And were off...here goes nothing
Aug 28, 2008
Flying can be so much fun or it can be terror, Kai gets to decide. Today he will headed to Jackson and I am just hoping that he feels like a wiggle free flight. A mother can dream.
I can't wait to go and we just got news that there will be a SPECIAL surprise when we get there. I am beyond excited. I was literally jumping around our bedroom last night. Till I can talk about that--I just want to say that God is Good! So Good and I am gr8phul that we get to head home for a little bit, being in God's country is always a treat!
Why I am Late
Aug 20, 2008
I am getting it, more and more everyday. I realize, that when I thought of Motherhood -- I thought of having a little 2 year old with that heartbreaking angelic voice, who said the funny little sayings and then followed everything up with a hug or a kiss. I am now there. I am trying to realize the world can wait while I enjoy every solitary second of it. Today is the only day like today and I am going to drink it in as deep as I can. Kai is funny, smart, sarcastic at times and cracks me up, he is demanding (like his Mom and Dad), he is creative, everything that rolls off his tongue is the funniest thing I have ever heard... He is just down right adorable! I know I am his Mom and I might be biased but Michael Phelps has nothing on this kid, he is better than Shawn White, he is a dream I had long ago--he surpasses any gold medal. He is the Best and everyday that I get to spend with him, I am richer for it. So if it takes me a little while to call back or send an e-mail, please cut me some slack. I am just trying to take sometime and smell the roses with my little boy and am having a blast in the process. Today I peed on the potty and he told me, "Good job Mommy!"
This is right before he drank the pool water, that he knew I said not to.
And this is right after. It is hard to get upset with him when he is that cute.
This is G-o-o-d!
I watched this the other night and it had me cracking up! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. This is for Bailey! Happy Birthday Sister!Aug 18, 2008
Back that thing up
I wish that I had a picture of my trying to unravel ALL my files and get things sorted out and back up, but then again probably not--because I look like a deranged computer dork. I didn't realize how much of a project this was going to be when I started. I have spent hours and hours getting everything ready for my New MacBook Pro. I am pretty excited, but I still have a ways to back up before I am ready.Just back things up because ______ You just should
I am still seeing Stars*
Aug 8, 2008
The other night, I was reminded of that life changing moment when Trav said, "Yes!" No, I didn't propose to him (he proposed to me--it was AWESOME!) When he said, "Yes!" that I could buy my first real camera and I could pursue my dreams of photography. I couldn't hold back the tears. I didn't even want to fight them. In that moment, I knew that he really believed in me. There have been so many days since then when I could hardly muster up enough belief in myself to be myself but he has always encouraged me. That was Sept. 11th 2004. I rushed out that day and bought the camera, and when I say rushed I mean rushed... I wanted to buy it before Travis changed his mind.I couldn't wait to get started. I was overwhelmed by all of the controls, I realized how much I had to learn, and I was terrified but I WANTED it. Did I ever WANT it. I wanted to be a photographer more than anything else. Within the first 10 exposures I took this picture and I was hooked. Something chemically changed in my brain when I looked at the LCD and I saw something that I liked. I was hooked. I wanted to be a photographer more than anything, I really wanted it.
Since then I have spent hours and hours and hours and days reading manuals, magazines, websites, blogs. Anything that I could get my hands on to learn about photography. I would go to the college bookstores after the students sold there books back and I would snatch them up. I was on a budget and I was hungry for more information. I was so driven to learn... :) I still am. It is pretty normal for me to spend the late night hours (once Kai goes to sleep) scouring the internet, trying to learn more from my photography heros. Just trying to get better.
Last wednesday I went and saw Jasmine Star and David Jay speak for the Free to Succeed Tour and they knocked my socks off and reminded me of why I got started and how much of a priviledge it is to be doing this as a career. If you get a chance to see them speak, count yourself fortunate. In my opinion they are better than 15 workshops put together, they are like lightning in a box. I am still feeling their electricity a week later.
I love what I do, I am passionate about what I do, and what I do is more than a hobby-- it IS my lifestyle and I am priviledged to say that. I am so gr8phul to be able to do something that I love SO much!
This is straight out of the camera, it is simple and yet it summarizes how I felt--like I was about to bloom. I want to live that feeling everyday! As a woman, a wife, a mother, a daughter, a collegue and a friend. I want to live in the reality that God isn't done working on my yet. I am SO not perfect, that I am fragile yet strong and I am just about to bloom.
Any day now :)
About Me, Kat
I have always been drawn to the camera. Photography is such an interesting blend of technical know how and capturing heart felt emotion.
The challenge is to flawlessly do both, in a split second before the moment passes.
Everyday and every moment is an opportunity to learn to live and shoot better.