WOW- I didn't realize it had been months .... I mean months since I had done a post.  This one will be short- It is now August 8th 2018- as a new school year gets ready to start and my girl Haley starts her third year of teaching.  It's amazing how time flies.  I've missed having her home since January... 2018.  She moved back home in January 2017 to start her journey at Ewing and here we are a year and a half later and she is still at Ewing, although commuting from Lexington every day- and soon from Georgetown as her and her boyfriend of over a year move to their new home.   I'm impressed with her passion and drive, her dedication to her boyfriend, her friends , her family and to her kids in the classroom.... she really never ceases to amaze me.   I'm so very proud of the young woman that she is.    One day I know her children will be lucky to have such a wonderful caring mom in their lives. 

I love my Haley Jean- and wish that her nana could be here to share all of her success.   Will be 25 years young on August 30th.

January 7, 2017

We've had this spoiled grand dog for about 8months now as Haley transitioned from her old apartment to the new one and now she's finally back home!  Her baby Dobby Do sure has missed her, he's a spoiled wittle baby!

January 6, 2017

Day two of working on Haley's classroom- She's so excited to have windows, since in her last classroom she was in the basement without any- taking in the beautiful view.

Light- back light from fluorescent lights and the light from the sunset.

January 5, 2017

After a long day of working on the classroom we took in the breathtaking view of the beautiful sunset! Lit by back light of fluorescent lighting and the light from the moonlit sky.

January 4, 2017

My daughter started her new teaching job on January 3rd and we are so very proud of her- Her sister, nieces, nephews and myself helped organize, decorate and clean!  This photo is of my granddaughter Addi, she sure does love that ipad!  Lit by florescent classroom lights and light coming in from windows to her right.

January 3, 2017

I'm still loving my new gift certificates!  So happy to have sold several over the holidays.

Iphone 6Plus, Lit only by the tree lights.

January 2, 2017

January 2, 2017

Light from the TV, front door and Christmas tree lights. Shot with my Iphone 6Plus

January 1, 2017- Positively Present 365 Photo Project

The purpose of the Positively Present 365 Photo Project is to help you live a more present life by paying attention to your surroundings and capturing them with a camera. Use whatever kind of camera you like (I'll be using my phone and my big girl camera- I'll note in comments

Sooooo- you say what's all this I hear about taking a photo each day for 365 days?  Well it's kind of like this..... take notice in the things around you.... the good things, the bad things, the beautiful things and the not so beautiful things.... I'm a little behind so I will post January 1, 2017 here. 

January 1, 2017

So I've had my eye on this gif for a while and just knew that I HAD to have one for myself!  I know it's more of a screenshot, but I wanted to share!  HOW cut is this!!!!! 

2017 Live Simple

We are nine days in to 2017 and each year at this time I have so many BIG IDEAS and SO MANY new things that I want to try, but inside all my mind and body wants to do is REST- since I've been going for months with very little sleep.  I tell myself that I need a few weeks to decompress and to unwind, leaving it all behind as if it doesn't exist- it's then that I feel the heaviness lift away, the pressure to get the mounds of photos complete is GONE-  So this year I want to live a little simpler, get more rest, enjoy life more with family and friends, make someone smile on a daily, and do the things that I love!

Villaflor Family Session~

I'm not gonna lie - it was SOOOO HOT outside for our shoot!

 Probably the hottest day of the year thus far! It's ok though 

because it was totally worth it! I captured some of the most 

beautiful family photos ever! 


"Make the time to make memories" "Memories that will last a 

lifetime"

Ayla~ Gorgeous Momma to be!

I had the pleasure of photographing this gorgeous mumma 

last week! such a fun session and the location was gorgeous!  

A Royal Princess Themed Event

It was such and honor to photograph the baby shower of Dana Price. The Royal Princess themed event was hosted by Suzanna McConnell Planck and incorporated pink and gold elements with royal princess themed designs.

Venue- Neal Welcome Center - Carlisle, KY
Cake- Caramanda's Bake Shoppewww.caramandas.com
Cake Pops- Starbucks www.starbucks.com 
Southern Cuisine- Catered by Ruby Jean's Cafewww.rubyjeanslex.com
Artwork by- Madyson Planck and Meghan Planck
Photography- Tammy Sue Photographywww.tammysue.net
Event designed and Coordinated by- Suzanna McConnell Planck

Congratulations to Dana and her sweet little family as they wait on pins and needles to meet the sweet baby girl that is going to change their lives!

What a great weekend with my family!

So glad to have spent the weekend with my wonderful family- Haley Jean was in from college, big pot of chili with homemade pimento cheese, peanut butter cookies and pumpkin spice cupcakes... carving pumpkins and spent the day on Sunday at the family reunion catching up with those that I don't get to see often! I'm beyond blessed. NOW TONIGHT IT'S TIME FOR an Editing marathon! Have lots of sessions to finish up and more to get ready for! October is in full swing around here! Happy Fall Ya'll!

Engagement-Couples - Melody and Matt

I wanted to take a minute to share this set of photos from Matt and Melody's session! I cannot say enough about this couple. Their story is so very special and inspiring. These two photos are two of my favorites from their session.

Maternity Session with Kaylee and Zach- Baby Jensen has arrived since this post-

Kaylee and Zach are expecting baby Jensen any day now! I was honored that Kaylee asked me to photograph her maternity session- Kaylee is just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside and as sweet as they come- Hoping to hear of baby Jensen's arrival soon!

Here's your sneak peek Kaylee and Zach! 

Myrtle Beach Sessions 2014

Myrtle Beach was such an awesome beach that I didn't want to leave. While there for a week I had the amazing opportunity to photography seven families- not including my own.  

Miss Brooks!

While photographing the Brooks family I had the pleasure of photographing Miss Brooks in her own mini session! What a natural in front of the camera!!! Cannot wait to get her back in front of my camera!

100 Iconic Photos That Forever Define The 21st Century So Far. Everyone Needs To See This.

Welcome to Distractify.

This is how future generations will remember us as people of the early 21st century. Take a moment with me to reflect on the conflicts, triumphs, and world changing moments all of us have witnessed together in the past 14 years. We chose this list of 100 photos to capture the most iconic moments so far.

http://news.distractify.com/people/amazing/pictures-taken-in-past-10-years/?v=1

Class of 2015 SENIORS

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My first Job

As most of you know who read my blog; I am also a media specialist during the day, placing employment ads for a large newspaper in my area.  I've been in the newspaper/ecommerce business for as long as I can remember- All together- two different papers for a total of about sixteen years! and I wouldn't trade it for anything... yes, sometimes I could scream when we are slow, or when things just don't seem to be going my way; but for the most part I LOVE my job and love the people I work with, they are more like family to me than co-workers... the iphone photo below is of  our second day of training- which was four hours long each day! Vince was overall a great speaker and motivator!

Training DAY 2!