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saturdays, birthdays, and just not giving a hoot…
Posted on April 15, 2012
Today is my love’s birthday. That means that for the next 68 days, I can say that I’m only one year older than he is. :)
We had a surprise today. While being lazy on the couch (ahem… well, it *is* his birthday and all!), I was checking my Facebook and saw that his boss had a new little friend for the weekend. When I showed my husband, well, I’ve never seen him move that quickly to get ready. ”Let’s GOOOO!!!!!!”
After all, how often do you get the opportunity to hold a baby Great Horned Owl?!
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K + D
Posted on April 10, 2012
These two will absolutely warm your heart. As if seeing the way they look at each other doesn’t melt you enough, when you read a bit of their story you’ll believe a little more in true love overcoming all obstacles. Katie & Dillion, I’m so glad that I was able to spend some time hanging out with you guys and capturing a bit of your romance! :)
From Katie ~ her entry to the Valentine Contest.
My honey’s name is Dillion. He is the love of my life, my rock, and my best friend. We were introduced by a mutual friend and started our journey together on September 25, 2008. I am very blessed to have such an amazing guy who looks past my disability, Spastic Cerebral Palsy, which affects my lower extremities. He pulls me through the tough times in life and always makes a way for me to do whatever it is I want to do or accomplish. He never lets my disability hold me back. I use a walker to aid me in walking. At times, he will completely forget that I even have a disability..because he completely overlooks it. As an example, Dillion and I will be getting out of his truck to go into a store or restauraunt and he’ll open my door for me to get out, I do, and he completely forgets to get my walker out of the bed of the truck. I’ll look at him and say, “You forgot Buddy!” (Buddy is what my friends and I named my walker, haha.) He will say, “Oh , sorry! I forgot!” He has explained to me before that this proves that my disability does not bother him one bit at all. God definitely blessed me when it comes to my disability. Most whom are diagnosed with C.P. are not able to feed or dress themselves..in my case, this is not true. My disability gets the most severe in winter time. At times, I have gotten so cold my legs became so stiff that I was unable to walk. Dillion has a bad back, but it has never stopped him from scooping me up and carrying me wherever I needed to go. I never want to live my life without him right by my side. Life just wouldn’t be complete. We were made for each other! God knows exactly what he’s doing.
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music, old friends, and memories
Posted on April 6, 2012
When I think back to my college days, all I can do is smile. I met some of my best friends in the whole world there, began dating my husband, and really found “me”. One night hanging out with “the usuals” in McFarland Park, our friend Daniel (ahem… “Goose”) had his guitar. When did Daniel *not* have his guitar?! We all sat around singing our favorite songs, enjoying the evening and being carefree as usual. I can remember how perfect the weather was, how all of our voices sounded together (yeah, we’re geeks), and the amazing breeze coming off of the river.
My life is so different now, but those friends and those moments made me the woman I am today. I think of every one of those friends so fondly and look forward to each time we see each other again. Some of us are still here in the Shoals, while others are scattered between Florida to Nashville and a couple of areas in-between.
Daniel “Goose” Gossett released an album last night. As I sit here and listen to it, I’m reminded of that night at McFarland, our endless nights of singing by his guitar, and how much I love every single one of them for being amazing people and friends.
{Click here to purchase this awesome album on itunes!}
{Or, if you’re like me and don’t have anything mac-related, click here!}
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E + J
Posted on April 5, 2012
I don’t think I can stress this enough: I LOVE MY JOB! When I get the opportunity to work with amazing couples who are overflowing with love for one another, it makes me so happy. Elizabeth & Joseph are one of those couples. They spent most of the session laughing and cuddling, and any time I asked them to step away from each other I could tell it was difficult for them to do so. They want to be as close as possible to one another. I love it!!
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Mommy… I LIKE THIS!
Posted on April 4, 2012
This past Friday, I had a session reschedule. I thought this gave me the perfect opportunity to torture take pictures of Charlee for her four-year-mark. Her dress had come in earlier in the week and we were both dying for her to wear it. (Her reaction to seeing the dress was “*GASP* MOMMY! Is that for me!? It’s BEAUTIFUL!”) I called up (okay, I texted) my good friend Dawn to see if she was available and would mind meeting us at her studio for some fun. Don’t you love it when the stars align?!
To see the photos from her session, you’ll have to scroll to the bottom. FIRST, I’m going to show you what we did after her session!
Oh yes… my four-year-old was pampered with her very own pedicure. She didn’t really know what to expect at first. Then, when Miss Susan (yes, we made sure to find out her name!) started scrubbing her feet… She giggled and said “Mommy… I LIKE THIS!!” I have a feeling we’re all downhill from here, folks!
…..Now for the photos from her session. 
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Stinkerpotamus is Four!
Posted on March 16, 2012
“Charlee Tuesday” is a bit late this week, mainly because I’m smack-dab in-between birthday and the birthday party.
