Today Lincoln and I celebrate our birthdays!!
Lincoln turns 9 , 63 in dog years- what an old geezer! Here he is below, sporting his grey beard. (I’d rather show his grey, than mine) :)
“Grey Beards” is one of his many nicknames, although I don’t think he likes it much. He usually shoots me an annoyed glance when I use it.
If you know me at all, you know that I’m obsessed with my dog, Pip.
Since getting my iphone, I have taken an embarrassing amount of pictures of her doing lots of things, all of them really adorable in my opinion. Pip is my canine soul mate; she just gets me, and I get her. She supplies me with endless amounts of love + laughs everyday.
(She actually might be the cutest, smartest dog in the world!)
*all photos taken w/ the iPhone 3GS and processed with the Shake It app*
My niece, Ellie, turned one this past weekend. I can’t believe how fast her first year has gone! She got after that cupcake like nobody’s business. The girl knows how to put down some cake! After the candle went out, things escalated quickly, as you can see.
I miss the days when smearing cake all over your face was part of the birthday celebration. I might try to incorporate it somehow in my upcoming birthday…
If I’m being honest with you, and with myself, 2009 was a blur. I spent the better half of my morning reflecting on the past year, and all of it’s up’s and down’s. I realized that I focused most (if not all) of my energy on my business, and left my personal life on the back burner. I spent the entire year working on projects, hoping to find some time for myself at the end, and it never happened. I love my job so much, I often forget to take time off to enjoy some of the other things in life that I really like to do. I suppose the downfall of working for yourself is that your work becomes your life. I’m okay with that, but there has to be a balance.
I’ve decided that my goal for the new year is simply this: take time for myself, live in the moment, + enjoy the small things. (Oh, and um, burn off those holiday cookies.) I know it sounds cliche’, but it’s truly what I’m going to focus on in 2010. Finding that balance between work + play will be hard for me this year, but I feel up to the challenge.
Ferris Buller put it in words better than I ever could: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
I’m so excited for this upcoming year! I’ve got some amazing weddings lined up, a new website on the way, and some vacations in the works. Thank you to all my lovely clients! I’m so thankful that I get to continue doing what I love to do. I’m so blessed!
Happy New Year! Here’s to an unforgettable 2010!!
Lincoln + Pip go big for Halloween, dressed as their favorite celebrity. Any guesses on who they are?
