making progress and building excitment

This is just a little amiture shot-done by me... but what I dream of is really being able to capture life & love through photography. I was first made aware of this amazing woman a week ago after expressing to a friend that I would really love to get into photography. This woman does a combination of what I have done (impacting lives) and regular photo (which I believe is also impacting lives and helping create memories). But this woman is not like any other photographer I have ever known-- in addition to photography in her studio she volunteers to photograph dying babies. It brings tears to my eyes thinking about it. She photographs babies in children with thier families. Most recently she photographed a mom who was dying with her 2 boys, the mom wanted to be sure her boys had some great memories captured of her. Please check out her website and let me know what you think. Footprints photographyOk-- now here is the latest scoop-- sorry for being a few days behind. :) Ryan and I are leaving early tomorrow morning to head out and look at some apartments out in Grand Rapids. There is one place that we are super excited about - it's bigger than our place 1,100 sq ft and full basement (it's a townhome) and I am soo excited to go and really see it. I had friends who lived there in college cause it's cheap... like $150 less than we pay now. If we get this place I get to have a studio/photo room/ office to scrap out of!! Woooo whooo!!

I am just so pumped with the possibilities right now it's awesome! I can't wait to see what else is in store for us. There is a hang up with Ryan's classes (ok it's a huge hang up) like he can't get into them-- but we are working through that. That is what we are contingent upon now. But where his classes he needs here are would mean he can only work 2 weekdays a week (he works 5 now) and the comute would be killer. With me not having a job here that would be a big stumbling block... but we are hopeful that all things will work out in GR with the transfer and that in 3 weeks we will be on our way to a new place! Can't wait.

And well since I want to (it is my blog and all) I am going to post a fun new pic of some sidewalk fun we had with E last weekend.