ahhhhh!!! this week has been a dream come true! it has been FILLED with photography. for the past couple of days, I have gotten to take school pictures for my preschool babies! it has been a blast! i love seeing their big smiles and making them giggle. their expressions are priceless and i can’t wait [...]
the weather had been ridiculously hot all week. every time you walked outside you felt like you were running a marathon in a sauna, while wearing a parka. yes! it was to that extreme. ;) saturday was equally as hot, yet the humidity disappeared. thank the Lord. however, before i made it to the ceremony, [...]
this has been TERRIBLY hard to keep a secret. you have no idea. when i get excited about something it is hard for me to keep it to myself. i had to refrain from blogging my secrets of this surprise to the entire internet (well, those select few who actually read my posts ;). we [...]
wheewww!!! this week is already gonna be a busy one and it’s only monday. on top of working at the preschool every day, here is what i have on my plate for the upcoming week: meet with one of my brides (monday) taking school pictures (tuesday, wednesday, thursday) family session (wednesday) edit, edit, edit do [...]
so i kinda slacked and didn’t get a chance to work on what i originally wanted to do for my thursday thirteen. SO i decided to write about what i was thankful for (sorry for ending in prepositions so many times haha). besides, you can never be too thankful, right? 1. job – i’ve said [...]
happy birthday to my love. congratulations on surviving 21 years! may this next year be an adventure for you. i’m so proud of all the hard work you do. you are truly amazing. never doubt how special you are. you are loved by many and made by an awesome Creator. believe in yourself and your [...]
all things are possible for him who believes [mark 9:23]. that is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. why? because it speaks to me. God led me to this verse and showed me how anything is possible as long as i believe it. this has been one of my favorite verses since high [...]
when i ask my brides and grooms if they would like to do a first look, that is their initial question: “what’s that?” i then do my best to explain to them what it is without letting my excitement get in the way. i get a little too excited sometimes when i talk about weddings. [...]
i am so excited for y’all to see this shoot. REALLY EXCITED! see, the other day i was supposed to be shooting kara and some of her best friends, but we had to cancel due to scheduling conflicts. while kara and i were at work talking about ideas for their shoot, we came up with [...]
so here it is. these are the lovely photographers i like to stalk learn from on a daily basis. if it weren’t for them, i would not be the photographer i am today. yes, that might sound super cheesy and cliche, but hey! it’s the truth. i have learned so much from these photographers and their [...]
here is the latest installment to my preschool diaries posts. really, the things these kids come up with is astounding. :) “i like lem-o-lade!” “if that’s your love handle, is that your right handle?” “when i grow up i wanna be tinkerbell!” “when i grow up i wanna be a green and white truck!” “i [...]
on saturday, i reunited with some of my favorite longwood peeps (oh, and a hampden-sydney peep ;) for a trip to the zoo. we had quite an adventure. we saw prairie dogs escape from their home, a mama bear and daddy bear making a baby bear, and we got attacked by birds. it was rather [...]
okay. maybe saying i’m obsessed is a little strong, but it’s the best way to describe how i feel about these things. passionate might be a good choice too haha, but saying you’re passionate about mexican food just sounds weird haha. so here are some things that i’ve been obsessed with lately: my goodwill steals. [...]
