Meet Holton . He Can Dance

I love the 'in between' moments during a shoot.  I get to witness things like this!

Awake . With or Without the Sun

I am oficially awake and working at 5:19am, or so.  That is unusual for me.  I like my sleep until approximately 8am.  I am going to be doing a series on my blog with some of the pictures I got from Australia and New Zealand.  I have no good explanation as to why I chose this one first, except for that it is a sunrise shot.  I was up for 3 of them while we were visiting.  Wish I was up for more.  There is just somethign magical about a sunrise.  Perhaps it is the joy and the challenge of seeing one.  For me, it is the fact that I don't make it up for many.  Maybe that will change.  For now, here is a bit of my soul.  This morning in New Zealand was beautiful beyond words.  All I can hope is that this pictures does it some sort of justice.

Honestly . Times to Cherish

I feel like this post should be called ""THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY".  The reason I say that is because my friend Julie has seen me through all of these categories and more.  She was the first person I met at college...the kind where you really 'go away' and 'find yourself'.  The first of that rang true for me, but the latter, not so much.  I couldn't have lost myself more in college.  Without intimate details and moving on to better times, truth be told, I am so thankful for her friendship that literally words cannot explain.

Cut to last week.  There are times you want to wrap up, keep, and play over again and again in life.  The time I spent with Julie and her beautiful, amazing, funny, and energetic girl, Giada is without a doubt one of those times.  We did simple things that left an impression for eternity.  In getting chocked up again, I just say thank you.  Thank you Julie for your your friendship.  You are as loyal and gracious as they come.  Thank you for visiting us.  It means more to me than you could ever imagine.  Thank you for bringing your beautiful daughter to our home.  Her beauty is beyond the description of my words.  Thank you to Mike for lending them to us.

I cannot wait to see what our days ahead hold.  I got you on "round two".  I love you, I appreciate you, and I admire you in so many ways.

Time to Celebrate

Caught this at a recent wedding.  Just like this image for some reason.

Giada

The past couple days have been one good memory right after another.  More on this later, but for now, just sharing a couple quick images.  Heart melt.