRNXtRvywKd6K4sqn/s400/img027.jpg" border="0" /></a>My second role of self-processed color film! It's very experimental--I'm only used to developing black and white film, and I was playing around with double exposures. That, plus the fact that when it comes to manual, I don't really know anything about how it...so...yeah.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460577898187418754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgypCnqY8zXVRr7NqFJRwUV2g_Ek0NRhzEFNYMVn4UoRf8UXqlDWryxU058zvQhqBuObvF3Ku1KtYbM0hlxwx1GJgWQVbsadJR5DehsgOLpWnF0tjOYN_w5hTOh8Fgya_gz5r1X6f6Awm/s400/birdy.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nh-Hxcv0Ltbry7XNV5w3EvdEvYkeUEtSHzQdXL4pOyb2IuxLpFeRg3Fegryi6nC3MfxvRGg9bsBP6yR4m5mGKk2Fu7CeFGDWSWhbiwGAq4YUF1hs5UlA7RC9-WG4AUmEFgwYAOjahjKT/s1600/u.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460571028071647058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nh-Hxcv0Ltbry7XNV5w3EvdEvYkeUEtSHzQdXL4pOyb2IuxLpFeRg3Fegryi6nC3MfxvRGg9bsBP6yR4m5mGKk2Fu7CeFGDWSWhbiwGAq4YUF1hs5UlA7RC9-WG4AUmEFgwYAOjahjKT/s400/u.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jen is usually my hand model =]<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460573250241215074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YEPtf1tSlNvsRXosyPHvMjyOG4erbi9GDh4gMtyvrx1HbI4mED-Y5CnaOj0q7-qAiWbo66cgFX-0Zb9kep14Qqz7yLXZ3wYifh4RUWsirCvTwv23fjqYUUZQnPB_Jcgl6BgnvobgkJzm/s400/img034.jpg" border="0" />& sometimes my feet model (on Tom's no shoes day!).<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKAygx2A66HTbZ0LshXih3uoIBbbdJIa20UUz1q6etz33fEFIauEJjVsQQ18s4l1AbgSG0hSOaC67QUT4FSn8mzJbtwVHaXRl_5llI2HgEL0MQDvz5yEfKISa7Z8sf9uQZUArEj_bKTp6/s1600/sdf.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460571025386848322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKAygx2A66HTbZ0LshXih3uoIBbbdJIa20UUz1q6etz33fEFIauEJjVsQQ18s4l1AbgSG0hSOaC67QUT4FSn8mzJbtwVHaXRl_5llI2HgEL0MQDvz5yEfKISa7Z8sf9uQZUArEj_bKTp6/s400/sdf.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460576389217527282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfNMOQGnbblIFMjEbss-PHQgPRO24Yjvo657tZ23XdMmQG4tP41hBD5u-fx2endMqBg-N58I6z3gUayZcX3m5wEH4yVJ78W8auKofAejihXeXFX9e9s8rjLC9P3avymuYvDOb75r9yh90/s400/brighter.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460574457333879330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhe4qB0EKQZS9FqxujiSq8Lczz_HAekLnXxjxeYP0MxoaD6IWsaRnCtaOQFOiYFPpN7gm2vx4uu76F_rOu8Q7eisueub_U0T9xyuug0NdZh2n0BhrsoT1WV8Jggf9JbtnUyb_S1Klq4DG/s400/img046.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460576380552106354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHINB4l-6VTa3OHjSzbiUf7gi7vPDLQmyI3EHUwd_7aFwzcR9g-sH9E_7HpyrvmBPl7NSy7KqnJvMadICbWVA1rg5WQhrO_6YQ1mSI2IZzVw3HXxEtMBGFX6mga1kw5ROsncFYIeEgnJy/s400/img057mn..JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460574467205539826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhj0iLIPn2R2sLiyEtvSeskiEf1wYe_g5vIWko_10uHyGtlOHa7xkS38gUSeDmdpAH7s8BH0PkJxw3HM-aPD2FK0BKC4ANh7VaPq_YYbaeMXmCIfWOJKuzfsG0SUY4r25CFlivfuO-wSJ/s400/img055.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460573240596240258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsGwIkqMtGQeaNFLy0YnLk4EfjyMmebu2097zZa_VQQX7vmNZa6jy47xq00FNxkTLRo7o1F5niL5ltQPZCK5nHO-2lOQbJt4oduV6ToJKXbkUaf5vAzwyxXTawrct6MhzcxvcCYaPCSD1/s400/img031.