On the Road again.

2014 was a wild and crazy year. I have officially made it through my FRIST YEAR as a restaurant manager. WOOP WOOP! I have also made so many new friends here. But as 2015 approaches, I am finding myself on the road again with my husband and pup all the way back down to North Carolina. THATS RIGHT

Were moving back to NC.  So thank you Delaware for reminding me how much I hate the cold (and probably won't ever get used the -11 degree weather) and bringing on some experiences I would have never been able to experience anywhere else. 

Here is a re-cap of 2014.

I had the opportunity to go to the smithsonian museums 3 times, Watched one of my photographer friends turn 40, had the honor of shooting 3 engagements, watched my brother in law get engaged and married in the same year, got to spoil my 2 year old niece and show my sister around delaware. It was all fun and a HUGE learning experience. 

Cheers to 2014 and heres to 2015. 

Baby Smith

While in Delaware, I have missed a TON of milestones in my family. If it isn't birthdays, its firsts form some of the tiny humans, and even pregnancy announcements. When I visited NC back in april, I went to lunch with my mother and mother-in-law and caught up on all of what has been going on. My husband, who had joined us also, said something about keeping secrets. Thats when my mom blurted... "I have a secret and I'm not telling!!" 

I responded back with, "RACHAEL"S PREGNANT!" 

She was shocked and with wide eyes she asked how I knew. 

HAHA as jokingly as I said it, I had a feeling my sister had something working in that tiny belly that suddenly looked a little more "round."

Well lets flash forward to two weeks ago.  My sister went in to the doctors office with her husband's sister, Brooke,  to find out what the gender may be. The doctor told Brooke and she set up a gender reveal party and LOW AND BEHOLD.....

 IT'S A:

(Photo credit: Brooke via Facebook)

GIRL!!

I am so happy for Rachael and Alex. Here are a few shots from Rachael's backyard maternity session.