Serendipity...

Ser-en-dip-i-ty:

1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
2. good fortune; luck.

In church on Sunday, the speaker brought up this word.

Take a chance...

If you run into a wall, take another path...it may bring you to a better destination...

(I love this thought)

Olivia and Jeremy...

S000 Much Fun!!!

So a few weeks ago, I volunteered myself to take

Olivia and Jeremy's Engagement/Wedding pictures...

Olivia is my sister Justine's really good friend. They are getting married today.

Congrats!!!! I hope you like your pictures...

So I thought I was being Original in choosing this place...

There were three other photographers with couples there...

So much for originality!

Some of Marissa's edits...

I know, I know....more pictures.

But they look soooo much better now!

Pictures!

So I shot my friend Marissa's engagement pictures today in Memory Grove. It was so much fun. I was so nervous, though. This was the first time I've ever done something like this and I wanted it to be perfect. (Why yes, I am a perfectionist). Though, there were some wierd pictures, most of them turned out better than I thought. Here are some of my favorites.

I loved taking pictures of this cute couple. And my next job is shooting my sister's friend Olivia and her fiance, Jeremy. It's going to be completely different. Tattoos, Piercings, and Graffiti!

Congratulations!

Congratulations Jake!

This big stinker just won the John Philip Sousa Award at his school.

A Band award that is usually reserved for Seniors.

I love this kid.

Summertime and babies...

I love the summer. Popsicles and sun. This is my sister, Justine, who is probably going to kill me for posting this. I told her that I only wanted to practice with my camera and I needed a body. But I thought it looked too fun to not share.

Also, there can never be too many pictures of Oliver...

He is so stinking cute, I can't even handle it.

Friends are good things...

I had lunch today with some really good friends/old co-workers. And I'm so glad I did. We talked about what we wanted to do with our lives. All of us started off in genealogy, and now all of us are considering moves onto other totally unrelated careers. As a result of this lunch, I feel even better about getting a photography degree. It can't hurt, and even if I'm nervous and a little afraid that I'm not good enough, it's okay.

So barring any life-altering events, I think that's what I'm going to do next year. I'm pretty full for the rest of this one, but I like this new plan of mine. I think I can really do this, and really enjoy it. Screw office jobs. I really have no desire for them anymore.