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SAG Awards

If you aren’t an award show junkie like myself, you may have missed last night’s SAG Awards… but to be honest, you didn’t miss much. It is a great award show because it’s actors voting for actors unfortunately there isn’t a host, the intros were lacking humor and creativity but the acceptance speeches were entertaining and heartfelt.

One of my favorite aspects of the SAG Awards is the fashion, people tend to dress down from the Oscars but with a little bit more risk. Surprisingly I really enjoyed more of the women’s outfits last night compared to the Globes the other weekend. Mila Kunis may have been my favorite of the night, loved the punch of color and the flowing strapless gown and her hair was beautiful.

My least favorites for the night… Christina Hendricks’ from Mad Men, in what looked like a jacket/robe, not really sure what she was thinking when her stylist gave her this and said “You’ll look fabulous.” Sorry honey, not so much! Nicole Kidman, she’s never been a favorite of mine, but usually she knows how to dress somewhat… not last night. I keep thinking something attacked her and ripped out the front part of her dress, or they forgot to finish it. For someone as classy as Nicole, I would expect her outfit choices to be a little bit better. Hopefully she can step it up for the Oscars next month or when she accompanies her husband Keith Urban to the Grammy’s.

February is a month filled with Sunday night TV at it’s best… The Superbowl is next weekend, the Grammy’s, Academy Awards and I think I’m forgetting something else but it’s fabulous!!:)

January

Oh boy, it’s that time of year again… January. It’s bitter cold here in Minnesota, everyone is coming off their holiday highs, the gym is ridiculous packed with Resolutioners… (to you I say good luck, please keep up with it but if not will you please leave so I can have my awesome parking spot and treadmill back.. thanks:)) and I am sitting here brainstorming wonderful things to blog this month because to be honest the blog has been lacking. Yes I know, it really is all my fault. I just have been in a rut of what to share… this is the down time of year for us in the photography business who live in Minnesota.. because well it’s so gosh darn cold, I wouldn’t want to go outside for my photos either! Although I am so looking forward to a couple love sessions I have at the end of this month.. one outdoors and one at the Guthrie.. bring it Minnesota weather, we can take it!

So feel free to get on my back and yell at me for not updating the blog regularly… or suggest things you’d like to see shared here. I will be posting something about upcoming sessions, a winter special.. possibly? Hope you’re having a great start to 2011..

Can’t have a post without a picture… Mr. Ryder… LOVE HIM:)

2010… What a year! :)

Oh 2010, where have you gone? I can’t believe how fast it came and went! This year was unbelievable… I can’t seem to put into words how it’s been so I’ll let some of the pictures from the past 365 days show it:)I feel like I’ve grown not only as a person but a photographer, which is an incredible feeling. The past year was filled with new babies, friends getting married, getting a year older, celebrating love with couples from Waconia MN to Wisconsin, toddlers going from crawling to walking, and so many small moments that have made it such a memorable year! Thank you to all my clients and friends for making 2010 the fantastic year it was, I can’t wait to see what 2011 brings!!!

It’s here…

Winter has officially made it’s arrival.. I was secretly hoping the snow was going to magically disappear and it was going to be 80 degrees again. It didn’t happen, but for now I can appreciate how beautiful it is. It’s time to break out the Christmas decorations, music and movies for the next month… can’t wait to watch Love Actually, The Holiday, Home Alone, The Santa Clause and so many more on repeat until December 25th:)

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

Happy Birthday Monkey!

2 years… 730 days… that’s how old is he today.. Jackson Jude turns 2!!!!!:)I am so sad that I won’t be there in person to spoil him rotten but I have a feeling Mom and Dad will do plenty of that. Hopefully my present arrives down there today!!!  How have these two years gone by so incredibly fast?! Monkey, you are amazing, adorable, hilarious and so unbelievably smart… LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

Jackson about a week old….

6 months….

From our 1 year photo session:)

Around 18 months old…

When the whole family was home this summer…. seems so long ago… come home soon Pammy, Billy and Jackson!!!

Miss you guys terribly!!!!!

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