“The saddest thing about life is you don’t remember half of it.  You don’t even remember half of half of it.  Not even a tiny percentage, if you want to know the truth.” -Donald Miller from A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

I just picked this book up today and I haven’t even read the first page and I’m already captivated by this thought. Can you imagine how many things in your life that you actually FORGET!??  Things or events that at the time seem mundane, but isn’t that what makes up a life?  A series of random events that you are most likely to forget.  That makes me sad.  I want to remember the little things.

Today I was reminded of a little thing.  My daughter had to be picked up early from school today since she has mysteriously developed a sore throat and a fever.  So I brought her home and immediately set to work making her a bed on the couch.  I brought her pillow and blanket from her bed and her favorite stuffed puppy.  I put her favorite movie on t.v. and turned off all the lights and turned on the ceiling fan.  I gave her medicine and got her a drink to keep next to her makeshift bed.  Then I took a deep breath and I FELT a memory.  Not a specific event just the memory of all the times my mom did this for me.  I could practically feel the cold washcloth on my forehead.  Isn’t it amazing how quickly we forget these little moments in our lives?  Perhaps, this is why I am drawn to photography.  I am desperate to save these moments for myself and for others.

This past Saturday Saylor and I got together with some good friends of ours and we attempted to create a memory that we will all file away for the future.  I know that afternoon is one I won’t soon forget and I hope when they view these images they will feel the same way.  I will remember the laughs and the time spent with friends.  I hope they will remember how they looked when their family was just the two of them.  One of my most precious photos is of Saylor and I shortly before we found out our family was about to get bigger.  I look at that photo and I remember the moment vividly.  It makes me smile every time I look at it.

O.K.  Enough sappiness for a Wednesday evening.  Just found out my parents are making an impromptu visit and I have to figure out dinner.

Enjoy these photos of Andrew and Christine!

As I get older I have realized that there will always be that handful of friends who drift into and out of my life, but they are always there.  Those friends that I can call up after it’s been a few years and it’s like we never skipped a beat.  It’s like the last conversation we had just picks up where it left off.  There is never an uncomforable “getting to know you again” time period.  We are always just comfortable and ourselves.  Holly is one of those friends.

Holly and I met 10 years ago.  Where did the time go?  We were both teaching at the same school.  Both stuck back in the furthest, darkest, most remote area of the building where they hide the (cue the scary music) ELECTIVES!   One thing developed back in that corner of the building and it was a small group of close knit friends.  I’m not talking about the students….I’m talking about the art/language department clique.  Those wonderful people helped me survive a job that I WANTED to love, but desperately hated.  Holly was one of those special people.

Holly is one of the most vibrant, positive and just plain FUN people that I have ever been around.  I am absolutely honored that she and Patrick chose me to be their wedding photographer and I couldn’t be MORE happy to see how in love they are.  I’ve only just met Patrick so I don’t have as many nice things to say about him yet, but if he can make my friend smile the way that she does then I know he is wonderful!

Congratulations to you both!  Can’t wait until December 12th!  I still can’t believe how lucky I am to get to photograph your important day.  Thanks!

Holly and Patrick had their first date at this particular Starbucks and it was a great location to start their session.

Then we headed out to The Harbor in Rockwall.  It was a beautiful location and absolutely felt like we had left the Dallas area.  Nantucket anyone??

The next one is my FAVORITE!!!

It’s Wednesday and this week is almost officially HALF over and all I can say is THANK GOODNESS!  It has been a crazy one!  I have been doing VBS photography duty this week and it always fun to see the kids and capture all the moments that occur during our church’s VBS….however, it is unbelieveably tiring!  We also had company for the past two days and I have a list of TO-DO’s for clients that is growing by the day.  I’ve said it before that I have the BEST clients and I really do.  They have been so patient waiting to see their photos and album designs this week.   Tonight VBS will officially be a wrap and I will get right on those album designs!

Since Molly and Taylor have so patiently waited for their sneak peek I just had to get them posted as soon as possible…….Here are some of my favorites so far.

These two are a total blast.  Their October wedding is going to be a party to remember and I CAN’T wait!

