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In our house our furry creatures are our kiddos right now and we spoil them way too much 🙂  Today is my Bella’s 3rd birthday!!  A few weeks ago I snapped a few images of her in celebration.,  She is a crazy energetic puppy but we all love her so much 🙂
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A few weeks ago my husband and I were blessed to be able to go to France.  In short – it was an amazing time!!!  Since I have been home I have been working a ton to get client images done so I have not done much more then download my cards from France.  So, to motivate me to keep editing I processed a few France images since I am totally missing it right now .  Enjoy these few for now and someday I will get to all of them 🙂
Driving to a local market and we just had to stop for an image – the history here is breathtaking to me!Â
Taken during a day trip to  Aux de Provence
At a local market in Aux de Provence – definitely my favorite city in France
The day is here!!!!  In just an hour or so I will be leaving for France!!!  I am so excited:)  This is a much needed time away for my hubby and I so we will be unplugging (well he might cheat with some email 🙂 ).  It is going to be weird to not be on Facebook, email, blogs, Instagram (that one is going to be hard!), etc. for an extended amount of time, but I know it is going to be very good for us.  We need time to unplug from the crazy busy life we lead.  I will be returning to the office August 16th, so until then À la prochaine (until next time)!!
Hopefully I will come back with a picture kinda like this..
I just love Spring (well minus the allergies part of it 🙂 ). Spring is just good for the soul. The constant reminder that something that once looked dead from the outside is really alive & well is something that is so encouraging. We all go through ruts and periods where we feel uninspired, ho hum, or just like it is Groundhog day over and over. Then Spring arrives and something inside of us comes alive. This is why I love Spring 🙂
I have sooooo enjoyed taking my puppy (yes she will always be a puppy in my eyes 🙂 ) on walks this Spring. I tend to take my iPhone with me and listen to music while we walk and when we come across something beautiful I am able to take a picture. Sure it is not with my “fancy” camera, but the memory is preserved and the walk is simplified. I have tried taking images with my “fancy” camera while holding a 100 pound dog before and let me tell you that I just might have been seen doing a face plant as the dog tried to chase another dog. Yeah, no fun. Instagram has become my friend for this reason! Here is a little collage of Spring from the my neighborhood…
As a wedding photographer it is not often that we get to attend weddings, as in actually be a guest. It is kinda a crazy concept for a wedding photographer. Turning off the running wedding day routine is a difficult task 🙂 This past weekend though I was a guest at my brother-in-law’s wedding in San Francisco. It was such a fun night of chatting, yummy food, great wine (my in-law’s! Check them out at VinAlegre) and obviously seeing the couple tie the knot. I have my camera with me on the trip but my sweet hubby made me leave it at the hotel for the wedding. I was asked to truly take the night off and enjoy myself, so I did 🙂 Before the wedding started I had someone snap a quick iPhone picture of my hubby and I.
I am now in SoCal (as the locals would put it 🙂 ) hanging out with family, so if my response time on emails lag please know that I will get back with you soon. Have a great rest of the week!