My thoughts on pregnancy thus far:

• I’m hungry ALL the time. You’d think it would be great to get to eat a lot more, but it’s actually really exhausting. Just when I finish cleaning up the kitchen I’m hungry again and have to start all over. Not to mention the slight embarrassment of having to get back in line (i.e. at Rubio’s) to order just one more taco.
• I’ve had approximately 12 zits my whole life, 8 of them were in the last few months.
• Feeling the baby move is the coolest and strangest feeling ever.
• Watching my husband’s face feeling the baby move is the sweetest feeling ever.
• We are super excited to find out the gender of our baby! So much so that we thought we’d spread the joy by letting you in all the fun…

So here are all the giveaway details: First things first… THE PRIZE:

• A FREE session. Yes, completely free
• Your favorite 20 high-resolution images on a CD!

HOW TO ENTER: 1. Go to my facebook page: www.facebook.com/cristiowenphoto 2. Click the Like button 3. Leave a comment on the wall with your guess if we are having a girl or a boy One entry per person. Yes, you and your fiancee can each have a separate entry. And if your mom, neighbor, cousin and co-worker want to help you out, they can each have an entry and if they win, they can give you the prize. Or keep it for themselves ;) Entries must be received by midnight on Valentine’s Day (Feb 14, 2012) AZ time. WINNERS: All of those with the correct answer will be entered into a drawing. Winner will be announced Feb 15 on my blog and on Facebook. A FEW OTHER RULES: The session must be booked at least 10 days prior to the session date Sessions cannot be rescheduled Session must take place by April 1 2012 (based on my availability at the time session is booked) Sessions will last one hour Session must take place within 30 miles of Chandler, AZ Anyone can enter. Past clients, new clients, current clients, family, friends, other photographers. There are no rules here :). So tell us! What do you think? Boy or Girl? Click here: www.facebook.com/cristiowenphoto

After I professed my love for pinterest.com on Facebook, I had a lot of people ask me what it is and why it is so great. I was surprised by how many people didn’t know about it and so I thought I should share the news with all of you. Warning: You may become addicted. Pinterest is a website where you can organize images of things you like into different categories (or themed boards). Here’s a screenshot of one my boards full of images with ideas on how to display images in your home: You can pin any image that you find online or upload from your hard drive. You can also follow boards that you find interesting and new pins from those boards will pop up on your “home screen”. If you see something you like, you can simply “re-pin it” to your own board. If you are planning a wedding, pinterest makes it SO easy to keep your ideas organized and help you envision how everything will look together. It also makes it super easy to find clever and unique ideas to make your wedding feel personalized. Here’s a screenshot of a wedding board: On my last post I mentioned I was working on renovating the kitchen a little and pinterest.com has been a huge help! You can go see what my kitchen board looks like and I will be posting photos of our new kitchen soon. (I’ve been anxiously awaiting the handyman who’s coming to hang some lights and the microwave in about 2 weeks from now). After you check out pinterest.com, let me know what you think and I look forward to following your boards and great ideas! Once you are there, you will see that you can leave comments on pins, “tag” friends, like pins, share it on facebook, twitter, etc. It is super simple to use and oh-so-much fun! Happy pinning :)