{december photo a day :: instagram challenge}

december is here and i'm BEYOND excited!!

i love this month.  

it's full of life, joy, anticipation, celebration, and so much more.

i hope you stop and take the time this month to notice all the little things around you to be ever so grateful for, regardless of your circumstance, and i hope our little photo challenge can help you do that.

erin and i have been SO grateful for all those that have participated in this challenge this year and i can't believe we made it to the last month!!  it's been so fun seeing your world through your instagram lens and i can't wait to see what this month brings!!

{happy.shooting}

aw

{november photo 366 :: instagram challenge :: #novphoto366}

::it's november!::

my favorite time of year!  the air is getting colder, the holidays are coming.  i start reflecting on the year that's been and try to squeeze in all the things i want to complete before the new year arrives.  i have so much going on the rest of this year and i most definitely want to capture it.  so grateful i have instagram to do so!!

join me and bringing up burns for this month's {photo::366} 

challenge as we finish up the 11th month of the year!!

{happy shooting}

aw

{september photo a day :: #septemberphoto366 :: instagram challenge}

we're almost 9 months in folks! that's 244 days guys!!  let's give it our best shot (bad pun intended) this month as we move into the beginning of our fall routine.  look for the beauty in the everyday and make sure you share with your friends on instagram! join me and erin aka @bringingupburns as we start another month towards our 366 goal!!

happy shooting

{aw}

{july photo a day :: instagram challenge}

we've made it half way folks!!

can you believe it?!?  

i don't know about where you are, but it is HOT here in NC.  i think that the weather is trying to welcome in july with a bang!  speaking of welcoming in july... here's july's photo a day challenge!  happy shooting and i know that erin and i have LOVED seeing all of your shots on instagram.  don't forget to tag your photos with #julyphoto366 and make sure you spread the word in social media land.  if you're new here and want to check out our original challenge and why we're doing this, click here.

{happy.shooting}

aw

{march photo a day :: photo 366}

can you believe we've almost made it through our first month of the Photo 366 challenge?  i can't!  it's been so fun to see everyone's interpretations of the february prompts and we hope you're loving it as much as we are!  remember, if you are an "instagramer," at anytime you simply touch the #febphoto366 hashtag (or #marchphoto366 in the future) and you can see ALL the pictures that people have posted through instagram for our little photo challenge.

so without further ado... let me introduce you to MARCH! 

we would LOVE if you would blog, tweet (@photo_366) , facebook (facebook.com/photo366) and help us get the word out this month.  

we just posted a few of our favorites from february on our facebook page... are any of your pictures there?  feel free to check it out, "like us," and tag yourself in your photo.  kuddos to you little photographers...  you deserve it!  more favorites to come from the rest of the month!

i'm so proud of this little project and i love having all of you get passionate about your photography, even if it is just with your phone, and seeing the beauty in your every day!!

{happy.shooting}

aw

{please excuse my lack of blogging...}

when the day comes that i'll be free from this office desk, i promise i'll blog more frequently!  i can not WAIT until that day!  i'm dreaming of being a wordsmith of more words than a random thought thrown together, being able to take pictures during the yummy daylight (darn you daylights savings time!!), and blogging galore!  i will do my best to keep blogging when i find time, but right now my crazy life as a single lady is keeping me BU-SY which is bad and good... thankfully it's mostly good because it keeps my days and nights full of friends, family, and fabulousness, but it has me ALL over the place! until my blogging is less sporadic you can find me here...

twitter.com/aprilmwalker  

pinterest.com/aprilmwalker

facebook.com/photo366

 instagram

much love to you all!!

{happy.pinterwebiphoning}

aw

{5K... here i come!}

well it's true... i've been conned into running my first 5K by my loving friends.

...and honestly i never thought i'd say this, but i'm SO pumped!!

after the initial shock of the email blast that came out advising us that we didn't have a choice on running and that it was a must, i realized that this was just what i needed and i'm totally adopting the above mentalitly. i haven't run since last year when i had a minor injury and it's the exact challenge my body needs right now.  it also doesn't hurt that summer is right around the corner.  this is giving me a serious push to challenge myself and kick this 5K training right in the keester.

what i really wanted to share with you is this awesome Couch to 5K iPhone app that i download that is hands down the best trainer i could ever have.  not only does it lay out the training for you week by week, but it also keeps track of your training, allows you to play music from your playlists, and also prompts you in your headphones when to run and when to walk. 

AND it only costs $2.99 for the 9 week training.  can't beat that for a cheap trainer!  HOLLA!  all you iPhone users can download it here :: couch to 5K  and for all of you non iPhone users... well... i'm sorry.  you need to get on the iPhone wagon :)

{happy.running}

aw

{i'm praying this for you today...}

picture taken with hipstamatic iphone app

created & edited with picnik.com

{happy.friday.friends}

aw

{hipstamatic}

have i mentioned to you before how much i love the hipstamatic app for my iphone??

well i do.  seriously... it's the best.  i use it more than my big bad canon 5D Mark II.  it's very true that the best camera is the one you have with you and i always have my iphone with me.  this app takes the most rad pics with some serious awesometastic quality.

here are some of my recent pics via hipstamatic.

{happy.tuesday}

aw

{fall.leaves}

"sunshine spills through autumn-colored leaves, lighting up

their brilliance like stained-glass windows in a great cathedral,

expressing the wonder of God's love, declaring His glory"

{picture from iPhone Hipstamatic app}

{needtobreathe :: live at the fillmore :: 10.28.2010}

last night i had the pleasure of seeing needtobreathe live at the fillmore in charlotte, nc and the show was fantastic!  here's a clip of an unplugged version of "valley of tomorrow" they played towards the end of the show.  not great lighting, but the sound is awesome.  make sure you listen to 2:26... those boys can sing!

pics and video are both from my iphone

{happy.friday}

aw

more iphone fun

are you ready for another

installment of iphone fun?

(again.. my apologies to all you non iphoners,

but seriously...get one... you WON'T regret it!)

need a fun game to play during your holiday travels?

want to make that brain of yours a tad smarter? (maybe)

want to add words like "saucy" to your vocabulary?

::warning::

this game IS addicting!

i give you

{words with friends}

click here to get it for $free.99. 

or here for $1.99 to play without adds

come on in & join the fun! 

my username is :: livelaughloveaw

{happy.tuesday}

aw