Vintage Me: Awkwardpalooza

VINTAGE ME is a series I started in June while I was away at the Type-A Parent conference in Asheville, NC and I'm wrapping it up this week with a competition.

My challenge to you? Find the most awkward photo of you and post it THIS WEEK. There is a Linky at the bottom of this post. If you're not sure how to link up, shoot me an email.  Prizes for the MOST AWKWARD!

Let's take a look at awkward me. There are so many options, it's hard to choose just one. But when I saw this photo I thought it clearly deserved a post of its own. Let's take a moment to take in everything that is going on here, shall we?

• Spiral Perm
• Thick Headband Applied Partially Over Forehead
• Giant Glasses
• Braces (Probably with Pink Rubber Bands)
• Quartz Crystal Necklace 
• Bright Festival T-Shirt
• Plaid Jacket (Hello Midwest!)
• Multicolored Belt
• Pants Pulled Halfway Up My Torso
• Pleated Jeans
• Some Sort of Ring (I'm Sure There Was More Than One.)

And, that my friends is just what we can see. Who knows what lurks beneath my knees?

Think you Can Beat Me? I dare you to try!

Here are the rules:

1) Post your Most Awkard Photo on your site and come link up below.

2) Place the badge below on your post.

3) Leave a comment below, so I know that you are linked up.

4) Take a moment to comment on a few other posts.

*My friend NC will be the sole judge and her decision will be final. She'll check out all the entries and make a final judgement no later than August 15, 2011.

The contest is period is from August 8, 2011 at 12:01am until August 13, 2011 at 11:59pm. No late entries will be accepted.

Prizes

1st Place: $25 Restaurant.com Gift Card and Wii Game Fit in Six
2nd: Place: $25 Restaurant.com Gift Card and Glee Encore DVD set
3rd Place: $25 Restaurant.com Gift Card

And, one Honorable Mention will be given to those readers without blogs who post a photo in the comment section of this post. Prize to be announced soon!

• Vintage Me: Baby, Baby!
• Vintage Me: Toddler Years
• Vintage Me: Elementary School
• Vintage Me: Middle School
• Vintage Me: School Dances
• Vintage Me: High School
• Vintage Me: Theatre
• Vintage Me: Family
• Vintage Me: Work
• Vintage Me: Wedding
• Vintage Me: Awkwardpalooza

Rockin' da Baby

(After last month's Rockin' the Bump post, Shell over at Things I Can't Say decided to add a Rockin' the Baby meme this month. If you have an adorable baby shot of yourself or your babies, go link up!) *until 7/18/11

In this picture Liam and I had only officially been introduced to each other for just over a week, most of which we spent in the hospital. So here we are a day or two into life at home, trying to figure each other out.

In our very first days home with our new baby we tried to show Liam comfort through music. When he first responded to Norah Jones, we immediately downloaded a few songs, loaded them onto a iPod Shuffle and clipped it to the side of his pack and play on repeat.

He also showed interest in Hallelujah or as we called it then, "The Shrek Song". So we went to You Tube and several times a day played him a million varieties until he settled on really liking this version by Allison Crowe.

Here I am sitting with him on the couch one morning singing along to You Tube when my mom came up from the basement and snapped this picture.

I love it!

This picture speaks volumes to me...Liam looking to me for the answers. Me looking at him with endless wonder.

What are some of your favorite pictures in your home?

What memories do they trigger?

Rockin' da Bump

Shell over at Things I Can't Say is featuring "da Bumps". I don't have a ton of great pregnancy pictures from when I was preggers with the "L" man. But, here I am two weeks before he was born standing up in my brother's wedding (out of state), dancing it out at the reception, and making old ladies pray that I wouldn't deliver the baby right then and there.

Dude, that does make me Sister of the Century doesn't it??

Capture the Everyday: Getting Dirty

I'm not quite sure how it is that adding one teeny tiny human being to the mix quadruples the loads of dirty laundry--BUT IT DOES! It seems like the task of washing clothes is never done and no matter how hard I work to get caught up I am always ALWAYS behind.

It's as if when I am downstairs taking the laundry out of the dryer and folding it, the one lone sock left in the pile takes it upon itself to get busy and start multiplying.

Am I the only one who has this problem?

Today's post is part of the series Capturing the Everyday brought to you by Melissa over at Adventuroo. I link up here every Thursday and think you should too. Now go on over and check out the rest of the "Getting Dirty" posts--you know some of them just have to be a bit more saucy than mine.