My mama...

Every year my FT job gives us the week after Christmas off from work paid and not vaca, woot woot! ;) Most of the last few years I've been fortunate enough to participate in hectic, ever more time consuming air travel to spend that week in the much sunnier state of Arizona. I can't tell you how many times during the year I think to myself, "I really wish my mom lived here. I bet she'd want to run by the mall and look at _______ (leggings? boots? anything?)" But alas, her path took her to AZ while mine has kept me rooted in the county I was born and raised in. And now that I've been to Phoenix in the month of August (back in 2007) I can say that without a doubt, I'm a Pac NW girl. If life led my husband and I down a path the ended up in a sunnier or warmer place I'm certain I could adapt. ;)

One of the skills that I am constantly working on is understanding light and how to make it do what I want. I find myself often drawn to the concept of rim lighting. My mom makes it look good. :) Isn't she stunning? Can you believe she has a daughter that's 30?

Happy new year?

Too late for that? ;) Originally I hoped that I would figure out how to blog on a regular basis in 2010. EPIC FAIL. So, I'm putting it on the to-do list for 2011 (even if I am getting a late start). In the midst of the Christmas craziness, I met up with a good friend and her family for a quick session just inside the Seattle Art Museum before they headed off to see Harry Potter. What a FUN group! I had a great time meeting everyone and getting a glimpse of the wackiness from which she comes. :)

We went from this...

To the whole group...

To everyone on a roller coaster!

Okay, so they weren't REALLY on a roller coaster, but they made it look good didn't they??