Hello and Welcome

Hi, and welcome to my new website and blog.  I am so excited to share my work and my life with you, and I hope that you'll check back often to see what I'm up to.  I'd like to use this first blog entry to acknowledge some of the amazing people in my life.  You see, this has been an incredible year of growth, and with that growth came a few growing pains.  Now, I don't get all mushy too often, but this time I have to make an exception.  If it's all just a little too sappy for you, then I'll spare you the details by telling you the gist right now:  I am the luckiest person I know, and I am constantly awed and humbled by how loved and supported I am.  

First and foremost, I need to thank my amazing husband, Phil.  This is a man who, when I told him years ago that I wanted to be a photographer, told me that I needed to quit my job immediately and follow this dream.  Mind you, we didn't have much money, and the prospect of quitting my job was terrifying. But he was so sure that I would succeed, I felt I couldn't fail.  And his support of me hasn't waned once in all of this time.  Whenever I begin to doubt myself, he encourages me and convinces me that I can do anything.  I have never felt so loved or so supported, and I am forever grateful that this extraordinary person is in my life.  

Okay, stick with me if you can, and I promise to keep the rest of this as short as possible.  I am grateful for my parents, who are always just a phone call away to tell me that I am loved.  I am continually amazed by the wonderful friendship of Renee and Jonathan McCardell, of McCardell Photography, who have been the truest of friends.  I cannot thank Cyana enough for taking the time to teach me when I had no experience as a photographer, and for cheering me on to this day, years later.  Thank you to Becki, who is the very definition of a natural artist, and who continually challenges me to see things in a new way.  I feel blessed to count Jarvis as a friend, someone who picks me up when I stumble.  Thank you to Elise, for a friendship that I continually appreciate.  And finally, thank you to everyone who gave me permission to use my photographs of you on my new site.  I loved working with every one of you, and I cherish the friendships I have with you.