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ol><br /><li><div align="left">Get an awesome bike. </div></li><br /><li><div align="left">Build a darkroom in the basement.</div></li><br /><li><div align="left">Make many many trips to the waterpark with Aubs & Matt. </div></li><br /><li><div align="left">Hang out with/go to concert with April (the last concert I went to was Heart on my 16th birthday. Honestly). </div></li><br /><li><div align="left">Develop some pigment. </div></li><br /><li><div align="left">Visit sister in Boston! --McLean & Harvard. </div></li><br /><li><div align="left">Learn how to play the harmonica</div></li><br /><li><div align="left">Relearn the flute. Or screw the flute and learn how to play guitar. </div></li><br /><li><div align="left">Take lots and lots of photos. </div></li><br /><li><div align="left">Auctions and yard sales with Kendra! </div></li><br /><li><div align="left">Nightswimming. </div></li><br /><li><div align="left">$ saving (this will never happen, but I feel better when I write it down). </div></li><br /><li><div align="left">Start running again!! Sign up for a 5k.<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">Go camping. </div></li></ol><p align="center">"I'm breaking through, I'm bending spoons, I keeping flowers in full bloom. I'm looking for answers from the great beyond." --Oh R.E.M., I love you. </p>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-81168537830551797262010-03-28T20:01:00.000-07:002010-03-28T21:08:24.611-07:00my intuition is all wrong<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCG2RmbhrKpHTgFmy3LBvpfz9MF5HBn2HgQK2m3doUCLgLsi5Ky99nxEsvJdrTGimZQ7egQxOtWvCOi3Mr_UQRKI10zHGDvSh35nb8N8hIdsEX-eenps-60naQ2hYPrjkIkDTpEzV0Uqh/s1600/IMG_8036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453902081278220626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCG2RmbhrKpHTgFmy3LBvpfz9MF5HBn2HgQK2m3doUCLgLsi5Ky99nxEsvJdrTGimZQ7egQxOtWvCOi3Mr_UQRKI10zHGDvSh35nb8N8hIdsEX-eenps-60naQ2hYPrjkIkDTpEzV0Uqh/s400/IMG_8036.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNx1P-F6X5JlKdyRb0eDAxGphctCuWtaq_Ep6FFtyUVRanZ8GHmzV_tKx22-vqqleFIIaeLE7zyiXawHYr5pTPMAP7M5Fnz5QOsoqoZdTLUHWdGkIHOuLPxpXB1E2mYxeSHtxTG891zdSd/s1600/rear+view.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453900862353149506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNx1P-F6X5JlKdyRb0eDAxGphctCuWtaq_Ep6FFtyUVRanZ8GHmzV_tKx22-vqqleFIIaeLE7zyiXawHYr5pTPMAP7M5Fnz5QOsoqoZdTLUHWdGkIHOuLPxpXB1E2mYxeSHtxTG891zdSd/s400/rear+view.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vVldj6O6iG2LS1XNvX6WxMvedgF93MzdluLqqZWxgvQsZZTK-VtCqerIIZg_ua-g5eD1diYSIoGTfEpuQaags5NqPnYPiAR2yYpPON63mLu-UWmKvudVyUiLS9TQMmhn8-kDq9vumi7k/s1600/IMG_7967.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453898721541045410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vVldj6O6iG2LS1XNvX6WxMvedgF93MzdluLqqZWxgvQsZZTK-VtCqerIIZg_ua-g5eD1diYSIoGTfEpuQaags5NqPnYPiAR2yYpPON63mLu-UWmKvudVyUiLS9TQMmhn8-kDq9vumi7k/s400/IMG_7967.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKWHdt9LmNfyjnU2AbV7NMXpHLiX2xB0dK6J9yzuuqT4bekZdQg7wa2-1XaXjEAfCLz3thUeOgAUCJREODVRdBx9KH-s-PqIYFSqoSx-LxYW_IXf8qxDEB93qUu2oRjwE-PsmstyoF_Tf/s1600/IMG_7965.