Thanksgiving!

My goodness things have been busy! Good, but busy! We had a great thanksgiving at our friends house down in E-town! Since a bunch of us couldn't make it home, the Taul's were nice enough to open there home to a group of youngins who didn't have a place to go for Thanksgiving! It was great! It was so nice to just have a day of fun and R&R! The events of the day included:

• Crochet
• Frisbee-golf
• Eating good food!
• Caving
  
• Golf-carting
  
• And Home Alone to end the evening!

= A Great Thanksgiving!

It's Saturday!

• Slept in...till 8:30...late for me...SO nice!
  
• First Saturday off in a while...SO nice!
  
• Game Day...Michigan vs. Ohio State...not So nice!
  
• Really cold out side....SO nice! (but only for this time of year!)
  
• Getting a lot of wedding planning done...SO nice!!
  
• Its a GA by-week...not SO nice!
  

All in all...Good Saturday!

Engagement Pix...Continued!

In the midst of all the business of planning our wedding, we managed to take some time to shoot some fun engagement pictures around the Ville. Jenny's mom was in town and was SOOO helpful doing a ton of ground work for us! It was so great to have her here! She turns out to be quite the photographer too!!







Thanks so much "Mom"!!! :)

Engagement Pix coming soon!!!

Planning Planning Planning!

Its a busy week! I feel like we're getting a lot accomplished though! I fear that blogging consistently has fallen to the wayside...my apologies!

P.S. I spend so much time thinking about other people's weddings, now its fun to have the opportunity to think about my own wedding!! How awesome is that!!

Hughes Wedding - Ft. Myers

This past weekend, I had the privilege of shooting Janal and Jonathan Hughes Wedding in Ft. Myers Florida! It was a great trip and an incredibly beautiful wedding! Made a long weekend out of it and drove down with Jenny and a good friend of mine from Georgia! Tons of fun! A special thanks to Jon and Brooke Malko for letting Jenny crash with them for a few days! Thanks also to Jon and Janal for the great opportunity! Enjoy!

P.S. I used to be able to make the pictures bigger on here, but for some odd reason now I can't get it to work...bummer! If anyone knows how to do it let me know!




























We couldn't go all the way down to Ft. Myers without stoping by the beach! I LOVE the beach!

Election Day Thoughts...By Mark

I would try and write something myself but a good friend Mark said it better...very encouraging!

"Election Day Thoughts - Mark Ayers

I am a dual citizen. I am an American by birth, and I am dedicated to the great nation that God has allowed me to live in and grow a family in. First and foremost, however, I am a citizen of the Kingdom of God. It is a Kingdom in which the economy does not crash, that can never fall from power, and whose King is and will always be victorious. No matter what happens the King is not shaken, nor caught by surprise. He rules, not by the power of the people, but powerfully over all people. His plans cannot be thwarted, His term never expires, and He conquers all His enemies. It is a Kingdom not merely limited by the borders of the United States of America, but rather expands globally to emcompass people from every tongue and every tribe.

As a dual citizen my responsibility is great. My citizenship as an American takes 2nd place to my citizenship in God's Kingdom. Further, my citizenship in God's Kingdom greatly effects my citizenship as an American citizen. As an American citizen I have been given the responsibility to vote for my leaders. As a Citizen in God's Kingdom I have been given the responsibility to vote according the values which God has set forth in His written Word. Therefore, I must approach the voting booth with a mindset that the leaders I choose to give my voice to must align mostly with the values that my King holds dear. This does not mean what the Candidate says he/she holds dear, but rather the values he/she displays and demonstrates.

Today I vote. I have a duty, and I have a responsibility. As a citizen in God's Kingdom, choosing not to vote is a dangerous choice because I am well aware that the America before me is the one I have the responsibility to choose. The America that my children will inhabit longer than I is the America in which I presently have an active voice. Choosing not to vote is not only a bad choice, but an irresponsible one. It is not merely irresponsible as an American citizen, but as a citizen in God's Kingdom."

Quick Stop

Made a quick stop at the Ft. Myers Beach before heading back to the
ATL. It was a great wedding and it was great to see some old friends.
I'll post some of the images soon!

Ft. Myers Or Bust!

Heading down to Ft. Myers for the weekend to shoot Janal and Jonathan's wedding! I've known Janal for a while and had the pleasure of getting to know her fiance at a wedding I shot back in May! Great couple!! It's always nice to spend a couple days in Florida as well! Jenny and I are gonna drive to Atlanta today and pick up my good friend Jessee whose gonna come along for the fun! Should be a great weekend!

That's Right Boys....She's Mine!!

Sorry for the laps in blogging lately...I've been a LITTLE preoccupied.

You see, last night I had the opportunity to ask the women of my dreams to marry me! Until a little over a year ago I didn't know a women existed that was so perfect for me, then Jenny Lee Warren came alllllllll the way from Texas to little ole Louisville to go to school where I happened to go as well. I was immediately interested began to look for opportunities to get to know her. She has the sweetest spirit of anyone I've ever met and is the epitome of a "gentle and quiet spirit" as I Peter 3:4 says! Lest you think this makes someone drab...she's also goofy and tons of fun! Making her laugh is one of my favorite things! Words cannot express how excited and blessed I am to get to spend the rest of my life with her!!



How's that for sappy? Don't care a bit!! :)

-Great Illustration-

Ok...so I don't get into politics here hardly ever, but I thought this story was a great demonstration of one of the key issues dividing this years Presidential Campaign...Think about it!

Learning to "take" is easy, learning to "make" is not.
A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so
many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal minded
adult, with liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to
support more government programs (read that: redistribution of wealth).

She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch
conservative, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she
had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that
her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what was
his.

One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher
taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs which would in
turn help "everyone". She believed that the self-professed objectivity
proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth ... and she indicated so to
her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.

Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA,
and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was
taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left
her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even
have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends
because she spent all her time studying.

Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey
doing?" She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy
classes! She never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is very
popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to the
parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's
too hung over."

Her wise father said to his daughter, "I think the proper thing for
you is to go down to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your
GPA and give it to your friend who only has that 2.0. That way, you'll both
end up with decent grades. Certainly that would be a fair and equal
distribution of GPA right?."

The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily
fired back, "That's a crazy idea, and how would that be fair?! I've worked
really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard
work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She's played
around while I've worked my tail off!"

The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the
Republican party!!" Oh and one more thing; if you did gave Audrey that 1.0,
-- do ya think she would respect and protect it like you do??

Too Long!

Hey all! Its been a while...sorry about that! I will post an update soon! Promise!

-Fun In The Forest!-

Jen and I went down to Bernhiem Forest with some long time friends Dan and Jackie! Its always tons of fun! The last time we were all there together was only weeks after both of our relationships began...it was cool to be back almost a year later! And as always, it was beautiful!