(a special message for my friends birthday celebration – today is the day!)

I have been meaning to take on this challenge for a few years now…and every year, January comes and goes, and I realize by the end of February that I forgot and didn’t make the time for it.  Well, enough was enough…it’s time 2012.  Sometimes, I know exactly what I want to remember as the events of the day unfold, but most times, it’s a little bit of a struggle trying to decide what to photograph..what I want to remember.  I also go back and forth with photographing something ordinary, just to have it, or trying something new.  There’s a little bit of both in here, but I’m only 28 days in…so hopefully throughout the year, I will make the time to push myself more.

This is just a handful of the images I’ve taken so far…I will do random blog posts throughout the year so you can see what I’ve been up to.
I’m excited to see this little window into my world at the end of the year, and reminisce all my 365 images ~ maybe I’ll make a canvas collage!

(The weather felt like October, so I thought I’d make it look like Halloween)

(My sweet Buddy boy…waiting patiently for his walk)

(Attended a beautiful bridal show for Well Wed magazine at the Memorial Art Gallery. )

(Playing with my baby girl in the snow!)

(This pottery was a gift from my dad brought back from Ireland.  I still can’t believe he found a smiling bowl
and knew how much I would love it ♥)

(Beautiful January Wedding, beautiful Bride)

(I see this every morning as I get my little girl out of her crib to start the day)

(I follow an internationally famous photographer, Jasmine Star, and found out this day that she would soon be in NYC.
I bought my tickets immediately and wrote it down in my planner.)

(Attended an all day seminar through my pro photography group, www.grpp.org, hosted by an awarded photographer
Walter Van Dusen.
One of the many topics discussed was using lighting to bring something new to your photos.  After coming home, I practiced with my s’mores.
They’ve never looked so cute)

(This was the last day our holiday decorations were on the house…I loved coming home to these on the porch and missed them immediately)

(My little girls butterfly mobile.  I hope it always hangs in her room…so when she comes home from college to visit,
she can look forward to seeing them)

(If you don’t know this about me already, I LOVE Winter and snow.  I have been having a really difficult time with getting used
to our warmer winters.  It’s teaching me to appreciate the things you love every day…because they might not be there the next.)

That’s it for now ~ I’ll post another handful at the end of February…if you’d like to see something, or have any ideas, I’d love to hear from you.
Thanks for being here with me