I have fallen in love with an idea. It sprang into my head months ago and I haven’t been able to let go of it. I had a picture in my mind of just the type of portrait I’d like to create. The only problem is, I haven’t had a candidate appropriate for it. I’ve been shoving this idea off for forever (it seems) and it finally nagged me to death! Ok, I’m alive but you know what I mean. I decided that if my perfect candidate wasn’t going to come to me, then I was going to go to them.

I contacted two gorgeous girls (that are relatives of my husband) and got them to come on board! YAY! I have no idea why I didn’t think of that sooner. The more I thought about it the more perfect it became. Sometimes I forget that you should cast around your own backyard. I never think to ask family because most of our family is so far away. It was exciting but of course that was all I had … an idea and a couple of subjects. Way to go Kel. I had been so overcome by the need to move forward, I forgot that I actually need to plan before I can execute! I still needed a location. I did contact & rope in a super awesome make-up artist so I can see my vision come to fruition. It was one of those things I knew I needed and was nervous about. Once that detail was locked in, I was feeling pretty good but it seemed like it was all for naught if I was going to be photographing these girls in my garage.

I have been walking around, driving around, searching the internet and the like to find the perfect spot. It was exhausting really.

Randomly, I came across an old e-mail from a friend and remembered she has a pretty nice piece of property she lives on. I sent out an e-mail to see if I could come by and check it out. We set it up and I set out to see it this morning. I wasn’t even 10 steps onto the property before I knew that this was it. I literally got chills the moment it came into view. I’m not posting a photo. I took a few, so that I could make a list of planned shots I’d like to take but it would be anti-climatic to see it now. I was just blown away. I was instantly jealous that my friend lives like this. She lives maybe 15 minutes from me but it seemed like an entirely different world. Then I felt ridiculously blessed to have a friend willing to help me see a little dream come true.

There is something magical about things coming together. All of a sudden I was overcome with a sense of peace. This pressing need to fulfill this idea seemed to evaporate. It was no longer a pipe dream. It was 100% reality. Then I looked over & my friend’s dog was doing his business. Yeah. I love my life. 😉 Today was a good & full day. I’m feeling so cheerful that I can’t help but smile. The kids are in bed, the chores are done and I’ve got a glass of wine with my name on it. Finally, I can sit down and relax a little. I’ve been dying to sit down with this month’s edition of Vogue. 😀