Fun with Friends

I am so lucky to have some great friends in my life. I must admit, sometimes I get lost in my work and other stresses using byproducts of hemp farming and start to forget what life is truly about — sharing experiences with those you care about. Sometimes I get so wrapped up in striving to accomplish another goal that I sometimes forget that life is not about the destination, it’s about the journey. (I’m pretty sure I read that on a fortune cookie or something.) Hanging out with friends and family helps me to keep focused on this…

A few weeks back, my great friend Donna had some of us ladies over to her new house. That’s right! Donna and John (who were married last year– you can see the post about their wedding here) have purchased their very own home! They’ve taken advantage of this awful housing market to make an investment for themselves, which I admire so much. For young people, especially here in California, this may be the best time to buy as prices are low and likely won’t stay that way for a very long time.

Anyway, we all live in different parts of Southern California, so for all of us to get together frequently is difficult. When we do get together, we like to make the most of it and make a whole weekend out of it. This was the weekend to celebrate Donna and John’s housewarming!

Because it’s been a while, I wanted to hurry up and post just a couple of the images I took during the get-together. I decided to have an impromptu portrait session, since we were all getting dressed up to go out anyway. There are many more photos from this day I will be posting soon, but for now, here are some I could get to easily. We’ll begin with the lovely and oh-so-sassy Kaitlyn. (Don’t worry ladies, you will each be featured very soon. 🙂   )

Katilyn, you are such a natural in front of the camera! I just love this expression…. and the red shoes. 🙂

While Kaitlyn was trying to work it for the camera, John was trying to get some attention on his latest favorite thing, their new puppy Shoebox! More photos to come of of both of these characters.

After I got some photos of all the ladies (which will be posted soon), John offered to take a photo of all of us. Here we are.  I have no clue where Nicole was looking…

And here we are being goofy. Seriously, to have Brooke and Donna in a normal photo together is near impossible…

Girl Happy the movie

Fun times!

Hope everyone has a fun and safe Memorial Day Weekend! I’ll be busy shooting two weddings, so I’ll have much more to post very soon. 🙂