Warren Family Sneak Peak...

I love reflecting back on my college years. Although I would do some things differently, there is much I wouldn't have changed. I, for sure, wouldn't change many of the adventures I had while living with my sister. Rappelling off the roof of our apartment complex, Saturday morning pajama rides in my jeep wrangler, and other mischief (that can't be named here :) are some of my most favorite memories. Next, I wouldn't change my career path. Although it isn't what I do any more, I met some of the most killer-amazing kids, and I learned so much about myself. Lastly, I wouldn't change all of the places I lived. I moved around quite a bit, but consequently met some of the most stellar people.

Lauren lived in the first apartment complex I moved to from Texas in college. She has always seemed like she had it all together to me. It's hard to believe that enough years have gone by for her to have two kids of her own, but they have. Yet another testimony of "my personal worm-hole" I mentioned a few entries earlier. Her family is ADORABLE! We did their pictures at Wheeler Farm and it was FREEZING! But her kids were such troopers. Here are a few of my favorites!

Richan Family Sneak Peak...

It was one of those moments when I just felt...well, old. I think I may have mentioned this before, so if I have please forgive me. My life right now is like unto Alice in Wonderland's time warp. You know the story... Alice follows the white rabbit into some sort of other dimension and loses track of time completely? Yup, that's me. My life, as much as I'd like it to be, isn't the reality part of that story. I'm pretty sure it's more like the time warp. Let me explain. I surround myself with other people just like me....single. It's a lot like college, only different...I have more money, and that's about it. Being single, we notice that our growth is measured more in accomplishments than height. I think it's an adult thing to tell you the truth. And other than the occasional threatening wrinkle, time seems to stand still. That is, until I have moments like this one when I step outside of my world and compare the years gone by to those who are still growing...

It's that way when I see my nieces and nephews, and it's certainly that way when I get around kids I used to teach. I taught Cami for two years. She was in my fifth-grade and sixth grade class and is just an awesome kid. I say kid, but lets be honest...she has me beat by about 5 inches in height and is such a babe! I seriously can't even believe it. It's moments like this that instill in me more urgency. It's a good thing I think. Urgency to become a better person, urgency to do the things I've been threatening to do for years but haven't found the time, and urgency to take necessary risks. Thank goodness for the little people that get big. They help us to remember that time marches on.

VanDyken Sneak-Peak....

I like to put babies in buckets...only for photography of course, but it really is becoming one of my favorite things. I stumbled on this fantastic bucket a few weeks ago at the local antique shop and have absolutely fallen in love with it. This first shot could possibly go down in history as one of my favorites. Oh, the things you can do with a bucket... In any case, I've been pretty busy with a couple of REALLY big projects. Hence the reason why I haven't posted a lot lately. Please forgive me. Sometimes life is a lot like trying to drink water from a firehose and it has just so happened to be one of those types of weeks.

Also, I've had a couple of people ask what the little shape is at the bottom of the images. Truth is, I've been tooling around with a couple of watermarks and trying to figure out which ones I like best. Any ideas?