happy birthday Esther!

my "good friend" Esther turned 2 today, and we celebrated her party at the park on Friday this week... cupcakes and slides and carousels are great fun! :)

Miami...

well the sun finally came up, three hours into our journey, at 6:30am...

Independence Day

I have lots of photos from this weekend (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2299850&id=5513010&l=54ff0feeb9) but this was my favorite...

Monday on a Wednesday?

All day today had symptoms of being a Monday, which it definitely wasn't. high points were i got to dress the mannequins (aka my boyfriends) at work, and that was about it... i feel like my life is constantly set to "drive-by" mode, and the SIX photos today represent that quite nicely!

hiatus

so my work schedule caught up with me a lot faster than i would have thought, and i became a major slacker at posting photos, for which i sincerely apologize (ALLISON! pay attention! ;) haha) this first one is a ranch we pass every weekend on the way to Ocala, and we have meant to stop several times, so this Saturday we said "Carpe Diem" which became photo numero uno...


well i don't have the correct cord with me to post random photos from the past month or so, but i do have several photos from yesterday's bridal shower (which was an absolute blast), and of the storm that rolled in late yesterday evening...

i knew it was going to be tough...

so i've fallen off the wagon, and i'm planning to hike myself back up. starting with Friday's photos, then later Saturday and today's, but for now, here is Friday:

yes, i am a slacker...

today was another dawn to dusk, this is the same bridge, different sides of the bridge, as indicated by the sun :) also included is my favorite shot from Ocala photoshoots today - thank you David! you did amazing work...

editing...

here's a few of my favorites from the show... obviously the entire album is not from the show, just the second half! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=39559763&l=e54e4c712e&id=5513010

volleyball mondays!

the Monday night tradition of beach volleyball is back, and i couldn't be more excited! no pictures from that, but from the drive home, and the new flowers the rain/sprinklers brought on...

crazy weekend!

while i did not post actual photos, i DID take them, and am posting them now... much more to come from Saturday night!!!


Friday's photo is of my project for Saturday night, Saturday has two photos, one of the
Jecika fixing Nicole's hair, the other of my hair, and Sunday is our sleeping lion...

i have...

both a photo from yesterday, and a video from today, but after you hear about my week, you'll totally excuse me for not posting anything else until Sunday.

sincerely,

lauren e. sykes :)

sometimes...

it's just better to take the scenic route home... i love where i live!

from sunrise to sunset

i know i missed yesterday, but i'm cutting myself a little slack after my weekend ;) with that, i give you today's photos...

WOW that was crazy...

so today was the big day, i.e. half triathlon. .46 mile swim (in the ocean), 20K bike (on a mountain bike) and 5k (3.1 mile) run. i finished in 1hr. 40 min. and couldn't be more please with my first time performance! the photos today are brought to you by Steve Sykes, instead of Lauren, but i thought them fitting to document at least part of the occasion. it wasn't always very pretty haha. Suzanne was actually running to the finish the second time, encouraging me on to finish strong. I was telling her I wasn't going to run any faster...