To say that it has been an eventful weekend is a bit of an understatement. This last weekend I logged about 17 hours of driving. About 12 of those hours were with my brothers and my dad. Half of those hours were spent with my brothers 'celebrating' our tough mudder victory. Yes, it was a victory. We survived it despite, or maybe because of our funny shoes. It was an amazing weekend and spending it with the three men that I grew up with was pretty special. The days leading up to the event had me dreaming of the boys running off and leaving me behind. I made sure to emphasize the camaraderie clause of the tough mudder credo at the start of the challenge. Despite my initial worries, we did in fact stay together. It is a good thing too... I definitely would not have made it up those 12 foot walls without them! We worked together and pushed one another. We scurried over rocks, scampered over hills. We crawled through tunnels, under barbed wire and through mud. We jumped into giant tubs of ice. We crossed monkey bars, traversed on ropes and jumped off of platformes into freezing cold water. We ran 10 miles, half of those miles going practically straight up. And all of this at elevation. Was it the toughest race in the world, probably not. But it certainly was fun, and it left all of us walking like invalids in the end.

Boys, thanks for dragging me along! Dad, thanks for being the best (most enthusiastic) camera man ever! Check out the video that my brother put together: Tough Mudder Socal 2011

Good luck Micah, I hope to hear you have found a new home soon!

Cindy and Darren, your day was beautiful. Every detail was so sweetly thought through, each person touched your lives and was hand picked to be there. The Forest House Lodge provided the perfect backdrop for a day that you have been anticipating and planing for months. I am so blessed to have been a part of your day, thank you so much for including me. It was difficult to choose from the many, many images from the day. There were so many sweet moments captured. Here are just a few...

It has been an extremely eventful couple of weeks. Two weddings in San Francisco, one in Tahoe. A website update, more running than my body knows how to handle and I am ready for a moment to breathe. But first, I want to give a little peak into the website updates. Along with a little re-branding I have changed the back end, it is now completely customizable by me. I am using software from Showit, they do an amazing job of making the process incredibly straightforward.  No more need to consult with a designer, I am the designer!

 One of the best parts of this new site though, is my ability to have mini-sites! Now my lovely clients can have their own websites branded just for them, with their pictures. They can even update the content as they like. This is perfect for weddings, new families or even seniors getting ready to head off to college. I LOVE it.

With regards to the branding, I decided to go with a hand drawn garden theme. Simple, black and white. The only real color is coming from the images. There is a bit of movement. The fella thinks it's kitschy, I think it's cute. I mean, how does a little snail sliding across the bottom of your screen not make you smile? Other thoughts... the website may or may not be changing with the seasons. Now it is flowers, in the autumn it may be leaves. We shall see...

I would love it if you could take the time to stop by the new site and give me your thoughts.  Do you love it? Do you hate it? Visit the website and let me hear your thoughts!