Man Returns Money He Stole

Have you ever thought about Righting Your Wrongs before? Knowing there is things in life that you wish you could take back? Redo? Start over? Correct Mistakes? WELL... start now! I read an article about a 60 year old man - for whatever his reasoning was - decided to right one of his wrongs!

It was in the 1940's when a man went to a Sears store in Seattle and while no one was looking he said, "I stole $20 or $30 dollars." This 60 year old man was speaking with the manager of the store, confessing what he had done. He felt compelled to pay back the money he stole - but with interest. He gave the store $100 and the manager said, "It seemed like it has been bothering him for the past 60 years."

For whatever reason, Sears refuses to show or release the video recording of the man. Instead Sears took it upon themselves to use the $100 towards helping needy families in the holiday season.

So if you feel like there is things in your life that you want to redo or correct - start now! Don't wait till your 60 to realize that you want to correct mistakes. I suppose better late than never!

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Merry Christmas - Photo Proof

My beautiful cousin Danielle and her husband Matt and their darling daughter Abby were in town for thanksgiving! We set a time to take some family photos so here is their preview:

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Park Pictures - Photo Proof

Blessed to know these Beautiful people - it's been about 7 or maybe 8 years now that I have known and been under the leadership of Jason and Erica. They have had two charming children so it was time for a photo shoot! I will have more posted soon! Keep up with my blog! You can also follow my photography blog HERE.

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Old Town Shoot

Lucky to be able to shoot Lindsay and her daughter Hayden - She is a beautiful mom and Hayden is following alone in her footsteps perfectly! There is more photos to come, follow along HERE to see the rest of our shoot!

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Turkey Day Shoot

I just finished with my most recent shoot - with my Cousin Ashley - You can go HERE for more photos. I should have them posted soon!

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Culture

I looked at the stats of my Blog to see what countries have viewed my Blog and I thought it was really interesting that there is people other than in the United States that has see my blog! The image below shows you the other countries that have check out The Simple Side.

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Things "To Do"

I have a long list of things "To do" today! Right? {As always} I leave to Mexico in the morning so of course I have to pack, clean, laundry, errands, homework, e-mails, and getting to bed early. Although, before I went to bed last night I said a quick prayer that sounded like this, "God, I have a lot of 'stuff' to do tomorrow, but if you have different plans and need to use me somewhere else, I am all Yours." I prayed that specifically because I never want to get to caught up in the stuff that I miss God-ordained-opportunities.

So, I woke up this morning {still tired} and I started my first task on my list. Editing pictures from a photo shoot I just did. & in the process of editing I get a facebook chat alert that reads:

I can't help but laugh {because of my prayer} and wondering if the rest of my day will be filled with chances to put God first. I could have told my good friend (he's like my little brother) that I was really busy today, I mean I had a good excuse - I'm leaving to Mexico to build a house for a family. So selfless of me right? EW. I never want to sounds too busy to talk, or be so caught up on checking off a list of stuff I have to complete that I can't bring Hope to the Hopeless.

If the rest of my day turns out to be multiple conversations like the one I had with my good friend, and nothing gets checked off my list, I will feel like my day was well spent. So God, I said it once and I'll say it again, "I have a lot of 'stuff' to do today, but if you have different plans and need to use me somewhere else, I am all Yours."

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Inspiration into Recreation

So I decided to dedicate this post to Inspirations I Recreated as my own! To have things that inspire you is awesome, I believe that taking that inspiration and creating something from it is simply allowing you to own the inspiration. Inspirations aren't inspirations if they merely breed thought, inspirations are authentic when they begin to breed action. So here is my stab at creating from my inspirations. I hope this allows you to be free to create your inspirations.

Inspiration: Teacup Tray

Recreation: Teacup Tray Sheena-ized

Inspiration: Sock Bun

Recreation: Sock Bun Sheena-ized

Inspiration: Funky Nail Painting

Recreation: Funky Nail Painting Sheena-ized

{I did Mine!}

{& A Friends!}

Inspiration: Homemade Erasable "To Do" List

Recreation: Homemade Erasable "To Do" List Sheena-ized

Inspiration: White & White Letters on Canvas

Recreation: White & White Letters on Canvas Sheena-izes

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BOO!

Here is a {preview} of how I spend my Halloween weekend! I worked at an event - Dancing - I was a vampire! Thank you to the makeup artists you are amazing talented! Thank you to E23Entertainment for throwing the event and Barry Gossage for letting us use your studio. Amazing event!

My Bestie Mage took the photos - so big ups to her!

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My New Obsession

Okay, SOOO, I found these amazing shoes (amazing to me) and I wanted to spend my whole life savings on them. Don't judge! BECAUSE - I didn't. I bought the first pair that you see below! & & & I am so in love with them! The other three are on my list to get - but most likely not going to happen. If I could choose I'd get the boots next. $130, *Cha-CHING* that's nothing right? Right? RIGHT?! I wish that was nothing. I suppose the saying is so true "Life isn't fair!" We'll see if I get the boots, maybe I'll spurge! (MAYBE {come on people I'm not trying to go crazy}) On a brighter note, it gives me something to day dream about at Work! Shhhh - don't tell the Bo$$! Hope you enjoy my eye candy as much as I do!

L.O.V.E

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Enrolled

I have SUCCESSFULLY signed up for my 2012 semester at ASU!

Although... I am way more excited to be done picking classes and signing up then to actually embark on the heavy semester that awaits me. So not looking forward to killing my brain!

BUT - Here is my semester for 2012

On the BRIGHT side... I will only have 2 more classes to take after this semester. Have I told anyone lately how STIKEN EXCITED I AM TO GRADUATE WITH MY BACHELORS DEGREE!