*Sneak Peek* Amy & Justin ~ Engagement ~

Oh how I just LOVE cloudy days. It creates the BEST natural softbox when the sun gets to shine within the clouds (and they probably heard this about 25 times during the session!) Squeals of delight! It was SUCH a pleasure “shooting” these two today! Right from the start they knew how to work the camera! Thank you both for trying my (sometimes interesting) ideas and going with the flow! I’ll write more about the session and these two later, but for now, enjoy the *sneak peek* of images from our Ghent engagement adventure <3

 

 

*Guilty Pleasure* Wednesday

Now that I’m back in town for the time being, I can continue with my weekly installment of posting a fun guilty pleasure! There is no question that this posting is a guilty pleasure of mine. I think I get the same amount of excitement reaching into the mailbox and pulling out the latest subscription as I do reading them! What is this weeks posting about? None other than my “collection” of MAGAZINES! Oooo magazine collection. Not only do I have subscriptions to multiple magazines, but (confession….) I have a hard time throwing them out! Looking through my stack, I found magazines from 2007! I’ve tried to remedy this by creating binders filled with my favorite home ideas, organization strategies, recipes, inspirational quotes, wedding inspirations, etc, etc…. but there are some of those magazines that I feel are too good to let go! I hope I’m not the only one out there! The problem is I get new issues monthly, so when I’m in the throws of an extremely hectic schedule, it’s difficult to find the TIME to sit down and READ THEM! So my lovely magazines become beloved stacks (oooo how husband dislikes my “piles”)….all over our apartment lol. As one of my New Years resolutions (de-cluttering my life), I’ve gotten a *bit* better in this department, but still have a bit of work to do (as you can see below). What is my favorite magazine you might ask? Well, just as I have a vast movie collection (and can’t pick out my FAVORITE movie), I have multiple favorite magazines. If it’s a magazine that has to do with the household (aka Real Simple, Better Homes and Gardens, Good Housekeeping), cooking (aka Cooking Light, Everyday Food), crafts (Martha Stewart), exercise (Self), Oprah, etc. Seriously the list goes on. Don’t even get me STARTED on wedding magazines — I’m still tempted at the grocery stores. Hey, it’s for business right?….

 

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~ Back in Town ~

Wow, has 2 weeks really flown by that fast? I spent the last two weeks visiting husband and family in wonderful Charlotte, North Carolina. Before I left I had taken pictures and was all ready for some awesome postings! The only problem was …. my old friend MacBookPro decided not to turn back on once we arrived to Charlotte. Although I was feeling a strange mixture of frustrated and sad, I decided to take the time to relax and create lists (oh I LOVE my lists) of the *musts* that are going to be happening in the coming months! On that list is branding a new website (gulp) and rockin’ out some sample albums! To be honest the list could be pages long but it’s important to take things one item at a time (one day at a time!) Not only did Charlotte rock because I got to spend much needed time with family and go house hunting, but it was a great time to hit a big *PAUSE* button on my typically hectic life and schedule and get back to *ME* I feel fresh, rejuvenated, and peaceful. Since I had a chance to relax, I found some really great *stuff* out there that I’m really excited to share with ya’ll. Please watch it as an escape from a busy work day, a hectic schedule, …. or stressful/frustrating times. This video is a perfect example of the emotional power of art in various forms. It brings me to another dimension of calm, and I hope you get lost in it’s wonder as much as I did during my break.

Peace my friends.

Thought of You from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo.