Ending my 22nd year

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling twenty-twoooooo!!!!

Max & I at Easter dinner

There's something so surreal about this year. This birthday. Every year comes around and it's a a birthday, it's my birthday. But something just doesn't feel the same about turning 22.  Saturday will be my 22nd birthday. Beside the fact that my girl, Taylor Swift, now has an anthem for me...I'm really not sure what it is. 18 is adult, 21 is adult. I'm not sure why 22 seems so different. But it does.

Maybe it's just me and that thing my gut does. Ask anyone. I'm that girl who goes by her gut and only her gut, and it's always right. I believe in intuition. I believe in faith and fate. Maybe this is the takeoff year, and it's just my own way of prepping in my heart for it.

This will be a big year for me. Not just of the things I already know will happen, but for the things unknown I feel coming. Maybe not happing this year, but a light at the end of the tunnel for a lot of things.

My little Honda

- It has been 2 years since I bought my first car

- It has been 2 years since graduating college

- It has been 4 years since graduating high school

- I have been with Max for 4 years

- It has been years from what I like to call the blackout days

- This year will be my first "real vacation" and first time on a plane

- I am blessed with the most AMAZING brides & grooms this year

- I can see the horizon of moving out

- I feel confident in my business

- I'm putting back the effort I lost with Him

- I feel like I am making adult-like financial goals

- I know so much more about who I am

Bella clearly likes taking photos with me.

And maybe these things don't sound overly profound to anyone. But I just feel so much more stable than I used to. I am perfectly content with where I am in my life - and anticipate everything that can happen in the future. And even the struggles that come, I wish I could write to my high school self just to let her know that things will be okay. If you're struggling, just keep pushing. Life rewards the people who try.

 Keep trekking. It will come. Your moment will come. I never write like this either so apparently that time came....I have my profound moments ;)

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{personal} Friday adventures

Thursday night I got a really excited call from my boyfriend, who is obsessed with driving. He had been told by his boss that they'd love him to pick up something from Perth, and that he could bring me. Even though it is only an hour drive, it was driving and exploring with me. Here are a few photos from the exploration.

I feel like I am starting to contract Katelyn James' door problem <3 love heerrr

That same evening, we went to a family friend's birthday and this super cool new place. House of TARG specializes in pinball and perogies…I know, WHAT?! It's true. Check them out.

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happy birthday to the best boyfriend in the world

On Monday, my boy turned the big 2-0. Yup, I'm the older woman (jeez, only by 7.5 months)! We will soon have been together 3 years and I wouldn't take back one day of it. Here are 20 things that you might not already know:

1. He insists on carrying all of my things, always

...this often includes my personal being when I'm having hip/knee/leg issues

2. He is often surprised by my business ideas, especially since he is a businessman

3. I am blessed to have my businessman when my ideas are not so fluid

4. I am slowly converting him more and more into a country music fan

5. He gives the best foot massage

6. He always drives, well lately I love my Civic, but we'll see how long that lasts

7. He will drop everything at any moment to help out a friend

8. He over-works himself all of the time, he can't say no because he doesn't want to let anyone down.

9. He is my biggest fan, and I'm his. He believes in me when I don't

10. He's super optimistic and inspires me to be (I'm often not)

11. He thinks that my photography business is booming, even though I constantly wanting to improve things

(hey, he's the one in business school here! maybe I should trust him)

12. He smiles every time I ask his mom for a recipe, knowing I will make all of these things when we move out

13. He will jump leaps and bounds for a bowl of ice cream

14. He is a complete winter baby and loves the snow so much that it makes up for my hate for it

15. We are the same way where as if something we are excited about is unfinished, he is uneasy and restless until it is

16. He is in the works of turning me into a sane person - before, if I wasn't in control of every little thing I would go insane - I'm starting to let loose a little bit

17. The Max face. Enough said. Maybe I'll post a photo one day, if I'm brave enough

18. He finds it hard to spend money on himself, but he will contemplate it if its for his car - he treats that little Mazda like a million bucks

19. He will do everything and anything for his family, even when they're driving him crazy (that takes patience people!!)

20. He is just such a good person. I never have to think about what he may be doing or why. He has the most perfect morals and loyalty that there is nothing to worry about.

Happy birthday boo! I love you, hope you had a fabulous day, and can't wait to spend many more with you!

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cake smash | ashton turns one!

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Mr. handsome, Ashton Rainville, turns one with a fun cake smash! His mommy was very pro with propping I must say. She also decided to go the 'after bath' route too which was super cute. Enjoy!

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cake smash | charlisse turns one!

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Tuesday was just too wonderful for photography. I did a second session in the afternoon, yet again another first for me. Meet Charlisse. She helped me accomplish the goal of my first cake smash session - she did a wonderful job at it too.

Of course, with all too good to be true, mommy and daddy said this was the first time ever that she decided to eat delicately and clean. We had to fix this. We all poked and provoked actions she might do to destruct this cake....we got her going eventually!

She got a little bit bored and started taking interest in other things...

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