Friday, October 29, 2010

Almost 4 months later...

In an effort not to quit every single thing I start, I'm coming back to the blog!

Not too surprisingly, my last post was authored a week before the new school year started and a month before we adopted a puppy! No excuses... I'm sure ALL of my many readers are wondering what is happening in my life!

Meet Theo Reginald Cramer!

No, he is not a German Shepherd, so don't ask if he is.

He is supposed to be a Border Collie mix. I look at those ears and get really scared that the other ingredient in the mix is Chihuahua. I'll just tell myself there is no way and I move on. We are almost certain the he is mixed with an alligator and a monkey though.

On another note, my friends are pregnant - like all of them. I couldn't be happier for them and their babies couldn't ask for better parents, and I'm not just saying that to be nice.

Alana and Jarred are one of my most favorite couples in all of the world, they have a relaxed, wonderful love that you just can't deny. And Jarred has some awesome ninja moves. I'm so happy that Alana popped back into my life after college and that she brought Jarred along with her. All of this mush is to say that Alana and Jarred asked me to do their maternity pictures. I was really, honestly honored that they thought of me. So, I wanted to include some of the pictures, and really - I'm kind of proud of myself. Just throwing that out there.







Ah! She couldn't be more beautiful. I've always thought that it is so easy to take beautiful pictures of beautiful things! Thanks for proving my point Alana!

Photography has always been an interest and goal of mine. I remember being in Mrs. Bielak's class - 5th grade I think - and the guidance counselor asking me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said "a photo-grapher." I think I remember the moment more because she corrected my pronunciation, but it still proves that the dream has been real for a long time. I'm very lucky that Santa and my mom worked together to buy me a wonderful camera, and I really want to learn how to use it. I'm almost embarrassed to say that all of these pictures were taken on manual - a crime in the photography world, but I didn't want to risk messing anything up. I will probably post some more pictures in another blog. On a side note, I can take your pictures too! And I probably won't charge you anything!