CLARISSA'S CORNER

Photo Sessions are always a challenge...trying new things, capturing those moments that just bless your day and wanting each family to have an incredible, unique experience! I say challenging because with the busy schedules of school, work, sports, church and the multitude of other commitments that families have these days, sometimes it takes an extra special effort to make time for a photo session! Once you put in a full day on the job or at school, the last thing you want to do is get dressed up and smile! Sometimes though...it is worth the effort! Some moments only come around once!


Six Years! SIX YEARS! It is hard to believe that my friend, Chrissy, has been in my life for SIX years but so it is! Her beautiful daughter, Camryn, was only a few months old when I first met Chrissy. Just recently, Camryn, now in kindergarten, has just celebrated her sixth birthday! During this photo session, I thought she was six going on sixteen at times! :)






But that is not all....this family has been blessed with a new addition or is he a new addition? Little Parker is already six months old! Ever changing and becoming his own little man!







As a photographer, there are times I worry that this shoot is just not flowing well! It is always a relief to get off by myself for a sneek peek and hope there are some "keepers"! Thanks Andrew, Chrissy, Camryn and Parker once again for an incredible evening!







So, if it has been a while since you and your family have taken a photo together, make the time now! Tomorrow will be just as busy as today!

Joy 2 U!

Clarissa

If you know anything about me at all, you know “cooking” is not where my talents die! Still each year, I enjoy attending the Taste of Living Holiday Cooking Show and it’s that time of year again.

On our way to the Centre, Jeanette and I stopped by the new children’s garden by the Pulaski Co Library. What a beautiful spot for a photo shoot or a hand’s on learning center? Flowers, Herbs, Shrubs, Ponds, Butterflies, Birds, Sea Serpents and Horses! Come spring’s arrival this will be a five star locale for children’s pictures! It is so well laid out and wonderfully landscaped! I am so glad we stopped to scout it out!

Onto the Center: After checking out the displays, signing up for give-a-ways, and grabbing a quick bite, Jeanette and I met up with Judy, Laura, and Marcy. My friend, Tawanna and her sister, Tammi, were also there! Let the good times begin!! A perfect girls' night out!! Oh, but wait..this event is not only for the ladies, there were quite a few gentlemen present as well! Chefs in the making! Ohhh la la!

Dana, our Taste of Living Culinary Specialist (a.k.a. Cook for the Evening but Culinary Specialist sounds so “Oui! Oui!”  (Yes, it is an inside joke!)...but she has an inviting personality and a sense of humor that keeps you in stitches. She is well-informed with bits of trivia (Got a sore throat? Chew on the core of a pineapple and immediate healing – who knew? How Cool!) Dana definitely makes cooking a holiday spread look incredibly easy. It is cool that shops for all of the ingredients locally so it is doable! Not to put her too high on the cooking pedestal, it was a relief for the beater to act up and for her roll of dough to be not so perfect. Just maybe there is hope for us not so talented cooks yet.

The perfect recipe to end the evening: a table of good food surrounded by friends and laughter.

Until next time… ‘C’