welcome

I feel pretty uncomfortable when people talk about marriage being difficult, especially when they go on and on about how the first few years are so hard. See, I’ve had a pretty easy go of it. I don’t know that my husband would say the same thing, because before me his life was pretty drama-free. But for me? He just mellows me out. He has brought out the best in me from the moment I met him. I feel calmer, more peaceful, more at ease.

You always see Realtor’s faces on everything they print. It’s not their fault – it’s the industry’s fault. Market saturation or something like that.

This becomes problematic for Realtors that don’t love getting their photo taken. And my friend/Realtor Josh from Northeast Denver Homes absolutely falls into that category. Don’t get me wrong, he is waaaay confident in his looks, he just gets awkward in front of cameras.

Emily was a brave soul and trusted me to do her senior portraits a couple weeks ago. Though I’ve never done a senior shoot before, as soon as I started snapping, I knew she would make my job easy.

We walked around downtown Denver, looking for fun spots that reflected her personality. She is fun, bright and entertaining. She made laugh out loud with the comment, “Punk rock isn’t a look. It’s a lifestyle.” If you scroll down to the bottom, I think you’ll understand what she means.

The first night they met, Charley lit Lynn’s shirt on fire after dancing. On one of their first real dates, Lynn was craving a pastrami sandwich, so they drove from Ithaca, NY to New York City and didn’t sleep a wink. After a couple months of long-distance dating, her in Ithaca, him in Syracuse, they both spent semesters abroad. Lynn went to France, Charley went to South America. They met up in Europe and traveled for three weeks over Christmas break.

Remember Henry and Mary?! The adorable couple who was pregnant just a couple weeks ago? Welp, first comes pregnancy, then comes a baby. That’s the song, right? 

Little Samuel Lee came into the world on August 8 and Henry and Mary couldn’t be prouder parents. I stopped by few days later to grab a couple shots and let me say this: I have never seen a more expressive newborn! He already has a little personality and it’s going to be so fun watching him grow up!

I thought when I tendered my resignation I would feel relief. Since April, I’ve been working all day at my “real” job and then I dedicated early morning and late evening hours to Green Chair Stories.

I stopped going to my small group. I haven’t cooked in literally months. I can’t remember the last time I really exercised. I have sacrificed time with my friends, church and husband much more than I would have liked.