five on friday | 10 years...

Okay... trying to get back into the swing of things around here! Our schedule has so off, and before I realize it, another day (or week) has passed! I have some fun stuff in the works though, so stay tuned! :)

A few weeks ago, my friend Chelsey did a post back on the last 10 years. And it really got me thinking. Wow. Its 2010. Already... And that got me thinking about all that has happened during the last decade. And how much my life has changed.

10 years ago...
i was in high school... and skipping morning math class once a week {or more} to go to breakfast with my friends.
life revolved around friends, shopping and having fun.
i thought i had it all planned out.
but i had no idea...

then i learned. i lived. and now... 10 years later...
i have met the man i will share the rest of my life with.
i am a mother.
my photography. a dream... that somehow found me. and i love it.
i no longer think i have life all figured out. because when i think i do, life changes.
treasure each day.
see the beauty.
because we dont know what tomorrow will bring.
and that makes each day precious.

here's to another wonderful 10 years!

and... because i cant post without a photo... here is one from a few weeks ago. my hubby had knee surgery in park city... and because he was still kind of drugged on our drive home... i pulled over, got my car stuck in the snow (thank goodness for 4WHD!) and climbed into knee deep snow drifts to get some shots... this was one of them. :) and... i thought it was kind of fitting anyway... changing of the seasons...


xoxo
jen

the simple ordinary day.

As some of you may know, my husband recently had knee surgery. (hence the lack of posting...) Initially, we thought it was going to be a quick recovery. He was going to walk out of the hospital... a week off work. But, sometimes life has a way of shaking things up! The repair was more extensive than we thought, and now so is the recovery. I am now becoming a pro at bandage wrapping, brace adjusting, and all other sorts of skills I never knew I had. Well except for patience. Im still working on that. ;) Sometimes its 1 am, and I wonder where my day has gone.

To maintain my sanity, I have been doing one thing. Shooting for me. Each day I challenge myself to see something in the ordinary. Notice something I would have otherwise have skipped over. And in doing so, I have found beauty in the ordinary day.

Now... Im not so sure how beautiful this is. And Im a bit hesitant to post it... But, our sinks have all looked like this before, right? (please tell me Im not the only one who lets the dishes pile up on occasion!)


Grinding wheat for bread... Bread that didnt turn out because I copied the recipe down wrong. :)


Yarn for a darling headband Im making.


Sheet-washing day. The only time it is okay to jump on the bed at our house. The girls love monday. :)


And... shoes. One of my favorite pairs. Target clearance for $7. Happy. :)

wordless wednesday | day 6

year in review... part 2

Another highlight of this year was our trip to Colorado. It was just amazing. It was like a breath of fresh air. Well, except here. At Mt. Evans. 14,000 feet... I would walk 5 feet and be out of breath! But the views were stunning.


As were the wildflowers...




It was here that I first started experimenting with off camera flash. (thanks to my gorgeous cousins!) My first shot...


A few other highlights... Farmers Market


My oldest started kindergarten... (that was hard!!)


Being able to shoot in the Conference Center, and watch the youth of our neighborhood participate in a valley wide celebration for the new temple built in our area.




Here's to a great 2010!