Here's some photos I did of Amelia and Jericho. Dress up for fun!

Amelia at the museum of Discovery and Dino Dash.

Amelia and I goofing off

Shimmyfest 2009

That time of year again! Shimmyfest! Betty, Shawn and I did a Melaya Leff performance with Justin. We had such a great time.

New photos - Behind on posting!

4th of July wedding, Sherwood Arkansas. Lori & Mo hired me to document their awesome day!












Here are some photos from the wedding I photographed on June 20th for Stone Ridge Photographers. Wedding was at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR!






Here are some of the latest shoots I've done. I did my version of a blue goddess. I painted the model for 3 hours. Using Ben Nye body paint and eyeliner. Used the indian jewels that I found at a Ren Faire. Also used stuff from my dress up closet.

The other shoot (non blue) was for Anchor Tattoo shop. Yeah, that was awesome! For reals! Doug is getting the hook up on some tat work. Gotta love some trading/bartering!

Crazy.

RIP Michael Jackson.

I feel so devestated.

Heart broken.

So many memories of him and his music.

I have felt like my photo today.

1000's of photos

I am still unpacking the house. It doesn't seem like it will end. While I am unpacking, I'm doing it the right way. I came across a plastic bin with about 2000 images in it. I went thru them and threw away old negatives and photos. I then put photos into album after album. I scanned in a few of my old photos.

So today, I opened another plastic bin and there are at least 2000+ images in it. OMG. I need more albums.

The weekend

Did a really cool engagement session. I just love the "I love Jesus" spray painted on the wall. Cracked me up!




This is Vickie and her son. Vickie makes really super cool hand made beads. They are all glass and she does an awesome job. She traded out a photo session for some jewelry. I'm always happy to barter for something I really want!!

Annacaye

Newspaper dress! White pancake makeup from Ben Nye. MAC black pigment and Verushka lipstick. Jewelry from estate sale. Feathers from estate sale. Styrofoam ball in her hair to make it big!!!

She was a freaking blast to photograph. I can't wait to do another shoot with her! Our doll idea didn't happen but I'm glad we ended up with newspaper!

Buuuuuuuuuusy!

Wow wow! April has been busy. I love it! I've got 8 boudoir shoots this month alone! I also got to photograph the lovely senior Jessica! I get to photograph Annacaye tomorrow, working on a doll theme. I think Amelia may become part of this project.

Tomorrow morning my classmates and I are "filming" our spanish movie. Should be funny!

I went to my eye doctor appt. today. My left eye is 20/25. I'm not 100% healed yet but I go back in 4 weeks. I should get my right eye done at the end of May. It can't get here fast enough. I am more than thrilled to have this near perfect vision in one eye. Everyone keeps asking what it's like with 20/25 in one eye and then lord knows what in the other. I reply with "it feels like a drunken buzz" I'm not sure how to describe it. It's weird.

I scored outdoor furniture for our deck today at an estate sale. I also got a huge jewelry armoir and a bunch of costume jewelry for the studio.

We close on our house on Friday the 24th. It's going to be craaaazy busy cause into May I have 5 boudoirs already set up, an egagement, senior shoot. That means I've got to get my studio set up asap!!!

Kristen and friends are coming at the end of May for riverfest. I can't wait!

So yeah........whew!

and on top of that...finals are coming....my brain could explode!

Pretty Senior Girl

I did a senior portrait yesterday. She was really cool and had a lot of fun! These were done in studio and in my yard. We were dealing with rain so we didn't want to go to far so the yard was the next best thing!

No house updates ... just waiting to move basically! I'm ready...have boxes people....let's get this going!

I had the surgery!

I had eye surgery on Tuesday. I was scared out of my mind but the doctor was AMAAAAZING!!! Best eye doctor on the planet. She kept me calm and her staff was excellent. She did my left eye. I finally took off my pirate patch. I go in tomorrow morning at 8am and they will take off the contact bandage. It's driving me crazy. I don't know how people wear contacts! This would drive me insane if I had to wear contacts everyday! I've had fun saying "arrrr matey" and saying "I have pirate booty!!" Gotta have fun while wearing an eye patch.
I am able to open my left eye and I can already tell a major difference. My left eye will be blurry for about a week. After that I'll get an eye exam in my left eye and get a new lens for my glasses. In about 2 months I will get my right eye done. WAY exciting!!! I can't wait!!! It will be just like having 2 brand new eyes.

The house got inspected on Wed. I was there but I don't really remember it. I laid on the floor and fell asleep. The pain pills were hardcore. But the inspection went awesome. Nothing wrong with the house except for a few windows that won't stay open on their own. We close at the end of the month. I'm so ready to move! Onward to being a home owner and painting walls! Good times! I just cannot believe how big this house is. The inspector said it was more like a 3000 sq foot house because of all the crawl space and attic space. I kinda felt bad for him since he had so much to inspect! eeek! He was soooo thorough! He was there from 2:30 until 6pm. I slept thru most of it. But hey, the carpets smell good! I laid on them for hours!

House offer accepted!

Here's a pic from last night. Sara and I got dressed up and sat on the tree that fell in the yard. Wigs, material, a studio light....and ta-da! Fun!

They accepted our offer on the house! Now I have to go get a home inspection. I guess I should start collecting boxes for our move in about 30 days or so.....I'm so ready to move out of this current dump that we live in. UGH! I hate it!

Hey Kendrick - I will photograph you - no problem ;-)

House

We made an offer on a house yesterday. So now we wait to hear what the response is.

