bachelorette party

the beautiful bride to be, my sister, had a little bachelorette party last friday; it was a fun time! she invited all her bridesmaids to go out for bowling and then back to her house for a picnic-like lunch, desserts, and a campfire. 

 

justin & rebecca - july 27, 2013.

 

the bride to be, bowling away. 

 

delicious cupcakes i bought from bake n' cakes in east lansing, michigan. 

i made the pre-made smores treats, found the recipe on pintrest. everyone thought they were amazing!

izze is never a disappointment. 

each of the bridesmaids (missing one girl in this photo) wore a shirt that said the number of years on the back that the bride has known each of them; i thought it was a cute idea (i'm the last one on the right).

i got becca a little gift card to victoria's secret as a bachelorette gift.  

 becca & boden (her son). 

can't believe that the wedding is this month! i'm so excited!

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i've been trying to get a job as a hair stylist in lansing. i had my second interview at this one place this past weekend. it seemed to have gone very well and they asked me back for a third (and hopefully final interview).  matt got me these flowers as a 'good luck' gift; it was very sweet of him. he got the perfect color and everything; i love them! 

besides my interview...i enjoyed time out and about with matt. we went to lowes and got a bunch of seeds, plants, and pots. i got myself a 'forget me not' plant.

lone wolf

 

last week i went in to the shop and finished my wolf tattoo on my thigh. matt started the outline back in november and i went back in to get it shaded. i really love how it turned out; he did a really nice job! 

the shop tattoo and piercing studio

tattoo artist: matt aldridge

 

m a y

24 before 25

my birthday was a couple months ago, but i really wanted to make one of these lists again. part of this list was composed closer to my birthday date and some of it i finished today. 

1. move back to a city.
2. get another tattoo.
3. donate to charity.
4. go camping.
5. get a job at a salon in the city.
6. purchase an oddity of some sort.
7. take more photos.
8. print photography business cards.
9. go to amusement park.
10. get clutter out of home.
11. visit another brewery.
12. make meditation a daily part of my life again.
13. try out newborn photography.
14. make a homemade pie, besides apple.
15. make new friends.
16. pay off credit card & start saving.
17. be a makeup artist/hair stylist for a photo shoot.
18. visit chicago and my old pivot point academy classmates.
19. print something with my favorite instagram photos.
20. grow a plant from a seed.
21. day at the spa.
22. do at least 5 diys i re-pinned on pinterest
23. go to theater bizarre.
24. plan a special 25th birthday!

there you were, here you are.

  

i found these the other day. it was almost a year ago, i saw matt for the second time. i invited him as my 'date' to my friend alyssa's engagement party. matt and i left a little early and went to see moonrise kingdom. it was a pretty nice day.

present moment, wonderful moment

this year feels like it is flying by so quickly; it's already half way through march. snow came through michigan again. i am excited for the spring! my mom already has her seeds ready to start growing inside. i'm also looking forward to hopefully taking photos outside of nature with matt and not being distracted thinking about how cold i am. 

i know a lot of the time people wish it were the opposite of what it was with the seasons here in michigan. that feeling can also be similar to where we are at in our lives and wanting something down the road. i know i get that in my head sometimes, but it's something to work on and just focus on the now. life does not exist in any moment but the present moment. this year i want to have fun each moment i am experiencing and try my best to keep my mind in that moment and just feel it. 

oh baby!

my dear little nephew, boden hunter, finally made his debut on march 3! he is so tiny! he was born at 6 pounds, 11 ounces. i love him so much already! 

i've always wanted to venture into newborn photography, so my sister let me do bo's newborn photos. i think it is pretty decent for my first time.

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