Portraits | Eddie & Amanda

Despite the eight degree weather, we ventured out for Christmas portraits this weekend. Since the beginning of my weekend was spent finishing a 51 page paper, the cold air felt like a nice break.. at least for the first few minutes.This beautiful stream location is just minutes from our house, on the premises of an all but abandoned airport. Trevor and I used this location for some of our own Christmas photos and thought that it would be great for this session, though I always get nervous - nervous that a plane will try to land on the runway while I'm photographing a happy couple, or perhaps worse, the Anaconda police will arrest me for being there. Can you tell I worry a lot?

Luckily Eddie and Amanda were brave enough to come out in the less than desirable weather and even managed to walk on thin ice for their photos, quite literally. While we hoped to get a photo of everyone together, it was a bit cold for the pups and we all know that some dogs are simply camera shy. But can we just stop for a moment to talk about how cute that Pomeranian is? And Jagger? He's 15, and the snow didn't slow him down a bit.

The holidays are quickly approaching. Our own Christmas cards were sent out this week but if you've procrastinated, there's still time to have photos taken for your own cards - but you'll have to act soon. Our countdown has been hit or miss with closed coffee shops, and rainy days but we're hoping to get more into the spirit soon. Trevor starts a new job tomorrow, and I start new classes - the last of my undergraduate career - next week so it seems as though the rest of December is going to fly by. 

So tell me, what have you been doing to get ready for the big holiday?

Yes, I'm alive.

Today, maybe barely.

The summer heat is wearing me down as I shuffle from job to job with a lack of sleep between shifts. Coming home from vacation has found me busier than before I left - and has found Pennsylvania much more humid. By eight a.m, I'm dreaming of snow cones.

Today, has been a full day.

For whatever reason, the Blue Heron has been the place to be over the past twenty-four hours. A fifty-plus reservation dinner last night to packed lunch this morning - with a few hours of sleep and an all-too-early wake up call between.

After managing through that and inhaling Amy's gluten-free Mac&Chs (comfort food, yes) - I did manage to give myself an hour break to sip an Iced Chai and prepare for a couples portrait session while stealing internet from my favorite place, Starbucks.

Eventually, I forced myself to get up and make the drive to Ben's hometown where I was lucky enough to photograph my good friend Lindsey, before she and Ben leave for college. Thankfully, the sun was a little lower in the sky and the breeze kept the heat at a manageable level. Here's a little sneak peak of photos to come:

Today also brought big, bittersweet news: I was accepted to Millersville for the fall.

But that is tomorrow's decision.

Look forward to a few posts this week about silly things like zucchini bread, photo shoots, fall plans, apartment hunting & whatever else July shoves my way. All before a last-minute-spur-of-the-moment-oh-so-needed mini-vacation to Pittsburgh for a weekend with my best friend.