Incidents and accidents

I just got my print copy of the Accent Gwinett magazine that the article about Mere was printed in. I managed to hold it together reading it the first time on the web, but seeing it in print and remembering the day I took the pictures day made me lose it and I sobbed all the way back from my mailbox. I miss her, but what an amazing article Tracy Ray wrote.

Read the article here: http://accentgwinnettmagazine.com/index.php/March-April/Ours-for-a-Time.html

So see the other entry I wrote about her, check here: http://www.stylizedportraiture.com/blog/?p=279

John and I are going to the beach with my family this July, but I’ve gotten too big (in a good way) for my old swimsuits. I like vintage-looking one-piece suits or boy-short two-piece suits. Unfortunately, those just aren’t in ’style’ this year. I’ve looked through my usual place to pick one up: Target, but found nothing I like. Either they’re all ridiculously tiny (I don’t need my mom commenting on how much butt I have showing) or these nasty 70’s prints that make me feel more at home in a disco than on a beach!

So far, Google has been totally unhelpful.  Where can I find nice suits that don’t make me look like I’m a mommy or make me look like I shopped in the kid’s section?

My last two maternity clients were amazing. Not only are they gorgeous, but they’re both nearly mommies! One of them is a mommy already since Saturday, the second is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow morning. Melody’s baby girl weighed in at nearly 7 pounds, but poor Claire will have a 10+lb boy tomorrow by cesarean. I was thrilled to be the pro photographer for both of their maternity pictures, but I also get to be at least one of the babies’ photographer as well (maybe both!). Did I mention how much I love my job? Hopefully I’ll have some newborn pictures to share soon! I’ll have to leave you with some of these two ladies’ belly pictures.

Mom sent me a gift card to the Pyramid Collection for my birthday. It was to splurge with, she said. I found a shirt I loved, but it was crazy expensive at $80. The most expensive shirt I’d ever considered buying.

Now, the most expensive shirt I’ve ever bought. Yay!

Oh, the battery ran out before I could clean the mirror and take more, but I did clean it.

Bad: Woke up with a headache.
Bad: Sabina has taken a turn for the worse and cannot walk and talk very well anymore. This counts for lots of bad.
Bad: Didn’t find a tote bag for my books this weekend.

Good: First hummingbird today!
Good: Slept in late
Good: Got the yellow petticoat I ordered today.
Good: I have a goodbye tea-party session with Sabina and her best freind on Wednesday before she goes to St. Jude in Memphis.
Good: Sewed waistband into petticoat and blue ribbon onto white dress.
Good: Had biscuits for breakfast.
Good: As of today, I have reached the halfway point for my 5D. $1400 in the account, $1400 left to go.

Normally I don’t share these over here, but this one was just too darn cute to pass up. My April newletter:

I needed to borrow my best model for my April newletter. I threw some wings and my favorite petticoat on her and turned her loose at the local botanical gardens.

An IM conversation with Meggie that made me feel good.:

(14:27:42) Meggie: Tim wants to know how you’re going to do our wedding photos and be in the wedding at the same time
(14:27:55) Me: Easy, tell him i won’t BE doing your wedding.
(14:28:02) Meggie: what???
(14:28:03) Me: i’m not that good yet
(14:28:08) Meggie: i need you!!!
(14:28:16) Meggie: yeah but we’re not getting married yet
(14:28:42) Meggie: we’ll have you and a backup photographer for the shots you have to be in
(14:29:00) Meggie: who better to tell me what I want than you?
(14:29:01) Me: i’ll tell you what i told mom: hire a real photographer, and i’ll take pictures anyway. besides, i have to steal you for a bunch of practice bridals
(14:29:22) Meggie: you are a real photogrpher
(14:29:29) Me: not a real wedding photographer
(14:29:49) Meggie: Yeah but i wont like anyone else as much as you and end up thinking what if.

It’s nice when your family thinks your stuff is awesome. She also said she’d have me over so often to take picture of her kids they’ll think Aunt Hedder has a camera implant in her face.

Five minutes ago:

Heather: So, I could get an $800 website for $500 right now.
John: Is that a hint, or is it supposed to make me run away?
Heather: Neigher, I was just laughing at it. If I had $800 I sure wouldn;t be spending it on a website.
John: No? What then?
Heather: A backup camera, duh. ::pause:: Wait, DO we have $800??
John: Uh, no….
Heather: I could… repay you in… blowjobs!
John: Nowa___ Wait, what? ::pause:: That would be a LOT of blowjobs.
Heather Not that many. How much is a blowjob anyway?
John: I could probably get one in Atlanta for about $30.
Heather: ::grabs calculator:: So.. the $2750 camera I want would be 91 blowjobs.
John: Yeeeess___ wait, no! We don’t have the cash!
Heather: ::pause for a few minutes:: How about 670?
John: :: eyes light up:: Blowjobs?
Heather: No, dollars, silly. I could get the other one I like for $670. That’s 23 blowjobs.
John: ::gritting teeth:: Don’t. Have. The. Cash!

John and I went grocery shopping yesterday afternoon. We bought a pack a razor blades. I told him to save one for me because I hadn’t had new blades on my shower-shaver in over 5 months. I wanted smooth legs again, dammit! Anyway, we got home and put up the food and I thought no more of it until this morning. John shaved his face before he left this morning, and I was thinking “Aewsome! I get to shave my legs in the shower!” So I go in to put the new blade on my razor, but I can’t find th eone he was supposed to save for me. I walked all over the house in my skivvies looking for the damn thing. Two bathrooms and a kitchen later, I give up and grumble my way into the shower.
Where I find that John put the new blade on my razor himself. Awww.