Wedding: Rolando and Samantha

Rolando and Samantha are each incredibly sweet, fun people- but together they are even more incredibly sweet and fun! Having the opportunity to shoot their wedding was such a blessing. I enjoyed every bit of it. These two have been together for years, so it was really fun to be able to be there to witness them finally come together in marriage. Sam and Ro, I wish you both the best and I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for your lives.

The groom is a break dancer, so he and his grooms men showed off some moves before the ceremony. They showed their moves off after the ceremony as well but there are more pictures to tell that story!

I think Sam's dad, Eddy might be one of the most tenderhearted Father of the Bride I have seen. To watch him interact with all his daughters (they were all in the wedding) was truly remarkable.

The details were all so adorable and classy. You could tell there was a lot of love and time that went into all the decor at the reception.

Something about this moment was so sweet to me. I really enjoyed watching the two of them together.

These two almost stole the show. After the guys started break dancing at the end of the reception, this little guy followed suit for the rest of the night.

Be sure to check out Nicole Jenkins, my second shooter for the night. She really did an amazing job, thanks Nicole!

A Month With Us: Ok, maybe not!

Alright... alright... alright... so big fatty fail on my goal to blog every day... I KNOW! I was feeling a little bummed that I didn't exactly follow through with what I had started out with. This is not a super common thing for me, I am not a flake, but sometimes when it comes to things like this, I don't follow through... blah. However, after I had my little pity party, I realized something. I may not have blogged everyday, or even come close to it but I DID shoot nearly every day (I think I only missed 3 days) and I blogged more in a month than I ever have before. I didn't make my goal, but I did better than I have done in the past. I know this is a little step forward, but it is a step- and that was the whole point of my goal. Moving forward is something that I really desire in my business right now... even if it is really tiny baby steps.

Anyhow, I will at least catch you all up on the second half of the month...

 The week before Christian's birthday, we drove to the High Desert to visit family and some of our closest friends. Christian's car has been giving us a little trouble, so first stop was my dad's garage. All fixed thanks to the guys!

While the boys worked and fixed things, my mom and I decided to join them in the garage. It was really hot, but my mom has been begging me to cut her hair (I think I have only done it twice now since getting licensed... oops!), so we tried to ignore the sweat and snipped away.

This is my parent's dog, Mason. I like him a lot. He didn't like my camera quire as much. This was only a moment before he ran at it, slobbering tongue in tow.

After we left my parents, we headed to Christian's parents for a little birthday celebration. This is my Dad-in-Law scoping out the table scape. With seafood pasta, salad, and fresh bread, there was VERY little to complain about. Yum!

The next morning at church, Christian wrestled the camera from me and snapped the next few.

For his birthday party with my family, he was required to open presents IN FRONT OF EVERYONE! You would have thought he was being tortured.

My brother actually took this of my cousin's baby girl, Alexia. I just want to squeeze her. She is my stand in niece until I get a real one. But I like her so much I may just keep her as one permanently!

Christian's first day of school! I know... I am a dweeb and embarrassment, but I wanted this picture and I got it.

Later that week, Christian and I went to support our alma mater's annual Master's Cup. The dorm we lived in, Hotchkiss, is full of tradition, which I love. This was their grand entrance... they won.

AND the moment you have all been waiting for... or at the least the one I have been waiting for. One of the biggest reasons I have been MIA on the blog is because I surprised Christian with a kitten for his birthday. As cute as this little guy is, he is a lot of work. He was only 5 weeks old when I rescued him from the shelter, so we had our hands full! His name is Warfield and I love him! He brings an awful lot of entertainment to our lives.

Please excuse these first few pictures, he was a little energetic and it was getting dark. This was on his first day home with us. He was so tiny- only weighed one and a half pounds!

This is his favorite spot in the house. He will sit there for hours and usually falls asleep after a while.

This is one week after we brought our little monster home. He is almost doubled in size, weight AND energy.
 This is his favorite of my chores. By the time I get around to folding them, he has usually burrowed halfway to the bottom.

One more of Christian. One of my favorite things about being married is having a date for dinner every night.

Ok then! If you made it all the way through this post, I commend you! I know it was forever long, but I didn't want to leave my goal completely hanging. Now it is wrapped up and my new goal is to continue shooting every day and blog as often as a husband, kitten, housework and school will let me!

Happy Tuesday!

A Month With Us: Days 13, 14, 15 and 16

Goodness it has been a really busy week! The funny thing is that a busy week means lots of good stuff to post BUT no time to post it. Ironic. Saturday was a really fun day. My mom was here all day and I was so blessed by the fun and fellowship with her. We went shopping all day and really enjoyed our time. I was excited because I got to use some gift cards I had been waiting to spend forever. The fantastic thing about them is you get to shop and get things and then NO SHOPPERS GUILT! That is amazing : ) After she drove home, Christian and I drove to Pasadena for an evening out on the town with two very dear friends of ours, Eric and Peter.

First time we have dressed up for an outing in a while... except for church of course.

MY NEW SHOES! Courtesy of my gift card.... I love them!

I love city life. The music. The lights. The grime and grit. The liveliness.

This is our friend Eric. He is as deep of a thinker as he looks. And I may steal his glasses one day.

Cheesecake. That is all I have to say.

Sunday I woke up sick. I had an icky sore throat and body aches and mirgrane... blah. Needless to say, I only dragged myself out of bed to make us hot dogs for dinner. It was a nasty day. Christian was in charge of the camera that day. That means there were more pictures of me than usual.

Not feeling standing in the kitchen cooking. I lasted about five minutes. And was grouchy the whole time.

Monday I was feeling MUCH better. I made my Mama's tacos for dinner. Unfortunately they were not as good as hers. Fortunately they were not too bad. Pretty tasty.

I then procedeed to burn the cookies. I blamed it on my sickness the day before. Christian still ate every single one of them. He is far too nice and I love him for it.

How my kitchen looks after a night of cooking.

Tuesday night was, as you can see, Salmon and Rice night. I always have fun with this meal since it is one of my favorites. I couldn't decided between garlic and lemon pepper and spice so we did as little of both.

My husband... I never tire of calling him that. It is still very surreal to me. I love him : )

Think the bananas are almost ready to be made into bread?! I think so...

And in other news... I got my business cards FINALLY! The backs are all different. Each has a different photo I have taken. I love these little cards. Now please, help me get rid of them!