You can usually find me adding books to my never-ending “to read” list; challenging myself to do things like not shop for a year; sneaking crispy m+ms from my secret hiding spot so I don’t have to share them with my daughter; and melting over seeing my children smiling at each other.
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“Are you feeling inspired?” Steven said to me with a smile as he started to walk backward along the water line so I could take photos of him. I smiled back and for the first time in a long time, I replied with a “Yes! I think so!” On a whim recently, Steven came home […]
On a wedding day, the photographer has a front seat to everything that happens all day long. I think we have a pretty important job, being the keeper of special memories. But, we do more than JUST take photos on a wedding day! We fix veils. We fix hair. We pin boutonnieres for the guys. […]
“A penny saved is a penny earned.” I’ve never quite understood that saying. What I DO understand is that when you actually save up for something that you want, the thing you’re saving up for becomes so much more meaningful, because you WORKED to save up for it! I’m currently saving up the old fashioned […]
I’m entering my fourth year of teaching, and the world of education has changed radically since I began this journey of becoming a teacher at UMF. Veteran teachers are saying now that they don’t know how younger teachers are going to make a career out of this, because things are getting so incredibly difficult and […]
Any gatherings with other rock climbers will have conversation that is 99% about rock climbing. You’ll get picture messages of him outdoors climbing.. while you’re stuck at work. They’ll work in a rock gym so that they have the flexibility to climb outdoors at a moment’s notice 🙂 Together, you’ll have wonderful adventures and camping […]
I have to wait an entire week to see my masterpieces. That’s how long it’ll take for them to fire the jewelry in the kiln, and then assemble our pieces. I didn’t realize we’d have to wait for them to do that with the jewelry, but I’m okay with it because beautiful things take time! […]