Beautiful friends

One of my New Years resolutions is to make SURE that the people in my life know just how amazing they are to me, so when I received my last Christmas present it was a wonderful reminder of that resolution. On New Years Eve, I received a text message from a good friend of mine, letting me know that “santa” left us a package at our front door. Once I...

Holiday Serenity

With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I have to admit, I got a little overwhelmed.  Between several Christmas celebrations, working, and the inevitable holiday shopping, I had NO time left to even have extra happy thoughts of sugarplums dancing in my head.  The day after Christmas, however, we took a trip up to Oscoda and stayed on Van Etten Lake.  It’s such a beautiful, peaceful area that...

Fabulous Friends

I have fabulous friends.  Really.  And for those who have shot with me before, when I say fabulous, you KNOW I mean to say FAAAABULOOOOUUUSS!!!  😉 I was finally able to get out and shoot with a lovely friend of mine tonight and we decided to make a trek down to Holland.  Well, shooting turned into shopping, which turned into dinner, which became a great discussion about different styles of...

Christmas Spirit

So I’ve been a little behind on Christmas spirit this year.  Seems like every year, this city’s decorations go up earlier and earlier and it’s difficult to get into the holiday that has become so commercialized.  But the truth is, Christmas is more than just decorations and black Friday deals.  It’s family and friends.  Love and kindness.  Faith and awe.  It’s laying under the tree and gazing at the lights. ...