Reboot...

I have heard it said that people use the cliche of today is the first day of the rest of your life, but I am living it. I get it.
I began a challenge today.  It will be one of the hardest challenges I have ever undertaken, but I know that I will be successful.

I will never be (the me) I was for the first 39 years of my life again.  I have recently decided a lot about the years I have left to live.  Others do not see life the same way I do. I see people taking so many things for granted, and I am not fortunate to be so flippant about life. 
It is a sobering life to have 30+ surgeries and constantly struggle to stay alive, to work, to have benefits, to begin the cycle all over again. 
After my surgery in Salt Lake City, UT I felt that I was allowed to live to do the job I do.

I am embarking on a personal/spiritual/physical remodel of me. 
Last year I read a book that focused on being the best version of yourself you can be.  I also read a book about dreams.  I have dreams and I am wasting my life not taking care of myself. 

If I am not careful I will expire long before I should (as I do not have a great track record so far).  It was/is hard to admit that I treat myself and my body the way I do.  I am weak, lazy and tend to fall victim to bad habits, and excuses. 
I always wondered why I didn't mean more to myself than that.

Well, I began again today.   
First my actual birth.
Second my surgery that saved my life.
Third a choice to take my health into my own hands and begin taking real care of myself.

I am on route to be the best version of myself I can be.

Manic Monday!

I got up and began my day in the normal routine. I was on route to work and all of the sudden I see smoke billowing out the right and left side of the hood by my windshield.
EEK!
I am on 315 headed to work.
I call Kirk, work, let them know that my car might be on fire, and that needless to say I won't be in today.
All of this by 7:30 a.m!

I was so upset, I drove as safely as I could to the Target parking lot, where my man came and met me.
We both feel terrible but we called off work.

TRUST me when I say we would rather have been at work!  I open the hood and there is smoke everywhere.  It looked like it was coming out the radiator.
GREAT!
We go into Target get the stuff we need and he follows me to the shop.

STILL before 9:30 a.m.

Have you ever had a day that you felt like you ought to have just stayed in bed?
Today was that kind of day!

Money we don't have spent, day waisted, get occurrences at work, and we didn't enjoy any part of the day! 

Life is good!

The T Family

I went to my sisters house to shoot photos of the T Family.  It was wonderful to get updated images of the girls, they have grown so much.  It was funny to have E, M, M, J & J try to help me do the photographic lighting. 

Sisters

M looking amazing, I think she is so beautiful!

Sultry G, she is working this photograph.

J, G, M together!

I am unsure of exactly how well it went, we will see upon review.  I think JL did the best and she is the youngest.  I think you can see by the above images that it went quite well.  I enjoy seeing the kids being themselves.  I really hope that they like them!

V's High School Senior Photos

We started shooting downtown to get a few with a more urban feel.  V loved the images of the graffiti, white and brick walls.  We then moved our way to the park of roses to hit the pictures that her mom wanted.
I am particularly attracted to her images in the Short North.  I think she looks beautiful!

2011 Red, White & Boom

Me & Kirk
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