the windy city?

holy hanna the wind was incredible last night!
it still is but last night was CRAZY~i could
hardly sleep! howling winds, stuff blowing around,
garbage cans put out last night for today’s
pick up had a rough go of it! crap everywhere
this morning…nuts i tell ya.

well yesterday heather called and informed me
that the couple coming over for their pregnancy
shoot were coming earlier so i headed for
woodbury around 11. nice drive on a sunday.
this couple is from wisconsin and she is a
photographer as well. heather had done a session
for a friend of theirs so she called to request
her help in their unique situation.

i was introduced to the couple and i assisted
in the shoot. such a beautiful couple.
such a beautiful time in your life. such a
tragedy that that this little one will not make
it and everyone knows.

i’ll be on call the month of november to assist
when the call comes in. if she goes into labor
prior to her inducing date.
we are all set and i was so happy to help.

i headed for my brother’s for j’s family b-day
party. the typical fare..pumpkin/leek soup &
baked potatoes with all the fixins! yum. a
perfect fall day feast. it’s a tradition in england
for guy fawkes day (which is today, btw).

here’s some shots from the festivities…

j wearing the “hat of shame”

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cake. needs no introduction!

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our little fashionista!

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my sister started a tradition of buy the nieces
a nice purse for their 16th birthdays….

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i’ll be getting together with her later in the
week to do our tradition of hair and a photo shoot!

that’s all for now….

some great people…

pressing some fare trade java this
morning (from dunn bros.)..yum, and
checking out bob and dawn davis’ blog.
i subscribe, so i get update information
sent to me automatically, it’s nice.
i love to see what they are up to.
they are my “bar”. these are real
people with a real passion and those
are folks i care to align myself with.

my next bella pictures wedding is
september 8th and i am working with
a bella coach to review my 8/11 wedding.
this is becoming a really terrific experience.
i won’t ever be one to say that i know
it all or that i’ve done it all cuz
i don’t and i haven’t. i never want to
stop pursuing more in the field of
photography. and besides, it changes everyday!

next, i wanted to share some of the fun
from the “after party” for the triathlon.
greg and mary sumner hosted a fabulous
bash! here they are in the kitchen…

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here’s jennifer mixin’ up the smoothies..

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here’s joe and jennifer cox, owners of
cornerstone grill~divine grilling & catering.
this meal was outstanding! i recognized them
from church…westwood community church.
if you have an event coming up PLEASE call them.
(612) 618-5653…this will be the best call you
ever made for catering your next party!!!

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here’ the sumners other girls…
bella & tess. aren’t they gorgeous?!

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tony schiller (race director), becky chepokas,
mitch’s mom, mary and another guest (?)…

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i brought along my laptop to run a slide show
of the day, it was nice to have the rainy afternoon
to put that together and share it at the party!

it’s getting steamy here again. time to shut
the windows and turn on the air!

jacquie, i put you down at 5pm on thursday.

oh, i forgot to mention that my shootsac arrived
saturday. i’m looking forward to putting it
to use soon! yes, it’s kinda spendy but you
should see what i bought that cost nearly
the same. i returned that one and will now be
sporting my new, stylish shootsac by jessica claire.

this humidity is KILLING me!!!!!