HELLO friends and family! I hope everyone is having a wonderful Holiday Season. Can you believe it is 11 days till Christmas? It doesn't really feel like it's almost here since Joey and I aren't doing much for gifts for everyone this year. Usually I like to go all out for everyone, but with the wedding being a couple months ago, it's much more difficult. What we are doing instead is giving everyone a 4gb jump drive with all the wedding photos on there. I think that's a good gift!
So, I was watching a movie this weekend "Julie and Julia" an realized I hadn't written a blog in so long and there has been so much going on.
Recently I have taken to photography. I have always been really interested in it and I think I have finally taken the first step to having it be a much bigger part of my life. My younger sister, Tabitha, and her friend, Lindsey, asked me to take some photos of them for their Christmas cards. That was the first time I have actually been paid to take photos! And it was sooo much fun, I couldn't believe someone would want to pay me to take their photos! I get all excited thinking about it! So, after seeing what I could do with their photos with my dinky little Nikon Coolpix P80 camera I wanted a much bigger camera! I got the itch! haha
Although Joey wasn't thrilled I'm sure, I got a new camera with my Christmas bonus!! This camera is so great! It's a Nikon D3000, with 2 different lenses, and a carrying case. I'm not gonna lie... I feel pretty cool having it! haha
So, if anyone needs photos taken just let me know and I would love to shoot you! The only thing I am really hesitant about is that I have friends that do photos as well. I just don't want to step on anyones toes....
This is so exciting to me though. I have had 4 photo shoots in 2 months and I know I can just get better from here with practice!
So, besides that, I've been trying to get the house in order from the wedding. I still have sooo much wedding stuff to sell, including vases (if anyone needs any). I sure wish I could get rid of everything, mostly so I can have my 2 spare bedrooms back!
I'm ready for the next home project... I really want to expand my closet all the way down one side of our bedroom, add curtains instead of doors to hide all the shoes and clothes, and then paint our bedroom! I'm thinking a medium gray color! I just ordered our comforter online... thank goodness for wedding gift cards :)!
Joey and I have been talking more and more about having children. We both decided to wait AT LEAST a year until we "stop trying to not get pregnant". I'm wondering if we'll make it the full year :) Somedays I'm really anxious and excited and want to have children now, and others.... not so much! I wonder if I will know when the time is right, or if at some point I just jump in with both feet holding Joeys hand VERY tightly! I know Joey is ready to have children, he is going to be such a wonderful father. I'm tearing up just at the thought of it now. He's such a wonderful man, and I'm so lucky to have him as my husband.
And yes, that's still weird to say... husband. Will that ever get normal, and will I EVER be able to sign my own name again? I need to sit down and practice.... I look like a spaz when I sign anything. I actually introduced myself the other day as Courtney Ralston, then quickly corrected myself, the man I was introducing myself probably thought I was a schizophrenic! hahaha
Well, right now, life is good. Christmas is fast approaching, and next thing you know it will be 2010!! Merry Christmas everyone! Have a wonderful Holiday!
Here is a few photos from the Fayetteville Square Christmas Light Display, where Ryleigh kept calling the mini horses DOGGIES... and loved it!
Also, here are a few of my favorite photos from my first 4 photo shoots!
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