Category: military

can I love you?

over a year ago, we sat next to them at a restaurant.  she was magical with a glowing smile and he was an impressive yet modest man.  instant adoration.  we kept in touch and discussed the possibility of photographing the baby they would one day have.  one year later, those baby wishes are snuggled warmly […]

ascension

“i will watch your kids and give you my free tickets that include a meet-n-greet with the band before the show.  can you go?” she says. can you turn that down?  we didn’t. Himmelfahrt (translated = ascension) festival was awesome.  we got there just as Fireflight was finishing up and loved the bit that we […]

skillet

rad music, date night with mr ballard, and backstage/press passes from MWR Stuttgart?  yes please!!  can’t wait to post more photos from the concert last night!  i am no stage photographer but i enjoyed being allowed front row access to an awesome band with my camera in hand!  have you heard of skillet?  check em […]

welcome home

i drove as fast as i could to get there.  i couldn’t miss this.  thank you germany, for allowing my minivan to feel the wind in er hair! preparations.  waiting.  it was a long and arduous game. you miss a lot in a deployment.  birthdays, anniversaries, holidays.  christmas presents will just have to join in […]

a visible wind

sometimes, we need a little help from our friends.  you know, to make fun or beautiful (or both) images.  the wind was not cooperating with us during my great idea so lindsay was the designated wind.  wanna see how? i use photoshop cs5 for my fine tune editing and it has this awesome feature called […]

on saying g'bye

it always sucks when someone you love has to leave.  be it a night or a year…it just isn’t awesome.  it is the opposite of awesome. he will only be gone for three months and we will still be able to talk to him lots, but it still hurt to say g’bye. i begged to […]

one last squeeze

a dear friend of mine has to say “see you soon” to her sweet husband today.  if you are close to someone in the military, you know this happens all too often.  and it never gets easier.  while they have been through many a deployment before, this is the first that involved a little person […]

with valor

i have been a military wife for almost seven years now.  i can’t say i have seen it all, i can’t say i know the ropes, but i can say i have met more than a few heroes in my day.  the real kind.  not the hero that we joke about who returned a lost […]

true hero

blessed to meet a true hero this morning.  can’t wait to share more!

here's to you mrs.robinson

she giggled like crazy at everything i said the night i first met her.  i liked her instantly.  so when she asked if i would photograph her wedding before her beau had even proposed, there was no question about it.  i was beyond flattered and wanted to call todd in kuwait and make him propose […]