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As 2011 comes to a close, I could technically showcase all the wonderful weddings and engagement sessions I’ve shot in the past year. Seriously, I have so many favorite shots captured of all my wonderful and dear clients. But instead, I wanted to do something different this time and just simply blog and pour my heart out to all my readers.

In all honesty, this year has been an amazing growth year for me. Not only has my business grown tremendously, but I feel like I’ve really grown up as a person as well. I don’t often like to discuss my personal life here on my blog too much. I mainly try to just focus on my clients and the lovely pictorials.  But outside of my business, I’ve really dealt with a lot of loss this year that not many people even knew about. I had a very close friend of mine pass suddenly several months ago that really opened my eyes to living life to the fullest.  My dear grandmother who raised me, recently moved to the Philippines for better 24/7 care. And I’ve also had my share of a lot of heartaches and bumps in the road this past year.  But even though I had some heartaches and loss, my work has kept me smiling through it all. It’s kept me focus on what life is truly about which is simply being happy and making the most of it.

If anyone knows me, I go and get what I want in life. Nothing ever stands in my way. I always try to stay positive and keep focus. I love everything and everyone so hard and it’s simply because I am so passionate about living life like it’s my last.

So I wanted to take the time to remind everyone that even through the toughest of times, you can always prevail and things will get better. I’m all about spreading love and positivity in this world. You can never have enough of it! I hope that not only will my photos inspire you to keep positive, I also hope that my words will help you too. Life isn’t easy, but make the most out of it and stay positive! My motto this year was “Let your faith be bigger than your fear.” My faith is huge and I have faith that everything will be grand in 2012! I am quite excited!

So that is all…just wanted to say a big thank you for making 2011 sweet….but now let’s make 2012 ROCK!!!!  I have a lot of ideas and goals for 2012 and I’m already in the middle of making it all come true!  I’ll also be sharing some amazing news in the next week or so! So definitely check back for more info….you won’t want to miss out on it!

*knock knock*

Guess who’s back from her month long hiatus?!?! Did you miss me? Please just lie and say that you did.

I’m so happy to be back. I missed my family, friends, and just my normal day to day routines.  I had a great time in NYC working on my special project. Unfortunately, I can’t officially announce what that project is just yet, but trust me when I say that it is pretty darn cool and I honestly can’t wait to share with you all my adventure in the Big Apple.  I plan on announcing my special project some time next month or so. I can’t wait!! Keep checking back because you don’t want to miss out on what I have to say!

In the meantime, I plan on catching up on emails, phone calls, wedding albums, engagement sessions, etc. So thank you to everyone for being so patient during my hiatus. It is much appreciated on my end. I came home to a lot of emails wishing me well and waiting with anticipation as to when I would be returning home. I definitely felt the love and I hope to return the love very soon.

If anyone knows me, my photography business is my “baby”. I feed it, nourish it, play with it, and love it like there’s no tomorrow. It’s grown in the last few years and is still growing! That’s why it’s so difficult for me to take a “break”. I don’t ever rest or take much breaks. I love what I do and all I want to do is keep the momentum going.  But an opportunity has presented itself fairly recently and I feel like it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity that I just can’t pass up.

So I’m announcing to my past, current, and potential clients and readers that I will be heading to NYC November 12 – December 16 for a “personal project”. During this time, I will have almost no access to Email, Phone, and Facebook. So please wait until I come back to return all emails and phone calls.   Also, during this time I will not be blogging. (insert sad face here) I actually have a ton of sessions to share with everyone but sadly, you will all have to wait until I return for me to blog and share with everyone.

I also want to take the time to thank all my family, friends, and clients who have been so understanding, supportive, helpful, patient, and flexible with me throughout this process. It’s been a whirlwind of emotions and stress for me. I’ve had to rearrange my schedule and postpone a few sessions which I HATE to do. But I’m so grateful that everyone has been so kind and understanding about the situation and everyone is supporting me and excited for what’s to come.  I am not good with huge changes in my life or leaving my comfortable lifestyle, but this is a great opportunity and hopefully a wonderful learning experience for me. It’s just a few short weeks and once I return, it’s back to work immediately. So again, thank you to everyone for being so supportive. It is greatly appreciated and I won’t let anyone down!

Until then….spread the love and be good to one another! Here’s a picture of me on my last trip to NYC, eating a New York style pizza. I love me some pizza! mmm mmm good!