Why Selfie?

Occasionally I feel like a teenage girl... taking "selfies"! I have always been a selfie taker--my sister's call then "Jenny's", but it was always with someone else and it was always to document that I was actually THERE too! I am always the one behind the camera. So an entire Christmas would go by and not one picture of me... thus selfie.
But the last year and a half I am supposed to "promote" myself and it's a weird thing. I need my thoughts, my pictures, my stories--out there. So, occasionally if I feel semi decent or if my mascara is really popping I take a lone selfie. It's weird. But it isn't terrible. Apparently I need a few pictures that instill a little confidence.

Love from the other side

I love this picture.
It makes me think of the ones I love watching over me and my family from the other side.

Some treasures I found at Dad's

I am a dork but I often take pictures as I am driving to Evanston. I always find a view way too irresistible.

After the dentist I had lunch with Beck and then went to dad's where Sydney and I searched through photo albums for my old Barbie house. We never found it but we did find these gems.

Tanessa

Over Easter I took pictures of my niece in her mommy's wedding dress. She was so darn cute!

 

And then in her Grandma's dress...

Ginny

This is Ginny.

She has been a dear friend of mine for years! We've always said we're kindred spirits. She comes from a family of 4, 3 girls, 2 boys.

She has a family of 4, 3 boys and a girl. She's been telling me for years I needed to have that baby girl. And then when I finally did, I had Sydney Belle on Ginny's daughter's birthday.

Ginny's step dad died recently and she asked me to take some pictures before the funeral. So I did. :)

She was visiting with my Sydney, showing her pictures and Sydney kept trying to move and swipe things on her NON touch screen phone. Haha. Syd didn't quite understand why Ginny's phone was broken.

Baby Nash & his family :)

I got to take pictures of the sweetest little new born the other day.

O my goodness I'm half in love with baby Nash.

My sweet friend Michelle and her little family.