Picture of the Day... Tobias

Day 4

I have two pictures today because one was the one I wanted and the other was one I got by accident.


Long Distance Best Friends' Ghosts



Long Distance Best Friends

Day 3

9-4-09... Tomatoes! My favorite part of the end of summer and beginning of fall (other than school shopping of course!)

Day 2

Here is my picture for the day! Yesterday, I got new glasses for the first time in 2 or 3 years.. Im so happy to have a change of pace!

Picture a day!

I finally decided to start!!! Im sick today and realized that if I don't start this now, I may never do it. The goal is to take one picture a day and post it! I will be attempting to post them here and on facebook. The problem I have is a lack of follow through so hopefully this will last awhile! I wanted to do this because I have realized 2 things. 1. There is beauty and creativity in anything and everything around us. 2. With being in grad school and not having a lot of time for photography, it will be important for me to maintain some creativity.

Here is Picture 1!!!

Sept. 2, 2009: Oh, what to do when you have a cold.

(insert witty title here)

My husband says I need to blog so that he can stalk me.

I will indulge him.

When asked what I should write about, he stated "Grad school since you like it so much." I would have thought he had heard enough about how much I love it and how big of a nerd I have realized I am. But, I guess all of you, or just you, however many people see this silly little blog, don't know how giddy I am over grad school.

I'm sure my feelings will change as time goes one, projects are due, and tests are administered. Right now, here in the quiet of it all, I absolutely love grad school. Mind you, I am only a week in and have had few assignments other than a boat load of readings and some reflection papers. Funny thing is, Im not much of a reader, I managed to get through high school and college barely reading for any assignments. I understand I will not make it through grad school that way, but so far Im enjoying it.

One book I am reading for class is really good. It is called "The Lost Art of Listening" By Michael P. Nichols, PhD. It is for my counseling theory and techniques class. This book is really good, and really hits home. This book has given me a swift kick in the pants and I am only 3 chapters in. I am realizing that I am not as good of a listener as I once thought. I tend to butt in and give my observations rather than just listen and hear what someone is saying to me. Something I will be working on. I would suggest this book to anyone, so far that is.

Also, with grad school, I have made a new friend! Well a couple! Our cohort (1st yr students in school counseling) consists of 7 women and 1 man. Most women are my age, or close, with a few exceptions. Two women actually came to my church today! Lisa (a new friend) really enjoyed it. I can't wait to see what God has in store for the next two years!

Enough about Grad school.

Here are some pics from a recent zoo trip. They are just too cute!

Sarah and Cliff

So its been forever since I updated. Here is the recent engagement session I did with one of my best childhood friends. They are such a fun and lively couple!