My Mom is My…

  I have arrived in Israel and my official duties begin in less than two hours, meaning that my vacation is about to end.  No guarantee of any more real-time blogging, okay? With just 30 hours in Tel Aviv (and hopefully a majority of that sleeping), time to explore is minimal but delightful. My flight…

One of the things I’m learning to love about living in the Pacific North West: road-trip-ability. By crossing into the USA (patriotism win!) and sailing down the I-5 past Seattle (in between traffic jams) and detouring onto the famed US-101 (canopied in green),  we found ourselves in Cannon Beach, Oregon. At first, I wasn’t overly…

  For the past two (ish) years, I have been grappling with my rainy-day frustrations by proving to myself (and others!) that there is Beauty in Rain.  As a photographer, this has meant taking photos of the rain, in the rain, inspired by the rain.  The Beauty in Rain online portfolio is a taste of my…

  Let’s just mark this as my first adventure in non-communicating.  In a world where English just isn’t very common, life in this foreign country becomes a game of pantomiming, synonyms, and the Google Translate App on my phone.  “Gym?” “gym?” “workout room?” “running room?” “exercise?”  “gymnasium?” After much head-shaking and putting three heads together,…

Since I live, breathe, eat, and sleep weddings, it’s only logical that I would spend my family reunion weekend thinking “wow! this would make an amazing honeymoon location!”  Especially since so many of my brides are adventure-loving, hike-happy, mountain-loving souls.   So, here I am: a five-star recommendation of Crested Butte, Colorado honeymoon location (with a few photos…