Do you ever find yourself in a cooking rut?  Always making the same dinners?  Like every Tuesday becomes taco night?  Or we’re having grilled chicken…again!  Well, I was feeling this way yesterday, after having felt this way for a few weeks.  As I was editing, somehow Chicken Florentine popped into my head.  I was determined to find a good recipe and head to the grocery store!  After searching online, I found two recipes that I combined to make my own dish…and voila!  Chicken Pesto Florentine!  


As I was listening to Pandora and dicing onions, cooking chicken, baking bread, and chopping garlic, I posted on facebook that I was in the midst of making this wonderful dinner, or so I hoped!  I promised to share it, if and only if, it was, in fact, a delish dish!  The verdict is in, and with two votes, my husband’s and mine, we WILL have this meal again in the future!  Plus, we have leftovers for the next couple of days!  Win!

It’s been a little while since Lola and Lucy made an appearance on the blog.  Lucy has grown quite a bit, while Lola has pretty much stayed the same!  These two both make me laugh every day with the way they interact.  One will be napping, and the other will tip-toe over to sniff the snoozing one.  Then a chase ensues and they zip all through the house!  A few times a day, Lucy will do sprints back and forth, from one end of the house to the other, and then lay down and take a nap.  I found that she likes to be cheered on as she races…or at least it seems that way!   Without further adieu, here are some of my favorites from our brief session the other day, thanks to some kitty treats and marshmallows (Lucy’s favorite!).  **Note to Self:  Next time, ease in to the marshmallow treats…they made for an even more hyperactive puppy!**

Just a quick note to say hello and to wish you a Happy Leap Year Day!

I received these beautiful white orchids from my sweet husband on Valentine’s Day, and had some fun photographing them recently.

Happy Wednesday!

Winter officially commenced a few short weeks ago, and I will admit it’s not my most favorite season.  Unless there is sunshine!  There can be snow on the ground, freezing temperatures, bone-chilling wind…as long as the sun is shining, winter seems a little more, well, warm.  Lucy doesn’t seem to mind winter so much either.  She loves lapping up little snowflakes and making her own paw print trails on the ground.  Today, however, she’s been perfectly content curling up in an old office chair as the sunlight streams in the windows across the room.  With her, winter seems a whole lot warmer. 

Happy Wednesday

Just checking in to wish you all a safe and Happy New Year!  2011 has been such a fun year – I’ve met so many wonderful clients and friends, shared in some of the most happy and joyous moments at weddings, hugs and laughter during engagement sessions, meeting new little ones just days after they’re born, and watching seniors celebrate their achievement and look forward to the next chapter in their lives.  I’m so lucky and blessed and completely honored to do what I love and to meet so many amazing people and their families!  From the bottom of my heart, thank to you, dear clients, awesome friends, my wonderful husband and family, and everyone who supports my dreams!  I’m so excited for 2012!

One of my wedding day rituals is to listen to some of my favorite tunes on the way to the ceremony and sing in the car, like I’m the next American Idol.  Yesterday, on my way to a beautiful wedding, this one came on and I couldn’t help but smile and sing as loud as I could, all the while thinking how lucky I was to be on my way to do what I love – documenting people in love.  The song’s title is Good Feeling, which is how I feel about the New Year upon us.  Did I mention that I’m excited for 2012?

And a blog post wouldn’t be complete without a photo…here is a Sneak Peek from yesterday’s wedding.
Congratulations, Jen + Doug!

Happy New Year!