SNOW!! In November! I almost forgot the Chicago winters, they snow melt snow melt snow snow snow ice slush melt. And its started. Gross. It's Thanksgiving people ( Read more... )

They were beautiful. God was painting the sky last night with color and light. They danced across the stars with such complete ease. It was so beautiful. Thinking back, it's like a dream. Like the night sky! was being projected on, like a giant movie screen. It was one of the most amazing things I've ever witnessed! And what was so great is ( Read more... )

VIRGINIA BABY HERE I COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was watching the presidential debates just now, and half the time I couldn't understand what they were saying and the other half of the time I just wanted to cry. It really bothers me that both sides seem to just bash the other side instead of talking about what they will do better and HOW they will. I feel bad for them when I see the hurt in ( Read more... )

Sometimes I am happier than other times. Sometimes I am sadder. And sometimes I don't feel like using good english. So I am going to attempt to express myself on this because I miss it ( Read more... )

So today is my day off, and it is so nice to just relaaaaaxx. But what has really lightened my spirits is the rediscovery of my love for art, as in actual like drawing visual art. I miss the amazing resources we had back in high school, it was all free and we had an hour every day to create -- whatever I wanted to make! But today I got the idea ( Read more... )

The river was dark and the city night glowed around us, reflecting its lights onto the surface and into our eyes. We played at "Titanic" and danced to our own music, as the pieces of sky sprinkled onto our skin. The air was crisp and the music was soft, there is a sound limit. But we still danced and laughed and enjoyed the company of friends ( Read more... )

It went a little something like this ( Read more... )

Last night was so magical. (I could barely sleep the night before, it was like Christmas, I was so excited!) So Derrick came home from camp yesterday and so I hadn't seen him for more than a week, so that number one was so exciting to see him and hang out. So he didn't know what we were doing, but I blindfolded him with the memory scarf from ( Read more... )

Everyday I see a new place from around the world... the Great Wall of China, the beaches of the Carribean, The Eiffel Tower, Big Ben in London, the rainforests of Central America, Chicago, New York, California, Alaska, Europe, and on and on... and they repeat. I love my job and photography. But sometimes I feel like I am living my vacations ( Read more... )