You know how everyone knows where they met each of their friends? Well, how I met this friend is one of my favorite, out-of-my-comfort-zone get-a-new-friend stories. It all started because she was in my sister’s childbirth class about 6 years ago. Well my sister decided this woman was pretty cool and may have mentioned it to me once or twice (there may even have been some mention of blog-stalking). Turns out I had decided to throw my sister a surprise birthday party not long after and randomly decided that I would look this woman up and invite her, sight unseen, to our little dinner party. If you know me, you know that calling someone I have never met to invite them to a party is so far out of my comfort zone it is ridiculous. Well it turned out awesome for everyone (if I do say so myself). Over the years we have shared our love of (dare I say cheesy) musical movies (at home and on the big screen), yummy food, our cute kids, good music, and photography. Let me just point out that when you are a photographer it is always a good idea to have friends who are photographers too…especially since it’s super hard to take your own picture (thank goodness that is a two way street!)! It is always nervous-making for me when I photograph other photographers…eek…but there are two things I can always count on: 1) they will show up in perfectly coordinated outfits and 2) they will appreciate the images where they are actually in the same shot as the rest of their family! Here are just a few of my favorites for now….
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