If I weren’t completely worn out from an amazing day at the La Fleur Weddings workshop, I’d write a really long post about everything we learned and absorbed today. But I am oh so sleepy, and need to get to bed, so my mind is alert and ready for another full day of learning. I...
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Another amazing day in Maui has gone by. Today Wes and I got up at 4:30am to head out to a sunrise whale watching cruise. We saw so many whales, it was truly amazing. From there we went back up to the blowhole. Don’t know why, but we are also fascinated by this part of...
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Here’s a little snapshot of our day. We just took it easy today, and mainly sat back and enjoyed watching windsurfers and whales and sea turtles. It was awesome. And then tonight, a few of us who got here early for the workshop, got together at Cafe des Amis and had a fantastic time getting...
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Today marked day 2 of our time in Maui. It also marked my 34th birthday. A year ago, we were holding our babies in Ethiopia. Today we took the road to Hana. This is about a two hour drive over 54 miles IF you don’t stop. It took Wes and I just over 4 hours....
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Well, it’s true. We are in Hawaii. Maui, to be exact. And let’s be honest…it’s not too shabby. We are here for an amazing workshop that starts on Sunday, put on by Jill LaFleur of LaFleur Weddings. I’ll talk about that more later…for now I’ll just say that we will get to shoot with Jose...
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It was one year ago, today, that we held our children in our arms for the first time. We had just travelled thousands of miles the day before, starting in Kentucky, and ending up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Our hearts were racing. We were nervous. We were numb. We were happy. We were scared. Name...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Posted in Family
Oh what can I say about this family? There just aren’t enough words! Lauren was my first college roommate. I’ll never forget the day we met in our little dorm room, and all the years of friendship that have followed. That was over 15 years ago that we met, and today she is a wife...
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