I can't believe it was already a year since I met Jack at his newborn session. How fast they grow! I love one year olds. They are so busy, interested, and excited about everything and Jack is no exception. He is such a delightful, handsome little guy and so much fun to play with. Thanks Andrea and John for all their hard work over the last year (parenting is hard work - even when they are this perfect :). You've done a great job!
It is so easy to get caught up in the "doing" of life and forget to pay attention to what you're doing it for. I feel like I go through the day constantly looking to the next thing, focusing on the problems that need solving, and dealing with things that "need" to get done. And I feel like it keeps me from being able to see and appreciate what is right there in front of me.... and what's there is really all that matters....
I try to remind myself to "chillax dude" (as I tell my sons to do when they are having an irrational breakdown, often from being forced to wait more than 2 seconds for anything), to soak in the small moments that are so fleeting in life. Take time to inhale the smell, sink into a hug, taste the food, and acknowledge the immense beauty in a loved one's face. Enjoy the moment because it is only there for a moment. What a simple concept.... so why is it so hard for so many of us to put into practice?
One thing I love about photography is that it can help preserve some of those fleeting times. A great photograph can bring you back in time and allow you to relive a feeling, an emotion, a moment. The thing to remember is that you had to have lived it once in order to relive it. Although it is impossible to appreciate every moment, I wish everyone a few great moments in every day of doing that they are reminded what they are doing it for.
-Gretchen
It's not too often in life that you find someone that loves
and accepts you for exactly who you are, the good and the bad. Someone you can be yourself around, and they around you. Michele and I have that unique friendship and I treasure it. She gets me. I
get her.
Michele and I worked together many years ago and right from the start
we hit it off. Since then, she's moved, I had a baby, she moved again,
I
had another baby. And yet, our friendship has never faltered, in fact,
it has only gotten better.
This woman is strong, yet kind. Brash, but considerate. And though she may act tough, she wears her heart on her sleeve. She is honest and loyal and thoughtful.
I love who I am when I am with her and who we are when we are together. We can be really serious and
have some good, deep conversations or we can be total goof-balls acting like children at the
Mall of America.
She reminds me what is important, when to have fun, how to relax and who I should turn to when I need help.
It didn't take long for her to be a part of my family. She always makes me feel welcome, loved and comfortable. When she is around, it feels like being at home.
Now living in California, Michele spends her time cooking, working with a few web design clients, and catching all the latest movies. And, when she has time, she tries to come to Minnesota.
There is always too much time between visits, but we always seem to pick up right where we left off. Thank goodness for cell phones, Skype, email and Facebook! If it weren't for these great technologies, we would be keeping up our friendship by snail mail and VERY expensive long-distance phone bills!
Michele's recently discovered a new passion--performing improv comedy in the Bay Area. On her most recent trip to Minneapolis, she asked if Wink could take some headshots. Of course, we were delighted. We played in the studio, trekked around our building and even trespassed onto the nearby train tracks (sssshhh! don't tell anyone!). We had so much fun photographing Michele.
I am very happy and proud of Michele and this new adventure she is taking. It has been such a joy to watch her let go of her inhibitions, take a risk and give improv comedy and acting a shot. It's not an easy thing to do, but she does it, and she does it well.
~sarah
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