Friday Photo Journal, January 26, 2018

Hey friends! How was your week? Aside from a Girl Scout meeting, basketball practice and a trip to the vet, we've been kicking around at home mostly. It has been SO nice to have a break from my hectic work schedule. I've been able to focus more on my family. Even though they drive me nuts sometimes, my happiest days are juggling kids and dogs and married life.

I spent a bit more time playing around with freelensing and different creative techniques again this week. Things got a little weirder, ha ha. These are a far cry from the "pretty" pics I normally create for clients, but it feels great to explore a little freedom and weirdness.  I'm sure these are not everyone's cup of tea (had a few strange looks from the hubster), but they are for me, so no one else needs to like them. ;)

What have you been up to lately? 

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Friday Photo Journal, January 19, 2018

Happy Friday all! I hope you've had a great week. We got another dumping of snow this week. Not as much as last week, but enough to play in. It's melting quickly though, since we're headed back into the 50's for the weekend. I love how beautiful the snow is, but the aftermath of muddy paws is no bueno. I spend half my life cleaning the floor it seems!

I played around with some creative techniques this week. It didn't yield anything spectacular, but it was fun to try different things. I do feel like I'm on the verge of getting the knack of freelensing though, finally. It has been a goal of mine for a couple of years. It is so frustrating that I usually take a whack at it and then give up for a while. I'm pretty sure the key is tons of practice, which I just haven't kept up with. I'd love to be able to consistently get something decent, so that I can incorporate it into client sessions. So far I'm a slow learner, ha ha. But I did finally get some wider shots that work, which I could never do before, so cheers to small victories! ;)

What have you been up to this week?

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Friday Photo Journal, January 12, 2018

Welcome to this week's Friday Photo Journal! Whether you are starting off the year with a Project 365 or P52, or you just enjoy photography on your own schedule, we'd love to have you join us! There are no rules really. Post a daily, weekly or monthly recap, or just join us when the mood strikes. 

My personal purpose for this project, which began in 2013, is to keep up with documenting my own family's journey. It's a weekly reminder, when life and work get busy, that photographing our story is just as important as the memories I collect for my clients. Some weeks I can only manage a few iPhone shots, but the important thing to me, is to keep shooting. When I look back at the images collected on this blog (even the terrible, tiny ones shot in Auto many years ago), I am SO thankful for all of the treasured memories my family will have to enjoy for years to come. 

Happy Friday! The snow has lingered all week. It was crazy cold, in the teens for most of it, but today started a warm up and tomorrow will be 68. I've had my taste of winter and I'm ready for spring now. ;)

We were house bound for several days. Yes, everything here shuts down when it snows. We're in the South. Public schools were out for a whole week! Other than playing in the snow and drinking hot cocoa, we didn't accomplish much this past week (though I did make my kids get back to schooling after 2 days. #meaniepantsmom).

Our one adventure was an ice skating trip. Little Miss has begged to go, so we took the girls last weekend. It was 19 degrees and I thought my toes might shatter into 1000 pieces after about 15 minutes, but they loved it! Little Miss took off in no time and ventured out to the middle of the rink. That one is fearless I tell you.

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Friday Photo Journal, January 5, 2018

Greetings friends! I hope you are enjoying your first week of 2018! Like most of the east coast, we started back to school this week and then were promptly interrupted by snowmageddon. I didn't really think we were going to get all that much snow - they were calling for 3-6" - but it was supposed to start snowing in the early evening and we saw only a couple flakes off and on. Then, overnight we got smacked with it and woke up to about 8".  It continued most of the day and we now have at least 12.

We took the day as a family day (though hubs worked some from home) and played in the snow for as long as we could stand the bitter cold. I made a white bean chicken chili (a new recipe to me and so yummy) and my oldest girl made snowball cookies. We also watched a movie together. All around it was a fun and relaxing day. It's rare for us to have so much down time together, and I soaked up every minute!

What have you been up to this week? 

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Friday Photo Journal, December 29, 2017

Here we are on the doorstep of another New Year. It is baffling how quickly the time goes by. 2018 once felt like some abstract, distant, almost unfathomable space age era. Yet here I am. Odd isn't it, the way life weaves you through the struggles and triumphs of thousands of days, millions of minutes, billions of seconds, but when you look back it all seems to have passed as easily as fanning the pages of a book.

Christmas surely passed in a blink. We had a wonderful holiday filled with family gatherings, yummy food and an abundance of treats and gifts. I am so grateful for the love and companionship of family. We were especially blessed to be able to spend this holiday with my 102 year old grandmother as well. The memories we made were priceless, and I am so thankful that my children will have them to treasure for a lifetime.

How was your week?

I hope you had a wonderful week and a very happy holiday! Please link up your posts for the week below. I wish you a safe and joyful New Year full of blessings!

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Friday Photo Journal, December 22, 2017

Happy Friday all! I am still doing the mad dash toward Christmas. How about you? Lots of last minute shopping, wrapping and baking going on here. Whew! It has been fun to spend some time with the kiddos in the kitchen. I used to bake often, but not so much anymore, as I'm usually too busy with work. I managed to ruin some zucchini bread this week, but the Spritz, chocolate chip and S'mores cookies survived my haphazard ways in the kitchen. ;)

Nothing terribly creative to share this week. (I know, I know, I've been lazy this year.) I just snapped a few shots here and there of the kiddos and the hairy beasts. I'll try to find my get-up-and-go in the near future. Promise.

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Thank you fo visiting. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas/Holiday season!!

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