Home from Michigan

We arrived back in Florida this week from our trip to Michigan. What a great time!! Paul went up to the family cabin in the Upper Peninsula hunting. I spent my time with family and friends. Here are some pictures from our trip...

My dad and I went to a shooting range and shot handguns. Never done that before. My competitive side kicked in and I couldn't leave until I was doing decent. I wish I could say the bullseye was mine :) I went to the Muskegon Fury hockey game with my cousin Lisa, her hubbie Scott, Lee and Sydney. I LOVE Hockey!!



Sydney wanted her friends to have a good view of the action...

My wonderful friend Gwen who lives in Denver happened to be in West Michigan for Thanksgiving so we got to meet up!! I was so excited!! I lived with Gwen in Chicago and she has been one of my best friends ever since.

Happy Thanksgiving

I spent Thanksgiving at my dad's house and this is the feast that my stepmom made. She is the best chef ever! Yummy!! I hope all of you had a blessed Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays for a couple reasons... the food, family, and it is a time to think about how blessed we really are. What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

More pics from Thanksgiving...

My dad
My stepmom Sharon and stepbrother Jason
The family princess, Barkley the Great Dane
My stepbrother Austin, now driving... scary.


The three kids out for a ride along with Austin

OSP South ~ Chattanooga, TN

There is a group of photographers that I have come to know online through David Jay's OpenSourcePhoto. Almost 100 of us decided to meet up in Chattanooga, TN for a few days. Garrett & Joy Nudd and Nathan & Amber Holritz were the kind enough to welcome us into their town. We got together in the mornings while Garrett and Nathan put on presentations... great information! Monday afternoon we did a photo shoot and split up into smaller groups. Tuesday afternoon we traveled to Southern Adventist University where Garrett teaches a photography class. We all met in the auditorium and LaCour came to talk. They are amazing! Both nights we took over local restaurants and spent lots of time getting to know each other better. After dinner was dessert.. Monday at the Nudd's studio and Tuesday at the Holritz's. I had such a blast! Can't wait til our next get together!!

The whole gang...

Monday's photo shoot...


Monday night's dinner at Sushi Nabe. It was Lori's birthday!

The Nudd's studio...

Garrett's class...

Group shots... What wonderful and talented individuals I have been blessed to come to know!

Last Day in New York City

On my final day in the city, Davina, Lauren, Shan and I ventured down to Canal Street in Soho. It's a different world down there... very fun! After our shopping adventure, it was time to say goodbye to the girls and head to the PhotoPlus Expo for an hour before catching my flight home. New York City was a blast and it was so great meeting everyone and making all kinds of new friends. What an adventure!! Some random images...

Last Day of Xtreme

Wednesday was the last day of class, so we said our goodbyes to the group. After heading to Ground Zero (see below) we went to a party that Luke, Jason, and Alisha had put on for all the photographers coming to visit NY. There were a ton of people there and it was a lot of fun!