Side Swept Curls with Twist Hairstyle Tutorial
Here’s a quick, glamorous hairstyle that looks like you spent loads of time curling your hair. However, you only need to curl a small section of hair, which only takes a few minutes!
What you’ll need:
Watch the video for directions:
My Year in Photos: 2011 Part 2
July
Janna hosted an epic bridal shower for Beth.
We spent a few fun weekends at the cabin.
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Uncle Tom had to show up the youngsters by skiing on a canoe paddle.
August:
Watched Reuben & the guys play golf. You can watch the video here: {link}
September:
We managed to squeeze some veggies out of our garden, despite my broken wrist and voracious rabbits.
We spent a week camped at a jobsite – the boys worked from sunup til sundown, and we women cooked.
Experimenting with the “Macro” setting on the “little” (non-DSLR) Sony camera.
October
I got my new camera. LOVE it so much. But not as much as I love this handsome dude.
Little Ellie. She’s getting so big and learning to talk so well.
I baked some awesome, no-knead bread. I’ll be sharing the recipe sometime on my cooking blog.
November
I tagged along and watched Reuben hunt this year.
We got our first Christmas tree.
Decorated.
Went skating. See the video here: {link}
December
More skating. The guy in this photo recently served in Afghanistan, the girl is his wife. They had never had a chance to skate with each other before.
Hockey! See the video here: {link}
Melanie visited from Ireland.
Christmas at the B. Family’s!
I’ll never forget Elinor’s reaction to opening “Hair CLIPS!” See the video here: {link}
I hope you all have a wonderful year!
Love,
Erica Lea
My Year in Photos: 2011 Part 1
January:

By January 1st, we had quite a bit of snow – a far cry from this year!

We went skiing many times last year. My favorite place to ski: Giants Ridge. Photo credit: Albert Berge.
I experimented with artificial portraiture lighting for the first time. Katelyn makes such a lovely subject.
February:

Grandma taught us how to make Spaetzle. So good. Photo credit: Katelyn B.
On Saturday, February 12, Reuben and I started our romantic relationship.
I went on my first date ever on February 14. Photo credit: Katelyn B.
March
More skiing at Giants Ridge. This is my brother-in-law, Justin, with his wicked beard hat.
Reuben sent me these gorgeous roses.
We gathered and boiled down sap for maple syrup.
April
April 2, we got engaged! Photo credit: Janna B.
My beautiful ring.
Watched Reuben play golf with friends.
May
Much of May was spent preparing for our wedding.
June
On June 11 we were married. Photo credit: Anders Keller
We went on a 2-week long honeymoon out west.
More photos to come later!
A Lovely Surprise
Last night, Reuben surprised me with these lovely flowers. I love the way the roses are varicolored, and the purple flowers add a lovely accent. Even the greenery is beautiful! My man has such good taste.
After supper, he put away the food, washed the dishes, and cleaned the kitchen.
Every day I am reminded why I fell in love with this amazing guy. He always finds a way to make me feel loved.
What’s something special someone did for you lately?











































