Road Trip: Polaroid Edition

Remember all the obsessive posts about our road trip? Well, now you can see (part of) the trip through the lens of a Polaroid camera.

Someone I know has a scanner and has so graciously offered (or was politely asked while I was fluttering my eyelashes) to scan all of my Polaroids. He finished a set, but there are still more to come in future posts. Not all road trip, but all of my Polaroid fun!

But for now, enjoy a few from Road Trip 2k10. Oh, how I wish I had a time machine right now.

The last one is from the rad cabin we stayed at.

Welcome back, Polaroid!

Thanks to the Impossible Project, they have brought back polaroid film! Yay, how fun!

So I have a couple from our day at the pumpkin patch, but I still need to scan them in and upload. (Hopefully I'll get to that sooner than later, but I'm not making any promises.)

I forgot how cool the colors are in polaroid pictures. They all turned out so pretty!

I consider polaroids an old school digital photography - instant gratification.

Instant Gratification

Autumn brought her little Fuji Instax camera to the wine and cheese party a few weeks back. Aren't the photos just great? Polaroid-type photography is really the original "instant gratification photography" that we are so lucky to have these days with digital photography. But the best thing about this - you get the actual print right away vs. having to wait until the next time you print photos, which can sometimes be months later.

Can't wait to bring the Polaroid out for Chelanigans!

stephanie's happy list

Stephanie sent me a snow day edition of her happy list. It makes me want to curl up with a cup of hot cocoa and listen to Christmas carols. That's why I opted for a Holiday-themed photo, which I totally love. Look at those sweaters!

And look at this list! I'm realizing that I might have to pick up some cozy knit knee socks soon...

1. Extra hot showers on cold (freezing!) days
2. Starbucks red cups
3. Working from home in my pajamas (Amen.)
4. Sunshine on the snow
5. My Hunter boots (Erika's note: I love these. One day I'll cave and get a pair. It rains a lot in Seattle, so it's totally warranted!)
6. Cozy knit knee socks
7. Polaroid and Diana pictures
8. Freshly painted fingernails that only sort of look like a 5 year old did them
9. Youngsters being pulled on sleds by their daddy’s (such great childhood memories)
10. Homemade dinner and a bottle of wine with Erika (ok, that’s not really snow day edition, but it’s one thing that makes me very very happy) (Erika's note: Yay! I love dinner and wine with you too!)

Dreaming of summer

As I look outside my office window, I can't help but get excited for summer and all of the fun it brings! The sun is out in full force today and there are several sailboats floating aimlessly on the lake. What I would give to be laying out on one of them right now...

(Polaroid from Chelanigans 2K10)

Yellow and Gray

They are the wedding colors of 2011: Yellow and Gray. (If you remember, Autumn also chose the same colors.) But honestly, I completely understand why - the color combo looks so chic and romantic, but still fun and fresh.

My pictures don't do Olita's wedding decorations justice, but needless to say, they were simply gorgeous. The darling cake arrangment, candlelit room, homemade limoncello favors, table placards and even the table assignments board - where you take down your name strung from a rope and replace it with a fun mini-polaroid, all on top of one of their engagement photos! Brilliant, right? Bring it all together and you have yourself a lovely wedding.

Virtual high five, Olita! (Because you're still on your honeymoon, but for the record, I'm having major withdrawls.)