notice that we are on week 42 of 52?
these last 10 weeks better be great.
i am a little late to even be calling this friday,
but the last 2 days have been rough on this mama.
basically,
working out after a long dry spell +
too much sun +
not eating or sleeping for a few days….
apparently makes you ill.
and very sore, and very burnt.
{us fat white peeps have it rough…}
but alas,
i saved some of my favorites from this very summery shoot
in balboa park.
i had so much fun with this family and their cute kids.
it was a great way to kick of the summer,
and i hope the rest of my summer is filled with this much color…

for more of this shoot, 
feel free to check out the newly redesigned photography blog here.
{it may change another 4 times before i LOVE it, but i like it for today.}
and you may have noticed the change in branding…
after months of discussion with many people and my brothers and husband,
whose opinions are gold to me,
they insisted i use my real name in my photography.
i always kind of felt that,
aside from having a rather…. boring sounding name,
i wasn’t sure i was “at the level” to use my own name.
i know that sounds a bit retarded,
but i kind of liked feeling a little anonymous while i am still improving,
figuring out my style…
i don’t like to fail,
and i don’t like to suck at things.
when i look at all my first foto shoots from even just a few years ago,
they were… less than successful,
and yet, someone paid me to do it.
call me miss congeniality or most improved,
not the best.
so on my new website, i went there.
i will admit, it makes me a little nervous to be so… out there… with my name,
but here i go.
no turning back…

{nerd moment: my favorite thing about the new site: 
when i bookmark it on my iphone, my little icon shows up so cool…}
 
for some more great summery photos
{i’ve already checked… they are fun}
check these ladies’ out!