what i've been up to

So when I get super busy, as I have been lately, I often neglect my poor little blog (although I'll often think- ohhh, I have to blog that!). Here's what I've been up to over the past 6 weeks or so.

- I celebrated my 29th birthday. Happy Birthday to me!

- I went with my mom to get her 5 year post-cancer mammogram. Everything was clear, so she has officially been breast cancer free for 5 years. Yay mom!

- Ray and I did the Race for the Cure. We didn't finish in the time that we hoped, but we weren't too far off. Thanks again everyone who supported us. This also made me remember that I really, really, don't enjoy running.

- During a moment of insanity, I signed up for a fitness bootcamp that met Monday through Friday at 5:30 in the morning for 4 weeks. That means I had to get up at 4:30 am to make it there on time. I wish I could say that I sprang out of bed every morning all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (as my mom would say), signing a tune about rainbows and butterflies. The truth is, at that time of day, I spend the first 15 minutes I'm awake just cursing. I'm sooooo not a morning person. Should you ever hear me mention doing something like that again, which necessitates me waking up that early, that many days in a row, you have my permission to punch me in the face.

- While driving to the  first day of bootcamp I bottomed out on a speedbump on the way there, which put a hole in the oil pan of car. Unbeknownst to me, all of my oil drained out while I ran laps and did push ups in the rain for an hour, so my car was in bad shape by the time I got it to a garage. I was *this close* to needing a new engine. Ouch.

- Ray got me a point and shoot camera for my birthday! I haven't had a little camera like this in years, so I'm super excited about it! I'm not kidding when I say I still need to figure out how to use it.

- In the past 5 weeks, I've had weddings in Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago, and I'm currently in Philadelphia for a wedding this weekend. Have I mentioned I love to travel?

- I had a group of local photographers at my studio and gave a little talk about myself and my studio, my approach to photography, and did a short little presentation on how I use studio lights during Femme Couture sessions. Good times.

- I'm in Philadelphia for a wedding, and staying with my best friend from college. I used to live out here and always love to come back. She is a graphic designer, her family owns a vineyard and winery, and she and her husband recently opened a wine and cheese store in Doylestown. I love these guys.

That's all for now! The office is closed until Monday, June 30. I'll be returning phone calls after that. I'll have limited email access, so the best way to reach me will be via email, although my response time will be delayed.