A Thanksgiving Photo Shoot

Good evening to you and a happy Thanksgiving!  

  With the exception of Christmas, Thanksgiving is a day I look forward to all year.

 I love it because it's pretty much an excuse to spend the entire day with family and eat a whole lot of really yummy food without feeling guilty. These are two things our culture does not do enough of!

My day began with a Starbucks run (naturally), then on to doing puzzles with grandma, eating more food than I'd like to admit, doing a little photo shoot with the sis, making a trip to the movies and ending with a little early Black Friday shopping!

Here's a little look into the shoot I did with my younger sister, Kara. 
How gorgeous is she?!

I hope your day was spent surrounded by those you love and filled with delicious food!

Good night,

P.S. Let the countdown to Christmas begin! 

The Walking In Between

This past Friday, a couple others and I took a road trip down to the cities to see an amazing Singer/Songwriter, Ben Rector, at the Varsity Theater.

This concert was just hands down incredible. From the music, to the lighting, to the funny jokes. It had it all. At times the audience would be jumping out of their seats and dancing to an upbeat song, and others it would be completely still listening to just Ben and the piano in quiet enjoyment. 

Ben genuinely cares that everyone has the best time possible and gets the audience to sing and dance and be involved. He really makes you feel like you get a sense of what a good, down to earth, funny guy he is. The way he puts on a concert makes it feel very personal and fun and like he's just a friend of yours coming to hang out.

Seeing him perform draws you into his excitement and frankly, just your own sense of pure joy. Early on in the show, he took a moment to stop and stare around the holy auditorium, which caused his audience to be drawn into the moment he was experiencing. He called for the house lights to be brought up so he could see the equally excited faces around him. 

At the end of the show, we stuck around for a while and had the opportunity to meet Ben! He was so sincere in taking the time to talk with each of us on a personal level verses just saying hello and getting an autograph. 

I leave you with one of my favorite Ben Rector lyrics. If you haven't had the chance to listen to his music, what are you waiting for?! 

 "Life is not the mountain tops, it's the walking in between."

Feeding Your Creativity

Most of us are familiar with that old tune we sang as kids , “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!” It refers to that incredible spark of life burning inside each of us. I believe we need to feed this spark every now and then to keep it burning strong.

The other day, a couple of my friends and I were feeling like our creative spark needed to be fueled. So we grabbed our cameras, car keys and just started driving.

Here's a peak into our spontaneous adventure...Enjoy!

Happy Sunday!

I believe in a cup of coffee...

I believe in a cup of coffee. Perhaps it is the rich aroma or even just the complete joy of the dark drink filling your body with an enjoyable warmth. I love that in the morning I can always look forward to starting off my day happily with a nice hot cup of coffee. I love that even if everything in my day is going wrong, the coffee is somehow the one thing that goes completely right. And even though I could go on and on about my fondness for the drink itself, (I am completely guilty of this fact), what I love most are the conversations shared over a cup of coffee. 

Happy Sunday!

Fall has arrived!

Fall has officially arrived, which makes me absolutely giddy with excitement! The leaves are changing; vibrant colors of red, orange and yellow are slowly replacing summer’s green hue. Bring on the scarves, boots, sweaters and seasonal coffee drinks!

My friend Morgan and I took a little road trip to her hometown this weekend. It was a lot of fun exploring the area she lives in, and I had the pleasure of tagging along on an engagement shoot she did!

Adventures were plentiful and time was filled with good conversations and a great deal of laughter!