Beautiful Eyes
The best part of my job is, by far, the exceptional people I meet along the way: the brides, the grooms, the seniors, the families. The fun is magnified, too, when I get to drive hundreds of miles of highway and fly across the continent and cross state lines and international borders. The past two…
Dear Noah and Darbey, When I first had you in a photo nine years ago during a dinner theater production, you were barely friends just navigating early High School. (Were you even friends? Maybe just passing acquaintances.) But then. Friendship blossomed and relationship grew and watching you two flourish has been one of the great…
“Hey Pink! Look at me! PINK!” “Did you see this beautiful location, Pink? Can we take a picture here, Pink?” “It’s my turn to choose our next spot, Pink! I want to go to the bridge. Do you see the bridge, Pink? Its going to be so fun, Pink!” “Pink?” Yes, Purple? “Oh, nothing. Thanks,…
I left tulle scattered around Ashleigh’s house after making two tutus, but cleaned it up while she was watching. I rearranged Jacob’s chairs and he noticed the discrepancies, but Mom covered the faux pas with a deflective story. I left tape on the table and wrapping paper on the floor, but threw my scarf on…
Old Hand Coffee is one of the reasons I am forced admit (to myself and now you) the shocking truth: I love Abbotsford. If you’re a fellow Abbotsfordian, I hope you’ve experienced Old Hand Coffee. If you are a local who hasn’t discovered its charm, you must. Right now. If you’re not from Abbotsford, that’s too sad…
“Life is under no obligation to give us what we expect.” Margaret Mitchell said it so much better than I ever could, and isn’t it true? On the morning of the long-anticipated fall family photo session, one child evidenced every ounce of stubbornness in those little bones while the other child grinned like nobody’s business….