Circus.

We took Ella to her first circus tonight. What an amazing experience to watch a little person experience things for the first time. All the wonder and amazement. I think as adults, especially as parents, we forget to sit back and watch them watching something. I guess that's why I like photography so much. You can catch moments of people seeing.
She is such an amazing little person...soaking it all in - as it should be :)

SPRING!!!!

Mmmmmm.

Celebrating Great Friends...

I went to college with some amazing ladies. Now our friendship is even stronger and I was reminded of that this past weekend as we all packed up from our seperate destinations and traveled to Cooperstown. What a beautiful place. Not only our surroundings and the home we stayed in but to be in ANY place with these women. I love them. Each of us with our unique character strengths and flaws...always seems to fill each other when needed.
Somehow we all knew that we needed this weekend. It was restful, filling and peaceful. I am truly blessed.

Finding Appreciation.

Funk. Not the fun, big haired, tube socked kind. Just blah. That's the best way to describe it. So as I have the chance to recollect, I decided to give myself an assignment. To capture images of things that I appreciate today...
It got my creative juices flowing and helped to get outside my own head. Thank you!!

Realizations.

Just some thoughts I have come to realize over the past couple weeks...read as you may...

- Ella's mood is directly tied to my mood and I think that's the most bizarre phenom ever.
- I love my job...yes..I actually like the work that I do and appreciate my being able to do it.
- People do their jobs because they have to...i.e. I can't get mad at that guy for throwing me under the bus, it's his job - however I can tell him off if I ever see him in an alley and I have had a couple too many drinks.
- Having lunch with my best friend is one of the most therapeutic things I could possibly do.
- Also equally therapeutic is seeing my therapist and my hair stylist.
- I have an apparent addiction to listening to John Legend.
- I have two very distinct times in my day that I love. One being in the morning if I am home after everyone leaves and I am still getting ready for work. The morning light (allowing me to take pics like this one) and the quiet. The other being the moment I get into bed at night to read before going to sleep. Ahhh sleep.

Ok..that's all.

Perspective.

I have never been one for New Year's Resolutions. I believe that you should be ever changing throughout the year...why wait until January 1st to lose 10lbs. or quit smoking or eat healthy? Never really made much sense to me. Until this year...

I'm a busy gal. With a full life. Not perfect but full and energetic and loving with friends and family whom I adore. I work hard and truly give 100% to those people I work with. It's the hippy in me, I can't help it and I like it.

I have a friend at work who started going to art class to give her "inner 8 year old" something to do. I started thinking...what am I doing to feed my creative self? Oh yeah, there's that interest in photography...

*Enter 2009*

In one sense it is in my blood. My grandfather was a photographer and my Dad likes photography. But there is something about capturing one moment on film to have forever. To embrace a look or a feeling with a picture. What an amazing opportunity. So I am going to take my Kodak point and shoot with me when I am off living my life and take more pictures.

So, if anyone still reads this blog...there used to be several of you, please give me feedback on the pics I post. I appreciate and welcome it. Provide links to your own pics/ideas/creative flights of fancy!

A Little Quiet Time.

Shhhh. It's so quiet in my house right now! I am home today, Brenna is sick and our hot water tank broke last night. There is a bit of chaos in our hours but right now Ella is at 'school', Matt is at work and Brenna is sleeping. I am here with no TV, no radio. Nuttin'! Just quiet. Ahhh. It really is the best noise ever...no noise.
I don't really take the time to just be quiet. My day is filled with listening and noise ...working in a CDT there is no barrier between us and the clients so there is always noise. Ella is the nosiest human being ever created by God. Even when she tries to be quiet she is still a mess :)
I need to take more time to be quiet. The cliche of "Just Be" is so true. I hate cliche's but they can be useful in helping us to remember what helps to fill us.
Shhhhh. I like when things are quiet.

Mamas.

My mama is in Florida taking care of my second mother (my Aunie Flo) who got her knee replaced. I miss my mom. This is no way an attempt to manipulate her into coming home. She says she is going to but we wonder sometimes. I miss my mom. It's Florida. It's warm and sunny and my cousins live right on the beach. I miss my mom. We are hoping to visit this spring...at lease Bean and myself. I miss my mom. So I am sure she will bring lots of purdy pictures back to show up...I miss my mom and hopefully she will come back with those pictures. That's all...just some thoughts about my mama.