2008 in Review
As the end of the year draws near, I find myself saying, “wow, this year went fast!” And I guess it did. They always do. When I was a kid, a year was like, forever and a half. Wait a whole year till Christmas?? A year until my next birthday?? A three month Summer vacation [...]
The Tail End of Christmas
Leading up to Christmas this year was probably the most hectic, stressful, and anxiety-ridden couple of days I’ve had all year. Mostly, I was pissed that I didn’t have any money to go shopping until after a photo session – but it would come only three days before Christmas. I was counting on money I [...]
Christmas is Next Week. Time to Panic.
Today I realized that Christmas is one week away. For some reason I thought I had more time. We have the tree, but it isn’t decorated. In fact, the decorations are still in the closet. I haven’t done any shopping and I still don’t know what I’m getting anyone. I had this vague thought of [...]
Christmas Tree in Highland Park
A few days after we got into Highland Park, it snowed. Lovely white layers of marshmallow covered the landscape. I kept singing, “It’s a marshmallow world in the winter…when the snow comes to cover the ground”. I blame 3rd grade chorus. Man, I hated that class. Mrs. Jardine. I wonder if she’s still around.
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Gingerbread Latte Time
Wil Can Blog, So Can I
I wake up a lot of mornings and start writing, but then (for whatever reason) don’t finish. I save and it automatically goes into a draft folder. I have 42 drafts half written, sitting there, unfinished; drafted but not completed. If you’ve come to this blog anytime in the last month, you’ve noticed a whole [...]
2006: Closed for Business
What a strange, horrible, and exciting year this has been. 2006 was the year my Grandma Lena died, my boyfriend’s father died, I got a new car, my old boss left, I got a new boss, I went to Europe, went to Las Vegas, took small steps to becoming an independent photographer, received fulltime status [...]
