making amends with mr.weather

Lately the weather and I haven't been on the best of terms. You see, the past few days that I have had sessions scheduled...it has, without fail, been rained out. Yesterday was one of those days. Not only did it rain...but we had tornado warnings and severe thunderstorms as well! Not exactly conducive to a good photograph taking environment.

I was a little irritated with the weather at that point...

But I was determined to not let it get me down! Since my session had to be rescheduled, I all of the sudden had a couple free hours in my afternoon.

So I decided to make the best of the situation and bake some pumpkin cookies with brown butter frosting.

[photos taken with my android phone!]

Baking is such a perfect rainy day activity! And these cookies turned out to be DELICIOUS! At this time of year, anything with pumpkin in it is a winner in my book.

I also made tomato basil soup and grilled cheese sandwiches...and husband and I read books together on the couch...while drinking hot chocolate! So, by the end of the night I was quite enjoying the rainy day we had. :)

What are your favorite things to do on a rainy day?

Oh the things that make us laugh...

bahahahaha...I just spent 15 minutes laughing at this JibJab video I just made...

It could just be that I'm pretty tired...or it might be that it's actually very funny. I'll let you decide for yourself.

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

It's the small things in life, really. :)

In other news...yes, I'm still alive. I know I have been pretty absent from this blog. I've fallen off the bandwagon, so to speak. But I hope to not be absent for long, and I'll update when I can.

I just wanted to share this silly video with you all. You probably won't laugh quite as hard as I did...but I just couldn't resist sharing.

hahaha...

Hope you're having an amazing week!

Tiffany

sharee // nashville portrait session

This week I met with Sharee here in Nashville for a quick portrait session. It was an absolutely gorgeous day! The leaves are beginning to change around here, which made for such a pretty backdrop. And there's just something magical about Autumn light. It seems more golden somehow. I love it!

Sharee is so beautiful (just look at that smile!), and made my job so easy. We had so much fun! Here are a few of my favorites from the session...

tiffany zajas photography

I hope you all are having an amazing week so far! 

-Tiffany

joy + jeremy // state fair engagement session!

Hello Friends!I apologize that I've been kinda out of the loop recently. The past couple weeks have been filled with lots of traveling (Gatlinburg, TN and Springfield, MO), as well as recovering from sickness and minor injuries (I was rear-ended and I've had some neck and back problems because of it...nothing serious, just had a stiff neck for a while and now lots of visits to the chiropractor to get things back to where they need to be.) But I've returned and am now ready to get back into the swing of things! :)To start things off, I'm so excited to share this engagement session with you!A couple weeks ago we met up with Joy + Jeremy (Joy is also a photographer!) and did their engagement session at the Tennessee State Fair. I was sooooo excited when Joy suggested having their session there. To me, there's something so sentimental and romantic about fairs. I love it!Here are some of my favorites from their session...

Seriously?! They're just so cute!

Classic Cokes = AWESOME!

Eeeeeee! Just looking at these images makes me giddy, because it reminds me of how much fun we had! I absolutely love it when couples choose a fun location or activity for their engagement session. It makes it so easy to capture their love and excitement for their relationship when they're just having a blast being with each other.

Joy + Jeremy...thank you for letting us photograph this exciting time for you! Your love for each other is so evident. :) 

Lots of smiles,

-Tiffany

amazing stop motion video!

Hello friends!

I hope you all had an amazing weekend! My weekend was mostly spent in bed and on the couch resting and recovering from being sick. But all that downtime has paid off and I'm now feeling soooo much better! :)

Lately I have been fascinated with stop motion videos. A couple of weeks ago, I shared the stop motion Amazon Kindle commercials that I'm so in love with right now. And today I want to share this amazing post-it note stop motion video:

hehe, I love it! I think part of my fascination has to do with the fact that my dad used to make stop motion videos all the time. On many of our home videos you'll find short stop motion segments of our toys moving around and interacting with each other their own, us kids appearing and disappearing out of thin air, and even a Happy Birthday sign drawing itself. He was always so creative when it came to our home videos.

Hope you're having an amazing day!!!

-Tiffany

have a happy weekend!

Hello friends!

I hope you're having an absolutely amazing Friday and that your weekend continues to be just as amazing (if not more so). I don't have any big plans for this weekend, except for trying to rest and get over this sickness that I've acquired over the past couple days.

Being sick isn't very fun. Actually, it's quite boring. But whenever I'm feeling under-the-weather I try to find joy in the simple things.

A couple things I've been enjoying the past couple days while sick are...

Orange Creamsicles. Husband brought some of these home for me the other night, and they have been great for soothing my super sore throat. Mmmm...I love Orange Creamsicles. They remind me of kindergarten.

Gilmore Girls. Ah, I love and miss this show. I've been watching a few Gilmore Girls re-runs over the past couple days. I can't get over the wittiness of the dialogue between those two. Jonathan says it's exhausting...but I love it!

What are some simple things that bring you joy while you're sick? 

Have an amazing weekend!

-Tiffany

favorite things: blogs

I love blogs. And the blogs that I really love are the ones when I read them I feel inspired and the urge to be more creative. I don't always have the time to read them every day, but when I do have a chance there I have a few go-to blogs that are my absolute favorites.

And now I'm going to share a few of them with you! :) Aren't you excited?!

A Beautiful Mess

A Beautiful Mess is written by the super-multi-talented Elsie Flannigan. Her blog is one of the most creative things I have ever discovered. She's a designer, entrepreneur, artist, craft guru, etc. Her posts are filled to the brim with so much crafty eye candy it makes me drool. 

images property of A Beautiful Mess

Rockstar Diaries

Rockstar Diaries chronicles of the life of Naomi (a.k.a. Taza), her husband, and their bulldog Kingsley. When I first stumbled upon this blog I fell in love with the fun optimism that was in each post. Naomi shares photographs and stories of all their fun daily adventures, and you can't help but feel like you know them personally after reading a few pages (and I like to imagine that Kinglsey and Max would be the best of friends if they met in real life).

images by Leo Patrone

The Pioneer Woman

I'm sure most of you have heard of The Pioneer Woman. But in the chance that you haven't, I simply must share this one with you. The Pioneer Woman is the mother of all blogs (in my personal opinion). Ree Drummond is a blogging legend...she started her blog by just sharing stories from her life on the ranch with her  husband and kiddos. Now, her blog has turned into quite the phenomenon. As a result, she has now published her own cookbook (her recipes are AMAZING!), has written her love story which she is turning into a book, and already has movie deal which is rumored to be starring Reese Witherspoon!

I could spend hours scouring the many pages of her blog. She shares everything from daily confessions, recipes, photography tips, homeschooling resources, and more! 

images property of The Pioneer Woman

Promise Tangeman

Promise Tangeman is a designer, crafter, artist, and photographer. Her blog is another one that is just full of beautiful inspiration. I love all of her designs and her DIY and 5 Things I Love posts are some of my favorites. She's so talented in everything she does and her sweet spirit is really evident in all of her posts.

images property of Promise Tangeman

So, there you have it--some of my all-time favorite blogs! I hope you go and check each of them out and leave feeling inspired.

What are your favorite blogs? Feel free to leave links to them in the comments below. I love discovering new fun blogs to visit!

Lots of smiles,

-Tiffany