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good morning. coffee. strong please.

park life

running around with a nearly 4 year old and a puppy makes for an interesting day - strap some camera equipment over my shoulder and it's down right exhausting. i give a ton of credit to all you mommies, that shit's rough!

we started the day hanging out with tanya at her studio in downtown st petersburg. she had roughly ten little ones and all their mommies (and an aunt) for a promo shoot. wow!

quick iphone capture

emma wasn't into all the commotion, she's not used to being around so many lil' guys all at once. so we took off for the park to see if we could get some shots since she was looking so darn cute.

miss emma banana

we headed home for a pb&j and a painting session

thanks to emma's mommy for making such a cool kid.

hope everyone else is having a fun week. get outside, play, laugh and be creative!

all things knit

record lows in tampa tonight - 27 degrees which = knit tights, scarves, sweaters and my newest addition....

pick up your simply jessica knit hand warmers at simple living in downtown st pete.

think happy thoughts - the sun-worshipping citrus is going to have a rough night.

green thumb

let's clear things up right away - i don't have one. while i claim to be ok at baking and i make a mean spaghetti sauce, i don't know jack about plants... thankfully i have good people in my life that know this and bring gorgeous greenery that is awfully tough to kill off.

specimen 1. gorgeous christmas succulents from emily p.

specimen 2. pretty pineapple from my old neighbor in st petersburg

specimen 3. my "don't worry, it's ok you just got canned" pansies

i've got my fingers crossed for a long life span - good luck lil' guys.

chill in the air.

thanks for hanging in there while i figure this blogging thing out. i always wonder... what's too much info to give out to the world wide web and what's too little where no one will give a damn?

while i battle those two questions i have about a million and one things zipping through my pea brain head. i make "to-do" lists and jot down things on my iCal but still i get lost in thoughts and find myself getting buried and entangled in things that really could wait until tomorrow.

hcc consumed way more time than necessary today - at least i have one class registered (not bad for 5 hours of wait time, ha!). not to mention the time spent at the IRS office allowed for some outstanding people watching.

...on a complete side note, i'm pretty sure i'm done with shaving my legs until the abnormal but completely loved fla. weather subsides (lucky jerms). the cold plus my tea pot sized water heater does not make for an enjoyable shower time.

weddings. start. noW!

i can't wait, this year is off to a bang already.

1. made a killer (healthy) breakfast
2. joined activebodyhealthymind.com for a bust your rump boot camp at 8am this morning
3. off to snap some photos at the kick off wedding of the year. thanks to bryan leighty of bwlphotography.

i'll publish photos as soon as i've got them back in my grubby lil hands.

new years

ours was spent drinking a few beers, discussing the past year with our closest pals and a mini dance party anywhere we could find good tunes. nothing is better than being around positive people that believe in you and help you focus on achieving whatever it is that will truly make you happy.

i found myself jobless a week before christmas - scared and confused is an understatement. there was not one single person that said, "oh man, i'm so sorry". every person i came across said "congrats"! how rad is that??

i am looking at this as an opportunity to learn new things, dive headfirst into my photo work and finally take a few design courses at hillsborough community college. good things creep up on you in some pretty crazy ways.

better things to come - twenty ten will rule!