redundant much?

i feel like i need to apologize. i have been like a stinkin’ broken record lately. maybe it has something to do with not getting out much? on a positive note, i guess redundancy does indicate authenticity….like i’m saying it so much, i must mean it, right? i can definitely laugh at myself. eye-yi-yi. so rather than saying blah, blah, blah…i’ll keep it short today.

jen asked me recently in a comment how i find out about local estate sales. well, i am on a mailing list, so i receive a flyer whenever my local estate sale group holds a sale. before i got on the list, i would usually just find sales when i was driving and happened to see a sign. sometimes i find out about sales through our local newspaper. since i started my blog, sometimes people locally will email me or call and ask if i know about a sale. i love that. one time a year or so ago, i got a call from someone i barely know, asking if i was aware of a really great little old lady’s garage sale. i dropped what i was doing and drove straight to the sale! it was fabulous, full of all kinds of things that you find ONLY at 90 year old lady’s sales. my favorite. i actually have quite a bit in common with 90 year old ladies : )

i found this gorgeous book at the sale last weekend-

at $1 i couldn’t resist. plus, my sweet mama’s name is peggy.

my little peat moss with colored pencils continues to make me smile.

i’m still anxiously waiting for a big box of “wedding essentials” magazines with phil and monae on the cover. yesterday, i was corresponding with a couple of brides i’ll be meeting with to discuss photographing their weddings and it occurred to me how bonded i feel with couples when i shoot their weddings. they may not even fully understand how connected i feel with them. i’m like a silent cheerleader as i hear how their lives are going…i rejoice in their happinesses and mourn when they experience losses. yesterday i found out that another of “my” brides is pregnant! she will be having a little pink bundle in about 5 weeks! so, that makes 2 couples who are expecting! so excited for them both! i also found out that one of my brides lost her father yesterday and my heart aches for her, her husband and their family. i woke up at 5 this morning and she was the first person i thought of. her dad was just a great guy….and so young. it hits me how fragile life is. i just really feel for them. maybe it’s because i am involved in such an important time in their lives, but i think it’s also all the time i spend looking at them while i edit their images. i just have such an unexplainable connection with them.

hug your loved ones and tell them that you love them.

God bless!