Last Wednesday, my newest nephew came into the world. This was the 4th time I was privileged to see the miracle of birth. There just is nothing like seeing a human being born; I think everyone should experience this at least once. I was honored that my sis-in-law asked that I be her doula. I had helped with her other 2 births and I’m so glad that I got to be apart of this one too. I haven’t gone...
Read MoreWhile running errands with my cousin in Toronto before the wedding. We stumbled upon this small printing press. My cousin found beautiful thank you cards and it took some time for the very diligent and friendly guy to fold each card and wrap them up to travel. Since there was time and with permission, I took some photos of this beautiful space. ...
Read MoreToronto is an amazing city! A huge city with 4 million people which makes Portland feel like a very small town. While most of my time in Toronto was focused on wedding details, I did get the chance to see some beautiful parts of this magnificent City. Here are a few of my favorite pictures of Toronto ...
Read MoreI’ve decided that this year I’d like to focus on fitness. I’ve signed up to walk a half marathon in May and will follow this training schedule. To help keep me motivated, I’ve decided to add photography to the mix. I’ve started a photography blog called That Jolie Girl Walks. Besides a place to keep myself accountable to keep training, it will also serve as a place holder for all the photographs...
Read MoreWhen I was at the beach over Thanksgiving, my husband and I enjoyed a morning of walking on and around Nye Beach. I ran into this very vain seagull there. I love when impromptu photo shoots happen when you least expect it. This is what happened with this guy. He was pearched on a pole and everytime I got close to him, he would jump to the next pole about 3 feet away. He was completely not scared and he had no desire...
Read MoreI spent Thanksgiving with family in Newport this year. Here are some of the highlights of my trip. We went beach combing in Lincoln City. We went to the Grease Sing-a-long. The words were added to the 35 mm film and we sang our hearts out in very small theater with about 30 people in attendance. Such a fun thing to do with the whole family. We ate lunch at Newport’s historical...
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