austin vanasse :: senior

Austin is fantastic. I'm sure he would be slightly embarrassed to hear me say it, but I really do think he is. As his future sister-in-law, I think I am allowed. Drew and I took him out on our last day in Phoenix to shoot his senior photo session... and boy did we have fun! Okay, in all honesty, I don't know a lot of 18 year old guys who just love having their photos taken, but I think we started having some fun by the end. Thanks for being patient with us, Austin, and allowing us to capture your personality!

and the fun...

hiking in the desert

If you're from the Pacific Northwest, like me, then the concept of "hiking" in the desert probably blows your mind. My sister, who moved to Phoenix several years ago, has spoken quite highly of it. All along, I secretly thought she was crazy... until Drew and I took a little trip out there to surprise the family. Turns out hiking in the desert can be pretty sweet.

Look out for a brand new senior session, on the blog early next week!

for now

Today is Thanksgiving: take one. Take two will begin tomorrow with the epic trip out to Phoenix and the Vanasses, in a truck that up until a few days ago... didn't work. Here's hoping (and praying) we'll get there safely. Today, Jamie is coming down from Escondido, and we are going to cook our little brains out (not literally... ew).

On the menu? Roasted chicken (that's right folks, my oven is so small it won't even fit the smallest turkey we could find), grilled asparagus, sauteed apples, mashed potatoes, homemade cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie!

As this miraculous event has not happened yet, there are no photos. So here's something Christmasy to tide you over.