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just a recent favorite, and proof that I haven't fallen off the face of the blogging universe.

Mrs. Katie Douthit

I can't even begin to describe how glad I am that I can finally share these... They were taken at the end of April, and for obvious reasons, could not to be shown until after Katie and Nathan's wedding. It almost feels unfair to have been hiding away so much beauty for weeks on end, so praise the Lord-Katie and Nathan are finally married and I can show everyone how beautiful she looks in these pictures! Katie was my current roommate, Ashley, and I's discipleship group leader our freshman year, and I feel very blessed to have been able to spend an evening photographing her with Ashley assisting. It was like a little reunion. :)

All pictures: Olympus OM-2 with 50mm f/1.8 lens. Film: Kodak Portra 160NC.

Constance & Andrew

I did it. I completed my first engagement session. And it was so. much. fun. I can't even tell you how long I have wanted to take my love for photography as a fun hobby and turn it into something more serious. So when Auburn bestie Constance (who has known almost as long as I have how much I've been wanting to do this - she never heard me shut up about it), got engaged, I jumped on the opportunity to take her and Andrew's pictures. Here are my favorites. Enjoy!

P.S. this entire session was done in FILM! woo hoo!

lately.

applying to grad school still intimidates me.

I will be in two weddings this fall, and I'm still convinced that I'm not old enough to be in this stage of my life.

the westside provisions district is my new favorite thing about Atlanta.

Monday night girl's Bible study is an insurmountable blessing.

studying for the GRE makes me want to cry. so does studying for Behavioral Neuroscience.

I have been learning how to swing dance and rock climb. both are very new and exciting!

my friend just came to my apartment and gave me a Cadbury Egg. literally seconds ago. There is no explanation for how thankful I am for my friends.

I never tire of dwelling on the magnificence of the gospel. God is so good.

what children's movies make me ponder

my roommate and I just finished watching despicable me. oh, what a movie. it made me want:

a) my own league of minions. only they wouldn't be stealing shrink rays and building rocket ships. they would be doing mundane things I don't like to do, like straightening my hair for me, and vacuuming my apartment while I'm gone, and taking my notes in behavioral neuroscience.

b) children. to read bedtime stories to and to watch funny movies like despicable me with. and to cuddle with and love on and watch grow up. because as often as I dream about being a therapist, or owning my own photography business, I want more than anything to be a mom.

today has also been wonderful because of this. the civil wars strike again with a level of musical congruency that I could never being to dream of achieving. oh, to have a voice like Joy Williams!