personal:: goals for may

How is it suddenly the fifth month of this year? 

I haven’t been very big on goal setting recently, but, this little bebe. will be arriving sometime in the next 3 months or so, and I’m feeling motivated, so, thought I would jot down my to-do list for MAY-oh-my!

May Goals...

Personal::

run/walk 4x week
drink 8-10 glasses of water daily
have a sweet treat once a week [and no other time]
run the run for water 5k on the 27^th
plan/execute/host charlottes.’ 2^nd birthday party
spray paint bed and do bedding for charlottes.’ “big girl bed”
repaint chest of drawers in dining room
host one art night at my house
take charlottes.’ “smimmin” 1x week
find/buy a used pack ‘n play
find/buy a used little tikes slide
find/buy little dresser for play kitchen
find/buy dresser for bebe.03 or tv stand
sew pillow covers for living room
keep potted plants alive
post april pics to facebook
write thankyou notes for my birthday (which was in march!)

read "shepherding a child's heart"

grow bebe.03 [that way, if nothing gets marked off above, at least i have something to account for it!]

picture((me))foto::

edit all outstanding photoshoots
shoot 3 sessions, minimum
update main slideshow on website w/ recent work
register business name

I'm sure that is plenty to keep me busy. Hope you have some sunshine today! We left it behind in Calgary, but, it sure feels good to be home and with marks. once again.

here we are at the coldplay concert in calgary last week, shot compliments of karla hersey, sister-extraordinaire.

deep south grad portraits:: laura and michelle

where to begin on these two beauties? the beginning is actually back when i was 10 years-old and i met them as tiny little infants, my twin(!) cousins. they were responsible for knocking me off my throne as youngest grandchild, and incredibly popular in the family to boot, but, they were so cute, i forgave them [even when they did ruin one beach vacation by teething and crying the.entire.time.]. i could fill this post with memories of the times we've spent together throughout their childhood and my growing up years, all the way to their maturity into wonderful young women and my beginnings of adulthood [i'm still young, i try to remind myself, though they aren't helping my mentality by graduating high school next month and starting at the university of alabama this fall!]... doing this shoot with laura and michelle in march was such a privilege, a fulfillment of sorts... back when i first started photography, they were some of my first victims subjects, and always my most willing. the fact that my aunt nina [their mom] thought those first photos were worth displaying in her home was incredibly flattering and encouraging for an aspiring portrait artist. it made sense that i would get to shoot their senior portrait session, but, it also meant a lot to me personally; i wouldn't have had it any other way. yes, i'm pregnant, but, i can't help but get a little emotional when i look at these photos. just five years ago they were my jr. bridesmaids in my wedding, and now they are young women. i can't believe i've gotten to be a small part of their lives. here's a few faves from my time with "my twins"...


first set taken in downtown fairhope, alabama.
second [beach] set taken at the grande hotel/point clear, fairhope, alabama.
last set taken in a few spots off a lonely highway in backwoods-next-to-nothing, alabama.

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