jessica's photo journal

new site

2010-03-24T09:09:00.003-05:00

this site now has a new address: http://jessicahuffman.blogspot.com/

i am doing this in order to merge this blog with the other (now all posts together!).

beginning today, the new site will be regularly updated. but the new page is still a work in progress regarding colors, format, etc. it should be exciting for a while.

owing much to neosporin this week

2010-03-16T08:01:00.001-05:00

ah, sunshine

2010-03-09T21:39:00.002-05:00

the sunshine makes me think of spring, i am dying to plant flowers! in other news, for those who don't know yet, we are moving. granted, we are only moving about a mile away, but we are "moving on up." the new place is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath. with central air.

caught in Autec, Bahamas

2010-02-22T14:38:00.004-05:00

there were nine firetrucks blocking my street tonight

2010-02-10T04:43:00.007-05:00

there was a fire in my building tonight. we were woken up at about two after there was a large fire in the laundry room, right below us. we spent a couple of hours outside while firemen put out the fire downstairs, evacuated four of the apartments (including ours which included breaking down my door). apparently the fire below went into the walls which caused them to have to trample in and out of my apartment for a while. the apartment next door got it worse than us. we're back in the house now (obviously). my eyes are burning out of my head and the taste of smoke is thick. all of us will be smelling of smoke for weeks, i'm sure.

update ten minutes later: look, we've already made the news. funny that the article states firemen "stayed on the scene for a few more hours to check for any hot spots." funny cause they are still here. they are still sawing through walls in the building. and the four remaining trucks are lighting my bedroom up like a christmas tree. for some reason, through the sounds, lights, and terrible smell, eric still manages to sleep.

lazy bones

2010-02-05T16:44:00.000-05:00

new toy

2010-02-05T16:38:00.003-05:00

after dark

2010-01-30T20:23:00.001-05:00

it really snowed in norfolk

2010-01-30T17:59:00.005-05:00

hee hee, look at my car.

it's cold

2010-01-29T19:19:00.002-05:00

took the kid for a haircut

2010-01-25T16:56:00.001-05:00

and now she has bangs. on another note: two posts in one day. i'm on a roll.

on a bright sunny day

2010-01-25T12:41:00.003-05:00

taken last weekend when the weather was nice. today has been rainy and windy, but it is starting to clear up.

a perfect snore

2010-01-14T19:12:00.002-05:00

new year's eve

2010-01-14T19:03:00.004-05:00

look at his face!

i am way behind on posting these. completely forgot. i only saw them when i took and uploaded new pics (see next post).

cat-sitting

2009-12-29T15:54:00.004-05:00

here are the cuties this year. the first was taken today, the second last week.

christmas 2009

2009-12-29T14:56:00.007-05:00

the last one is a bonus from sunday. there wasn't a whole lot that turned out alright from this year's crop. i'm going to move to see if i can get the pics from the phone next. maybe someone else had some decent ones they can share as well (hint, hint howard).
update: i had no luck getting pics from the camera. the phone came with a USB connector, but it only charges, does not allow for transfer. when i send via a pix message, it shrinks it down so much the quality is awful. oh well. there is one i will share, though, in the next post.

happy christmas eve eve

2009-12-23T20:57:00.001-05:00

paws thinks this is her present

2009-12-10T16:09:00.002-05:00

school picture 2009

2009-12-10T15:51:00.000-05:00

they sent us an electronic copy, too.

oops

2009-12-05T13:11:00.001-05:00

it's december already

2009-12-03T23:23:00.001-05:00

the year is almost over! but the brighter side, of course, is that christmas is coming.

noreaster

2009-11-12T17:36:00.005-05:00

this just may be the storm of the century. it is rough, for sure. my bedroom ceiling is leaking, too, and it feels as if the house will blow away completely. 55 mph winds for the last couple of days. 8 foot tidal floods. here's a few of my pics, we took a bunch during a break in the rain. of course, there is not supposed to be water in any of these places...

philadelphia/ASC 2009

2009-11-08T22:42:00.007-05:00

the trip was a success on a number of levels. here's a gigantic photo post.
first, peeps:

this was at the magic gardens. we didn't see the full space, but it was awesome.

and then, eastern state.

happy halloween!

2009-10-31T20:30:00.001-05:00

bryan adams

2009-10-27T07:25:00.005-05:00

if only he knew i was there.

i saw BA at the sandler center in virginia beach last night. the acoustic show was perfect. BA was on top of his game in regards to singing and was very funny and interactive throughout the show. good times.

the venue is very nice, it was my first time there. i will have the check the schedule, i would definitely see another show there. the description of the place from it's website: "The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts boasts a 1,300 seat performance hall with no seat further than 100 feet from the stage. Add to that great shows, beautiful interior, and out-of-this-world acoustics, and this Center's got it all."

[no pics, my camera hates pics in the dark. i'll search the internet to see if someone else posts something from last night's show. i will say, however, it was the first time i didn't see him in a black or white t-shirt. he was wearing a brown button up.]

pumpkin carving 2009

2009-10-23T22:05:00.007-05:00

we carved our pumpkins tonight! we tried to toast the pumpkin seeds again (last year we burnt them). we had two batches (one for each pumpkin) and made it out alright with the first. (the second batch we burnt while we were taking pictures of our completed carvings, of course.)

the cat likes dissertation work

2009-10-19T19:19:00.001-05:00

halloween crafts

2009-10-15T16:04:00.000-05:00

paws on the ds

2009-10-06T14:05:00.002-05:00

this pic was from last month, but with some work, i was able to post it on here.

no pics

2009-09-19T19:07:00.001-05:00

i can't upload any pictures since the computer went on the fritz, so i'm not even taking any. that's okay, i don't think there's been anything of note anyway. until later...

happy friday

2009-09-04T13:40:00.002-05:00

we went to animal jungle today! here is a pic of the resident serval. later, he was very excited when two ferrets on leashes were walking by. excited to say the least, he wanted a feast. we also saw fish, parrots, hamsters, snakes, kitties, and the like. perhaps the highlight of the day was the ripping apart of a mouse. two lizards, monitors i believe, were fed one mouse. after fighting briefly, each lizard had half a mouse in its mouth and the small creature was ripped literally in half. delish.

this adventure came after a trip to the orthodontist. the kid needs a full set of braces. tonight i am reformatting my computer. many things will be lost.

sitting

2009-08-28T10:56:00.000-05:00

happy birthday mom!

2009-08-16T15:43:00.004-05:00

it took a couple of years, but the eiffel tower is finally complete

2009-08-11T14:10:00.001-05:00

mystery creature

2009-08-07T19:00:00.001-05:00

tourists at home

2009-07-31T09:41:00.004-05:00

we played tourists in VA Beach yesterday. we had a nice time at the aquarium and then finished the day with dinner at capt. george's.

there's even a cemetery

2009-07-29T10:48:00.001-05:00

this is the community the kids created at the beach on sunday.

mellencamp

2009-07-27T19:12:00.010-05:00

here are the pics i got from kerri's camera. they are a bit fuzzy, but you get the idea. i threw in one crowd shot from my camera as well. this was the crowd in front, but the stands were packed as well. we had not yet whipped out the cameras when willie was playing, and neither of our pics of dylan turned out (by that time, it was dark).

willie, mellencamp, and dylan

2009-07-27T10:41:00.004-05:00

on saturday, we went to see willie nelson, john mellencamp, and bob dylan at harbor park. what a great show! the first pic below is the kid not-too-enthused with willie. but by the time mellencamp took the stage, we had moved onto the field and she perked right up! the show very nice - harbor park is a great place for a show. the acoustics worked very well in the baseball stadium. mellencamp was the most fun, i think, for us all. he opened with pink houses and the acoustic version of paper and fire was great. sadly, however, there was no jack and diane. it was great to see dylan live before it was too late. more pics are to follow. kerri has great photos of the bands; i will post as soon as i can get them from her.

does anyone know what type of plant this is?

2009-07-22T16:20:00.003-05:00

it grew out of a mixture of annual wildflower seeds that were planted into that pot. it's getting outrageously tall [and it's fuzzy] and i have no idea what in the world it can be.

summer slighting

2009-07-21T14:05:00.007-05:00

i've been feeling a bit ill the last few days (weeks?). in light of that and some actual progress at studying (as well as the below), there has not been much going on with my pages in a while. perhaps something exciting will happen soon.

a few notes about the summer so far: 1) i am addicted to a particular game on facebook that is just like boggle. figures, then, i am addicted. 2) i've caught up on watching movies. the last one i watched was 'knowing'. that's all i have to say about that.

update 07/22: something exciting is in the works. maybe i just needed to say something aloud. that seems to be the case as of late. the excitement (or so i hope it is) is that we are going to see bob dylan, john mellencamp and willie nelson on saturday.

report card 6.4 - final

2009-06-30T21:19:00.000-05:00

i never posted this, but here it is. all As this quarter.

