Wisconsin Bound

Tomorrow I fly out at 8:00am to go to Wisconsin. I have been counting down the days for the trip since, oh I don't know, Decemeber 23, 2010 when I received this text message...

This was probably one of the best text messages I have ever received in my entire life- okay, all four years I've had text messaging on my cell phone plan. I was literally jumping up and down, screaming "YEAHHHHHH!!!", crying, and doing a crazy happy dance in my kitchen, all while Rowdy was looking at me like, "What are you doing?!". From this moment on I was beyond excited to go back to visit Melissa, one of my best and most amazing friends in the whole entire world, in Wisconsin.

I have a confession to make: I absolutely love Wisconsin. Now the people who live there or those of you who have been there are probably looking at me like I am crazy. Wisconsin? Home of the cheese curd? Why?
I'm sure a big part of why I love it so much there is because Melissa is there, and Taylor, Benny, Nismo, and Meeka. But I just love it there! It's so different from Connecticut, so laid back, the people are fun, the food is amazing, and just so pretty! Plus, I love traveling, going to the airport, relaxing on the plane, and going on new adventures.

Either way, I'm just plain excited to know that 24 hours from RIGHT NOW I will be in Milwaukee with this girl! I'll be assisting and second shooting with Melissa on a TON of shoots, including a wedding, while I'm out there! Another reason to be excited!!! So be sure to check back here while I'm gone, I have a feeling I'll have a lot to post. :)

You Win Some, You Lose Some

Hello, hello!

I've spent the past few days recuperating from a nasty cold- and when I say nasty, I mean nasty! I spent Sunday night laying in bed, deliriously convinced I was marrying Prince Harry the next day. I guess the Royal Wedding is still on my mind, eh? (Confession: I don't find Prince Harry attractive in the least bit, which makes it even more confusing- I know, shun me now!).

Anyways, during the nasty cold I had the honor to photograph Nicole and Vin's wedding! By the grace of God, I felt really good on Saturday! You would have thought otherwise if you had heard my lack thereof a voice and horrific cough that day, but in all honesty I felt great! Then I got home and it was like the adrenaline rush ended and the sickness smacked me upside the head.

So last night I was at home, spending time with the lovely Anna Westbrook, eating my third can of chicken noodle soup, when I get a notification from Facebook. I was tagged in a photo! Yahoo! I check said photo, and here is the first thing I see:



This is an adorable shot of Nicole and Vin! I mean, seriously! They look so unbelievable happy, so natural, there are gorgeous trees in the background, just an amazing all around shot! So I was wicked excited... until I saw the rest of the photo....



Excitement exit stage right, embarrassment enter stage left! There I am, standing next to Vin and Nicole, camera in hand, HACKING UP MY LEFT LUNG! I was mortified. Abso-freaking-lutely mortified! I immediately show this to Anna, who naturally cracks up!

And you know what she says? "That is PERFECT!" I stared at her, dumbfounded and confused, and she continues, "No, really! It is! You were just saying you need something to blog about, and now you do! And you can call it 'You Win Some, You Lose Some'."

That's when I began to laugh hysterically. Because it is TRUE! I'm not perfect, at times I do need to cough up my left (and sometimes right) lung. I win some, I lose some. Yet life goes on. And now, thanks to Emily, Nicole and Vin have this sweet moment of them for the rest of their lives, and I have a hilarious moment for the rest of my life. And for this exact reason is why I love photography.

(I believe if Charlie Sheen were here, he would call this #WINNING)

Tomorrow, tomorrow!

Can you believe it is May already?! And this weather, holy smokes it has been amazing! I can feel the hot sand and the ocean breeze on my skin already. Only a few more weeks and it's beach time for this Connecticut Shoreline girl.

Tomorrow is the start of another season for me that is pretty much tied with beach season- the 2011 wedding season! I'm so excited for Nicole and Vin's wedding, I've been counting down the days! Though I know I am no where near excited as Nicole and Vin are, that's for sure.









Happy Friday, everyone! Be sure to go outside and enjoy today's weather! :)