Post Cards

Post Cards!

Tonight I got to talk on the phone with the amazing Kathleen, my college roommate, and I told her I was going to do a post card post tonight. So here it is, just for you, Kat. :)

I may or may not have almost gotten trapped in a pull out couch over the weekend. I don't want to talk about it.

Post Cards!

It's Post Card Time!

Post Cards

Whatever you are be a good one. ~Abraham Lincoln

I find it amusing how much my readers enjoy my post cards. They probably get the most comments of any other post. The other day my friend pointed out how much I talk to random things, after I had said, "Dear Coffee Pot, Please be a little quieter while brewing." I told him to please stop listening in on my conversations with inanimate objects. It's perfectly normal to talk to items around the house, and it's important to address them, so they know exactly who you are talking to.

:j

Mud Room Episode 4

The other day my cousin, Kristen asked to see my kick room.
"What's a kick room?," I asked her.
"You know, that room you're re-doing in your house."
"Oh, you mean my mud room?"
"Yeah, but don't people call them kick rooms?"
"I've never heard of that," was my reply to her.
"I think they do because that's where you kick off your shoes."
"That's why it's a mud room. So you can take off your muddy boots."
"Oooh, so what's a kick room?"
"I don't think there is such thing as a kick room, Kristen."

So here is my kick room update, just for Kristen.

Here is a quick recap of Episode 3. The floor was raised and covered in hardwood, everything was studded in, and the closet doors were in place. Since then, Dad has added sheetrock and a little half wall to hide the dryer. Additionally, my BFF Craig found just the right set of cabinets on his list for only $50. Score!

I know you all really only care about the photos, so here you go.

My new cabinets! They will have a shelf underneath just like my kitchen cabinets.

If you look into the mud room from the kitchen, you can't see the washer and dryer thanks to this nifty wall. Usually I hate half walls, but this one is perfect.

And the room is already being used for it's purpose!

I can't believe I just put a photo of my dirty laundry on the internet. I always hate it when people air their dirty laundry in public!

:j

This is my 100th Post!!

I'm sure you all are jumping up and down right now since it's my 100th post. I'll wait a minute while you finish.

I just wanted to apologize, Internet, for not updating about my mud room when I promised I would. It's coming. Maybe even after this post. Why not make 2 posts in one day? Today I had so much fun photographing the Brown family. They might be my favorite family. In fact, if I had to choose a new family, they would definitely be on my list of choices. They are so much fun, and they are hilarious, and they are pretty much the nicest people you'll ever meet. They were good enough to put up with me marching them all over downtown in the afternoon sun just for a few cute photos. (I have to come up with better vocabulary. You should hear me when I'm behind the camera, all I say is "cute", "beautiful", or "fabulous.")

My favorite thing about the Brown family is how I met each of them differently. Luke and I met in high school, maybe even middle school. He was good friends with my good friend, Steven. (I'm shooting Steven's wedding in a few weeks! I'm so excited!!) Put Steven and Luke together, and you are promised a lot of laughter. Years later I met his sister, Rachel while teaching Sunday school. It took about 3 months for me to realize that they were siblings. Rach and I saw each other every day for 22 days straight this summer. It was so much fun. I met Barb and Jerry during choir practice at church, and I don't know how I met Jesse. (Sorry, Jesse, I still think you're great!)

This is Jesse, Rachel and Luke.

This is the entire family. I love how Rachel is laughing. I'm not sure if you'll believe me, Internet, but I'm pretty funny, you can ask Rachel. Just don't believe anything she says about me talking in my sleep at camp. It's not true.

They also invited Rachel's boyfriend and Jesse's girlfriend to the shoot. Interestingly enough, those two are also siblings.

Dear Browns, Thanks for letting me photograph your family. Let's do it again in 2 years when Luke gets back from Cambodia, or better yet, let's all go to Cambodia and do a photo shoot there. Just give me a date, and I'll get a plane ticket!

:j

Fansher Family

You know that heat I've been complaining about lately? Well, we woke up yesterday morning and it vanished. Over night the hot, sticky, moisture-filled air was replaced with cool, refreshing, normal air. The high today was 86 degrees. It was pure bliss. (Knock on wood that is stays this way!)

During the blissful evening, I got to photograph my friend Christy's family. Christy and I work together, and we even survived summer school together this year. She is beautiful and has a beautiful family. Her baby girl, Presley, goes to Kindergarten this week. Her teacher requested a family photo which motivated this session. 

Along with the traditional family pose, we also got a few fun shots.

I love how this one shows their personalities. 

I promise another mud room update for my anxious readers, so check back tomorrow!

:j

Isemans

Kansas City is a hot place to be in the summer. We experience temperatures well into the 90s, if not 100, and we have humidity that makes the air swimmable. Usually the first week of August is one of the worst weather weeks for the summer. This year has not disappointed. To put it short and sweet, it's hot. Really, really hot. So when most people are lounging by the pool or lounging in the air conditioning, the Iseman family and I went out for a photo shoot. Yes, Internet, I am a bit crazy.

Thankfully the family was so good natured. We were all glistening (or sweating profusely depending on how you look at it) and wilted within minutes, but we made it, and we have beautiful photos to prove it! Want to see?

Aren't they are cute family?

Let me know what you think?

:j