Best summer ever

I.am.horrible.at.blogging.here. ... when it's been the best summer ever. It hasn't be a perfect summer, nor have I had enough down time to enjoy the sunrays and actually stay tan, but it's been the best fohsho! I'm gonna go ahead and actually not use pictures for the first time in a long time {I'm surrounded by pictures all the time now a days ... it's refreshing just to use text for once}.

I don't know where time has gone. Did someone put me in a time machine and set it for August 25? Not that this particular date has any importance to me {besides a senior portrait photoshoot}. I just don't know where the entire months of June, July and August have gone. It feels like August just arrived, but sooner than we know September will be taking it's place.

June seemed so long ago, but I faintly remember waiting with anticipation for my summer adventures to begin, my cousin & her bff's arrival from London, a dream internship with Kristen Leigh, summer dates with my Timothy dearest, and a VA Beach family vacation in our favorite little beach house. And now all of them are gone.

I've been stretched much further than I'm use to all summer long and have even missed out on things I now realized I've taken for granted. It's like there's been no such thing as comfort zone for me this summer, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Praise God for crazy busy summer, and for His grace so amazing.

Here are a few things that have made
this summer the Best Summer Ever!

-A wet & rainy June brought Perrrrfect weather for July
-Best Friend Emem graduated from college & Became a Cru. Intern
-my cousin Travis John graduated highschool
-Baby Adrianna's Birth Day!!!
-amazing photography internship with Kristen Leigh
-double dates that could kick your butt they were soo good
-UP!
-Lunch dates with my highschool girlfriends {after a few long years apart}
-Road trip/best wedding date ever with Tim
-Lychee & Peaches Frozen Yogurt
-Breakfast with The Makepeace brothers & Hope,
then an intimate evening show that knocked my socks off.
-Listography night in DC with my favorite group of girls in the world
-Random trip to Six Flags
-Random summer dates with Timothy dearest
-My cousin Cristi & 'honorary cousin' Mahatma's vacation in the States.
-Family Vacation with all the cousins at VA beach
-A broken camera = reason for a new camera. New camera.
-A magazine feature in the Philippines for September Issue of Gaget
{more info. laters}
-Filling up my 2010 wedding season with weddings


......... the list can go on ...........

OOhh summer how I love thee.

Read.Set.... WEEKEND!!!

I won't lie, this song makes me giddy and all bubbly inside. Who doesn't love HSM3? Seriously!!! Thinking about the beach makes me feel the exact same way. I've been so overwhelmed lately, taking this vacation with mi familia is just what I need. Hello weekend & hello beach ... I've been waiting for you.

Praise the Lord for Family vacations!!!

Date with Elijah

My life has been insanely busy, though looking at my blog there is nothing here to show for it. Awhile back I got to spend so much time with my Godson. Morning rides to work holding his hand, and coming home to play with him were my favorite parts of the day. He's getting so big fast and his dance moves keep getting better and better.

Did I mention his faces are THEE best!

I also got to spend tons of time with Mama Javee. I love her soo much.

And beautiful Auntie Lily!

After lunch we took a stroll and Elijah was soo elated to find fountains to play in.


And of course Elijah just had to dance!

Mama and Elijah were not the only ones who got wet.. hehe.

It was such a good day, it was hard to part ways with the awesome fountains, but Elijah had his fill we headed home.

Later that day took a little Thrift Store visit to a shop my best friend found, and knew I'd love.

And ... it was adorable.

I loved everything about it and the decor was just gorg!

Happy to say, I got myself a awesome pair of diamond studs for $5, though we don't know if they are real or fake .. but either way they are lovely and I never take them off!

I love spending time with Elijah and my girlfriends. PTL for great company.

Love love love

Sooo good.

My Friends

Besides building my photography business and portfolio, my internship introduced me to 2 upcoming and amazing photographers, and gave me 3 new friends. Read more about them here.



Julia Mary from Minnesota.



Jessica Shae from Texas.






Kristen - super amazing - Leigh







These girls are all soo beautiful, hilarious and amazing photographers.
PTL for new friends.

Dancing with Elijah

I love my godson to pieces! Me and him played almost every day last week and every night danced our butts off! He's the one who held my hand on the way to my first day of my internship, and he's the one I got to celebrate with after my awesome week was over. Ok so Mama Jv and Auntie Lily were even more amazing for taking care of me all week {they even packing me lunches}, so thank you thank you thank you again girls! You are the best!

Amazing internship!!

I still can't believe my internship is now over and done. But I could not have been more blessed by the group of girls I got to work with and of course the awesome Kristen Leigh who took us under her wings for a week. There's so much to share but most of that will be posted up on my new blog: Ica Images go check it out, and leave some love what you're at it. Hope this silly little dance brighten's your day, and it was only a sliver of the fun that we had all week!

Please go check out the other interns, they are
amazing, beautiful and super super talented!
Jessica Shae
Julia Mary