Archive for January, 2010

1. The Canon 7D.  Yes, I got it!  It’s been on my radar since it was released in October and I’m so excited to have it.  Haven’t had a chance to really use it yet, since it has not stopped raining in about 5 days.  But from what I’ve tried, it’s pretty great.

2. Speaking of rain, I am enjoying that as well.  It’s not very often we get rain and this time we got LOTS.  Even threw a tornado watch in there!  Imagine.

3. There is a website called My Fitness Pal (we have a love/hate relationship) that is really helpful for tracking calories and exercise.  It’s free to sign up and will tell you based on your age, height, weight & workouts how many calories you should be eating every day.  Then you plug in your meals & try to stay within calorie goal. So far this week I haven’t stayed within my calorie count at all – I blame the weather…

4.  Ellen DeGeneres.  She is seriously awesome.  In my opinion, the funniest woman on TV.  I went to the taping of her Birthday Show (airs Tuesday 1/26) and she was certainly generous with the swag!  All the while, reminding us to keep donating to the victims in Haiti.  She passed around a jar for audience members to drop a few bucks in and just today, our audience raised over $1200!  And she does this every day!!  Yay for her using her popularity for good things.

5.  I stopped in at the GAP for the first time in awhile, and they have such great sweaters right now!  Very soft, comfy and much better-fitting than their sweaters last year.  Look for the sales… (!)

I definitely think the Disneyland Annual Passport was a worthwhile investment – especially on days like this.  I was invited to spend the day with these sweet boys & family at Disneyland/California Adventure.  You may remember them from a beach shoot we did a few months ago.

What a great day!  Not only are the kids adorable, but the weather was awesome, the lines were short, and the snacks were plentiful.  The perfect type of Disney Day.  Thanks for letting me tag along and take pictures of you guys!

Love,

I would say this is about as successful of a Sweet 16 as you can get.  Great music, great food, surrounded by friends.  Jackie is one lucky 16-year old!  She smiled brightly the whole night, showed off her talents and really got down on the dance floor.  You could see that everyone was having a great time! 

Love,