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Highlight of the Week
Valentine’s Day was this past week! Every year, Derrick swears that it’s his most hated “holiday”. He’s just not the overly romantic type – he never has been! On the flip side, as much as he “hates” it, “gifts” is one of his main love languages. So, I usually try to get something fun for him (and he does typically pull it together & get something sweet for me too). This year, we made an agreement: no gifts. We planned to simply cook a nice dinner (Derrick’s job) & have a nice dessert (my job) at home. And you know what? It was perfect. Derrick made steak & lobster (first time we’ve ever cooked lobster at home!) for dinner, and we have brownies & ice cream for dessert. We rounded out our evening by watching Cars 3 as a family & it was simply wonderful.
PS: the steak & lobster was delicious! Derrick did such a good job – seriously, I was so impressed!
Yes, This Happened
- Braelynn went to the dentist for the first time this week!! I was so nervous for her – she’s definitely a shy little girl in new or unfamiliar situations, so let’s just say, I didn’t have very high expectations for the experience. Surprisingly, she did so well though! It helps that we go to the most awesome dentist office on the planet – they were AMAZING with Braelynn! They talked to her the whole time, kept the whole experience super light & fun, and the kid walked away with multiple stickers & prizes out of the treasure chest, so she was feeling good! I am such a proud Mama Bear!
- My favorite day of the month was Tuesday! Our Greensburg Tuesdays Together chapter of the Rising Tide Society met & we had a blast! We had such a good discussion about business growth, collaboration, and outsourcing! I seriously love our little group of creatives – we have so much fun together. If you are a creative entrepreneur in the Greensburg, Irwin, or surrounding area, come join us next month! We’re talking about finances & taxes (and I’ll be leading the meeting as our fearless leader Tiffany is off on maternity leave).
- Speaking of taxes, we got our taxes done this week. Blah. Being a small business owner means that we just about always owe money come tax time, so that’s fun. While everyone else is rolling in their giant refunds, we always owe money. Thankfully, I have always set aside “tax money” & it’s never been too painful. I’m simply so thankful for my little business, the income it brings to our family, and that the number owed this year wasn’t as high as I had originally thought!
- The Shoot & Share Contest continues! Over 3/4 of the 420,000+ images submitted have been cut, so the super amazing talent is really coming out now. And it just makes voting that much harder, and that much more addicting!
- I photographed my first wedding of the year on Saturday! It was a beautiful, laid back, winter wedding – I blogged the highlights of the day here! Seriously, the most fabulous way to kick off 2018 – I’m so excited for what more is to come!
Feeling Blessed
I got the notification that I’d received the Two Bright Lights Editors’ Choice Award for 2018 this week! It’s awarded to the top 1% of Two Bright Lights members (the platform I use to submit weddings for publication), recognizing them for their accomplishment of getting regularly published. Wow. Talk about amazing! I’m still in shock over it!
