New toy!

I have been itching to build a nice, fast custom PC for a long time and finally was able to get around to it last week.

Pictures:

The Sickies

Today I slept in until 9:15am. Reese slept in until 9:45am.

Heavenly.

Today I woke up coughing and sniffling with a horrible tickle in my throat. Today Reese woke up with dried snot all over her face and a weak scratchy cry that makes me heart melt.

Not so heavenly.

Looks like today will be spent on the couch in my pajamas with a box of tissues and a poor sick baby.

For posterity…

I had forgotten all about these two photos that other people took of me at my recent Santa Fe Workshop. I can’t think of two images that better describe where I am at personally in my life at this moment:

Back and Blogging

The last month has been a whirlwind in which I have hardly had time to think, reminisce or blog. Upon returning home from the most recent adventure, I have spent this week and last in hibernation at home with my Reesey and the hubs. There has been a lot to think about.

In February I attended WPPI for the first time. Where do I even begin? This was, by far, one of the highlights of my adult life thus far. Some of you may think that is sad. Do not get me wrong. I clearly value the birth of my daughter and so many moments with my amazing hubby far above this experience, but I would definitely rank it in the top 20. Seriously.

WPPI is a conference held in Vegas for wedding and portraiture photographers. It’s a fabulous opportunity to network, learn, share and grow as a photographer. All the big-names in the business hang out for 3-7 days attending classes, meeting other photographers, going on shoot-outs, learning about all the new developments in digital photography, and sharing their knowledge with one another. I was fortunate to go as a representative for SmugMug which made the experience all the more sweet. I got to talk to everyone about the business that is near-and-dear to my heart while also learning more as a photographer. It was unreal. Plus, I so rarely feel that I get the chance these days to spend hours in intelligent conversation in which I leave feeling like a smart accomplished woman. Most of the time I feel like a jibbering mommy. So that was a nice change of pace.

Highlights?