David and I just got back yesterday from a fantastic vacation we were lucky enough to take. While my body does not exactly feel rested (holy cow we walked a lot), my soul does. It’s just plain good to break from the repetitive rhythms in your life from time to time. A song can be […]

So you know those couples who say “we make a point to have a date night once a week.” I think this is awesome. That sounds like such a wonderful idea. I want uninterrupted, special time to spend with David once a week. I’d like a weekly excuse to get dressed up, go out for […]

Have you guys seen the Modern Family episode “Slow Down Your Neighbors”? That’s what that title reminds me of. I recently had reason to celebrate a good friend. She got married last weekend, and in July I got to help with a shower for her. I love how showers get to focus so specifically on […]

We are anxiously awaiting the departure date for our upcoming vacation! All I want to do is GO. I suppose the wait is part of what makes the actual experience so fulfilling. I’ll try and dwell on that. 🙂 Image via Inflated/Deflated. Prints available here.

This post is WAY overdue. Back in June, I had an unusual opportunity with work to travel to West Lafayette, Indiana for a few days. Not only do I pretty much never have a reason to travel for work, it was crazy that this was the place I ended up going, because though most of […]

Oh my gosh, you guys. I did the coolest photo shoot the other day. And now that I’m writing this, I don’t really know why I haven’t bragged about my friend before on here. Her name is Candace, and she will plan you the best wedding you could ever imagine. She is the face behind […]

I was lucky enough to be invited to take some pictures at a birthday party for a cute one-year-old you’ve seen around here before: Sam turned one! He had an amazing monkey-themed party planned by his momma, and spent the afternoon being adored by family and friends and his personal photographer (me). He is SUCH […]

Happy friday, friends! Even after having a holiday in the middle of the week, I am welcoming the weekend with open arms. The 4th of July was so fun though this year, even if it had to fall on a Wednesday. Although I am not one to spend my money on fireworks, I am glad […]

On June 9th, I ran my very first road race. Ok, I ran my very first ever race of any kind. The last time I ran in an organized manner like this was in elementary school gym class, running the mile. Here’s the really honest skinny on how I feel about running and my participation […]

A few weeks ago, some dear friends who moved away a year ago came back for a visit. It was so so so much fun to pick up where we left off, although I was spoiled into feeling like they lived here again. Oh yeah, and I made a new friend: their little Levi, who […]

I keep a mental list. It’s not complex with headings and categories, it’s just one long list of everything titled “Things in My Head”. It includes stuff I want to do around the house, the groceries I need to go buy after work, emails I need to write, ideas I am mulling over, clothing items […]

So I’ve mentioned that I have had quite a bit going on lately. Within the last month or so, I went to Portland, Oregon for a conference for work, one of my besties got married, I edited about 2000 photos of weeds that I took for a client at work down to about 500 images […]

A while ago, I had a birthday. A small group of my friends celebrated my measly twenty-six years with a progressive dinner. It was so much fun, I failed at photographing most of it, but I tried, so I thought I’d share the few images I have from a night that was filled with good […]

When it rains, it pours. And then beautiful flowers appear and everything comes to life in this amazing thing called spring. And then time picks up speed and starts moving like a freight train and I just do my best to keep up. I feel like I’ve quit my blog. Not on purpose, and not […]

Happy Friday, people! One week ago, I was watching the weather forecast like a hawk and pulling together last minute details for a bridal shower that would take place in my backyard the next day. I have seen so many beautiful photos of events like this that take place outside in some beautiful, peaceful setting, […]

I am the pickiest person I know. Not about food (Good lord, no!), but about “look”. It’s the curse of the creative: I’m always designing things in my head that don’t exist, and that I have neither the resources nor the time to make. But sometimes…sometimes I actually make it. Me and the term “Do […]

Some of you who know me know that my job is a little non-traditional. Sometimes when talking to people about things that happen at the office, that I have come to think of as normal, I get these strange looks that remind me that I do not work in a normal office, as many people […]

First thing’s first. Who’s excited for tomorrow? We are: We (obviously – from the picture) read these books before Christmas and cannot wait to see the movie this weekend! My department at work is having an especially nerdy celebration of this event, which I’ll have to share next week. Stay tuned for that. In the […]