Monthly Archives: July 2011

angie + dan wedding

This beautiful couple exchanged vows a few weeks back and it was a gorgeous day!  Angie showed up to the Rose Garden where the ceremony was being held a bit before the wedding.  We were trying to keep her hidden away from Dan so I stole her for some bridal portraits.  Angie, I must say,...

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oh he hates it aka week 3

What does the outside observer need to know about Koty?  He weighs in at a whopping 7 pounds and can achieve a pitch through howling that most bats can’t even hear.  Regardless of the number of times I have played “Koty Earthquake” with him, he lays in my lap or stares at me with daft,...

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garden state

Patrick picked the movie, Garden State. He admitted that we hadn’t watched it in a while and it would be a good choice. We sat down to begin it and I told him that my friends in high school used to say that Sam (Natalie Portman’s character) reminded them of me. Not even 30 seconds...

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astronomy 101 aka week 2

I was a history major in college.  Having a fairly romantic and Harry-Potter-esque attitude towards astronomy, and almost no scientific background whatsoever, I signed up for Astronomy 101.  I purchased notebooks dreamily-eyed, believing that soon I would morph into some sort of cosmically-tuned celestial navigator, brimming not only with an uncanny ability to locate and...

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meet zessa (a sister’s perspective) aka week 1

“Every artist makes herself born.  You must bring the artist into the world yourself.” -Willa Cather My sister Vanessa has said beautiful things about me (as well as my French language and “artsy” abilities) that are gracious, generous, and embellish the truth somewhat.  Grateful though I am, I believe it is my turn to bestow...

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