The Painted Hills

Sometimes on a Wednesday afternoon, in the middle of an extra long week, an adventure calls. Lately I've noticed that some of my most favorite escapes are the ones just around the corner. The simple yet spontaneous ones that don't need checked baggage or hotel reservations. The ones that only require half a tank of gas and a coffee for the road. A few weeks ago I grabbed my mom and drove east to visit one of the hidden gems of our state. It's a place I've been multiple times before yet it always seems more beautifully awe-inspiring than the last. Because sometimes, on a Wednesday afternoon, a little fresh air and a new pair of eyes is just what I need.

Dan & Molly

Here’s the thing about Molly - she’s the type of person who, had I not had a mortgage, I would have asked to pay me in hugs. Her very presence exudes joy and happiness and while you don’t need me to tell you this, her smile lights up the world. And although I was terribly nervous to meet Dan for the first time at the engagement session (<< what if he didn’t like me?! What if he thought Molly made a horrible choice in photographers?! What if!!), his calm, sweet, kind demeanor instantly had me smiling. Beside one another, Dan and Molly seem to make everything right in the world. Dan + Molly, why is July so far away?! Somewhere between kissing in the middle of a baseball field and cuddling on the banks of a river you had me wishing your wedding was this weekend. Thank you for planning an engagement session that was creative and fun and perfectly you. And thank you for being excited about life and love and weddingness. I’m so happy for you both and I cannot wait for this summer!! P.S. Molly, I hope you understand the resolve it took to not send you one hundred emails full of sneak peeks yesterday. Your ability to take amazing pictures instantly made my job extremely difficult!