4 years ago, on 10-27-2007, I walked down the dimly lit isle of my church, each step jingled as I proudly wore my personally made white flip flops with wedding bells on the top. I remember clutching my bouquet of red roses nervously yet excitedly as I looked forward and smiled. I can still recall the pounding in my heart as the man who I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with stared back at me with loving deep brown eyes, and smiled. We could feel the tension between us, as I neared the alter and my father raised my veil, tears swelling in his eyes, essentially giving his youngest baby girl to a man he now trusts with my life. After we said our vows and tolerated the preacher's long winded speech, we were finally pronounced husband and wife and kissed, completely & utterly happy that we achieved our happily ever after and would now spend countless moments together until death do us part. :)

I wanted to do a lil something special for my anniversary and I actually did this sketch based off of one of my wedding pictures.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bex/18.....57602750331641
I know it's not entirely accurate, but either way I'm very happy with the result :)

To all my fellow peeps who are seeking true love... I know I'm pretty young in comparison to some of ya'll, and I know I got married at the extremely young age of 18 years old, but I will say this. Love will find you someday, and usually in the most unlikely of places you expect. Who would of thought that a snarky comment about this man's smoking habit (who was a stranger then) would lead me to have a ring on my finger and announce my undying love for him? ;) There are rough times, yes, cause anyone's who married and says they never argue is full of shite. We have our bumps and disagreements, and although I've cried and he's gotten frustrated, we know that without each other, we would go insane and fall into a deep sadness. The difference between a happy marriage and a doomed one is when you can get over that hill and look each other in the eyes and not think "Well I won this argument." No, that is not a happy marriage. A happy married couple, even after an argument, will look each other and say their apologies, even if we don't know for what reasons, and go to bed without anger or hurt.

Sorry for my soap box, but these are the truths I've learned in just my short 4 years of married life. It can be frustrating, crazy, but beautiful and fulfilling at the same time. I love you, Eric, and I will always be by your side until the end of our days.

You Bring Out the Madness In Me

One of my recent anime obsessions has been Soul Eater. I absolutely love the idea of Lady Medusa and Professor Stein being a twisted & dark couple, so I decided to throw mine and Eric's fursonas into some cosplay action ;) Eric would make a most interesting Professor Stein.

Professor Stein & Lady Medusa (c) Soul Eater
Chao (c) Me
Cole (c) Eric

SQUEEEE! Halloween is just around the corner and I finally got my butt in gear to do a Halloween piece of Chao!! ^^ Hope ya'll like it and happy trick r' treating, everyone!

I wish I had this outfit!! T.T

Just a cute lil doodle I did of a chibi-fied Chao, and some random items expressing what I'm all about... mostly video games XD; Oh well.

So I've been noticing some hatred going on in the world. Whether you smoke, drink, have sex with someone of the same sex and/or with multiple people, albeit whatever you're into, there is always that opposing person(s) that feels like they have to tell you what you're doing is wrong, and how it just pisses them off that you're different in general. Well, you know, I'm quite sick and tired of the drama llamas here, and I'm here to preach something, just for a minute >=/

We're all human. We all agree that there will be drama amongst the nation. How about we lessen the drama by accepting the fact everyone is different, and everyone has different opinions/morals.

Some people are potheads/drinkers, some are drug/alcohol-free, good for you either way. As long as you're an adult and can pay your own bills and support yourself, you can smoke as much weed and drink as much booze as you want, honestly, I don't care. However, if you're drug/alcohol-free, I'm not saying it's uncool or anything of the like. If anything, kudos to you, my friends. If you can proudly say you don't need drugs/alcohol to have fun in life and that you're proud you don't have any foreign toxins in your body, again, congrats to you because that makes you all the more stronger.

However, don't go up to someone who does smoke/drink and tell them they're stupid potheads/drunks who will never amount to anything just because they enjoy an occasional joint/drink to relax. It's just a douchebag move in general, not to mention, it's none of your damn business what people do in their private lives. If they want to get jacked up all the time and do something stupid they'll regret, let them, because they're adults, and they'll learn the hard way to be more responsible when they screw up, anyway!!!!!

I can name many famous artists who drank just about every day of every hour, such as the famous Vincent Van Gogh, and just about everyone knows this man's name. Jimi Hendrix, one of the best musicians to ever lived, was constantly under the influence of weed and listen to the music!!!! WHO DOESN'T FREAKIN' LIKE JIMI HENDRIX?!?! Whether you want to admit it or not, alot of people live normally average and pretty decent lives with some occasional relaxation time involving pot or alcohol. I mean, for God's sake, Obama freakin' smoked pot and drank booze and where is he at RIGHT NOW?!?!

End of rant. I know this can be a hot topic, but frick, I just everyone to get along... =_= Is that too much to ask?

Battles, in Love with Fall, & Blue Boone!

Due to some unknown plot turns, Chao's finally had it with Serpahim's bullcrap and decides to gear up like a good ole' fashioned vampire hunter. Blessed katana, holy water grenades, in the pockets store ninja 'stars' that are cross shaped, Webley revolver with silver bullets, and for the heck of it, a huge friggin' knife. I think she's ready, don't you?

Sketch wise, I think her expression could've turned out differently. It just doesn't look right with the situation she's in =/ But overall, I'm rather pleased with the turn out. The Webley revolver was referenced the best I could ^^; I don't draw guns often.

Chao © Me

I just wanted to a doodle of Chao in some fall attire :) And in some glasses just cause!

Chao © Me

CURSE MY SCANNER!!!! >_< It ate the highlighted yellow in Boone's hair, horns, tail, and hoof!!! >_< Merrr, at least the blue came out. I just wanted to do a cute pic of Boone :) I feel like I've neglected him.

Boone © Me

Some Paper Stuff & Some Wall Stuff

I've had this idea in my head for a very long time. I've always been inspired by many different kinds of music. Country, techno, metal, punk, alternative, rock, Celtic, German, and so much more. I wanted to share tiny snippets of different lyrics from many different emotions I feel when listening to the music. I may color this someday. For now, enjoy a sneak peek into my musical head.

Lyrics © their respectful composers/artists/musicians
Chao © Me

At the hotel I work at, my HR executive asked me to paint our hallways down by the Human Resources Office to kinda brighten it up. She wanted me to do some nice quotes and 'artsy' them up. When everyone asks me how I long I've been painting, this is truthfully the first time I've ever worked with painting like this before.

This was the last one I did for Vincent Van Gogh =) Considering I knew he was well known for his sunflower painting, I figured this would be a nice way to show my appreciation for his work. Hope you guys like it!

I had some of our Engineering guys that work at the hotel to get each individual tile down for me to paint on, and then placed them back once they were dry. Everyone always asked me how I got up there to paint this! XD

A Wild Jessie appears! Wild Jessie used Paint! It is super effective! :)...I think? <_< To kinda give you an idea how big the quotes are on the wall.

Considering I live in the South, I decided to please the southern crowd at the hotel by doing a recognizable person's quote. Although I'm not a fan of Dolly Parton, I have to admit, this quote speaks many truths, thus I found it a good subject to work with.

Considering I live but a stone's throw away from Helen Keller's home, I thought this would be a nice tribute to the area I've been born and raised in. The wings were especially fun to work on :)

Though I've never read any of her works, this quote by Maya Angelou certainly reminds me of alot of important things in this hotel. Teamwork, cooperation, and many other things. I couldn't think of what to paint to go along with this quote. Ms.Yvonne, our HR secretary, made the suggestion of a red bird in the process of building a nest and I thought it was a nice image to fit the saying. =)

This is the motto that belongs to our little hotel.