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453896213379293330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKWHdt9LmNfyjnU2AbV7NMXpHLiX2xB0dK6J9yzuuqT4bekZdQg7wa2-1XaXjEAfCLz3thUeOgAUCJREODVRdBx9KH-s-PqIYFSqoSx-LxYW_IXf8qxDEB93qUu2oRjwE-PsmstyoF_Tf/s400/IMG_7965.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><div>I'm confused as to whether I should feel unlucky or blessed. Right now I feel very very unlucky. and strange. My body aches all over. I took a shower earlier today and found that I have more scrapes and bruises than I thought. I'm glad everyone is okay--the other driver, the lady with her daugther who was having a seizure, distracted. I shouldn't be so downhearted and childish, but I get scared when I remember it all, those split second moments when you don't know what's going on, you don't know if you're going to be okay or not and you're thinking strange, hurried thoughts. I never want to have to drive again, which I guess isn't an option considering I'm a commuter. I wish I could bicycle anywhere I needed to go. I wish I didn't need anything. My head hurts so bad.<br /><br />All of these weird coinsidences happened yesterday, little thoughts I pushed away. I woke up thinking I didn't want to go to Mollie's tonight, but then a stronger thought, one that said I should go to Mollie's, go to Mollie's-be social, see your friends. You'll feel better when you do, don't lock yourself up inside. So I decided to go. I picked out my dress and shoes, decided to finish up all of my online homework. I had an assignment in Abnormal psychology where we had to describe Hans Seyle's general adaptation syndrome, and give an example of a time in our lives when we had to deal with a stressful event. So I replied to the question by giving an example of how I'd dealt with a car accident--how my heart raced in a flight or fight response, how I eventually calmed and had to deal with what to do next. I hesitated before I submitted my answers, not wanting to jinx myself. I wish I would have knocked on wood.<br />About 6 hours later a woman ran a red light and hit my car on the passages side, sending my car spinning until I hit the stoplight pole.<br /><br />Right after it happened I remember that question and how I answered, how coincidental it was. How weird it was that just yesterday I was I thinking to myself how much I love my car. I thought about how I was glad Mattie had to work and wasn't able to come with me--I can't imagine how awful it would have felt to have her with me. I thought about how my dad said he was almost rearended by this lady on the way home, how maybe I got lucky and the scales tipped and I got unlucky.<br /><br />I feel stupid thinking this way, this magical disordered thinking that makes you believe you're safe if you have little rituals, think the right thoughts. It makes me wonder how my sister is so successful in treating psyhological disorders when I feel like I'm getting more anxious and scared everyday. I feel very small and fragile, like I did in the hospital when the doctor looked at me, pressing his hands to my heart and stomach, checking my breathing. I felt my heart speed up like a rabbit's and tasted that awful air bag powder in the back of my throught. It was only after I got back to the bathroom that I realized I was in room 13. I can't help but feel superstitious sometimes.