3 year anniversary vacation

Josh and I went on an epic anniversary vacation to celebrate 3 years. We flew into Las Vegas for a night and then drove to Zion National Park in Utah. After Zion we went back to Las Vegas for a couple more days. It was everything we hoped it would be. We don't have the best camera but we managed to get some nice photos with our Canon Power Shoot. Josh also borrowed a Go Pro camera from his bestie Joe. Here is a Go Pro of us waiting to go to the airport.

Before I share our vacation with you all I just wanted to reflect on how much I love my husband. The last 3 years have flown by. I'm understanding why people say that marriage takes work. In so many ways our personalities clash. In the moment we really have to work through those clashes and remember that because we love each other it's worth it to work it out. We have to be patient and kind and accepting of the things that drive us nuts about it each. When we are able to reflect on our marriage we know it's those differences that make us a really nice match. We balance each other out perfectly and I couldn't imagine my life without Josh. He is the kindest, most patient, generous, honest and loving partner... dare I even say human being? in the world. This vacation reminded us how much we love each other and look forward to everything that's to come.

Resurrecting the blog...

I haven't posted on this blog in, like, forever. Tumblr, pinterest and instagram got in the way for awhile but I've decided to return to my roots. I think it's better to keep (most) of my life in one place. I've decided to keep most of my old photography on here because, well, it's awesome. I've also made a commitment to return to photography. I think grad school and job search really zapped my creative energy but it's been a year since graduation and I'm feeling back to the person I was before I started school. Isn't crazy that it took that long? Josh and I have a lot of exciting adventures in store... most notably the purchase of our house in 2 WEEKS! Yowza! I hope to use this as a space to post updates, rehabs, progress and our journey. We look forward to sharing our lives with you through this blog. On a sad note my Diana lomo camera has officially died a sad death of light leaks. Due to other (*couch house and vacation*) financial obligations I've been unable to get on purchasing a new camera. I do think that a new camera is integral to the vision I have for this blog so I will be working on that very soon. My hope is to purchase a super nice digital camera in addition to a lomography LC-A+ (which is pretty much the best lomo camera around). I'm excited to share more photography with you- especially since our new home has the perfect dark room space but all in good time my friends, all in good time. In the meantime it's good to be home here.

Brookins/Morris Housewarming

Soup off and randoms.

Yeti Records

I don't know why I keep coming back to the redscale film. It never turns out and I end up wasting a whole bunch of pictures. I will have my revenge on it. In the mean time here are a few that turned out cool.

Ryan Atienza

I have to thank my photography mentor and film developer Ryan Atienza. Without him my photos wouldn't be nearly as good or affordable. Also, whenever we hand off film to each other it means beer and food at my place- which is always fun. Check out his photo blog at http://brown-orange.blogspot.com. Also, here are a couple of photos he took last weekend that I like. Thanks again Ryan!