trip to chinco

2009-06-22T10:30:00.002-05:00

we had a nice time on our day trip yesterday to visit the family. we also stopped by and saw some 'genuine chincoteague ponies.' of course, the thoughts for my entire ride home were consumed with digging into some strawberries! and that we did, as soon as we made it in the door. it was yummy! today, i hope to go shopping with my birthday loot. (to buy: external hard drive and a frying pan.)

pics from today

2009-06-16T21:27:00.000-05:00

as per summer usual, we have been taking a long walk everyday. here are some snapshots from today's journey. just a few reminders that we live in a beautiful neighborhood [just like the many other pics that are evidence of this fact.]

more flowers

2009-06-05T12:03:00.001-05:00

the lilys are in bloom

2009-06-03T22:55:00.007-05:00

two days ago it wasn't so hot

2009-06-03T11:50:00.007-05:00

and we had a nice long walk.

here are some random pics from around the neighborhood. there's a bird in a tree, a snail from the river, and a squirrel the kid named pistachio. i'm not sure if you can tell in this pic, but a portion of his tail was missing.

sand and sun

2009-05-31T17:42:00.002-05:00

my first trip to the beach this season was on friday. and then again on saturday. i am so thankful to lindsay for bringing an umbrella - i was so fried after the first day, i would not have survived a second day at the beach without it! it was a lot of fun!

baby will

2009-05-27T05:06:00.001-05:00

Sharon's baby Wilson.

what a nice weekend

2009-05-26T07:25:00.002-05:00

we attended the pungo strawberry festival and a party at lindsay's. holidays are nice!

update: hey, where's my pic?

giving the houseplants some love

2009-05-22T13:15:00.002-05:00

i transferred the massive aloe into a bigger pot [this is one of those big big ones, i flipped it over and used it as a table last year]. i am not feeling confident that it will make it, so i took a pic in case it dies and i want to remember it.

the plants in the kitchen desperately needed attention and today they felt the love. this pic is just some of them, trimmed down and resting while their shelves and sills were cleaned.

scrabble

2009-05-20T14:30:00.000-05:00

stumpy lake

2009-05-17T15:18:00.002-05:00

foxglove

2009-05-11T16:41:00.000-05:00

slinky

2009-05-09T16:02:00.000-05:00

saving space with games

2009-05-08T08:25:00.000-05:00

we went through the board games in an effort to save some space. most of the games are just packaging and you end up storing only air. the first pic is most of our games piled on the floor - the first step to see what we were working with. the second pic is only part of the pile of trash we had left over. we managed to throw out about 13 boxes.

some games were combined (three scene it games into one box, five trivia pursuit games fit into two boxes), while others were just loaded into a plastic bag. since we have about 40 games, we still have them stacked in various locations, but we have made some extra space (for more games, presumably).

the lazy way to watch the birds outside

2009-05-01T08:15:00.001-05:00

botannical gardens

2009-04-27T07:25:00.003-05:00

to finish off the birthday weekend, we strolled through the gardens on sunday.

birthday party number 12

2009-04-26T23:45:00.004-05:00

happy 12th birthday!

2009-04-24T07:14:00.003-05:00

she has already received presents. i gave her ours this morning since there will be a dozen or so kids kids around after school for the party. we gave her clothes, about four outfits, some little stuff, a DS game, and an ipod, already stocked. as you can see, she was surprised.

on saturday we enjoyed the first cookout of the summer

2009-04-21T08:02:00.001-05:00

dramatic effect

2009-04-11T21:41:00.003-05:00

eric sent some 'happy easter' flowers. these tulips are beautiful, though not after i got to them in this picture. i managed a dark effect, and the flowers look silk.

lookout, tomorrow will bring peeps. i think i have three different animal shapes.

science fair project 2009

2009-03-31T07:57:00.002-05:00

kona

2009-03-31T07:55:00.000-05:00

from saturday.

four eyes

2009-03-23T07:36:00.002-05:00

these are some freaky glasses. to the right is the stuffed shells we had for dinner the other day. the significance of this is that the kid helped me make them this time. she wanted the pic up here.

almost a stay-cation

2009-03-09T10:32:00.007-05:00

we went to williamsburg this weekend. we did not have much of an agenda in mind, just wanted to do something different.
we were checking out the shops at merchant square when we walked down and saw the colonial houses and what not.

these two pics are from the yankee candle store. i had no idea whis whole village existed!

we also did some shopping. eric and i got some tennis shoes while the kid opted for tee shirts from the outlets.

on saturday we went to yorktown and enjoyed ice cream over the riverwalk. the weekend was gorgeous. this dude is from the victory center.

more jenga fun

2009-03-02T10:25:00.006-05:00

this tower was taller than those pics previously posted. it gets my heartrate pumping...

