At Home

Today was about rest and relaxation and that is about it. 

Throwback Thursday

It's no secret that I love looking back at photos to remember great times, great shoots and to get that feeling of excitement for what can happen in the future. A couple of months ago I got to shoot with an incredible singer/songwriter named Jordan Mericle on the lower east side and it was such a blast.

She has just recently released her new song, Call Me By My Name and you can listen to it here!

Here are some of the photos from the shoot:

Back to class

I decided to enroll in some classes at SVA again.

I've spent years learning how to work with natural light and now it's time to see what it's like to work in the studio. 

Here are a couple of photos from my first class with our model Jaci.

Little Liam

I got to meet my newest nephew yesterday. 

His name is Liam and he's just so cute. I'm such a sucker for babies, I really am. My heart melts in to a big puddle when I see new little members of my family.

Liam was born about 3 months early. We were all very surprised to see Liam come into the world November 20th instead of around his due date, which was set for February 19th.

My family spent many days worried for the newest member and praying that he would get better each and every day, no matter how long it took. Each day, Liam's lungs got a little stronger, his skin got it's normal color and the little 2 pound 3 ounce baby grew and grew.

Yesterday was the first day I got to hold the little prince and I cried when I first laid eyes on him. He was free of his breathing and eating tubes and was moving around freely. When I held him, he opened his little eyes and began to squirm around. He has so much hair on his head and the nurses like to spike it up in a little mohawk. When I was a baby, my sister did the same thing and everyone would affectionately call me Spike. Liam has picked up a similar nickname. 

 I learned that he loves to hold his hands by his head and stretch them out. I learned that he doesn't really cry out when he's hungry, just little loud noises to let you know that he's ready to eat. I learned that I love him already with all of my heart and I cannot wait until he's ready to come home. 

Christmas

I spent my Christmas in North Carolina this year with my love's incredible family and their stunning home in North Carolina. I was so lucky to have them welcome me as family during the holiday. Their house might be one of my favorite places. I love waking up at 6am to watch the morning light creep into the room. I can always hear the birds starting to sing, which is a welcomed relief from the normal New York traffic I usually wake up to. 

Here are the photos I took from the trip

Samantha @ Major

A quick test I did last month with Samantha from Major Model Management 

Make up by Tracey Hussey 

Styling by Kerry Gibbons 

Catching up

I realize I really haven't posted on here since July. It's a shame, I forgot how much I love posting here.

Here is just a snapshot of some of the things that have happened between July and November.