Because this next week is going to be CRAZY busy and because I didn’t want to make this super fun, amazing couple wait ALL week to see……….

But just one is ALL you are getting until later………

Yesterday I got to hang out with Abby and Jason and capture some engagement photos of the two.  I loved getting to know them both and can not WAIT for their wedding in May.  It’s going to be a beautiful one!  We did Abby’s bridal portraits last weekend and I’m dying to share some of those, but they will have to wait until after the wedding.

The wind was brutal and it was a warm one.  Today….cold again.  This Texas weather is killing me!  Mia is outgrowing her winter clothes and it’s still too cold for shorts and skirts.  Anyway, where was I?  Oh yeah….Abby and Jason.  Such a cute couple.  Thanks guys you were a blast!  Can’t wait until May!

One of my favorites!!!!

One of my favorite engagement images of all time.....EVER!

Oh how I wish I could tell you how fun this couple is!  I had an absolute BLAST with them on Saturday evening at the pumpkin patch.  They also took me to a really cool park in the area and I think I will have to add it to my list of locations to suggest because it was AWESOME!   The light was amazing.  We had such a blast!  Did I say that already? :)  Too bad I have to wait a whole YEAR until their wedding because I can’t wait!

Here are some of my favorites of the adorable couple:

Told you it was some sweet light!  I LOVED this session!

Yesterday I met with Debbie and Travis and we headed downtown to the Arts District to shoot some fun engagement photos. You know how you just click with some people from the moment you meet them. I think Debbie and I just clicked! Poor Travis. We must have talked his ears off on the ride to and from downtown. What a great guy!

We started out just outside of the Tramell Crow Asian Art Museum where their ceremony will take place in September. It is going to be SUCH a cool location…I am so excited!!

Here are some of my favorites of the cute couple.

I loved this series in the bamboo. Bamboo is COOL!

Something a little different in post processing. This one NEEDS to be a huge canvas!!

And I can’t leave out a couple with Debbie’s sweet, very well behaved dog.

Sweet puppy dog eyes. So cute!!

I had a blast with this fun couple on Saturday. We started out at The Main Event and then headed to a park. The bowling alley was a bit crowded, but we managed to get some great images anyway. I’m sure that we got a few strange looks, but it was totally worth it.

Can’t wait for the wedding in June!

This weekend I received several complaints that I have not been blogging frequently enough.  So since I don’t want to get griped out again I am making an effort to blog more.  This one is for you Mrs. Crow!

I know what a lot of my clients must be thinking when they see their final images.  “Sure these are great, but what am I supposed to DO with them?”  Actually, I’m hoping that they are also thinking…..”that one is SOOOO awesome that is absolutely needs to be a 30×40 gallery wrapped canvas to go over our sofa.”  However, I do understand that one house can only hold so many 30×40 canvases before it tends to look like a shrine to yourselves. hee hee hee.  So what I suggest is an album.  Recently I have become a bit album obsessed.  I want to make EVERYTHING into an album.  It has even become contagious.  My good friend Lindsey has caught it and I’m afraid it may be spreading rapidly through our playgroup.  It’s o.k. though because it’s a good thing to catch.

My new most favoritest (is that a word? can you tell I was an English major) type of album in the engagement sign in album.  I made one for Jed and Jana’s wedding and it was a big hit.  By a show of hands….How many of you have that plain, white, boring guest sign in book from your wedding that you have never even looked at except maybe when you came back from your honeymoon to remind yourself of who was at the wedding?  Uh huh. Thought so. Hands down.  The main reason that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the engagement sign in album is because it has plenty of space for your friends and family to leave thoughtful congratulations and well wishes.  Think “yearbook signing.”  I realized as I watched the sister of the bride flip through the book and read some of the entries through tears just how important this book would be to the bride and groom in the future.  I wish I had one of these from my wedding.  Instead I have the plain, white, boring guest sign in book…..I think I even have a matching feather pen.  Ha ha just kidding.  I may have to pull it out to show clients and compare and let them decide which would be better to have at their wedding.

Here are some pictures of a engagement sign in album:

The next entry will be in ten years the pictures will still be in tupperware or on CD Why I think EVERY couple NEEDS a wedding album.