I completely forgot to post this on my blog!
We had our first snow the day before Halloween.
These were taken right after the kids woke up~
It was very exciting for this southern California beach family!
We also realized how unprepared we were…
The kids are pictured here both wearing their very thin red rain coats/windbreakers.
Later that same day we went to the store and got the kids some proper attire- scarves, gloves, beanies, snow jackets, etc.
Bry and I are still working on our wardrobe…
Its supposed to snow again tomorrow, our second snow. Up until now its been a very mild fall and beginning of December,
which really helps with the culture shock of moving from warm to freezing winters.
I HAD to post this on here before too much time had gone by!
{for those of you on FB, you may have already seen it there}
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On another note~
Let me tell you, in case you didn’t know- moving is exhausting!
I feel like I am still adjusting and like I am in a fog half of the time,
its a lot more involved than I thought, and takes a lot longer to get settled in and organized- bleh…
My friend K, who also moved here from California just a month before us, says she feels the exact same way.
We have been comparing our daily caffeine intake in order to run our households effectively.
I am so glad I am not alone feeling so discombobulated all the time! :)
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Also~ (I feel a rant coming on…)
My business is on my mind daily-
Some days I think I am ready to start my business over here,
and other days I think I will wait a little longer and let myself take one step at a time.
Other days I think I will just travel to California and keep that going.
Then the whole idea exhausts me and I decide to not think about it. ;)
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Its the need to create that keeps bringing my mind back to it…
I really love the art of capturing the essence of people in a soulful way,
and having a business is such a gift because so many unique
and interesting people come to me and I get
to be creative with them.
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I know I’ll get back to that life again.
For now I will bask in the free time to do other things and take more pics of my family.
{Its just really hard when you have these creative ideas coming to you right and left,
and maybe your idea would be way more cool with a little girl, or a high school senior, or a pregnant woman, or a couple in love…
and you only have your 2 young boys as subjects…
doesn’t always work…
{deep breath}
ya know?
But seriously, I do know it won’t be long before I am wishing once again that I had more time to focus my creativity on my kiddos.
~BE HERE NOW~
I have to remind myself of that every so often.
I actually feel that I am not beginning my work over here yet because something a little different is taking form.
I am marinating in all of the possibilities and kind of letting whatever it is take shape.
I will keep you updated! :)
Thanks for reading my crazy thoughts!
I’m just trying to keep it real here folks.
If you are still reading this-
Bless you!
You rock!
xoxo Shell
