Sorry ... couldn't resist using the "poltergeist" wording. And, really I've been back for 5 days. But ... you ALL know how I LOVE posting with TYPEPAD .......... But since I've logged in, they seem to have changed a few things. Sadly though I think I must've hurt "their" feelings (ya right) as I've signed up with two other companies. Just waiting the "right time" to work on things. hahaha. Laughing at myself for putting such pressures on myself. :)
OHHH had a GLORIOUS TIME in Utah! Visiting family, friends and doing many, many shoots! HOWEVER (Brandy's FAVORITE word of mine) it was SOOOOO FREAKIN' BEEEEEEEEEERZIE cold ... I must admit I MISSED the heat (INSERT BELLA holding her cactus as she peered out into the desert sun, contemplating her new life ahead of her in Oregon (eta: OOPS - WASHINGTON! BUT - it was FILMED in oregon!!!)... where she would SOON meet Edward Cullen). Now - before you think I've blown a fuse and melted my innerds (a real word, yes??) ... not talking about the TRUE TRUE heat of 115. But rather the lovely 88 degrees I left. It was like 42 degrees in Utah. WHAT THE CRAP?
So - for lack of bla bla bla words - here's the skinny on my trip. Flew up with the 3 chitlins on Friday, Oct. 2. They did great. I fake smiled the entire flight so I would train myself to be OK flying. Only thought of barfing 4 times. Smile politely at the idiot man who asked my children (the older 2) to BE QUIET when they were QUIETLY (and really - I mean QUIETLY) drawing pictures of clouds. And then they GIGGLED when they opened the window and actually realized they were FLYING through clouds. I mean, REALLY.. COME ON IDIOT MAN! They are KIDS who are GIGGLING and having a great time .. not SCREAMERS who are throwing GUM at your hair (which is what I SHOULD"VE allowed them to do). Etc. Etc. Etc ... called Nate 40 times to see if he remembered to be nice to Oscar the dog. He assured me he was VERY nice to him and after Oscar stopped roaming the house, perched on the back of the couch awaiting our arrival, he licked Nate's feet.
That was Tuesday morning. Tuesday EVENING .... I went to pick the kids up from the in-laws and was met by NATE and OSCAR! They had driven the 12 hours (it's 12. Not 10. not 11. Not 10.5 like some people say. It's 12.) They missed us. So we were able to spend the remaining week trip as a whole. Ohhh it was SO nice that way.
I've made it through 1 entire editing session... few more to go. :) So I will post for you now. OHHH and as a SIDE BLOG NOTE. Remember my LAST question of "who really reads this? Please comment!" And like 18 of you did. Welllllllllllll ... there are like 92 LIARS/SCARDIE CATS OUT THERE! Because I checked my stats (you can do that, you know) and there were (hold please, let me get my calculator) 110 visitors that day. Sooooo HELLO other 92. Unless they were all my sister trying to be funny. Hmm. I'll have to "get" her for that. By the way - I am the reason her blog is funny. She writes about me. And about baby maby - aka TAZ. If it wasn't for me... her blog would be brown. :) Not really. We're both REALLY allergic to brown you know.
Oops - forgot why I was writing in the first place. To post pics...
hahaha. No worries all those who want to call the "photography police" on me. We asked permission. But I STILL thought this was funny.
The apple head one (LOVE THAT!) and this swinging one are for her CHRISTMAS CARD! Isn't that SO fun?? I thought this one was darling too! Which swinging one do you like more?
The swinger (that's not the right verbage... but you get what I'm going for) on the left is their baby who is turning 3. Then the middle and far right swinger are TWINS! Born just 3 weeks after my Ava. She's got an Ava too. They call each other "the other ava".
I love this one. They were just being them. Little Ava about to disappear. Elsie looking SO sweet. Ohhh these kids were DREAMY!!!! Ohh - and this is where my LOGO comes from! I LOVE AMY! Remember she tooks pics of my fam last fall?? Ohhh I LOVED THEM!!! Anyway -I love Amy. I love doing pics for her. She's SO creative - so BRIGHT - so FUN - so REAL! And we GET each other. And have since day one. I think there's a handful of people like that for everyone. And she's smack in the middle. :)
Ok ... I WILL post again. I have more sneak peaks to give. So I PROMISE not to let it go 2.5 weeks again.
And as a lovely good night cap - just fyi that TWO of my children BARF-O-RAMAED on the flight home. BUT my happiness came when Nate unloaded the van (hate that word) that I FILLED TO THE BRIM of things we had to leave behind in Utah until we could come back for them. Mainly my pictures. My HOUSE hasn't been a HOME without them. I spent that first night back putting EVERY SINGLE ONE of my pictures up. Even the kids mentioned it how fun it was to see them. So - note to those of you who think that photography/art/memories are a waste of time ... it's what makes a HOUSE a HOME. It's what brings a family together. It's what LIFE is. And it's SO happy to see!!! I can't tell you how happy I am to walk down these halls now. The halls of my rented home that still lacks a dining room table, that still lacks a proper bed for fluffy head, that still lacks REAL dressers for ANYONE in the family. But to have pictures clustered up ... priceless happiness. GO GET YOUR PICTURES DONE and hang them (NOT TOO HIGH - that will ruin it) up NOW!!!
good to be back ya'll. (that's for my southern sister!)