While at my parents’ house last week, we all watched one of our favorite home videos, taken on the day of my fourth birthday party. It’s really a knee-slapper for all of us since it showcases me being, well, a controlling little brat. I yelled at my cousin (lovingly, of course!) throughout the entire video. ”Skylar, come here! Skylar, pull the wagon! SKYLAR! I SAID COME HERE!” I’d like to think that I largely contributed to Skylar’s grown-up “c’est la vie” attitude. Ohh boy. I guess the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree with my kiddo’s personality!
Four. My goodness. I was so excited about her first, second, and even third birthdays… but four seems so… OFFICIAL! Four is no longer a toddler. Four is the age where “first memories” are typically made. Four is BIG! My big four year old was as sad about her birthday as I was. When her daddy & I woke her up on Wednesday to tell her Happy Birthday, she declared that she did not WANT to be four. ”I’m just a kid, mommy,” she said. ”I don’t want to be a grown up four. I’m JUST a KID!! I’m three.” Then she tried to put the covers back over her head and go back to sleep. She was NOT going to face the day as a four-year-old! Luckily we were able to convince her that four is also “just a kid” and that she wouldn’t be a grown-up for a few more years. Then she got excited about her upcoming party. 
Charlee Girl, I hope you never lose the spunk you have right now. You’re going to do amazing things.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
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Ooo la la!
Posted on January 7, 2012
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Oh, you silly voicemail you!!
Posted on December 22, 2011
Hi Danielle, Hi it’s me. I can keep trying to get saving just whenever you want to bring her and also, emily and
give you would just bring me. That’s 88. And I can give it to work tomorrow if you’d like Christmas present. So I think she said she Laurie French you and you do bring to say day we’ll do the to her tomorrow because I know Gallagher trouble kitchen each other, so I’ll talk to you later. Have a great day. Bye.
I’m kinda hurt. Nothing was *really* said about a Christmas present. Who’s going to get me one now!?
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Blog Fail 101
Posted on December 14, 2011
I’ve decided that I know a thing or two about how to fail a blog. Yep, it’s true. I LOVE having this avenue to tell you things, share stories about my life and family, and give you little sneak peeks into my photography world; however, I’m absolutely terrible at keeping up with it.
Sorry.
Today is Wednesday, but I think it may be worthy of a “Charlee Tuesday” post. So in that frame of mind, I give you my Charlee.
She’s 3 (and a half).
She wants a bike for Christmas.
Her boyfriend’s name is Andrew.
{We aren’t sure if he knows he’s the boyfriend.}
Her current favorite song is “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, although she adds in her own lyrics that involve Frosty, Bingo, and a little bit of Jingle Bells.
I’m starting to see the little girl that she is, rather than the toddler terror that she’s been… and I do so LOVE this girl!!!
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February 16, 2012 at 11:37 pm -
HOW adorable is Charlee!? And that name!? Amazing. My mom almost named me Charlie because my dad’s name is Charles.
She obviously decided on Bethany though. I adore these images. They are so crisp and ‘fall-like’. Thanks for sharing! And, blogging is fun once you get the hang of it. Keep trying!
$#!+ My Voicemail Says…
Posted on November 7, 2011
Those of you who have been following my Facebook page for a while probably know about my crazy voicemail. I absolutely love my business number because I get emails AND texts when I have a missed call. Even better than that — I get emails and texts of the voicemails! They are transcribed to give me a text version that I can read easily on the go rather than listening through them all. (We all know how tedious that can be.) Funnily enough, the transcripts are hardly ever correct. From totally different names to random numbers and sentences that make you wonder if you’re on a secret mission and have to decode the next clue, I’m always laughing at my voicemails. I decided to share these with you all on Facebook, and now I’ve decided that they should be on the blog. After all, this is like my own little autocorrect. ;) The most comical thing about it to me is that more often than not, the transcribed message is completely different from the real message. I love trying to decode it all.
So today, I bring you the first installment of “$#!+ My Voicemail Says”. Enjoy.
“Hey, You know it’s Ken. I was just wondering if you still have any slots open, tomorrow for pictures. We would probably just do their own smaller heck edge and probably that if you haven’t been in the morning. That’d be back. Just give me a call back and I hope you guys have a safe trip down here. We are in room 243. So, looking up when you get here and then we can hang out. I’ll talk to you later, bye.”
“Hi Danielle at. Scale of. The number that shows up on your caller ID, 256——- is the one that i need for you to call me back on. I got up, I got. I’ve got the money. I want to tag I have, and our storage I wanted that bad. But I’ve got a problem with the I don’t. My husband and I won’t plan for the day because he don’t like our our the D S, casino, but Thank You. That’s why I had to pay don’t think options to the money for So I’m just not. I don’t know it’s been the money for online and I was on that and think you’re just give me a debate with them, what he’ll sleaze you gave it to me and may snake in my back pocket in your honor, but if that’s okay with you. So give me a call when you think you can get with me because our you know it’s not. It’s not about money. It’s about speed getting money. And I’ll tell you about it. You know we’ll talk about it okay. Thank you for listening to any this. Call me when you can bye bye.”
Join me again for another installment, will you? We may even make a nice cozy fire and some hot chocolate to read this literature.
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Oh my goodness – how did I miss this???? She is getting so big and you are a great mom!!! Happy Birthday Charlie with love from Detroit!