Chicongo • 6.2.2011

Yes, it says "Chicongo" instead of Chicago.

My mom, sister, nephew, and I recently took a short trip to Chicago, IL for my neph's 4th birthday. He could not get Chicago to come out of his mouth right, so he always said "Chi-congo" (which was seriously like the cutest thing ever).

{ He loves Legos so of course we went to the Legoland Discovery Center. }

{ The neph LOVED Medieval Times. }

{ The Navy Pier was my favorite... Ok maybe Legoland was but the pier was a close second! }

Chicago was fun.
I'm not sure I ever would have set out to take a trip there but we definitely enjoyed it.

Photo Love • 5.26.11

My husband and I just celebrated our ONE YEAR wedding anniversary over this past weekend. We knew we wanted to go somewhere but he surprised me with a trip to Miami! We stayed at the JW Marriott Marquis which just opened it's doors only a few months ago. It was a STUNNING hotel and a really great experience. We spent our time exploring Miami, Key Largo, and Islamorada and eating fabulous food. Seriously, we had nothing that we did not LOVE!

{ the view from our room }

{ beautiful lobby }

The Life Aquatic • Teaser

We threw a surprise "themed" birthday dinner for my husband earlier this month. You are never too old for these things! It was designed after his favorite movie "The Life Aquatic." When I have some time I will post more photos and details!

{ my nephew + my husband ♥ }

Photo Love • 5.19.11

Christian bought azaleas for a little "curb appeal" and they looked so pretty all pink and covered in rain drops!

Photo Love • 4.11.11

• • • • I love this face! • • • •

Photo Love • 4.10.11

I took this photo on a trip we took to Florida back in January. I had forgotten about it!
It's not anything fabulous but I really liked the colors.

This is my random Sunday night post while I wait for my husband to be available for our movie night :)
Tonight's movie selection: Due Date

Disk Love

I just posted on our photography blog images of a CD case we made for a client. Check it out!

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This one below didn't make it into the other blog post because I just found it. It's a yucky cell phone photo but we forgot to actually photograph this one before we gave it to the client... guess we were too excited :)

Photo Love • 3.4.11

It is on very special occasions {like this} that I become truly thankful for where I work!

Today, I had the pleasure of joining my boss on an Amur Tiger photo shoot. Back in Sept (2010) we had 3 cubs born at the Zoo. Tragically, 1 of them (a female) at only 7 weeks old began showing signs that something was very wrong. The keepers kept a close eye on the cub and gave her round-the-clock care until miraculously - thanks to the extraordinary vet staff - she began to improve! Now, she is thriving in the Amur Tiger habitat with her brother, sister, and mother.

{The mother with cubs in the background.}

{The cub decided she wanted to play with mommy.}

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Photo Love • 2.27.11

How beautiful is a happy bride about to walk down the isle ♥

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