I think I’ve finally got the all the lenses I need (for the time being). I know my husband is hoping so. As I’ve perfected my style of photography, I’ve settled on four lenses that complete me! I have two primes and two different zooms. I sold off three lenses a few weeks ago that just didn’t get used and purchased my latest baby on eBay. It arrived today.

My 10-month-old daughter is often the subject of my trial and errors. She has been on the move for a few months now and isn’t shy about posing….or getting all up in my face.

Today – all she wanted to do was touch.

I’m pretty sure most of us girls have stories to tell about our dating lives. I have brides who’ve married their high school sweethearts to women who’ve donned a few battle scars in the dating world and are in their 30′s and 40′s.

Myself? I was a 32 year old bride…..with a 31 year old groom (I’m four months older). I strongly believe that every past relationship helps mould us into the type of person we want to be when we meet our future partner.

A friend of mine was thrust into the dating world this year after a relationship didn’t work out (she’s awesome by the way for any of you single men that may be reading this….). As dating can be fun, scary, baffling and hilarious….she decided to blog about it. She recently posted about the last 12 months of dating. It’s a great read and I’m sure we will all see a little of ourselves in it…..I know I did.

Here’s the link…… I get dressed up and go out with losers

This was a first for me. A house concert! Our friends April and Jordis hosted a house concert for their friends that featured three artists….

Dave McCann, John Wort Hannam and Leeroy Stagger….three Southern Alberta songwriters who come together once a year to tour a Nashville Bluebird Café style of song swap.

These guys are awesome. It was such a cool, intimate experience to sit on the floor and listen to great music.

I’ve said this a million times over the years I’ve been with Ben, but I have the best in-laws in the world. John and Connie are just “my kinda people.” This post isn’t about getting into the mushy-ness of it all, but to show a couple of photos I took of John to use in his braiding business.

John makes the most incredible leatherwork, everything from bosels to hondas, hat bands and everything everything in between.