Ashley: FYI, I looked online and the hotel bathrooms have a hairdryer.
Allison: Funny – I was going to ask if you are bringing a hairdryer and your straightner, Ash.
Ashley: I am bringing curling iron and strainghtner.
Mama Cindy: Girls — all hotels have hair dryers in the rooms now – standard feature. They also have coffee pots – I will bring tea bags…. Plus – our room will have a kitchenette —
*Note: I love my inlaws and they are the best, but they send many, many emails each day, especially as we get closer to the Turkey Day festivities. But I love them. I do!
I won’t go into the sordid details here, because honestly, it really doesn’t matter all the crap that happened, only that all of this crap caused me an insane amount of stress and worry. The kind of stress and worry that makes you physically ill and unable to sleep. And before you all freak out, everything is fine. But I wasn’t sure it was going to be fine until about 5 p.m. today, so I’m still coming down from my extreme worry-high.
Last night I sat down with mounds of laundry that I had ignored throughout the past few days. I was completely drained and exhausted, but I’d been putting off this task forever, and since we leave for New Jersey in a few days I knew it had to be done. I flipped on the TV and hoped, even prayed, for a nice, simple romantic comedy. Hell, I’d even settle for some mind-numbing Nicolas Cage crap (which I almost did).
Then, as I flipped channels rapidly, attempting to put off my horrid task a few moments longer, I lingered on a screen that said, “Directed by Steven Spielberg” over a black background. An orchestra swelled over the speakers. And for a few moments I was transported back to 7-years-old. I was snuggled up to my sister on the couch of her sorority house over siblings weekend. She let us eat marshmallow cereal for dinner. We were underneath flannel blankets, in the dark chapter room, all light kept out by the plaid curtains. I would cower toward her when the alien came onto the screen, and we both cried when Elliot got sick.
And for a little bit, I wasn’t stressed. I just felt like myself again.
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Some lovely Mamas from my Mamas Group allowed me to use their children as test subjects in my never ending quest to not suck at taking pictures…man, is my glass half empty today or what. I was a little bummed because I thought the pictures were going to turn out much better than they did, but, because I had such gorgeous subjects, they’re still pretty cute.
First up was Noah, my poor little guinea pig. This unlucky child was my first subject to bask in the horrible backlight that I couldn’t figure out, but I still got some good shots.
Second was the only fearsome twosome of the day…I guess Mama Jen had no idea I had never attempted to get two kiddos in one shot before. Let’s say there was a LOT of unused photos from this session…
Third was Betsy, whose mom Sarah watches Lucy once in a while. She is one happy kid! Almost all of her pictures looked like this.
And last, but certainly not least, was Sidney. This little girl was so busy, you could tell she was just taking in everything around her. Quite the mover and shaker, I must say.
And my little darling…well, she performed her photographer assistant duties wonderfully. But I think she was just there for the snacks.
To see all of the images from this shoot, click here. And you should, they’re super-cute.
In-Laws
/0 Comments/in Family /by MeganAll via email today….
Ashley: FYI, I looked online and the hotel bathrooms have a hairdryer.
Allison: Funny – I was going to ask if you are bringing a hairdryer and your straightner, Ash.
Ashley: I am bringing curling iron and strainghtner.
Mama Cindy: Girls — all hotels have hair dryers in the rooms now – standard feature. They also have coffee pots – I will bring tea bags…. Plus – our room will have a kitchenette —
*Note: I love my inlaws and they are the best, but they send many, many emails each day, especially as we get closer to the Turkey Day festivities. But I love them. I do!
How to phone home
/2 Comments/in Blond, Family /by MeganI had a very long weekend. Very. Very. Long.
I won’t go into the sordid details here, because honestly, it really doesn’t matter all the crap that happened, only that all of this crap caused me an insane amount of stress and worry. The kind of stress and worry that makes you physically ill and unable to sleep. And before you all freak out, everything is fine. But I wasn’t sure it was going to be fine until about 5 p.m. today, so I’m still coming down from my extreme worry-high.
Last night I sat down with mounds of laundry that I had ignored throughout the past few days. I was completely drained and exhausted, but I’d been putting off this task forever, and since we leave for New Jersey in a few days I knew it had to be done. I flipped on the TV and hoped, even prayed, for a nice, simple romantic comedy. Hell, I’d even settle for some mind-numbing Nicolas Cage crap (which I almost did).
Then, as I flipped channels rapidly, attempting to put off my horrid task a few moments longer, I lingered on a screen that said, “Directed by Steven Spielberg” over a black background. An orchestra swelled over the speakers. And for a few moments I was transported back to 7-years-old. I was snuggled up to my sister on the couch of her sorority house over siblings weekend. She let us eat marshmallow cereal for dinner. We were underneath flannel blankets, in the dark chapter room, all light kept out by the plaid curtains. I would cower toward her when the alien came onto the screen, and we both cried when Elliot got sick.
And for a little bit, I wasn’t stressed. I just felt like myself again.
Continued Education
/1 Comment/in Lucy, Photos, Work /by MeganSome lovely Mamas from my Mamas Group allowed me to use their children as test subjects in my never ending quest to not suck at taking pictures…man, is my glass half empty today or what. I was a little bummed because I thought the pictures were going to turn out much better than they did, but, because I had such gorgeous subjects, they’re still pretty cute.
First up was Noah, my poor little guinea pig. This unlucky child was my first subject to bask in the horrible backlight that I couldn’t figure out, but I still got some good shots.
Second was the only fearsome twosome of the day…I guess Mama Jen had no idea I had never attempted to get two kiddos in one shot before. Let’s say there was a LOT of unused photos from this session…
Third was Betsy, whose mom Sarah watches Lucy once in a while. She is one happy kid! Almost all of her pictures looked like this.
And last, but certainly not least, was Sidney. This little girl was so busy, you could tell she was just taking in everything around her. Quite the mover and shaker, I must say.
And my little darling…well, she performed her photographer assistant duties wonderfully. But I think she was just there for the snacks.
To see all of the images from this shoot, click here. And you should, they’re super-cute.