Wow, I thought I was going to post yesterday and the whole day got away with me.  I have been thinking a lot about my goals and if they are going to be realistic.  I know we all have very high expectations of ourselves and so I thought that I can start out with just 3 personal goals as well as professional and build more as I accomplish the ones I already made....little successes at a time! Professional Goals: Goal #1: Office Hours: Sticking to them! So, as I try and organize my day, I have given myself set “office” hours that I must work each day, as if I am working for somebody else (my alter-ego??!!). I realize that this may not always work, however, I am dedicated to my clients and want to continue to provide the best customer service possible to them. Goal #2: Album Designs: Make new samples I love all of my albums that I show to prospective clients, however, I need to refresh them with a few of my amazing events that i have done this past year. I am really excited for this goal, because I LOVE to be creative, and as soon as I get started, I know I will be up late at night way beyond my office hours making killer designs! Goal #3:    Expand my business:  New Product!  This last goal is a biggie for me!  My husband and I have had this new product in mind for almost two years and we are now actually ready to move froward with it.  It is photography related, however, it has nothing to do with wedding photography.  Until it is fully implemented, I will have to keep it under wraps, but I am SO excited to share with you as soon as we launch it!  So stay tuned!!! Personal Goals:  First, let me just show you a few very important people in my life that will be a huge part of my personal goals this year... My children, Kaitlyn and Cole.  They have filled our lives with so much happiness and love. My totally HOT husband, Aron!  How awesome that after 10 yeasrs of marriage I would still marry him all over again...minus the 90's wedding dress and cliche details...he has made me a better person and has been sooo patient at times!!! O.K...so I got a little sidetracked... I will post my personal goals tomorrow!  And thanks, Shannon, for your post about blogging more! I am really going to try!!!

I can't believe that this sweet little girl is already 4 years old!  I have been photographing Presley and her family now for the past 4 years and it has been so much fun watching her grow and seeing their family evolve into something so special! Presley and I had fun yesterday!  Check out all the great shots!

Another beautiful family!
These are some great family portraits of our friends Tiffany and Patrick with their beautiful daughters, Madi, Mia, and Megan.
It is so cute to see their personalities come through...Thanks for the good time and the delicious dinner!

Well, holiday bookings are coming full force now, and I am having SO much fun!

How gorgeous are Lauren and Jenna? I was so excited when I saw them all dressed up am glam for their photo shoot. Lauren and Jenna totally rocked this shoot!

I played with this next shot...kinda rock-star/glam style!!!

Even though this party was two weeks ago, I still wanted to get around to blogging it because it was THE vendor event of the year!
Jim and Amy Harrick are the masterminds behind Ceremony Magazine, and each year they host a huge party for vendors in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. This year it was held at the beautiful Rancho Las Lomas, and it was AMAZING! Not only did we get to sample great food, dance to a LIVE band (Wayne Foster Entertainment...the BEST!), sample delicious cocktails and wine, but we got to visit with LOTS of friends/vendors that we usually do not have time to socialize with while on the job.

Here are some pictures of some of my friends in the industry!

Kary Heimbach, wedding event planner...she's awesome!

No need for introduction...Mr. Joe Photo and myself

Karen French...a photographer that I have always admired and has given me lots of words of wisdom!

Jim Kennedy and his beautiful wife, Stephanie Brockman

Lauren Hillary and me!!!

Stephanie and me (again!!!)