.so this past Sunday, i woke up to the oh so pleasant surprise of my computer not turning on.  no power, zip, zilch, nada!  my hubs and i lugged it to the Geek Squad at Best Buy and indeed the motherboard had been fried-awesome! luckily all of my photos, client and business info were backed up to my external drives with the exception of a few files here and there that my friend Dustan is able to recover from the old hard drive for us.  the good news is…i have one kick ass computer.  it is rediculously fast (quad core, 3g and 500g memory) and i now am the proud owner of a 22″ HD LCD flat panel monitor that makes editing, viewing and presenting photos a dream come true.  the new Photoshop and Lightroom run amazingly fast and smooth.  my work flow has sped up to the point that i’m having a hard time adjusting :) i’ll be sure to post a pic of my lovely little work station when i put the finishing touches on my office space…my little space is a perfect place for client meetings so i am setting things up a bit different to be client friendly and to show off my goods.

im in the process of finally finishing up my site, which i am thrilled about because i can finally get my mind off of it and devote time to other things i have going on.  i’ll be posting soon about my charity event coming up, which i am truly looking forward too…as well as other things i have going on. i am also working on some new actions, textures and finally some template which i hope to release soon.  i just need to clear my plate before the wedding season starts next month and i won’t have time to do the little things i want to do.

the new computer thing has also been good because it has forced me to be a bit more organized with my files and work on here – which was getting a tad out of controll on my other system.  just be sure to back up your files people…it would have been a tragic loss if they had kicked the bucket too.

well that’s the long and the short of it….if i dont get the chance to hop back on here before the Holiday weekend starts, have a wonderful Easter to those of you who celebrate it (and a wonderful weekend to those of you who don’t ;)

Cheers! 

so i am finally spilling the beans here…i am pregnant – almost 5 months to be exact and today we found out that we are having a boy! so my little daughter will have a baby brother – we all couldn’t be happier!

so this explains most of my absence here in blog land, i have been going to sleep early (for my standards) and resting during the day whenever my little one allows.  not having the energy late at night has put a bit of a damper on updating my website and such, but i am managing slowly but surely – thank goodness the morning sickness is finally gone! I am going to attempt some of my own self-portrait maternity shots, i have some really interesting ideas I would love to try, so if they come out as I hoped i will be sure to post some here.  If not, i have a photographer friend whom I trust completlely to take amazing photos, so we shall see… ;)

Needless to say my pregnancy has also put a bit of a damper on this summers wedding schedule.  However I am available for weddings up until the end of May and I will be back in action as of October this year. I am still meeting with clients for the 2009 wedding season and already have a bunch of weddings booked, so please contact me to set up a client meeting if you are interested. 

June through Mid-July i am still available for people and pet portraits as well as Photoshop lessons and such – again, i will be back in action full force in October. If you are in need of a wedding photographer for June/July/August of 2008 please feel free to contact me as I have a wonderful photographer I can refer you to. 

Speaking of pet portraits, I am so excited to be doing a Dog Day charity event in May up in Saratoga to kick off Pet Appreciation week….i’ll be posting more about this shortly!

Hmmm…what other news…oh, on a smaller, girly note, as you can see in the above pic, i am back to being a brunette (i like it better than the blonde – so much more easier to maintain!).  I also bought a new bike and am truly looking forward to warmer weather so I can go out on some bike runs after my little one is asleep and pull her along during the day. Other than that I am trying to keep up with working on the FINAL changes on my website, using this time I have coming up before the baby arrives to get my business in order since I have been getting busier with my photography (yeah!!!).  Things are good here :)

Now that i have spilled the beans, I plan on posting more often – especially since my energy levels are back.  I’m off to work on some photos, sip some tea and relax for a bit.  Looking forward to posting here more often !