Thank You...

So, this blog needs serious attention. My last post was in January?...?! All I can say is my life has been so busy I can hardly keep up.  But this has been the best kind of  "busy" I could ask for. My photography business literally just took off this year. I was not expecting it to be as busy as it is, but I couldn't be happier. It has been so much fun!! I absolutely 100% love love LOVE my job.

I feel so thankful right now...Here are a few Thank-You's to name a few: 

First off, I owe a big thank you to all my wonderful clients--I have been blessed to have some of the funnest people to work with. Yes, I said funnest.

A rockin' *internet-high-five* goes to the lovely Heather Nan and Sarah Knight for being the greatest mentors and friends I could ask for.

I owe my pops the tightest bear hug for supporting me and sharing his awesome lenses with me. Such a cool dude.

And the biggest *smoo~~ch* goes to my wonderful husband who, without him, I definitely would not be where I am with my business today. 

He is 

My second shooter,

My reflector man for superb lighting,

My accountant to keep track of all my numbers,

My Marketing and Advertising department, 

My psychiatrist when I become stressed and overwhelmed,

My personal chef when I have too much work and have no time to cook,

My dishwasher and vacuumer when I fall behind,

...

I could go on and on.

Basically, he is my "Go-To" guy. 

Recently we were able to take a vacation from this crazy life, and I am so grateful he booked those flights to Georgia/Florida when I was a little hesitant to take a week off during this busy time. It was exactly what we needed.

Life is good.

(Here is our cute little niece Ruby. She was such a hoot anytime the camera turned on. Can't wait to share the rest!)

My 24th birthday celebration!

I'm 24. 

I am 24. 

I. am. twenty. FOUR! 

It was a great day. One of my best birthdays by far, unexpectedly so. It was a Wednesday--smack dab in the middle of the week, so I wasn't planning on too much. I was scheduled to manage the restaurant that night, but I decided to give myself a gift and have someone else cover for me so I could just relax. So instead, I used my birthday as a completely relaxed/no schedule/no to-do list/ take it easy kind of a day.

January 25th, 2012

7:55 am: Deej woke me up, and instead of a breakfast-in-bed...I woke up to something a million times better--a Kelly Moore bag in bed!! Holy hannah, I was NOT expecting that. Deej knew that I've wanted a nice bag for my gear for a while now. I'm sure he saw me a couple months ago when I was on her website religiously, browsing through all the cute bags and whimpering at the same time because I knew it was a little out of the budget...So this was a fantastic gift! I may or may not have shed a few tears...

8:20 am: Drove Deej to school.

8:30 am: Sat in my car while reading The Help and waited  for Deej to finish his class. I got through like 3 chapters! If you know me, you know this is a HUGE accomplishment. I know, its sad. I've never been great at reading, and I've never really liked it. So I'm trying to get better!

11:50 am: Mom took me out to lunch to Gourmandise Cafe--Sooooo delicious. Afterwards, she let me pick out a couple cakes to take home for me and Dj. Chocolate decadence cake and Strawberry Napoleon cake. As you can see I couldn't get a decent picture of the two because they were too good to wait.

I came home after lunch and realized...dang, I should have planned something to do because now, I really have nothing to do...I didn't realize that I was taking the day off to be all alone! Deej had classes, and then I forgot that he was going straight to work until 7:00! He called me and told me this, and I was kinda bummed. ...Then he mentioned he had a cello lesson to teach until 8:00!! Now I was really bummed. I was going to be all alone until 9:00 on my birthday...dang it. 

And then the door to my apartment started opening...it was DEEEJAAAYYY!! That trickster got work off and rescheduled his lesson for later in the week. So we ended up doing exactly what I had planned for--we spent the day watching TV, playing on the iPad, enjoying each other's company, having a completely relaxed/no schedule/no to-do list/ take it easy kind of a day.

Deej spoiled me and took me to Royal India for dinner. This is one of our favorite restaurants. Its not a place we can go to regularly because of the prices, and its about a half hour away, but the times we do go, we cherish them!

All in all, this was the best birthday I could have asked for.

Osterloh Family: 2012 Edition

Go meet my new and improved family of 2012 here!

It's going to be a fun year!