Tuesday Tune

Adele's cover of Lovesong has been popping up on shuffle these past few days and I can't get enough of her voice and her style in this interpretation of an already wonderful song!  Hope you enjoy!


"...whenever I'm alone with you, you make me feel like I am free again..."

Who Do You Love?

Happy Valentine's Day to you and your sweet (or sweets)!  A nice simple song to enjoy...



"...I want my life to be lived with you, lived with you...baby you don't know what it's like, to love somebody, to love somebody, the way I love you..." 


Do you have any fun plans tonight? My husband and I are staying in and making hummus melts and watching the Pink Panther (original).  Not super romantic but sounds perfect to me after a long day at the office!

Whole Life

Anyone who knows me knows that I (and James, too!) love dogs!  And our little ones, Piper and Fox hold special places in our hearts.  I hope to add a couple more to the family - they bring so much joy!  Here are some snapshots of the pups.

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."  [Roger Caras]

Happy Friday!

By the way, I have missed my blog!  Tax season is in full swing which means I'm almost living at the office these days and that leaves little time for much else... but I will be blogging still, it's just too much fun!

A Photo Slideshow

I created this photo slideshow for Laura and Nich to enjoy - it's such a fun way to capture the feeling of the day!





And if you know of anyone who would like photos, I would love to capture their moments! :) This is too much fun to stop!

Engagement Shoot - Laura & Nich

My friend Laura kindly asked me if I would be interested in shooting her engagement pictures.  They got engaged over the holidays and they really are a sweet couple - I couldn't be more excited for them!  Engagement pictures are so special.  They are a celebration of the special time with your new fiance - just the beginning of the whole 'to do'.  I look back on that time in my life with such fondness.

Laura and Nich were the perfect couple to shoot.  So relaxed and romantic - I could feel the love!  And I tried to capture it on film.  I was so nervous to do this shoot and I got to the location early to scout it out.  We were so blessed with a beautiful day and I am so thrilled with the way these turned out.  Thank you, Laura and Nich!!

Here are some of my very favorite moments.

So, what do you think?  I had SO much fun shooting and even more fun editing.  Thank you Laura (and Nich) for this exciting opportunity!  I hope to get more chances in the future for shooting - it was really a wonderful and exciting experience!

A Good One

I hope everyone has a wonderful celebration tonight!  We are staying home, just the two of us. And before it is too late I want to share some more photos from our Christmas weekend!




Be safe!  Cheers.

Holidays

I wish the holidays never had to end...  I love the time spent with family!  And at Christmas you can't help but feel like a kid again... if only for one morning!

"The manner of giving is worth more than the gift." 

[Pierre Corneille]

This small package was my favorite this year - so cute and small!  And my sister was so surprised at what was inside!  What a wonderful Christmas.

Making Memories

For our first wedding anniversary James and I re-visited the awesome hotel we stayed at after the wedding (our pre-honeymoon!).  Boon is so refreshing.  Guerneville is so low-key.  Long weekends are a delight.  Our first year of marriage was fantastic.  We've had so much fun and we bid adieu to newlywed status in style.  

We started the weekend with a hike through the redwoods in the Armstrong Redwoods State Park.  The rest of the weekend we relaxed by the pool, rode bikes into town where we window shopped and ate a delicious (and organic) lunch, caught up on reading, and enjoyed each others' company.  

We were lucky enough to enjoy a delicious anniversary cake - a mini version of our wedding cake!  I still cannot believe our wedding was one year ago.  We are still feeling the love and happiness from that day!

Oh, and I'm (still) obsessed with my wedding sandals!

Tuesday Tune

An amazing singer, songwriter, artist, and woman.  For me, her voice is perfection.  I've been in a Sarah kind of mood lately!  


Also, I'd give anything to travel back in time to attend the Mirrorball tour!  In fact, I played that album so much I recently had to buy another copy!


Here is another of my absolute favorites:


"All the fear has left me now, I'm not frightened anymore, it's my heart that pounds beneath my flesh, it's my mouth that pushes out this breath..."

Lovely Los Angeles

I love visiting my best friend Michelle in Los Angeles.  Luckily for me it is an easy 6 hour drive south (or 1 hour flight!).  We haven't lived in the same city since high school so our visits are really special.  This time James came with me to see Michelle perform in the Hollywood Fringe Festival - she was GREAT!  

Her theater company is located in Hollywood, of course, so we poked around the neighborhood and after her show we jetted off into the hills to drive on the (in)famous Mulholland Drive.  We were awarded with spectacular views of downtown Los Angeles!  And as far as the eye/smog could go!  

It truly was so much fun being a tourist in a city I've visited countless times.  I'll continue to share our adventures as the week unfolds!