little girl.

Little girl, believe in yourself.

Believe in love, long after it breaks your heart.

Believe in laughter, and find it in something everyday.

Little girl, keep on dreaming.

Know that someday you will be the best part of someone's day.

Take those endless dreams and make them into your own reality.

Little girl, take in each moment on this road of life and believe that each little glitch is shaping your story.

Little girl, you are only 23.

You've got a lot of life to live.

You've got your whole world to discover.

beginning of everything.

“I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything.” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

Magical.

Somedays life is magical...and I am so grateful for the incredible blessings I am given.

Like parents who come help out whenever they can.

...and little brothers who check in to make sure their big sister is doing ok.

....and boys who send flowers to let me know they are thinking of me while they are away.

...and clients who want to fly me to location to shoot their engagement and wedding photos.

With that..

This girl is going to Phoenix to shoot an engagement session..

...and to Mexico to shoot another couples wedding.

So excited. So blessed.

This is what life is all about-taking in every single opportunity we are given.

please.

i miss your pickup in front of my house.
your head on my pillow.
your laughter in my ear.
and your kiss on my lips.

i know it's fun where you are.
but its more fun when you are where i am.

so...come back please.

darling.

so usually the words toilet and paper togother make me cringe.

however, today they don't sound too bad.

especially when they look this good.

i love it.

ps. i also love owning a house.

it makes decorating everything, including tp so much more fun.

That girl.

..I wanna be that girl to give you smiles, and laughter, and love notes, and all the love i have to give.

Most importantly, I wanna give you that story to tell.

loving on...

this summer was full of ups.

and downs.

but either way it was a great summer to buy some toys to replenish my love for all things photography related...

some of my favorite pieces include..

my KETTI camera bag.

so in love with this.

and so stylish.

and so thankful for my great friend miranda for this amazing birthday gift.

my new 24-105mm L-series lens. yes..it is freakin' amazing.

my new wide format polaroid.

it joins my other two, but this one is just so much more easy to buy film for.

even if it looks like i'm hauling a toy around.

What are your favorite summer purchases?