Years ago my grandmother (my mom’s mom) wrote down all of her favorite family recipes in a little notebook for me as a Christmas gift. It meant the world to me then. It means even more to me now that she’s gone (and it will be impossible for me to get through writing this blog…

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  Once upon a time I worked at Apple. While working there I met these two people Joel and Bethia. I had a mini party of Apple people at my apartment once and they came. I never knew that they would become such good friends of mine. When this picture was taken they were just…

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In honor of our Christmas on the Beach Photo Session Day and because “What should we wear?” is a question I hear all too often from my clients, I’ve put together this Winter Clothing Guide. Hope this helps as you start planning what to wear for your holiday photo session!

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For months I’ve been thinking about what to do for a Christmas themed photo session day for my clients. I’ve also been dreaming about a beach photo session day. And one fine day I thought Christmas AND the Beach, genius! So I’ve partnered with my good friend Andrea over at Ethan Avery Photography and we’re…

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This week my dear husband is one year older. This is a cake I made him for his twenty-something-ith birthday. It was before we got married. Happy birthday love, I’m very glad you were born.  

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I love softball. I love baseball. I’m pretty sure this has been established. I’ve got a few friends and their girls are playing fall ball this season. Bill and I love going to their games. It’s fun to watch and with luck you get to see a crazy parent cheering loudly/swearing/yelling at the coach/punching an…

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The entry way is one of the spaces in our house I’ve thought a lot about but done little to nothing with. I have big plans, but because of time and budget (if we paint the entry way, we have to paint the living room, kitchen, dining room and hallway cause they’re all connected) I’ve…

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You hear in Texas, everything is bigger and its true, the hair, the bling, the trucks, the houses, yep pretty much everything. I never really appreciated Texas, or Houston for that matter, until I moved to Oklahoma. Oklahoma is an odd place, land locked but rumored to have more shoreline than any other state (I…

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I bought a set of african animal ornaments the year we returned from South Africa. My mom has the elephant on her tree. I have the monkey, lion, tiger, and giraffe on mine. This was the first year I had my own tree to hang them on. And this is the monkey. He’s so happy.…

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  I recently had the honor of creating this custom invitation for one of my loyal etsy clients. I love doing custom work, it gives me a chance to be completely creative and artsy. I’m very happy with how this one turned out, I was going for a 1950s “wish you were here” postcard type feel.…

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