1. The month of January has been a great photography month for my family. I started “Project 365″ at the beginning of the month as a way to ensure I take & share at least 1 photo everyday. You can check out the photos over on my personal blog.
2. This week brings with it my baby girl’s first birthday. It’s hard to believe this little girl is turning 1 already!
3. While looking at the calendar, I realized that yesterday marked 2 months until my husband graduated from his masters program. That means that there’s just over 2 months until we have to be completely packed up and moved out – that’s a scary thought!!
4. For those who may not have heard, we will be moving to the UK – yes, as in England – once Carlos finishes up here. While we are over the moon to get to live in Europe for a few years, it definitely is a little nerve wracking! As a friend keeps reminding me, only 9 more weeks…
5. Tonight I attempted (please note the word “attempted”) to make a red velvet cake. Last time I made red velvet, I had to call it my “not-so-red” red velvet. This time, although the color was great, the flavor definitely was not. If anyone has a tried and true red velvet recipe, please share!! I was volunteered for this task and I don’t want to disappoint.
6. Along those lines, I need to decide what sort of cake to make for my beautiful girl’s first birthday. For Anna’s second birthday I went a little over the top with the cupcakes.
The ladybugs were on buttermilk cupcakes with buttercream frosting & the bees were on honey cupcakes with buttermilk frosting. Any suggestions for Maya’s birthday?
7. Realizing that it’s almost february, I’m worried that we won’t get another major snow. I missed all of the snow so far this winter, and last year I was in the hospital having Maya during the only significant snow. Now I may be one of the few people who love snow storms, but I am bummed that I’ve missed it all – and all of the photo ops! Fingers crossed for one more snow before we move!
8. If we do get another major snow storm, I would love to do a family shoot outside against the beautiful white canvas the snow creates. If you’re interested, contact me and we can discuss it in more detail!
9. I think I’m going to miss the northeast winters when we live in England. As much as we have grey and dreary winter days, we do get those occasional sunny & cold winter days. There’s something so nice about seeing the sun bounce off the snow. It just cheers me up. Not to mention it creates great light in my living room for photography!!
10. Truthfully though, I might be singing a different tune about #9 if we were stationed somewhere like Southern California next… Who needs winter when you can have sunny skies (mostly) year round!
