1. I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! I know we did! Luke and I had 5 different Christmas celebrations which was pretty exhausting but it was so great to be able to spend so much time with family and friends. Here are some pictures from a few of them...
Lily and Papa Jerry looking at the photo book Lily's mom gave them, Christmas Eve...
Marcus, Christmas morning...
Marcus and my sister opening his present...
Isn't he cute?!
Marcus got a camera for Christmas and was showing me his skills!
Marcus and Aunt Innie. I had to use my flash, which resulted in this face...
Hi there!
Lily Bean opening her gift from me, duh! Look at that wrapping! I think I spend as much time wrapping gifts as I do shopping, it's my favorite part!
Little Bennie!
Our dog Duke, showing his Christmas spirit!
I love this one of Ben. He's very much a sit-back-and-watch kind of guy.
When I got home and was loading my many memory cards from our holiday, I realized that Luke and I never got a picture together. Whoops! I guess we'll just remember our first Christmas as a married couple through my photos of other people.
2. I really love baking cupcakes and making them pretty! So I asked for a good piping kit for Christmas and I got one from my sister! Yay! I think I have some dormant talent for amazing cupcake decorating that I now plan to unleash! Stay tuned for pictures of what I make! And the resulting posts about being too sore from the gym to move.
3. I've been in reading hyper mode lately. Normally, I read a lot. My mom's a librarian, so it's in my genetics to read. But I've just gone through book after book lately! Most recently I finished "Plum Lucky" by Janet Evanovich. This is one of her Between the Numbers books. If you haven't read her Stephanie Plum number series, you need to! It's laugh out loud funny! Luke looks at me like I'm crazy when I read them and suddenly bust up laughing. Here's a teaser, in the very first book her grandmother shoots a chicken off the dinner table. I also read "Plum Lovin'", another book in that same Between the Numbers series. Then I had a change of pace and read "The Choice" by Nicholas Sparks. Normally his books make me cry, i.e. "A Walk to Remember" and "The Notebook", but this one had a happy ending and was a very good read. Check them out!
4. I realized today that the big Perfect Wedding Guide bridal fair in Overland Park is less then 2 months away. Whoa! I have so much to do before then! I think I know what my booth will look like, now I just have to do all the other things, like printing photos and informational handouts and all that great stuff. I'm excited though. I really love bridal fairs! There's so many people to talk to and hear about their weddings and of course wedding cake samples!
5. You'll notice in the next few days that there will be some changes to Linnie Arnesen Photos mainly in the packages offered and pricing areas. Some prices will go down and some will go up, but mainly I'll be adding amazing products and offers for my clients! And something I'm very excited to add is specials for my repeat customers! Stay tuned for some exciting stuff!
6. My birthday is tomorrow! I'm hitting the big 2-4! I think I've hit that age when my birthday just seems like another day because I kind of forgot about it. We weren't planning to do anything because Luke is working evenings this week and won't be around and I have to go to Topeka anyway for a meeting with a bride, but then my best friend Tiffany called me yesterday and said she and her husband, Ryan, would be in town! So we're going to get lunch! I'm so excited! I haven't seen her since right before Thanksgiving. Here's a photo of her and I at her wedding back in September, taken by Sarah over at Beautiful Isolations Photography.
I think we look a lot alike... freaky. Anyway, I'm very excited to see her! Now I wish I could find them jobs here in Kansas City so they could move here from Arkansas, which is WAY too far away for my taste!That's all I've got for you now, see you next week and have a safe and Happy New Year! I'll be in my jammies watching old movies!
