Okay, I am stepping back into this!

1. I did my last officially booked session this past Friday and I am SO happy!!!! While I will miss shooting (a lot, actually) it is nice to have some down time with my children and family before the holidays. I do have newborn twin girls some time in the next two weeks (good luck, K!!!) but that will be it until after the New Year. I am accepting bookings for the new year and will be running a newborn promo so keep your eyes open for that.

2. Unfortunately this down time hasn’t started yet as I am finishing up editing, placing last orders, shipping out last orders, etc. As a gentle reminder if you haven’t ordered yet (unless you *just* got your gallery) try to get it in as soon as possible to ensure delivery by Christmas. And of course I will be editing the wedding throughout the month. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s faint, but it’s there.

3. My 4th 29th birthday is in ten days. I can’t believe it!! It’s a good thing I loved 29 so much 😉 In the meantime I am wondering where the year has gone because…

4. Layne’s first birthday is in 22 days. Now THAT I really cannot believe. I think I am pretty much in denial about it. So much so that I haven’t even planned a party for her. I am feeling some mommy guilt but with a birthday between Christmas and New Years it’s tough to ask people to come to a party. And again, I am in denial. She cannot possibly be that big already. It seems like yesterday that I was pregnant with her. She did get her first barrettes the other day to help tame the mane so that has made her seem a bit bigger, but still.

5. I have a very special promotion that I am announcing on Wednesday. It is a contest of sorts, a very VERY huge giveaway to a very deserving person. After all, the holiday is about giving and helping others.  🙂  So be sure to check back the next few days to find out more information.

6. I have a brand spanking new 24″ iMac headed my way. It is somewhere between here and Reno, NV last I checked but should be here tomorrow. I am SO excited!!!!! I do love (and have loved for two years) my MacBook Pro. But I am gaining 10″ of screen space and a much faster processor and graphics card along with an extra 750 MB of hard drive. With all of these sessions and the wedding I do believe my computer hates me right at the moment.

7. Are you stuck for a holiday gift for someone? I do offer gift certificates for sessions as well as for print credits. Maybe you have a friend due with a baby. Or want to get a grandmother a family session. Think about the gift of custom photography 🙂 If you are looking for a camera for someone you can always refer back to my friend Susan’s article that I reposted HERE

8. Just three from my last session on Friday. It was third time with them but FINALLY they liked me. They really LIKED me! 😉  We went to Colt State park which is SO gorgeous.  It is only my second session there and in the evening with the golden sun and a gorgeous sky it was just absolutely perfect.  These were my favorites from the whole day, especially the last one.  Just something about  it.E1

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9.  And because I think Melissa might still be looking just to see if there are any new photos I surprise her with, just one more from my slow editing of the wedding

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10.  I have six big prints coming to my house right now to hang and I am SO excited.  (2) 16×20, (2) 16×24 and (2) 18×24.  I wanted to go even bigger but thought I’d see how these look.  I will definitely be taking a photo once I have them all up.  I always encourage clients to go big but people are so trained to think that 8×10 is a wall size.

That’s all for this week.  Off to school drop off and then back to keep editing.