Oh my word!

6 weeks!

In 6 weeks I'm going to be rolling my bags into the Vancouver International Airport to board a plane with la Mister for our trip to Australia! I'm so excited I can hardly contain my excitement as I have never been this far South! I have dreams of sandy beaches, surfing, exploring Sydney's Opera House, riding horses on the beach, visiting wonderful family in Perth, looking at cool architecture, and of course taking lots and lots of photos!

6 weeks!

I will be away from September 29 to October 20 learning Aussie lingo and basking in the sun as much as possible, if you'd like to book a session before I leave or after I get back, please contact me!

4 years ago today we went on somewhat of a double date and while Talladega Nights was playing on the big screen we flirted our way to the end of the movie. I didn't think much of it, yes I liked you, but I wasn't going to think anything further then just playful flirting.

The next day you sent me an email and asked me out for dinner, my heart stopped then jumped for joy that you wanted to hang out with me. We went out and had a great time, you then told me you had a job interview coming up that was out of the country. I liked you, but once you told me that, I figured our relationship wouldn't go much further then me getting a free dinner from our date.

You went to the job interview and said it went extremely well. I knew that if you asked me I would move for you, I really liked you. 2 weeks later you called me your girlfriend and I met your parents. You got the job but turned it down and then 3 years later we got married.

4 years ago today we went on somewhat of a double date, I liked you, but now I love you and I don't know how I will ever top your best birthday present...me going on a double date with you!

Happy Birthday Mister!

Photo by Jamie Delaine.

I love my Mister, a lot! I love that when we're watching TV together (which doesn't happen very often) he'll pick up my feet put them in his lap and start to massage them for me. I love, that after being away from him, he arrives at the airport to pick me up with a beautiful rose - I'm not a huge flower person but this meant the world to me. I love that every morning he wakes up before me, cleans the rest of the dishes in the sink and makes me my morning latte then quietly comes into the room whispers my name and says "coffee is ready".

Mister, is the one who calms my fears, creates a place for my ideas and dreams to thrive, and who I love going on walks with no matter the weather. And to celebrate our love together, for being married a whole year, we decided to do a photo shoot of our own!

My mom's friend told me that every year since she's been married that she puts on her dress every anniversary, and I thought "I'm going to do that!". So, year one..complete with photos to prove it! Also, for our guest sign in at our wedding we didn't do a traditional book, photobook, or even a matte photo - we used something we love, wine. We got 6 bottles, that we will age and then open them at different times throughout our marriage. Year one, complete while enjoying some awesome cheese and photos!

Thank you to my amazing photo BFF, Cathy Empey, for the wonderful photos, we love them!

This year August for me has been this dark looming cloud up ahead that I didn't want to acknowledge, but yet, I knew eventually I would have to face my first day with it and I shied away. I was scared of August, well, because it's going to be a lonely time for me.
August is usually full of camping trips, some windsurfing, and a wedding thrown in there to party it up a bit. But this year I knew I wasn't getting any of it cause we have no weddings in August and Mister is so busy that I knew there would be no camping or windsurfing either.

After taking a week and bit of vacation, I'm finding it very difficult to get back into the swing of things. I arrived home safely and quickly threw myself into research for shoots and a weekend full of them, but this week...ugh, this week I'm finding it hard to even get out of bed.

I know there is a season for everything and this time of relaxation and recharge will soon end so I'm not quite ready to jump full head into work again. But I know I should.

In the meantime, I will continue to inspire myself with cooking delicious dinner for Mister and I and creating new drinks like my Mint Green Tea Lemonade that I'm sipping on today while enjoying the summer heat!

There is no alcohol in this drink, but I enjoy drinking out of fancy glasses every once in awhile to make it feel a little bit more special.