Jenny and I took an adventure. An adventure in our very own town. Technically, we were taking senior pictures and talking about all her future plans and dreams. But since I love adventure and adventure loves me, and since Jenny saw the adventures, too, our day in Winston-Salem turned into an adventure.
First, we hiked up four flights of stairs. In a parking garage. Did you know that the downtown Winston parking garage floors are numbered by musical instruments? So if you park your car there, all you have to do is say “I am playing the trumpet when I go find my car” and you’ll remember where you parked!
Then, we took a wrong turn and ended up in a not-so-pleasant side of town. Lets just say we high tailed it outta there. Fast. And were NOT interested in stopping at the super photogenic spot we saw. (I promise, Mom. We didn’t.)
And, finally, we found a tunnel. Yes, a TUNNEL. In Winston Salem. Downtown. If that doesn’t make us cool, I don’t know what does.
So there we were. Two girls with the most amazing name in the world. Taking unboring Senior Pictures. And having adventures.
P.S. When Jenny heads abroad to study in Ireland, I’m going to go visit her. Then we’ll have real adventures. 😛
On one particularly glorious autumn day, Ashton pulled out all the stops and showed off her delightfully creative, exceptionally talented, overwhelmingly cute life. The day started with dance and glitter and ended with painting a masterpiece on the back lawn. If this doesn’t epitomize the extreme level of fun that ought to be associated with…
He stood with solemn enthusiasm at mid-field, poised for a show and waiting for his cue. His favorite, his smalls, his girl; she sat in front of him, giggling and unsuccessfully holding perfectly still. Noah had already served as guinea pig for Darbey‘s photographic whim, he’d already moseyed through the library (we’d almost lost him…
“Hey, Morgan. How adventurous are you feeling?” With only the slightest of pause, her answer was profound. “How adventurous do you need me to be?” An attitude like this will be highly advantageous in all of life. Yes, ALL of life. Life requires at least a little adventurous spirit, in my experience. Doesn’t it? It’s impossible…
She stood in the middle of ornate gardens, intricate details on all the buildings and tendrils of hair blowing in the (bitterly cold) breeze. She told me about her friends, her family. her favorite music (John Mayer and Metallica), her school, her dreams, her plans-for-the-next-step. We walked around, watching painters paint and listening to birds…
I drove down a very long dirt road, but I really wasn’t that far from a Wal-Mart and the mall and the interstate and all the other elements of civilization. I was in the middle of nowhere, yet near to everything. I wasn’t just driving down a road; I was heading to a retreat, a…
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These are awesome! Jenny is so beautiful and the pictures turned out so lovely. Nice work!
These are awesome! Jenny is so beautiful and the pictures turned out so lovely. Nice work!