What a year, what a decade!
Ten years ago, on the eve of the new millenium, I was curled up around the toilet throwing up whatever I snuck out of my parents' liquor cabinet while my high school partner in crime shouted from the back room "10! 9! 8!...." Yes, I started off the decade with my head in the toilet. I'm not proud. But it is what it is. My parents were just down the street at a neighbor's party, and it was just one of my girlfriends and I sneaking into the who-knows-how-long-this-has-been-in-here Crown Royal, Jack Daniels, and wine coolers. We were 16 and thought it would be a great idea! Thank goodness that night and what I was doing at 12:00 am didn't set the tone for the next 10 years.
I am excited to welcome in a new decade, but I don't look back with a "good riddance" attitude. My character was tested a lot through all the trials and tribulations, but whose wasn't? I am grateful for the situations in my life that have shaped my personality, integrity, and outlook on life. I studied photojournalism in school because I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, but I sure was going to enjoy my major in college. Last year I decided to fully pursue portrait and wedding photography as an alternate career path, and I am so excited about the possibilities. I try to plan almost everything in my life, but every blessing I've ever received came about when I wasn't looking.
2009 was a roller coaster year for me- personally, professionally, and everywhere in between. Thank you to my friends, family, clients, and blog readers, whoever you may be, for the support, well wishes, and the sometimes well-deserved "you're doing WHAT?" I need that sometimes.
Here's a little overview of some of my favorite images from 2009 - for their significance in building my business over this past year, or just the fact that they make me smile.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!