spring in new york and love is in the air!

it took three boroughs to capture their love! lea, my older sister, and her fiance, mike, traipsed around brooklyn, manhattan, and staten island on a beautiful spring day in new york. here's a sneak peak; stay tuned for more!

the j. family | a mother's day present

i had a lot of fun in the early evening hours taking family portraits for my uncle's friends. this little girl had the most gorgeous eyes and crazy infectious laugh!

enjoy!












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and so we meet again | chicago

i recently got to test my decision to move back south last fall. for work we went to our home office in chicago for a 3 day conference. weeks building up to the trip, i was thinking about spring in chicago: the lake and boats, the tulips and running in the park, concerts, cookouts, saturday brunch, cubs games.

memories flooded my brain and i started wondering if i moved too soon?

i arranged to get up there a day before the conference and stay the weekend after with some friends. monday was *the perfect day*. blue skies, mild temps, sun shining. i checked into the hotel, snapped a shot from the window,


had dinner with some colleagues, and just wandered around the loop till after dark.


a replica of the winged victory

a passing cta bus

a new group of shops on randolph

it felt so familiar and like i never left when i walked the streets. for a split second, i doubted my decision to move.

then, the temperature dropped. to the 40s. and breezy. in MAY! i had to borrow a coat from a friend, went through multiple packs of kleenex, and ended the weekend with a sore throat. i also had lunch with my old boss and she said i made the right decision, that my new department has a lot of positive energy and support from all levels in the company. and then i missed the fact that i hadn't squeezed my little niece in almost a week.

that inkling of doubt was squashed completely.

chicago is one of my all-time favorite places... to visit. and that's where it will stay.