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this family belongs to martha abelson, a photographer in chicago. in southern california on vacation, they met up with me in oceanside for a few hours of beach fun.

love finding numbers and letters that correlate with the people im photographing…

martha learned the hard way here, never turn your back on the ocean. in fact, later that day, or possibly in an email she told me that she read a pamphlet on “ocean safety” in her hotel room that said specifically: NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN. we had a good laugh about that after her entire back-side got soaked.

the minute i saw this hair, i knew i had to get some shot of it, all by itself. i was SO HAPPY when i saw this running by, and that i actually got it before she passed.

grandma also came along to hop into a few shots-i love this one-i think grandma just got sold up the river here-the girls had just blabbed that “grandma curses!”

the twins. i wanted to do something “twinny”. at the very last second as we were about to leave, the idea to put them back to back popped into my head. and it was so funny-they immediately did the exact same thing when i asked “who is the tallest?”

i have been in a TOTAL blog slump, if you hadnt already noticed. i think all the work and time i spent on getting this blog up depleted me of future posts for awhile. that and maybe i am mourning the loss of my old blog a little bit too. which sounds crazy, i know. but i am a little bit crazy…you all should know this about me. crazy, crazy, crazy.

oh-i have a short and sweet interview up at yellow fence if you want to check that out.

i think thats all for now.

yes, pretty sure that is all.

xo

i was chosen as the featured photographer and interviewed by sarah quiara of roxy and kai photography on her blog mamarazzi school. fun little interview. she is so amazing-AND has booked me for a session this summer. i may have to book her right back. ;)

thanks sarah!

i was asked last year to design a tshirt for yellowfence.com. a portion of the proceeds would go to the “chari-tee” of my choice. i chose the unforgettables foundation. you can find my shirt design here: just be unforgettable.

ive got strep throat and an ear infection-but did manage to go to my friend sharla’s baby shower yesterday so we could do a maternity photo shoot. thus winning loyalist friend of the year award. cant wait to show you the photos-she is such a gorgeous pregnant momma!

okay-back to bed for me. its raining. im happy.

the stuff:

i was interviewed by scrapgirls for their december newsletter-you can check it out here, just scroll down…

and jan 10 at 7pm PST, 10pm EST ill be chatting at scrappers bliss.

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we are back from hawaii and we had the BEST.TIME.EVER. cant you just tell in my eyes how relaxed and happy i am?? the family we stayed with were amazing. i feel like i have new lifetime friends.

mahalo is thank you in hawaii….i loved this.

we got interviewed for the channel four news, a fluff piece about the north shore waves.

our last night, we set some self timer shots up on the beach.

our new friends, kivalu, keenan, valu, and heather…they were the most gracious hosts and a wonderful family to shoot. thank you again so much you guys-cant wait to see you again!

this weekend we are getting off hawaii time, which is so much more than a time zone but a feeling. a slowness you just cant keep at home with the weight of responsibility on your shoulders. its sad how fast it rushes back to you. but i just feel so happy and lucky inside that we did this. it was exactly what both of us needed.