Happy Birthday Stephanie!

Happy Anniversary to the Bumans!

Hope you're enjoying sunny California. We miss you (and Brentwood) already!!

Congratulations Corey and Chris

Congratulations Matthew and Alyssa

Thank you for inviting me to share your day.

Linda Holloway

October 19, 1944 - July 25, 2008

I remember the first time I met Linda. Our friends Bobby and Paula had just brought home their newborn, and Ron and I went over to say hello and welcome the new baby. Linda was the proud new grandmother …and oh was she proud. I'm trying to think how best describes Linda, and the word CHIHUAHUA comes to mind; small, FEISTY, loyal, protective of her own, did I say FEISTY yet? :) I absolutely loved being around her and her family. She and her husband Raymond perfected the ever-so-normal husband and wife kidding and friendly bickering with each other. They were hilarious! And I can't think of a better time I've ever had than the time we all played the board games Scategories and Taboo together many years ago. Oh My Gosh!! I can't even tell you how hard I laughed...(and those of you who know me, know what this means). As you can see from the pictures below, there was always a lot of laughter.

Linda and her husband Raymond lived in the town of Sneads their entire lives. She and her best friend Barbara "ran the town" from city hall for over 30 years. They lived very close to each other, worked together, retired together, and sadly passed away within just a couple of months of each other.

Linda, we will miss you. Thank you for always treating my family like a part of yours.

Linda's friend and fellow church member, Melissa Craven, sang this song so beautifully at Linda's funeral service.

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A special day...July 22, 1987

There's something a little special about the first baby born into a family. I remember driving 100 miles round trip sometimes on my day off just to see her...even if I only had a few minutes to stay. And even though I didn't give birth to her, I feel like she belongs to me. She's a very special girl. Happy Birthday Lynsey. I love you dearly!

HAPPY MONDAY!

Happy Birthday Steve

Ron and I met Steve 25 years ago while working at Publix during our college years. Years later, he and his wife Kim bought the house directly across the street from ours and she and I quickly became friends. Our daughters, born just a few months apart, strengthened our friendship even further. They were and still are inseparable. In June 2004, Steve was diagnosed with a form of ALS-Lou Gehrig's Disease. His health rapidly declined and he passed away last March. Steve was the nicest, most generous person I have ever met. His smile was automatic... something he passed on to his daughter. We miss him terribly. Today would have been his 49th birthday. We love you Steve...Go Gators!!

This little baby is coming my way!!!

For those of you who couldn't care less about photography equipment, this blog post will mean nothing to you. But for me...OMG, you have no idea!!! I am SO excited to be getting this. One of my clients (who is NOW MY BEST FRIEND!!) is giving me this lense. I've been drooling over it for some time now and just found out today that I'm getting it.

Brittany and Kyle

These two are HILARIOUS!!

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Congratulations Graduates Kyle Jenkins and Blake Herndon

My Baby...now a middle schooler

Fun Beach Wedding

Congratulations Corey and Chris

Meeting David Jay in Atlanta

Ron and I had a great time in Atlanta meeting up with my idol, Mr.David Jay. He is the absolute BEST!! Here's a few pictures from our meeting. More to come on my new website in a few weeks. Stay tuned.

My favorite photographer...David Jay

I had a chance meeting with DJ and his girlfriend Allie (who is just as awesome as he is) in a coffee shop in Tampa one morning. He has been so helpful to me during this very steep (for me) learning curve of photography. I am so grateful to people like him who generously share their talent and knowledge. I'm headed to Atlanta this weekend for a meeting with him and a few others as he introduces his newest showit sites software for photographers which will launch in a couple of weeks. He was recently in Chicago, walking down the street with his friend Kenny, and this is what happened...(stole this from KennyKim's blog)

Kenny's blog entry:

Here's a funny story. So DJ & I are walking and this guy honks at us and pulls over. I thought it was just a friend of mine that I haven't seen in long time that recognized me to say hi or something. Turns out he (Greg Allen) is a photographer from London in town to shoot a wedding. He is a huge fan of DJ. Greg told us that just the other day, he said to himself that if he ever ran into DJ, he will personally thank him for all the impact he's made in his life. Lo and behold, he spots DJ walking on the streets of Chicago! Talk about a serendipitous moment! But really it just goes to show you how much of an global impact DJ has in this industry



Here's a picture from the meeting last night in Chicago...my friend Shandon is the blonde in the front row. She just happened to be in Chicago this week with her Church children's ministry group.

Where does the time go???

When Ron and I moved into our new home years ago, we met and quickly became best friends with our neighbors who lived across the street. And then, boom, boom, boom ...three little boys came along. Even though they moved away and have lived in a different city since the kid's kindergarten years, we still stay in touch, vacation together, etc. and our boys are still great friends - which doesn't always happen - especially since they go to different schools, different set of friends, etc. We met up for dinner one night and the boys all had their heads shaved at the same time (first time ever for Dan). I can't believe they're grown! Where does the time go??


Ages - 2,3,and 4


Ages 18,19 and 20
Ages 18,19 and 20

Happy Anniversary Brian and Heather

He was a single parent. She was his daughter's kindergarten teacher. He liked her from the first day he met her when he took his daughter to the new school. He had no idea she had only recently gone through a divorce (only final 5 days prior) when he asked her out. Nope, she'd sworn off all men entirely, she was JUST FINE all by herself. And so he waited...and waited...and tried again months later. And tried again months later. And tried again(you get the picture)... Still no. I don't know how long this went on, but FINALLY, she agreed to be FRIENDS and meet him at a specific function and SHE brought along another friend. There was no way this was going to be thought of as "a date"!!! And so the three of them "met" at places for a while. And very, very, very slowly their friendship grew (boy did he have patience) until finally she agreed they could "date" each other. Finally, they both were finding happiness. Just as things were looking up for her...she felt a lump. She was so young and had absolutely no family history of cancer, but she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was devastating. Along with great friends and family support, this man stayed by her side...he didn't care what it took. He loved her and wanted to marry and take care of her. And that's just what he did. They celebrated their third wedding anniversary this month. And Heather is a Breast Cancer Survivor. Love you guys!!!

If you haven't read this book...GO READ IT!! I picked it up to read while on vacation and couldn't put it down. For those of you who don't know him, he was named as new co-anchor for World News Tonight following the passing of Peter Jennings. Just a little over a month afterwards, he was very seriously injured while on assignment in Iraq. The tank he was riding in was attacked when a roadside bomb was detonated and he suffered a traumatic brain injury. It's not all bad...it goes back to when he met his wife, their dating years, travels, children. It's very, very sweet and well written. Go get it! I loved it!

We are here...I don't want to go home. It's so very peaceful here. A creek runs below out back. Hot tub on screened in back porch...weather is absolutely perfect!
I don't want to go home...

It was a pleasure shooting the wedding of Casey and Ann and getting to meet their families and friends. The day started for the girls at Panache Salon in the Historic District in St. Augustine, Florida. Everette, the girl "in charge of Ann" that morning did a super job on her hair and makeup (and she cracked me up the entire time). The outdoor wedding was held at the Riverview Club, under the direction of Susan Gabirel fromWeddings by Gabriel with a reception following in the clubhouse - with the BEST food I've ever had(provided by Kathleen Linton of Special Occasions) at a wedding reception. The newlyweds are spending their honeymoon in Las Vegas. Hope they're having a blast.