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)