Engaged!

In case you couldn't tell by the name of this blog post, Jeremy and I have some exciting news!  We are engaged!  Jeremy surprised me after my last class on Friday with roses.  It took me a minute to put two and two together, realizing that he was actually up in Virginia!  (For those of you who don't know, Jeremy moved to Florida in June to be a part of the Aletheia Gainesville church plant.)   After my shift at work on Saturday, we spent the day going back to places in Harrisonburg that were significant to us during our friendship and dating relationship.  We ended up at JMU's quad in the freezing cold and starry night above us.

We found ourselves sitting on the steps of Wilson Hall over a year and a half ago after Harrisonburg failed to launch fireworks on the 4th of July.  This turned into a significant night for us as we talked about our future -- we were not yet dating at the time.  We talked about our future yet again on the night of February 9th as Jeremy asked me to marry him.  I of course said yes, so here we are as a newly engaged couple!  Jeremy heads back to Florida this afternoon, so we still haven't figured out everything as far as our date and what not, but we will definitely keep you posted as we plan more.  

With Love,
Jeremy & Janelle

Sapphire

Today I had the pleasure of taking some save-the-date pictures for one of my best friends and her fiance.  A favorite shot of mine from today is a simple picture of their hands.  She has a beautiful sapphire engagement ring that was hand made for her.  They were super fun to work with -- even in below freezing windy weather.  Basically, this couple is the best :) 

2.2.13

Kitteh

So I got home around 11:30 and realized that it's day 2 and I'm off to a bad start.  So I think of what I could possibly photograph and automatically thought of my cat.  Bad idea people.  She's not really into being photographed.  But you do get two pictures this time!! One that is cute and the technical "picture of the day" and the other one is just because she is hilarious.  Awful quality, but so so funny.  She found a shirt on the floor and decided that it was the greatest toy ever and wrapped herself in it.  I snagged the picture without changing settings, cause I knew this pose would only last so long!  And yes.  That is sawdust in her fur.

What a goober

My beautiful kitty :)

A Picture A Day

Hello blogging world!  Long time, I know.  But that's all going to change.  As some of you may know, it's my birthday today - yay!  I've been thinking about being more intentional and involved with photography, so I decided a while ago that at some point, I want to take a picture a day.  It will mostly be for my enjoyment and growth, but I hope that some of you may receive something from it as well.  I had completely forgotten about my idea until I pulled into my driveway from school.  We've had a lot of rain the past two days, so a tiny puddle has accumulated next to our driveway.  A simple but sweet scene was made with a hydrangea stock laying in the water and a white feather hanging out behind it.  I had to take a picture for some reason, and then was reminded of my picture-a-day idea.  And so it begins...

Also, I'm going to do my best to not edit these pictures except for maybe cropping and vignetting.