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Archives for March 2012
Captain’s Log-Stardate: 3/10/2012
Each of us have a unique family dynamic. A story, a past, a history that is our own – storied and deep rooted. I suppose I am no different. But my family dynamic runs wide, rather than deep. I have the family I was born into, the family that became mine when I married, the family that has always loved me, and been loved, as though I’ve known them my whole life, though no blood flows common among us. And then there is my step-family; my step-father and his two children and their families. When he and my mother became a pair in 2004, I finally gained a real-live sister in his daughter, Gwen. We’ve spent the better part of these past years getting to know each other – settling in for talks at family gatherings. And though we don’t spend much time together outside of birthdays and Christmas, and...
A Sunrise Session & Chasing Dreams: Jenni + Kyle
It’s 70 degrees in Minnesota. In March. MARCH! Most years we’re still covered under a thick blanket of white – the sun warming the earth to a mild 40, and, if we’re lucky, a warm, southerly breeze. But 70 degrees is unheard of. I, like many of my Minnesconsin brethren, have been trying my hardest to soak in as much vitamin D as I possibly can….chances are by next week it’ll be below freezing and threatening to snow. That said, on Wednesday afternoon I decided to take Thursday off work – A respite from the cube farm and a chance to surprise my girls with a Family Fun Day. Outside! Moments after my time-off request was approved I got the itch to shoot a sunrise session. To finally make it happen. You see, every weekday morning I drive to work through the prettiest light, and I always, always wish I...
Setting Fire to the Rain – Revisited
I wrote the following post last summer – just as my family and I made the decision to move from Austin, Texas back to our home – so that I could chase my dream of being a photographer. I was thinking of this post yesterday – over an amazing lunch filled with great food and even better conversation with my new friend Gina – and I wanted to share it again today. Because it’s just as true now as it was last July. Because I needed the reminder, that I am doing exactly what I set out to do. Making it happen. Making changes. Taking chances. And although I’m by no means racing down this course, the simple fact that I am on it at all makes my heart swell. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –...