O Happy Day!

My happy days are back again! I am still waiting for baby Moriah to arrive, but I decided to get back to work instead of putting my life on pause. If you are a potential client reading my blog posts, I apologize for being disconnected lately. I am the type of person who has a slight issue with things I can't control and sometimes writing about it helps me deal.

Over the weekend I snuggled on the couch and watched the movie Erin Brockovich. I admired the story of this woman, played by Julia Roberts, who sacrificed time with her children and used non-traditional methods to help save a town in need. I was inspired by her dedication and commitment to the people she promised to help. This movie really helped me realize just how important personalization can be.

There was a point in the movie where the law firm decided to take Erin off the case because she wasn't a traditional lawyer. The firm tried to replace Erin with a stuffy substitute with a law degree to finish the case Erin had started. Ended up being that the people the law firm was representing would not talk to the replacement lawyer and only trusted Erin to win their case for them.

The simple point I am trying to make is that no matter what a person does in life, it is important that they be themselves and be personable. It is important to be yourself in everything you do because YOU bring a uniqueness to the table that is different and fresh. One of the reasons why I am so personal on my blog is because I feel it is important for clients to know me as a person and if we can relate with each other. If you are a bride shopping for a photographer, just know that you have to spend one of the most important days of your life with this person. If you hire someone that clashes with your personality, it may cause problems on your big day. I offer these posts as a way for you to get to know me, my life, and my style to ensure we are a great match for your big day.

Just some food for thought! Thanks for reading!

Anything Chocolate

My family and I are still waiting for Moriah to be born. I am officially past my due date and really staring to feel anxious. I am looking forward to seeing her, getting my energy back, and denying myself the craving to eat anything with chocolate. Even as I write, a Krispy Cream donut with chocolate frosting sounds really good right now. I guess I have to settle for chocolate chip cookies for tonite. Happy Sunday! Hopefully I will have more to report in the days to come!

How I Fell In Love

On our first date we sat and talked for hours. I laid out my whole life history, the good, the bad, and the ugly. I told you everything about my past and present, and you still wanted to stick around for the future. Knowing that you didn't judge me was not why I fell in love, it was when my oldest daughter got sick in the back of the car and without hesitation , you quickly had me pull over into a gas station and started cleaning up the puke. That to me was love!

It has been five years this September that we have been married. I always hear people say that the first five years of marriage is the hardest. Even though we have had our ups and downs, I haven't found it to be very hard at all. Without being too mooshie, I just want to say I love you and I am very proud of you! Happy Valentine's Day!

I'll end this post with some Valentine's pics I took of our two year old dressed in my very first hand made tutu dress. Enjoy!

Family Life

Finally.....

Since my family and I are strictly Basketball fans, we found ourselves with nothing else to do on Super Bowl Sunday than take family shots with the ever growing belly. It is always a challenge to produce the exact image I have in my mind, but I think my oldest daughter Divine did a great job. Enjoy! ... 2 weeks to go!

The Silence Hurts

This is a personal post that has nothing to do with photography. I don't mind because reaching out to you is far more important to me right now.

One of the reasons why I fell in love with you is because we could talk about anything. I remember our first date where we sat and talked in front of my moms house for hours. We acted as if no one else in the world mattered and for that period of time, it was just you and me getting to know each other. When we first got married, I remember your mother making fun of us, asking you how many times a day do we really have to call and check on each other...

That being said, I can always tell when you are upset,angry, or down. Right now I am a big ball of emotions and some how keep hurting the people that are closest to me. I am sorry. I just needed to do what I thought was best for the family. I don't need you to be silent right now. I want to know how you are feeling so we can talk and get through this together. And by talking, I don't mean, "hi, bye, how is the whether." I mean REAL talk. Right now I feel scared, nervous, and anxious about everything we are about to experience with having a new child. Right now I need you to break the silence so I have you to talk to.

You tell me that you never know how I am feeling until I put it out on cyber space. Well, I am putting it out here now to reach out to you in hopes that you'll read this and come to me. You are my best friend and I need you. I LOVE YOU!!!!