New Moon Premier!

November 19th 2009



My dear friend Katie Doll happened upon 4 passes to the Pre-screening of New Moon, the 2nd movie/book in the Twilight Saga, when shopping at Nordstroms one fine day. Since I was the one to introduce the 1st movie to her, she immediately thought of me and invited me and a buddy of my choice to go with her and her gal-pal Kalie.
Needless to say, I was excited as a teen girl at a Jonas Brothers concert. The four of us headed out to Dick's burgers for a quick bite and then onto Pacific Place in Seattle to hunker down and wait the 2.5 hours until the 9:20 show. Luckliy, since we had passes and Pacific Place theaters were armed and ready, we went straight into the theater of our choice and grabbed our seats. Until the show we ate, drank in the small "beer garden" and had some fun chats. All around us were girls just itching to catch the first glimpse of "Jacob" and his new bod. Among them, luckily for us, were the other movie goers of all ages and genders - ready like us to enjoy the movie and perhaps have a few laughs over the swooning/screeching young ladies.
The Romeo and Juliet story began and we all had a fun two hours of romance, drama, thrills, and heartbreak. I won't go into detail about the good and bad parts, the left-out parts or the added-in parts. I will just say that it was better than the first movie and I enjoyed it.
Here are some fun pictures of me and my two Katie's. And yes, I made the shirts. I know, very nerdy.

Manda's Maternity Photos - Part One

November 17th 2009

A few days ago I met up with my dear pregnant sister to do some Maternity photos for her. We braved it out in the rain to see what we could get. It's oh so hard to avoid bad weather during the month of November and we decided it was best to at least shoot a few. Mandy was a trooper! She not only was fun to work with, but she didn't complain while dealing with wind and heels! I have attached a couple to represent her first official "baby bump" pictures and will post more when we are able to get some with her hubby. Hopefully this weekend if all goes well!
Here is Mandy at about 30 weeks.

Meet Me In St. Louis

November 14th 2009



"Clang, clang, clang went the trolley..." Based on the classic movie musical with Judy Garland, this nostalgic stage version mounted by the Village Theatre focuses on four sisters in St. Louis during the 1904 World's Fair. There were many great songs in this holiday musical with some really fun dancing. Mike and I went to the second play in our season line-up and had a great time. Not as funny or original as a couple others I have seen, but it's a nice change of pace none the less. I had a cold going into this one, so it was a little harder to concentrate and I had to leave once before I had a coughing attack, but I still enjoyed this musical treat. It was great to get a bit more into the holiday spirit and "Meet Me.." had some sweet family moments that really made you greatful for the family you have.

My Nephew!

I had to make a quick post about how excited I am to be getting a nephew soon! Okay, so there are still like 3 months left, but I am stoked. The bigger my sister's belly gets, the more real it is to me that there is a little person in there! She let me probe around her belly last night and I actually felt him in there! Hard spots that made it obvious there was something growing and thriving inside my sister. The best part was when "Clark" decided to get pushy and kicked my hand! It was such an amazing experience...no words. Anyhow, I can see his world coming together with every ultrisound and every new addition to his nursery and it's overwhelming. I am so happy and excited for our family!!!
Here's a cute picture of my glowing sis at 26 weeks!

Rob Thomas Concert!

October 15, 2009

For my birthday my momma got me tickets to see Rob Thomas. I love concerts, so this was a great present AND I love Rob T! The venue was so-so (Wamu Theater), but there was good music and great energy from the crowd. There were two opening bands so we were there a good 5 hours. They were Carolina Liar (whom I hadn't heard of) and OneRepublic (of which I really enjoy!) Mike had never seen Rob so it was a new experience for him and one that I am happy to share. I got an awesomely comfy T-shirt for a whopping $40 and a poster for my office! I had a great time and had fun dancing along with all the other women situated in the back. Good times for all!

Congratulations Elsa & Doug!

October 6th, 2009

Sister-in-law #2, Elsa, is also getting hitched to the ever tall and awesome Doug. I was happy to be able to take some Engagement photos for them as well to document the memorable moment. I was really pleased with the location's water setting and the good company. I am so blessed to have three amazing sisters in my life. And thankfully all of them are now giving me brothers as well! I am also excited to announce I won't be attending two weddings, but ONE DOUBLE wedding!!! I have never been to one and am eager to see the shin-dig go down. Congratulations to Elsa & Doug. May you have as happy a marriage as I have been blessed with.

Congratulations Amy & William

September 20th

In celebration of my sister-in-law getting engaged, I took the opportunity to finally give them some nice photos for their walls. I met the couple in my own Issaquah backyard and found some pretty places to take their engagement photos. They were complete pros at taking direction and seemed so wrapped up in each other at times I had no trouble getting some candid and sweet moments. I am so lucky to have the second family that I do and I welcome William to the fold.
Congratulations to Amy and William!!!