<br /><br />Mostly I am lonely. I was waiting in the ER, waiting for my mom to come. I was thinking of calling someone at the party, but I was the only sober one there when I left, so calling them to see me would been ridiculous and worried me anyway. I just wish that I could have a least had someone to be with me, someone to text and say "Can you come see me?" Most of the time I'm okay with being by myself, but then, there are times when I really wish I just had someone.</div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-56883688427223652462010-03-23T11:07:00.000-07:002010-03-23T11:26:30.433-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRgsy30PfOs7VNXrp8etxVXxXzxKlDz0VMKmlSYVpflHt2G5JM9C5uhJd5H7fwwlr_KgwKca25edJ1UKGX5Em0V0m8LxPl4MnWJGAXaE555xTn1hD0nZGAbTvHBG0ThjuHj_DqFcMvOZs/s1600-h/IMG_5648.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTSrGVv8v0rOQLRcpv9Ll21_4Xm5z7B31btHg4G_G6JGlvR0qrdCsTXL30Er42icU2DUUX5fLhr8y77gxYsQNFlPsVHElegzopSEm_8AA_kDRvh9CzZ0yYgdox1QfVGz3xXtFCtlpkT1G/s1600-h/horse.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451896570344262722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTSrGVv8v0rOQLRcpv9Ll21_4Xm5z7B31btHg4G_G6JGlvR0qrdCsTXL30Er42icU2DUUX5fLhr8y77gxYsQNFlPsVHElegzopSEm_8AA_kDRvh9CzZ0yYgdox1QfVGz3xXtFCtlpkT1G/s400/horse.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYggiN5VKF95uC9IRo7eaIng5UEJGmVKSrvqhAbGfAmq0TJ8kUuzQYvLA919kehFb_Y3S84TPANqZqT7GQ741y-pNHyFxhLnS3EzPHLGp_72P_rnr5hYXOM3RKMC381t3VFCdqsV0mH55a/s1600-h/IMG_5520n.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451895737036259106" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WM8-giRcL9_NkeAOngv7eZ-aXm0Tr-uqtD6C2cSMntMoowWiF8Lh9TkW8hYmLDH7GbuqWQBa8LmTY7X7jT1pLn0sKzD1bG9940pwtlE_NUuPzi_yUSrOZrDMa3wbJaZrcHmRYO-Q9kwR/s400/daf.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451895714007181122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHB7E8bhjN0XeUlXik9MlH2R_Cq7h6QqfLRm2y3E7x-Jc3dqNT59f_Hl_iQdiJjevkQEwIrpgQntFCsw_7WkhiJV-QD8a-SiLYdofnpbOBLqnanufu8DGE0UQp01OAfRxCimN3VpypOtF/s400/woods.JPG" border="0" />I miss my sister, already =[<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprW3FwYlgGbok6xf9pry-Xly0hke_JIJWTwmMLkKuNRjW1viVBzu_57EoKPB_UYPCbKphek0IeKEqymx4utYix27gf1VSMNthb8NOoOyrKSS_vD-IS3oMWxg6IZCIRI30shcKkoNuFhGG/s1600-h/ss.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451894809119928498" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8Yk4CANUBdxTpL277yGfuIXAF-TsVqrM9SS7vCbgZEbghSd0a_NzCeqBz0Uth4KTaYezc81piVmZDXedWOh2mb4zY-UgBGt90A940b70e4AxGsu0qow0KzNLG4b6OowpXiGSBmkprJII/s400/IMG_5269.JPG" border="0" /></a> Apparently my cat loves my sock monkey.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzMCPSET34o1ucDii86Wr4GvgKRBx0t6HF2Gh4VVEhy0rRWlT-I2j2DHjWhC2durnkq__CUN-Jjit5Uxeswq58DYnui3fA9OSN2NPAWuapukz1JCIhfTfBVXqSJRm3EuTOUYCAIizBG4U/s1600-h/IMG_5273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451894318123068402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzMCPSET34o1ucDii86Wr4GvgKRBx0t6HF2Gh4VVEhy0rRWlT-I2j2DHjWhC2durnkq__CUN-Jjit5Uxeswq58DYnui3fA9OSN2NPAWuapukz1JCIhfTfBVXqSJRm3EuTOUYCAIizBG4U/s400/IMG_5273.JPG" border="0" /></a>Meow.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrheTJlEPHDx_wFKDyZh2r7aPqR7ydP3VcSxV7ucMEgymOE-vJ9rnWvDxS0sk1uqxaWGcdfsJkrpFTOxAas_HD3_SXVJPCrFak-w-ZsPNMQ9V4Bs627snk0-Z49GhtKzrBGE46DJ1WOQN/s1600-h/IMG_5392.