Living What I Love

Fall shoots

A few favorites from recent family + engagement shoots this fall!

 I think I really captured Astrid's sweet essence here. =)

Such great brothers!

Katy + Sam + Murray the dapper dog <3

Puppy love

Stopbeingsodamncute, she can't. She eats rocks, pieces of paper, twigs, flowers, and anything else that happens to be in her path; she whines when she's not close enough to me and Chad, she nibbles on our fingers and our shoelaces and dribbles water from her bowl all the way across the kitchen floor, but...she's the best. Having so much fun with our puppy! Hooray for Frenchies. Especially ours.

finally, a Frenchie.

After about three years of stalking them on the street, watching their hilarious videos on YouTube, Googling their cute little faces and whining to my husband, I finally did it: got a French Bulldog puppy! I searched breeders high and low all over the country until I found her: Luna. A white and brindle spotted "cow" girl whose face was all it took for me to fall in love. We brought her home yesterday. She is loved to pieces already.

Quite the distinguished smushed-nose profile, don't ya think?

Little puppy, big bed (she's definitely not allowed in here, this was purely for photo styling purposes..... at this point.)

C'mon - look at that face! Props to The Copper Poppy on Etsy for making Luna's beautiful tag, and quickly!

Those covers are just so luxurious. *snortle*

Someone else fell for her fast, too. =)

I'm sure we'll have lots of sleep-deprived nights and various chewed shoes in the weeks ahead, but she is so, so worth it.

Do you have a dog/cat/pet just begging to be photographed? Holler at me!

Frenchies.

Still obsessed. Want one just like this, only an all-blonde one. Maybe a little white patch on her face. Too bad our current apartment only allows cats. *Sigh.

Chicago

Went to visit friends in Chi-town last weekend and were blown away by the gorgeous early spring weather. Perfect for walking around downtown.

After staying at my hs friend Allison's apartment Friday night, we checked into our super-luxe room at the Four Seasons.  We had a free hotel stay from hotels.com....didn't mind that one bit!

I could have lived in that bathroom.

 

A (slightly blurry) parting shot - our friends' bulldog Regina - so cute!

Recently

I've been having fun with my new Canon 50mm f/1.4.  My friend Erica was a lovely and willing subject... but Cooper wasn't given a choice. I love how he looks uber-bored in the second photo.