
It was a beautiful morning with a slight chill in the air. All week the apple and crabapple trees had been building to a crescendo. The sweet fragrance filled the air everywhere. And the tulips were blooming. The bright and cheery celebrators of Spring. Love was quite obviously in the air for how could it [...]

For a year now I’ve been the trusted family photographer for my friends Mary, Phil, and their daughter Hazel. From the beginning back when I didn’t totally know what I was doing they’ve trusted me. That means back when I was applying to the internship I did last Winter I convinced them to let me [...]

Thank you to everyone who entered the contest, told friends about the contest, and who voted! I really appreciate all your help for without you this endeavor would not have succeeded. So a thousand thank you’s to all of you. And now I have a little announcement. I’m super excited to be headed to Washington [...]

This contest was a huge leap of faith for me. A leap of faith that if I wanted to do something wonderful the Universe would help me achieve my altruistic goal. And it turns out after some breath-holding on my part that the Universe delivered. I am so excited today to be able to introduce [...]

I’m currently in a spot where I feel pretty vulnerable. I’ve offered my services up for FREE. Yup, for FREE and I acted on the faith that someone would want them. Luckily I won’t have to face my worst nightmare related to this contest and have to publicly admit no one wanted me. But there [...]

Sweetie, Seven years ago today we met for appetizers and dessert. Over hummus, tea, and rice pudding we smiled for hours across the table. As we parted we shared one brief kiss. It was a night that changed our lives and I’m so grateful. So grateful to have you by my side all these years [...]

It started when I saw the dreaded “delayed” flash on the departures board. And then when the time flashed, 8:10 pm. Our flight was scheduled to leave a full two hours after it’s scheduled departure setting us up to land in Fort Lauderdale at nearly 2am and then drive through the night to Naples. It [...]