Friday, May 15, 2009

Belated

Gold. A precious metal and still a valuable one despite the appearance of platinum on the market. This metal comes out of the ground with so many natural impurities. But with repeated exposure to fire something so pure and so sought after is born.

Three years ago today, Spencer and I were on our honeymoon in Savannah, Georgia. In the years that have followed, we have had some craptastic times but considering how much we have grown as individuals and as a couple, it was ALL worth it.

Dave Matthews Band is pretty much our favorite band of ALL times. We saw them together one time before we were dating, but that's a long story for another time. :) I personally think that he is an amazing lyricist. In fact, I had some lyrics from the chorus of "Rapunzel" engraved into his ring.

I think the world of you
All of my heart I do
Blood through my veins for you
You alone have all of me
I give my world to you
To you Ill be true

This year, Spencer kept asking me if I wanted to go see the Dave Matthews Band Concert and I kept saying no because with him being unemployed up until a few months ago, we really didn't have the extra funds.

Flash forward to April 22nd and I realized I was only a few weeks away from our anniversary and had not even given my gift for Spencer a passing thought. No idea how I had let it slip by like that. Then, it hit me, I would get him tickets to see Dave Matthews Band because they usually don't tour until June or July....right?

WRONG! Found out that they were coming the very next week. YIKES! So the mad scramble began to find tickets on Craig's List. Success! However, obviously, I had to ruin the surprise and tell Spencer about it before our anniversary.

I don't think he minded too much.
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Gotta love having my iPhone with me when no cameras are allowed.

It was SUCH an awesome concert. The very first full length song that he played was "Rapunzel". It couldn't have been more perfect.

Whereas I wouldn't say that Spencer are to the point of refinement as gold, we have definitely gotten so much stronger and our love so much purer for all that we have been through.

I love you, dear one of my heart, and I look forward to many many years to come.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Baby Bump

Okay it's been long enough. I was on a roll there for a bit with a post a day. Then life happened, as it always does. {{sigh}}

Well, I won't get into that because I have got a bunch of gorgeous images to share with you.

These are two of my friends whose dear little son came into the world a week ago today. We started with a few relaxed shots of the mommy-to-be first.
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And then brought the daddy-to-be in the picture.
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I know that this is kind of an old-fashioned portrait but I still think that turned out quite nice.
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Moving along to the baby's room.

She had the nerve to tell me she wasn't talented. I beg to differ. Exhibit A: the hand-painted mural you see on the wall below. AWESOME! She was obviously greatly mistaken regarding her own talent.
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This cradle is a family heirloom and she wanted to make sure I got a few images of it.
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A day in the life. . . :)
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Although it was drizzly, we did not allow that to stop us from going on location for some shots.
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I love this one.
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She requested a few shots of them looking at the camera as well. I have a tendency to forget those. After being married for 4 years they had not had any nice portraits since their wedding.
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I absolutely adore this one. It is so typically THEM.
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You're a model baby! Work it for the camera! It's always good to have a red umbrella handy for just such occasions.
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You couldn't even tell it was raining by this time. Under this tree, she was safe an dry. . .and gorgeous!!!
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Another fave from the day. From the expression on her face to the bump of her belly. All around goodness.
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Just a little aged effect. Nice and sunny.
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This is one of her favorites. I gifted it to them for their baby shower. I love the laughter shared between the two of them in this one.
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She was hesitant, but decided that she really wanted a shot of her bare belly. I grabbed a few by these amazing curtains of hers for a nice backdrop.
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Afterwards, we had some pizza and then relaxed for a bit while our husbands compared belly sizes. Don't ask. :) Sometimes they act more like girls than we do.
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I still have so many more photos to share, there are just not enough hours in the day and I have been endeavoring to get to bed earlier than I used to for my and my family's sanity.

Thank you for your patience between blog posts. I hope that you enjoy, and, if you do, please feel free to let me know. I love to hear from you.