SHIMMYFEST!!!!!

Rome

So I went to the 1st meeting in the art department about going to Rome in the summer. I can't imagine being there & just immersing myself in art and drawing. Taking pictures and drawing some more! The trip includes Venice & Florence. I saw the art displays from last years trip and it is just amazing! I spoke to one of the guys that went on the trip last year and he was telling me it was a chance of a lifetime. I told my art instructor today that I was still VERY interested in going. I have a special savings account set up just for this. YAY!

New Look, New things happening ....

Well I decided to change the whole look of my website. I only have the 1st page up - the front page - but it's a start! The links work but each link will change dramatically in the next couple of weeks. I decided to lean towards photography on my website. Enough sitting around and twiddling my thumbs, wondering what I should do. For now, I'm going to continue shooting weddings. I have fun at weddings and I really love being part of the fun day that brides plan for themselves. It's fun to see the whole process and to watch a wedding unfold before my eyes. I won't be doing 50 weddings each year but I'd like to book about 20 weddings throughout the year. Since I am going to school full-time, I'd like to devote as much time to my daughter as I can plus study and devote time to brides. If I shoot too many weddings then how can I put 100% focus on each bride? Yeah, I think 20 will be good for next year! So if you're engaged - call or e-mail me! My prices are super awesome (so I have heard) and I'm really relaxed and easy to get along with. ;-) I include negatives with the package and I'm very flexible with the needs of my brides!
I'm also focusing on boudoir photography. I am shooting a boudoir session this Sunday! YAY! I love photographing boudoir/lingerie/nudes, etc. They are so much fun and I since I am a woman, I know exactly how we feel! So if you are feeling a bit daring and want to do something fun and different - contact me!
And of course I am still teaching belly dance on Sundays at 5pm. I love all my students and we have such a good time in class.
I guess you could say I like being well rounded!

Keeping busy!

Wow, school might kick my butt....but I don't mind. I'm really enjoying it. It just feels so right to me. I'm really loving my art classes. I just can't get enough of the classes!

My friend Curtis has a big photography exhibit showing at the Union. On Thursday, Sept. 14th from 3-5pm, there will be a reception for him. I went and saw some of his work that he was hanging this week. He has some amazing stuff, great photography! A lot of his prints are for sale and start at $20 which is great because you can get an awesome piece of art for your home for only $20! I will have to see what he has because I think some of the works would make a great Christmas present.

So I have a busy schedule! Oh my! Tonight I go to the Jones Center to go thru my savings plan classes for single moms. I'm totally excited about that. Being a single mom can be a good thing because there are benefits to it! If you are a single mom, going to school - you should check this program out - I will be saving for a trip to Italy or somewhere else to study art. I go to Sedalia this weekend to teach a workshop on stage presence - I'm really excited about that! I also have a pretty big charity function my dance girls & I will be dancing at in Fayetteville later in the month. We performed this last Tuesday at the nursing home, it was a great time and we got gift bags full of goodies which was fun!

On October 6-8, I have Princess Farhana flying in to teach a bunch of dance workshops. Check it out: www.shimmyfest.com

Then on October 12th I have organized the 2nd annual wedding party to be held in Fayetteville. Check it out: www.nwawa.com - it's definitely a fun event to attend!

How do I do it all? I don't know!

What a sweetie!

What a sweetie pie!

Doug and I went to Brandi's wedding reception last night. We didn't stay too long because we were both starving and well....I am a vegetarian. The food looked great, but I couldn't eat it........So Doug took me out for Thai food. I had my favorite garlic tofu, I swear I could eat that ever day. After dinner, he drove me to the Radisson and had a room reserved on the 15th floor with a balcony. The view is so gorgeous from the top! It was such a sweet romantic evening. I am still on cloud 9!bAnyways, I'm still gushing with excitement from such a perfect night. Being in love is simply amazing. I didn't know that one person could love another so much. Flowers, dinner, room, and sweet whispers......what more could a girl ask for? He's my sweet pea.