I hope they accept and we can get the ball rolling! I'm ready to move out of here. The big tree in the yard fell over last night and is now on top of the barn. ugh!

The house we offered on is awesome! It's 3 levels. It has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. One of the rooms has it's own bathroom on the lower level which I would convert into the boudoir studio. The rest of the bedrooms are upstairs. The master bathroom is the size of 3 bedrooms. It's the biggest bedroom I've ever seen! We fell in love with the backyard, too. The deck is multi-level and there is a swingset in the yard. The house is so close to the community center which has a massive pool and waterslides.

....like I say....ready to move!!!!!!! Fingers crossed!

I joined the living!!!!!!!

These are the pretty roses Doug got me!

Finally...finally! I'm still not 100% but I'm there enough! Whatever came around, it was hardcore!!! YUCK! Glad to get it over with.

Last night I went ahead and sat thru the WWE at Alltell arena. It was LOUD but I made it through the noise. I wasn't feeling my best but I went & watched. It was quite the experience. I think I had more fun people watching then watching the actual wrestlers. It was pretty neat to see them live in person, though! Very cool. I took a few snapshots but that's what they were...snaps!

Today we went to the zoo. We fed the fish which is my favorite part. The coy fish are HUGE and they are fun to watch. I had more fun people watching yet again...the zoo was full of all kinds of people today.

Doug and I are back to house shopping again. Looking at 2 more houses over in this area and then moving on to other areas of the Rock. Possibly Maumelle?! I guess we'll see.

Come on already!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd rather be doing this but instead I'm laying in bed feeling like crud!

Spring break is here and I'm now 6 days in bed. Woof! Come on already! I'm soooooooo over this.....I can barely stand it! The flu or whatever crap should only last 24 hours and not longer. This is insane!!!!!!!!!!! I had thought about going up to Fayetteville but I don't think that is going to happen.

Have 3 tickets to WWE wrestling tomorrow but looks like Doug may have to take someone else because I just can't fathom sitting in Alltell arena listening to 100's of people screaming at the wrestlers.

I was just SURE I would wake up 100% today....nope. Still weak and tired. I'm getting better but I still feel like I've been hit by a truck! I feel like I can barely function. SO SICK OF TV and that bed!!!!!

Waaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Been hit by a truck

Ok, not literally hit by a truck but good grief I felt like I was hit by a truck! Got sick on Sunday. We were out looking at houses with the realtor and I told Doug I was feeling so awful. I wake up Monday morning and I feel like I could just die....I was sooooooo sick. Doug took care of Amelia, got her to school and made arrangements for me to go to the doctor. The doctor gave me the flu test and it came back negative but he still treated me for the flu. Well I was taking that tamiflu crap and it wasn't working. I ended up back at the doctor again yesterday and now I hear "oh I *think* you have bronchitis." Ok, is it bronchitis or is it the flu? Frankly I don't care - just make me better!!!!!!!! So I get a shot in the arse and a z pack. Today is the 1st day I have been able to get up on my own and I actually don't have a fever!!!!!! FOUR days of fever and feeling horrific. I thought it would never come to an end. Honestly!

Doug has honestly been the most supportive and wonderful husband ever!! He has taken care of me and Amelia. He has kept the house going while I laid in bed having my "pity parties." He even came in there and had pity parties with me while he would rub my back or my legs. And the crazy thing is ... he is on day number 8 of no cigarettes and you would think he would be into major withdrawal "bear" city but he's been so calm and sweet.

So I missed an entire week of school. I'm devestated. I LOVE school and to miss just one day is awful. Missing the whole week is horrendous!! My instructors have been so freaking awesome. My math teacher told me not to worry ... math would be there when I got back from spring break! So I've had to put my own spin on things....2 weeks of spring break! One week of sick "hell" and hopefully next week will be better. I'm just happy not to have a fever and I'm able to sit up and not fall over from being dizzy!

Doug and I found a house....but now I'm having 2nd thoughts. Buying a house is scary! Such a commitment. I told him I wanted to look at some more just to make sure that it was the one. It's cute. Really cute and probably perfect but I still have to make sure. Doug feels the same way.

Much better and what's a girl to do?

My baby is SO much better. We were at that doctor's office within the hour of her fever and she is on some hardcore antibiotics. That crap was $100 before insurance! OMG! But it WORKS - it could have cost more and I would have paid it!! She says it tastes HORRIBLE but I told her it was that or suffer! I feel so bad because I have to put it into a shot glass with OJ and the meds and tell her to down it. OMG...I think I'm teaching her too young. "Take a shot of OJ - down it!!" There really isn't any other way to get it down but quickly!

So that is gooooood news for sure!

My sweet hubby brought me 2 dozen roses a few days ago. I've been thoroughly enjoying them. And this evening he gave me a sterling silver bracelet with 14 karat gold settings with diamonds in it. I'm not sure how to describe it! Guess I need to take out the macro lens and take a photo of it. What'a a girl to do?? Smile and giggle! It is my birthday tomorrow ... he treats me so well!

So tomorrow we will venture out for a birthday lunch and some house shopping. We are going over to see my top pick. Big house with guest apartment (perfect for a studio) a pool, gazebo and lots of deck! It's our top fav. but never can tell until we see it in person. Then Justin & Silver will come over for mashed potato Sunday. Can't have a Sunday without mashed potatoes!

And thank you colleen for making Amelia's day!! She was sooooo excited to see the little get well gift in the mail! All those little pink skull tattoos just got her soooooo excited!!!