Boston, photo class, GOOD BYE!

After almost 6 years blogging, you guys know I generally do recaps quickly after an event. I delayed writing about the Boston trip because I wanted to do full justice to the family photos I took there, as well as full justice to the general awesomeness of the trip. Our BBC May 06 group wanted to plan their annual fall trip but with kindergarten coming up and photography business being crazy in the fall, I couldn't commit to anything past July. Half of us decided to meet for Warrior Dash New England and as the trip got closer, many people needed to bail for various reasons.

It ended up being me, Joanna, Maria, and Steph with visits to/with Liz. I think this ended up being the perfect number because we all got to spend quality time with each other. We bailed on Warrior Dash because it was 52, torrential rain, and none of us were prepared for that kind of weather. Instead we walked and talked and shopped and ate and laughed. It was GLORIOUS.

So glorious in fact, that I got a REAL SMILE out of Joanna at Public Garden.




I'd already met Joanna (many times and a bazillion emails) and Maria (and tons of texts) and Liz (at the Obama inauguration!)so Steph was the only new person to me. And she was just as sweet and kind and amazing as I expected. I think my favorite unexpected thing about her was this surprise tattoo of her kids' initials. I COVET!




I can't really do a recap of "we did this, we did that" because mostly we just hung out. And that was PERFECT. I came back refreshed and a little sad they all live far away.

While there, I also did family photos for Maria. The whole story is on my photography blog. I can not stress how much FUN this family is.




And I also did family photos for Liz. I can not stress how NICE this family is. Liz had us over for a BBQ and I could have stayed all day with her incredible family. Pictures also on my photography blog.




I've been feeling generally burned out the last couple of months as life moves at warp speed. You may have noticed my lack of energy in posts. Our vacation next week comes at a perfect time, huh? It will give me some time to reflect on my Mondo list and generally relax. I am in desperate need of relaxation.

I decided to give myself a gift when I get back. I am going to take Andrea Scher's Superhero Photo class. I had been looking for my next photography course when she announced this. I am beyond excited. You don't need a fancy pants camera to take it, so let me know if you decide to join.

One thing I realized that was missing lately was FUN in my own photographs with the boys. So with Jon out of town, I snapped a self portrait with the boys. This makes me unbelievably happy and is the perfect image to say good bye to you for a week.