railroads, wheat fields, and cowboy boots: a photo session.

Earlier this week I had the joy of getting to photograph my friend Anna. We went to a bunch of different places around our sweet little town {including the railroad and a beautiful wheat field.} She is a natural beauty and oh-so-fun to work with! Plus, she has some killer cowboy boots.

Here are some of my favorite images from the session:

To see the rest from this shoot go here.

swoops the bird.

WARNING: to my dear friend Lauren--please do not read this post, for I fear that it might give you nightmares due to your fear of birds. For your own safety and good, please do not continue reading this. And whatever you do, do not watch the video in this post. Okay, stop...now. You have been warned.

To the rest of you, I cannot help but share this hilarious information with you.

Nicole Hill {a very talented photographer and blogger} recently posted about how her husband was attacked by a bird on Front Street in San Francisco, California. This bird, who has been named "Swoops", apparently has a habit of attacking pedestrians who pass by. He is so famous, that he has a whole blog dedicated to him and his attacks.

Here is a video of a recent double attack by Swoops:



So, beware. If you ever visit San Francisco, you should probably avoid Front Street.

we went to Atlanta, and it was fun.

I apologize for being MIA from the bloggy world this week. When I take a break from the computer {as I did last weekend for our trip to Atlanta}, I have a hard time getting back into the swing of things. Sometimes it's nice to have a little break from technology.

But, as promised, I will try to update you all on our wonderful getaway.

To start things off, here is a haiku {inspired by Nina} about our weekend and a picture of husband and me cheesin' it up with Bugs Bunny at Six Flags.

went to Atlanta
rode lots of roller coasters
had fun together

{photo by Six Flags worker}

I hope you all are having very lovely weeks! This week has flown by oh-so-fast. I can't believe tomorrow is Friday already.

have a lovely weekend.

{image via fffound}

I hope you all will have a very lovely weekend, my friends. Husband and I are getting away together for a few days. I am very much looking forward to this much needed break from busy schedules just to concentrate on each other. I am also looking forward to riding roller coasters...exploring the city...trying new restaurants...holding hands...and taking lots of photographs {which I will share with you all upon our return.}

In the meantime, here are some fun links I came across this week:

A super-cute homemade prize-ribbon.

Notebooks that look like sliced bread.

An adorable video that involves a balloon {mmmm...I love balloons.}

5 creative photo resources.

A very lovely diy wedding {where the groom made the dress!}

Have a very lovely weekend, friends! See you on Monday!

my pretty sister miranda.

My wonderful sister {who I miss oh-so-very much} came and visited us from Indiana a few weeks ago. During her visit, I had the chance to take some photographs of her and her puppy Gypsy.

Gypsy is not the easiest dog to take photos of. She doesn't love the camera quite as much as Max does. But she actually did pretty great during this shoot! Although I did have to tempt her with a bone most of the time, and she got slightly annoyed at one point.

Here are some of my favorites:

haha, I just had to include this one!









This is the point in the shoot that Gypsy was getting
annoyed that I kept teasing her with the bone.



Ah, finally...she got the bone she so greatly deserved.





p.s. If you want to see all of the photos, click here.

dream big.

"It will cost you nothing to dream,

and everything not to."
-unknown


{via Creature Comforts}

I've got big dreams. Big dreams for today, and for tomorrow. And sometimes a little voice in my head tells me that my dreams are silly...but I like to just ignore that voice and not listen to it one little bit. Not one bit.

If you've got big dreams, I say...go for it! What have you really got to lose?

weekend adventure: yummy pizza & a drive-in movie

This past weekend we got to hang out with some of our favorite people and go to a couple of our favorite places: Lupi's pizza and the drive-in movies.

If you live near Chattanooga, TN you simply must
try Lupi's pizza {if you haven't already.}
It will change your viewpoint on pizza forever.



My dear friend Lauren. I miss her already.



Ben!



Laura and Thorne doing the classic Thorne pose.
And Andrea to the rescue with her Tide to-go stick!



No, Thorne...that's not your pizza.



I love it when husband smiles. :)



At the drive-in bundled up {it was cold!} waiting
for the movie to start.



What a great bunch of friends.
We are blessed.