i shot this a long time ago at a jessica claire workshop i was helping at. i stumbled across it again tonight. it took me to a very placid place. may it do the same to you!
here’s to love and all things the evoke it!
happy friday!
hi pretty
i was looking at her through my lens and then what i was thinking came out as an audible thought: she is so pretty; i hope manny tells her that all the time.
“she’s so pretty manny; i hope you tell her that.”
“i do. every day. in fact, that’s my nickname for her.”
everything about me smiled. then i started thinking about their conversations:
how are you today, pretty?
where shall we go today, pretty?
how are you feeling, pretty?
everything about you is so pretty, pretty.
will you be having your beer with or without a straw, most pretty, pretty! ;)
hi there, pretty!
she is pretty. together they are pretty. everything about them is so so pretty.
i feel profoundly grateful for the opportunity i have to mingle with love, every single day. it reminds me just how pretty we all are, and how tangibly beautiful we are when we are in love.
ali, may you know, believe, feel, and see how truly pretty you are. manny, may you always remind her. there couldn’t be a more suitable nickname! as for you: red; it’s gotta be red! ;) much love to you both! so excited for july!! cheers pretties, kj
a reason to smile
these two have a reason to smile.
they have a reason to laugh.
and a reason to celebrate!
they found each other in this big big world and soon will be starting their own world together!!
i’m smiling for them too!!
more from kiley and danny’s engagement soon! can’t wait for their seattle wedding next month!! we might be under umbrella’s, even if we are, i know we’ll be smiling!!
stephanie sears you have a reason to smile too! you won the sandbucket giveaway!!! hooray! sandi will be in touch later with your digital download of the inagural issue, and you can email me whenever you are ready for your complimentary shoot!! excited to hear from you! congratulations and thanks to everyone for leaving a comment and being a part of the giveaway!!
congrats stephanie and kiley and danny!! excited for you all!! happy monday; keep smiling! cheers, kj
the sandbucket and a giveaway
it’s no secret that i am a crazy, huge fan of female entrepreneurs. i think it does something for the female spirit to do something, really do something that she is good at, that gives her validation, and makes her feel like she is contributing, and making a difference, no matter the arena!
i am inspired by all of the women who seek to share their talents and vision and when approached to help spread the word about their insights and inspirations, i jump in, wholeheartedly!!
sandi, or bucket (you must read her bio; it had me smiling fondly, like i had to meet her and take her to lunch because she was so interesting.), is one of those women. she had an idea and now she is making it happen! sandi wanted to be the editor and chief of a magazine. so she started a publication, and named herself the boss of it. she polled interest for content, reached out to people and friends she admires to be guest writers, and guest sharers, and after time she made her vision a reality and now she is ready to share it with all of us!!
this is just a snippet of what she is offering in the first issue:
Join us for the debut issue of The Sandbucket. This issue is chalked full of fun articles. Come be inspired to get reading with your children. Gather new recipes that you’ll want to try out for yourself. Get to know Denise Demarchis of Matilda Jane a bit better. Read of the giving adventures of families in Atlanta as they went out to feed the homeless. Gather tips from photographers Lexi Vornberg and Ashlee Raubach on how to prepare and get the most from your shoots. And read points from Shawni Pothier about “Being Enough.” All this and many more articles that touch upon raising and teaching our children. There is even a fun teen section where we meet some real teens and talk about their talents as well as some fun DIY projects. Each page of the magazine is filled with beautiful and useful content, never being interrupted with ads. Only useful content that can strengthen you and your families.
get the full details on sandi and the sandbucket magazine here.
in honor of the inaugural issue sandi is offering a free digital copy to one of my friends!! in the spirit of first issues, giveaways, and all female entrepreneurs i am going to tag onto her giveaway and offer a complementary portrait session to the winner!! ;) so if you win the giveaway you get sandi’s incredible digital download magazine and a complimentary session with me (prints or otherwise are not included in the giveaway.)!!
all you have to do is
like the sandbucket page on facebook.
like my facebook page.
and then come back here and leave me (and sandi) a comment under this blog post, that includes an idea of what you would be interested in seeing in sandi’s magazine.
YOU CAN ENTER AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE. the more ideas you add here the better your chances of winning. the contest will run the entire weekend from now until sunday at midnight. after that i will take all the names from the comments, put them into an automatic sorter and select our winner. sandi will email your digital copy and i will email to set up our session!! ;)
here’s to the sandbucket: a really great idea!!
now get to liking and commenting!! cheers to sandi and all of you out there who feel you have something noteworthy to share!!
what are you doing…
what are you doing the rest of your life?
north and south and east and west of your life?
i have only one request of your life.
that you spend it all with me.
kimberly and dave, no matter where your life’s direction takes you it is certain you will always be each other’s true north! can’t wait for july!! much love to you both!! xo kj
gone fishin’
a long time ago, during one of the favorite chapters of my life: college, i was faced with a difficult decision. no matter what i tried i couldn’t find clarity. no matter what i did or who i sought for counsel i still found myself completely befuddled. my dear friend and roommate told me that when she was feeling similarly she would leave town, ditch it all, and head for her family’s cabin in the mountains. she generously invited me to go away for the weekend to seek solace in nature.
the farther we drove from the abysmal confusion, the clearer my head felt. the cleaner the air my lungs inhaled the sharper my vision. it was profoundly refreshing. we hiked, played cards, ate, slept, laughed-big belly laughs, and talked while listening to my all time favorite sound: water running over rocks.
i packed up from the weekend away acutely aware of the gift of nature.
the closer we got to campus the sick pit of fear, worry, and concern began to reemerge, but the conviction of knowing exactly what to do held my hand tightly as i wrestled with the choice and finally made a decision that would change my life forever.
i still find a significant respite in nature. i don’t go as often as i would like, but am so glad when i do visit and drink in the clean, fresh energy it holds for me.
lately i have been wishing for some nature. some time alone in it. i LOVE my life and all of its levels, but have been considering the pieces of it that make me, me and how i never want to lose sight of that person. i wanted to shoot something that reminded me of this. something that combined nature with an action that calms the uptight, loosens the on-edge, and pacifies the anxious.
much like my roommate of years ago, i am grateful today for a neighbor, who has become my very good friend. she is like a piece of nature personified. when i was thinking of this concept i thought immediately of her, her love to be outside, on the water with her man, just the two of them, and the sea, and whatever might swim into their nets that day.
may this post bring you some level of calm today. may it inspire you to seek nature, or to just get out and get moving in it. chase your kids on the front lawn and see what shapes you find in the billowy heavens. may you all, metaphorically, go fishin’!
may you catch whatever you are fishing for today. and may you catch it abundantly!!!
thank you to my friend april, for being up for ANYTHING. ANYTIME. ANYPLACE. and for being so true and loyal!!
to jessica for styling our shoot; you too are a breath of fresh air!! grateful for you!!
by kamee june
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