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451893359696421282" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIe5cnpLvKKMqoEjpyw3a5xDDqk-8HB8G5xZkKgE_0zGKkl7zZ3aHHXaY9TFLsNfr25ScD6_M2pg5_2nc6szXU_NYdJUO9v-8H9NVZfSIlfucMdVLhQHZPa0VNz2NeFfik1ICjTArKQw-h/s400/IMG_5279f.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-73964373998126341442010-03-17T19:10:00.001-07:002010-03-17T19:45:08.950-07:00sleepwalk life<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOpej4Zut2qrrWRCcuxCnPCvNYABW_pQ3t7-5ma5WaYk65iqOSeNO90kHccjZNFTjzTfQYt9nkAV6nPJO9b8Migw4eHJ5IWS-QKZRUw8lLZmTAZ0DKXLN0TlSR1HDu41vuJRwD8aJu9mo/s1600-h/IMG_5088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449798846584726706" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXJMljmIwfdLcmmMXaZB55Q6glK2D4eOl2buQvVdYrYzMfKhpZbB2lRWChxm0ON-tqmwH4uzwMTf-Id18jn2OBdPIuF6yU8qOlMg6eVdxG0MoYHbAEj9qTG2Pd_pQVyRC4Mq01dzUsSsS/s400/vdtrd.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My sisters and my mom and I went shopping today, and despite my sisters bickering, it was really nice. We had the windows rolled down, and listened to oldies on the radio and my mom told us about her teenage years, which sound so fun and amazing compared to my lame memories of high school. I had these tiny islands of memories that keep me happy, but sometimes they are not enough. I never went to parties out in fields by the ruins of an old mill, or floated in inner tubes in a lake at night handing around a bottle of champagne to my friends. My mom said, "when you're older, you'll have good memories to look back on and talk about." I guess that's true, but I always feel like I'm not living near as much as I should be. During the fall I just wanted to be home, I didn't want to go out to bars, I just felt like sitting around camp fires, drinking coffee and talking. Going on walks. Pointing out constellations. Taking pictures. I don't ask for too much, really. And then there are days when I wish I was brave and could do the things I only think about but never get around to. I need to stop waiting for someone or something to come around and change my life.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div>This is all disconnected...which reminds me of why I stopped writing so much in the first place. I hope this doesn't come off as me sounding sad, because I'm not, honestly. =] Its just that everyonce in a while I decide that I need to get adventureous and stop being scared, and start living. And then I forget. </div></div></div></div></div>Rachel Kertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368747708732349337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710718719550186926.post-41522984100130596172010-03-16T11:32:00.000-07:002010-03-17T20:03:38.831-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciRuyLKZF9JXyO9ISDMIQ0oYGv1Yz03dSGQxu1Ip8NNvL_Ia18dukzz7GBUPnRjpSOhkrRWfF_VW-MfB51ljVKG7rzYI0RDWrwsnTOK6dU-TK3RqF-L2CkOUOOsyObKJhBqZZu0Qpr5uu/s1600-h/clothes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449305058609697570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciRuyLKZF9JXyO9ISDMIQ0oYGv1Yz03dSGQxu1Ip8NNvL_Ia18dukzz7GBUPnRjpSOhkrRWfF_VW-MfB51ljVKG7rzYI0RDWrwsnTOK6dU-TK3RqF-L2CkOUOOsyObKJhBqZZu0Qpr5uu/s400/clothes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449304720213404770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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