Airline food just doesn't do it for me

I usually can't eat for a few days after traveling. 

Last time I was traveling and after being stuck in the airport for several days all I wanted were uncooked green beans, and when I finally got home thats all I ate. I would just walk to the garden and eat them with my feet in the soil. Mmmmm uncooked green beans. 

So this time when my parents picked me up and handed me a tin full of Whitman's chocolates you can imagine how my stomach felt. 

It was less than impressed.

But here you can follow me as I opened this tin of Whitman's chocolates :)

My family knows me so well :)))

Graduated

Another three months.

It was anticipated.

It began.

It was.

It ended.

 On the way I learned photography,

 my shortcomings

 and I even got a trophy!

Look mom! They spelled my name right :)) 

There was so much more to be had than simple skills with a camera.

and sitting here in my room my heart hurts with all of the things I'm realizing. 

Exibition

Taste of the final product.

The theme for my exhibition was frames. Thrilling eh? :))  I had a center area on the floor and framed it in with  several long boards.  With lots of random wood collected from trash bins and wood piles I hammered and sawed until I had all the other frames you see below. Framing the beauty of God that I had the chance to capture during these short 3 months.

Left side! 

BAM! Heres the front!

Booom! Heres the back!

Wham! Right side coming for you!

Awww Cute quote to tie it all together :)

(The Gypsy) Band Shoot

The Jack Mantis band
^Click this link to go to their page and hear some music^

So while at first I had an almost panic attack on my way to meet my band.

Breath in.

Breath out.

But after praying for the last five minutes of the car ride

 I felt a little more calm.

Until I met them.

Then I had a Leilah freak out.

I was pretty uncomfortable and looked very much like an amateur, but thats exactly what I am.

We all start somewhere. 

Meet Jack Mantis Band.

 If you were all over the Capetonian music scene you would probably know these guys. But since I'm neither musically inclined or a South African, I just showed up to take their photos :)

1950's photo shoot

Our time capsule assignment went as follows

Choose an era.

Take photos.

 Photoshop them to look like they are from that era.

And present them in some way that seems fit to the time period.

I chose the 1950’s and took the photos in a small diner about 30 minutes outside of Cape town

Here are some of my final photos, I’ll post the final project tomorrow hopefully :)

Welcome to the 1950's

Hope I did ya proud Grandma :)