It’s been a couple weeks since I did a Showin’ Some Love post so I thought I would today. And today’s post is going to be a little different from the previous ones. Because today’s post is going to be dedicated to my other half, Ryan, and how our relationship started. I thought it might …
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Newborn Photography | Tips for Getting Great Newborn Pictures
Your child is a brand new baby for an incredibly short time, and what better way to help you remember it than through beautifully crafted photographs. There are a few things you can do to help your photographer capture priceless photos of your little angel. You can capture the greatest images of your new arrival …
Excited and Praying
I’m keeping this post short today because I’m trying to get caught up on house work. My home is need of some major cleaning! 🙂 I’m super excited about today though! One of my good friends (and a client), Raeanna, is scheduled to have her beautiful baby girl today! I’m so super excited for her …
Escalate 2010 | Vicki Taufer’s Talk | Washington, IL
So I mentioned that I was going to write individual posts for each of the speakers from Escalate 2010. So I’m going to start with Vicki Taufer, who was the first speaker of the event. Vicki did an amazing job with her lecture. She just got back from Nepal a day or so before the …
Unexpected Day
So today hasn’t quite gone exactly as I had planned. I got up with Ryan this morning and dropped him off at work. Then I headed into Decatur. I was planning on spending my morning at Hendricks and Carr to get some work done on editing pictures. Unfortunately, the computer didn’t recognize my camera when …
So long laptop
So I shipped my laptop off to Mac this morning to have them fix it. For the next 2-3 weeks I’m going to be getting my work done over at the Hendricks & Carr office. Mike and Josh were nice enough to let me use their space and their spare desktop while my laptop is …
David & Christina’s Engagement | Fairview Park | Decatur, IL
Almost eleven years. That’s how long David and Christina have been together. They both shared a love of musicals and plays and went to several performances together during their high school days. In fact, David took Christina to one of the old playhouses they had gone to during high school and they were looking at …
This Week
So this morning Ryan wakes me up at 6:30…still in his sweatpants and a t-shirt. “I need your help,” he says. So I get up and he tells me that the water isn’t working. He could hear water in the pipes when he tried turning on the faucet and he couldn’t find any leaks. So …
St. Teresa Anniversary Dinner Party | K of C Hall | Decatur, IL
I’ve been keeping in contact with some of former high school teachers from St. Teresa, and I recently was asked to by the even photographer for their Anniversary Dinner Party. This was the first official event I’ve photographed so it was a new experience for me, and it gave me a chance to focus on …
Starting to Bring Balance Back
So I’m still absorbing everything I learned from Escalate LIVE last week. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking…not only about my business, but also about life in general. One of the recurring themes at Escalate was learning to balance life and work…something I’m not always very good at. One of the things Julia Woods …