Personal {Dogs Never Lie About Love}

Dogs are all about love. 

--Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

This page wouldn't be enough if I wrote down all the reasons, big and small, why I love my dogs. I cannot imagine life without dogs, and to think that I was bitten by a rabid dog when I was little, which led to my parents forking over a considerable amount each month for rabies vaccines. It was a not an easy time especially for a kid but I thank God that despite that experience, I never developed a fear of dogs. The amount of love, loyalty and patience that they give you is astounding! They can teach us so much about how to live life with so much joy, appreciation for the little things like an afternoon walk or a toy, and the importance of trust in the people we love and who love us. In his piece for the New York Times, J.M. Masson said this

" "After a lifetime of affectionate regard for dogs and many years of close observation and reflection, I have reached the conclusion that dogs feel more than I do (I am not prepared to speak for other people). They feel more, and they feel more purely and more intensely. By comparison the human emotional landscape seems murky with subterfuge and ambivalence and emotional deception, intentional or not. In searching for why we are so inhibited compared with dogs, perhaps we can learn to be as direct, as honest, as straightforward, and especially as intense in our feelings as dogs are."

So true! 

Read the entire article here. :) 

Couples {Fitz + Rudy}

“Time is too swift for those who fear, 

too long for those who wait,

too short for those who finally find peace,

but for those who love, time is eternal. 

For nothing is ever lost 

that God wants you to find.” 

― Shannon L. Alder

I am eating the frog first! 

Chalk it up to reading productivity blog posts when I wake up in the morning, but thank the 

good heavens, finally got around to clicking the 'POST' button on this shoot that we did for a good friend of mine and her then-boyfriend when January rolled in. Rudy and I have known each other since high school. She's the cool but sadistic aunt, as what our friends with kids will gladly attest. She bites, pinches and basically likes to torture kids and adults alike. But we love her just the same. So it wasn't a surprise when we were all in 100% behind her (after a few hours of grilling and putting Rudy in the hot seat), ready to pitch in,  when she decided to get married.

Fitz turned out to be a great guy, all smiles and just raring to spend the rest of his life with her. Isn't that just the sweetest thing? Girls, women, anyone, really, should want that, finding that someone who is just raring, bursting at the seams,can't-contain-himself and just eager, dying, even (!!!) to spend the rest of his life with the girl of his dreams. And we should feel the same (after a lot of praying, consultations with trusted friends and mentors,and just plain ol' instinct). Because when the rough patches come into view (and they will!) sometimes all it takes is a look back at the moment of choosing, and you remember why you chose that person in the first place.

Ok, got a little bit serious there for a moment. Loved shooting this set since we did this in one of my favorite places here in town. A few shots from that day.

 :)