Currie FitzHugh Photography Blog

Today I’ve been continuing working on a project that’s been plaguing me for days. It’s been really frustrating because I just can’t seem to figure it out and I hate not being able to figure something out. So I took a breather and was inspired by my last post so I decided to do some more practicing with my ring and macro lens. Why not, right? (This ring is very important to me; maybe one day I’ll tell you about it!) So I upload them to my computer, then still feeling stuck, I watched a Youtube video on hairstyles and how to do an updo by yourself. Check out this one! It was super easy even though it didn’t turn out like the video (my hair is straight today so I had to improvise). Those things are addicting!

Anyways. Now that I’ve done my hair and decided to post my ring pictures,  I guess it’s time to go be productive again! Hopefully this short break will bring some fruitfulness to my project!

Happy Saturday!

There was a knock at the door and I rushed to answer it. He was wearing that pink button down that I love so much and he was smiling.  At me. He then waited patiently as I scrambled around for a few minutes throwing things into my purse, assuring him I was “almost” ready. We eventually headed to the car and got on the road to an unknown destination. When I finally gained the courage to ask where we were going, his surprising yet calm reply was “Baltimore”.  “Baltimore?!” I echoed like a parrot. “Maryland?”  If the intent was to surprise me, it had worked.
Three hours later, after finishing our bacon wrapped shrimp (ahh-mazing!!), filet mignon and Pinot Grigio in the corner booth, I held his hand and snuggled into his shoulder. For the last few minutes of our dinner in Baltimore, I sank into complete comfort and basked in blissful, peaceful happiness.
And as if that wasn’t enough, look at what was waiting for me at my apartment when I got home that night! I definitely had to take pictures of these GORGEOUS roses!!

Gahh I love them so much! I was showing the pictures to everyone at work today and texted a picture to my mom…

I may have also taken this opportunity to practice a few ring shots…

Is this not the most perfect rose you’ve ever seen?!?

Happy (belated) Valentine’s Day! Here’s to love! I’d love to hear about how your day was special too! Leave a comment to show the love!

I’ve been thinking about the commentary I was going to write for this post. I considered writing about the weather – how it’s been unseasonably warm here in Northern Virginia, or how this little project cheered up my winter.  Or maybe I’d tell a story about my childhood. Except… that has nothing to do with these flowers. Then I thought I’d talk about how I’m really not good at interior design or how I wanted to get better at arranging stuff.

But none of it seemed right. I just couldn’t put into words anything coherent and meaningful, so I took the higher road and decided not to say anything at all. Except for what you’re reading now. I arranged some of our *fake* flowers with some books the other day, took some pictures, and ended up really loving it! My roommates are even letting me keep it up on our dinner table as a centerpiece.

This isn’t a “how to” because Currie doesn’t actually know “how to” make centerpieces and arrange things well. The books were picked sort of at random – I knew I had to use that big thick Greek Grammar book (yes, Greek Grammar. My sister is the scholar), but everything else I just kind of grabbed for. After taking the pictures, it seemed like the colors and feel of the books just seemed to work well together. Lucky me! Take a look and please try not to judge our fake flowers. I think they’re pretty even if they don’t smell nice….