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Wow.  I made it.  A year.  I really can't believe it...that I kept up and that it's been a YEAR!  I spent some time tonight filing through some of the archives and it is such a journey, it really is.  From the streets of Jakarta, to the crisp air of New Zealand to the great state of Texas - and everything in between - it really was just that, a chronicle of my journey.  I'm not sure where I'll go from here, and I've been asked by many as to "Are you really going to stop?".  And the answer is yes.  MoeCakes is taking off and there is so much I can't wait to do professionally.  But will I be able to stay away?  The answer is no.  I enjoy it far too much.  I enjoy talking to no one in particular, but at the same time talking to everyone that wants to listen and look.  And bottom line, I live behind a lens and I love it.  So, maybe Daily will turn into Weekly, but I will be back, I promise.

Wow.  You made it.  A year.  Whether you have been with me since DayOne or joined in along the way or even just took a look for the first time last week.... I thank you.  Something that began really as a "I wonder if I could actually do this" became much more.  I so enjoyed hearing the "I check it every day!"  to "It's in my Favorites Bookmark" to "Maybe one day I'll make your 365!"  All of your dedication and support has meant the world and kept TheArtofDailyLife going.  So now it's your turn.  Grab that camera, iPhone, pencil and paper....whatever it is for you....and capture the art in your life.  It's beautiful.

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I just don't think any additional explanation will really enhance the awesome-ness of today's photo.  Pure genius I tell ya.

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It was definitely one of those weeks that you wish you could dump into a garbage disposal....while running.  So Friday I decided to release some of the stress of the week, in a way I've never even come close to before.  I've never been a fan of guns, more a fear of the unknown, but when the opportunity presented itself, I jumped at the chance.  I had a great friend and ex-military man, Z (who you met just a few days prior on 365) as my instructor and he rocked.  Wouldn't have done it any other way.  Started with a .22 and worked through a couple .45's, .357 King Cobra, and finished on a SCAR.  Honestly, I really have no idea what that last sentence really means.  But either way, it was completely kick ass.  What you can't see in the frozen moment above is the shaking of my hands.

Disclaimer:  I have this awesome habit of grabbing my camera on the go and then when I turn it on wherever I may be to snap a shot, there is on thing missing...the memory card.  Today was no exception.  And I was SO excited to get a great shot (no pun intended!).  So this pic was taken from my iPhone, as well as by the hubby.  

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Crazy Hair Day in our family is basically considered and treated as a holiday.  We've got it down.  Too bad the night before I had to head to the store at 9pm for some last minute spray that I thought we had in our stash.  The stash had been raided a few months prior for someone's "Fashionista Birthday Party" - this tiny detail forgotten!  In the end....it was well worth it.

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Today I was a chaperone for Cakes KG class field trip to a local farm, known as Dewberry Farm.  Great place.... poorly run.  So it was pretty much a solid day of 1300 kids from schools around the Houston/Katy area fumbling their way through as many activities as they could with no rhyme or reason.  You know what I call that... a cluster-yea well, I'll be nice and won't go there.  But as always, capturing the images from the day kept me more than entertained, and without that bit of background knowledge I just passed your way, well, from this picture I'd say Cakes thought it was a complete success.  Love this shot.

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The sunrises recently have just been killer.  Too bad once we fall back I won't be seeing many more of these!

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Yesterday started my season of HolidayMini's.  And I think this little one captures the essence of everything "mini".  She just happens to be a close neighbor with parents that I adore.  And man, is this little one a firecracker.  I'm really considering using a collage of her facial expressions as my own Christmas card this year!  Can't get enough of this bundle of spunk.