Merry Christmas!

2007 is almost over. Time to celebrate and bring in 2008!

I'm reflecting on the last 12 months and without sounding like a scrooge, I'm so glad it's over.
To say it's been a roller coaster would not be an exaggeration. Lots of good mixed in with lots of ick.
I'm looking so forward to my personal plans and at the same time I'm excited about going into a new direction with work. Details will follow later.

I'm going out of town this week where it's perfectly okay to have a mojito at 9am. Yeah!

Just wanted to wish you all a great Christmas and a safe New Year's Eve. :)

Brad and Christina's gorgeous December wedding

What a beautiful day this was! Brad and Christina looked spectacular and celebrated their special day while the snow was falling...

Loved this wedding. Shot by me and a 2nd shooter.

Celebrating Adoption

I'm part of this organization called Celebrating Adoption. www.celebratingadoption.org
Photographers all over the country volunteer an hour's session to parents of newly adopted children. Look at the handsome young brothers I got to meet yesterday! I enjoyed my time with
this beautiful & sweet family.

Lady, what part of DONE don't you understand?

Enough said.

Reminiscing of my girls trip to Greece

As I sit editing my Christmas sessions, I am daydreaming of getting back to Europe next summer. I took a girls trip to Greece a couple of years ago and wanted to share some personal photos. Cynthia and Catherine were my traveling companions. We took many photos but here are just a few. I dug these out of a box along with a business card I didn't know I had. (below)
These are shot with a point and shoot might I add. ;)

We met other girls traveling and hung out with them. These 2 images are in Delphi.







View of Acropolis while having coffee one morning.



Mykonos....so white and so blue. Oh how I'd go back in a minute.



And this is Santorini. The view from our balcony. Gorgeous island.



This was taken on the layover we had in Amsterdam from Athens on our way home to AZ.
BROWNIES. No need for explanation. We had no idea what lay ahead when this picture was taken of our first happy bite.

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

This is my favorite season and favorite time of the year. There's nothing like Thanksgiving day to join everyone together and remind us why we're thankful. Ever since I was a little girl, I was grateful that I happened to be born into this family that I love so much.

Yesterday we spent the day at my Uncle & Auntie's home with all our families. And if you don't know, I have ALOT of family. I loved the day and not to mention I ate like I was never going to eat again. Ever.

I have this little 6 yr old cousin, Noah. He hugs me with this genuine hug and stays there for a bit. Then he squeezes my head and says in this long voice "I wannnnnnnnna bite your ears offffff because you're soooooooooooo pretty!"
OMG. Really? Now where are all the big hot guys that say that? Seriously.
He has just earned his favorite cousin award from me.

So I saw a distant cousin who I met once when I was 6 yrs old in Chicago. Well it's been over 25 years and I saw her again. I cant get over how many similarities we share. She loves documentary photography. She's been all over the world.
Okay stop: if you know me well enough, then you'll know that's all she had to say. I was going to be a lifetime friend. Wow. Someone who finally gets me. My husband walked up to us while we were engaged in our next thrill adventure trip. His eyes grew bigger and my smile grew wider. He read my mind and walked away.
Marriage. Together as 2. I mean 1.
:)

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
I'm on my way to San Diego!
(See you soon Missi!)

Give your sister a kiss!

Love it~
Priceless.