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Oh wow. I’m really doing it. Quitting my day job that is. It has felt like a day that would never come at points but it has really, truly happened! It happened so suddenly and so unexpectedly I didn’t even have time to worry about it. I just woke up one day knowing without a doubt that today was the day I would take a huge leap of faith and leave the security of a clock in clock out day job. I have made some of my greatest friends at my day job and have learned some of the most profound things about people, life, and myself by working in customer service. I’m praying that I will continue to grow, never stagnating or feeling like I have arrived. I’m also praying that I don’t totally freak out. It’s scary knowing that you are the one that has to make it happen. Thank goodness Tim and I are in this together! He is the best husband and business partner I could have ever hoped for and I am so ecstatic that we get to do this. I am also so honored to have clients that trust us to document their wedding day and who are just rad people in general. Our clients inspire us! They are quirky, super smart, fun, easy-going, happy, awesome people and we wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s all very humbling. We have a long way to go and are in no way “there” but this milestone is a HUGE one for us. It means we’re all in. And that is exactly where we want to be.

Tim and I painted and “played” at the Bloom Workshop with Trevor Hoehne and Sarah Carter last weekend and here are our masterpieces: (more to come on that later)

Ps: mine is the one on the left and takes a spin on the saying found on j*’s blog and pinterest. tim’s is super sweet! I love the colors :)

Oh, how we love Sara and Peter! I’ve known Sara since high school and she is just one of those people who I know i’ll be friends with for a very long time. And her husband, Peter, is rad as well. They were out here for a few days from Indiana so Tim and I had them over for some Phase 10. These guys are so much fun to be around-I so wish we lived closer together. But, its always nice to have friends in different places and they will be in a much different place later this year. Lets just say we might just have to go on a Safari when we visit them ;)

After a ruthless game of Phase 10 with many tears shed, Sara emerged the victor much to Peter’s chagrin. We had a blast talking and catching up! We decided to jump in the photo booth for some glamour shots before Sara and Peter headed out. I’m particularly fond of Tim and Peter’s “Backstreet’s Back” session. 

I can not tell you how needed yesterday was for me. Tim and I woke up early and took our dog, Dexter, to a park near where we live for some relaxation in the sun. I am a person who needs to be active and needs to be outside on a regular basis. Both of these things refuel me and make me feel more alive. I am so happy to share my life with someone like Tim who wholeheartedly feels the same way. When we are outside we feel closer to God. We can see his handiwork and creativity and it amazes us all the time. We love to take little mini adventures on the trails in our surrounding area. This park happens to be called Horseman’s Center so we got to see some pretty horses as well. It was so nice to be able to lay on a blanket with a good book and just take in the fresh air. Tim played catch with Dexter as I read. These simple things make me the happiest girl in the world.

Tim and I had the pleasure of watching Sue Bryce on Creative Live this weekend. She is an amazing glamour portrait photographer. If you don’t know who she is, go check her out! She is absolutely mesmerizing and has such wisdom for any type of photographer or small business owner. (Note: she does glamour/boudoir so if this is something you do not want to see don’t check her out ;) Both of our minds were blown along with all of the thousands of people watching as Sue spoke lightbulb moment after lightbulb moment to us. We were so inspired that we brought our cameras along to have a little practice on Sue’s posing techniques. As you can see in the photo on the right Tim totally nailed it. Ha!Tim directed me as well. How do my ballet hands look?? Don’t you just love that we practiced glamourous posing in our grubby exercise clothes? I do!Even Dexter loves Sue Bryce! Look at him connecting with the camera! Those eyes. 

It was a great day.