Haircuts and Such

The past week and a half has been crazy! Here’s a little recap of what I’ve been up to… :)

{I had my long hair chopped off}
Yes. I did it. And you know what? I honestly regret it. I had been growing tired of my long hair and felt like it was getting “stringy” as I like to say…so I made an appointment to have it cut. I printed off a picture of a style I liked, went in…almost backed out then just went ahead with it. Sigh…I didn’t cry at the salon so thats a plus! It honestly looks good and Tim loves it, but it’s just not me. I had about 5 inches cut off and I’m planning to grow it back out. I’m getting used to it and the more I look in the mirror the more I like it. This is a huge change coming from a girl who has always had long hair and always had the same hairstyle. Maybe that’s why I was itching to chop it off? Either way, I miss my long hair! Here’s a picture from my point & shoot the day it was cut. I’ll post up a better one soon!

{New Moon}
I went with my photographer friend Kate Whitmore to see New Moon. It was much better than Twilight. By the way I’m on Team Jacob! Oddly enough Kate is from close to the Nashville area (a town a little South of it) and I’m moving to Clarksville (a little North of it). She moved to Columbus a few months ago and now I’m moving up there. It’s almost like we’re switching places!

{Tim ran the Atlanta Half Marathon on Thanksgiving Day}
And I am so proud of him! We stayed in Atlanta the night before and I dropped him off at the starting line at 6:30am. Yes, I really must love him. ;) I waited at the finish line for him with my camera ready to capture him completing the 13.1 mile run. I stood there freezing for over an hour and I missed him! There were 10,000+ runners and a group of people finished around the same time as Tim so I did catch him running by. I was so bummed that I missed his finish but incredibly proud of him either way! Watch out because I hope to run the next one with him in April! :) We returned home and celebrated Thanksgiving together. I made a small turkey and we had Thanksgiving dinner for two! Yes, I missed my family back home in Virginia but I am excited to visit them over Christmas! We have so much to be thankful for and I was blessed to have my soldier home this year. :)

{Under the Weather}
The past three days were rough! Tim and I both woke up Monday morning sick as could be. We had awful headaches, chills, fevers, cough, you name it! I luckily stayed home the first day and kept up with my medicine and I’m feeling better today. Tim has had to work so it’s taking him longer to get well. Thank the good Lord for Alka Seltzer! I swear by it.

{AFTB Training}
I’ve been attending the Army Family Team Building training this week and will finish the course next week. It’s basically a class to teach me how to be an effective FRG (Family Readiness Group) leader if I am needed once we arrive at Ft. Campbell. There’s a lot to it, so I’m hoping to absorb all of the information I possibly can!

{Lifestyle Portrait Sessions}
I’ve got two sessions left before we move! They were scheduled to be shot in November but with this unpredictable weather I’ve had to move them into December. I plan to take the entire month off from work so that we can move and hopefully enjoy the holidays with family! I will be scheduling lifestyle portrait sessions for January on and of course weddings!

{Moving to Tennessee!}
We scheduled our transportation dates and the packers and movers will be here at the end of next week. We will be moving in less than two weeks! I can hardly believe it’s almost time to leave. We’ve got a lot, and I mean a lot to do before they arrive. I’m not a pack-rat so I’ll be going through our belongings to get rid of whatever we do not need. Luckily the Army movers do everything for you when it comes to packing and moving. I won’t have to lift a finger for that part! :)

{My Birthday}
Oh and it’s my birthday this Sunday (December 6th)! I will be turning 26. Yikes….late 20’s….at least Tim is closer to 30 than me! ;)

Here’s a little preview of Blair’s bridal session that I cannot share with you until after her wedding in June! She was a pitcher in college for the The University of Alabama softball team, so we shot most of her session at the softball field. I love, love, love when brides get creative and request sessions that are truly them!