eric came back this weekend. we all had a nice dinner on saturday and played some games. the weather has been nuts. friday it was over 70 and warm. then the wind came in and i have felt like our apartment was going to blow away, wizard of oz style. i just spent 45 minutes trying to get into the frozen car to take the girl to school. ah, winter fun.

happy valentine's day

2009-02-14T14:28:00.002-05:00

it's a beautiful day and we are stuck inside

2009-02-08T14:20:00.000-05:00

the last of land

2009-02-05T17:20:00.001-05:00

report card 6.2

2009-02-04T21:50:00.002-05:00

as always, the dark columns are the final grades (the lighter columns are midterm progress).

all As again.

she wants a present.

superbowl

2009-02-02T11:38:00.003-05:00

there we are, in front of the tv.

from happier times

2009-01-26T10:27:00.001-05:00

these pics were taken from the philly v. dallas game. that was a fun day.

snow day

2009-01-20T23:03:00.000-05:00

although there wasn't any snow. the events of the day rocked, however.

school has started and the catsitting is over

2009-01-14T11:07:00.005-05:00

hopefully no catfighting will begin.

here's to a smooth semester.

grand canyon

2009-01-10T13:35:00.001-05:00

some people are lucky enough to travel the country. this is a pic that lindsay sent me from her adventures.

girl... you'll be a woman soon

2009-01-02T17:20:00.003-05:00

happy 2009

2009-01-01T17:13:00.002-05:00

christmas 08

2008-12-29T18:45:00.016-05:00

i'm a little slow with the pics... as i have been notified. here are some of what i got this year. i plan to try to work some magic getting stills from video. this of course, is the money shot. :-)

as with every year, it can be safely said that a great christmas was had by all.

oh, and how bout those EAGLES!

about these two shots: i took the first because it was at that moment, from profiles and even with their eyes closed, that i realized how much robert and deb looked alike. the second pic was upon request. sorry, this was the best i could do.

tiger made this last shot almost christmas card perfect.
but it's crooked.
he was hilarious in his new bed, crazy for the catnip.

catsitting

2008-12-18T20:18:00.005-05:00

i am watching these pretty girls for a friend of mine who has gone back to arizona for the holiday (he needs a pseudonym). of course, i snapped some pics of them with my phone tonight.

and this cutie was having a good ole time in the shower. oh, she also likes my purse strap - she's brought it crashing down on her a few times.

ready

2008-12-09T19:27:00.000-05:00

sleepy

2008-12-02T10:31:00.000-05:00

report card 6.1

2008-11-20T14:36:00.002-05:00

proof i was in st. louis

2008-11-19T08:46:00.002-05:00

the kid made a candle

2008-11-07T22:57:00.002-05:00

happy halloween

2008-10-31T19:39:00.002-05:00

and this is is our handiwork:

science project

2008-10-30T19:46:00.001-05:00

nice pose

2008-10-28T11:38:00.001-05:00

flower close ups

2008-10-28T11:18:00.005-05:00

these are among those that are still hanging on.

i'm sure this was posted before

2008-10-22T22:14:00.004-05:00

but i came acrossed it again (the child must have, actually). i know it is an old one by the look of that couch.

blair blast

2008-10-17T20:55:00.001-05:00

before and after. the first party of the year... i braided pipe cleaners in her hair.

she CAN still use the baby swings

2008-10-11T18:05:00.000-05:00

congrats austin and lindsay

2008-10-05T21:29:00.011-05:00

we spent our saturday sending well wishes to the happy couple. we had a lovely lunch and it was a fun day. even better, the weather was fantastic.

other than that, i'm reading like crazy about somalia. pretty brutal stuff.

so here are some pics.

sidewalk artwork

2008-09-23T11:23:00.001-05:00

paws is enjoying football sunday

2008-09-21T16:21:00.001-05:00

retro: another old pic of me

2008-09-04T20:03:00.003-05:00

i know this is all fuzzy, but what do you expect? i dispayed the first of these retro pictures in may.

she got a new bike

2008-08-31T15:42:00.000-05:00

garden outing

2008-08-24T19:03:00.009-05:00

the weather is unseasonably wonderful and the kid and i took advantage of that yesterday with a visit to Norfolk Botanical Gardens. i took lots of pics [dare you to catch it!].

on a side note - there is a fly in here driving me nuts!

ready

2008-08-18T09:00:00.001-05:00

update: turns out i wasn't ready after all...

schools out

2008-08-15T08:16:00.002-05:00

again. here are some pics we took along our walk to and from school the other day.