happy 2009! • nashville, tn lifestyle photographer

happy 2009 everyone! i hope you enjoyed time with close friends and family over the past couple of weeks. we had a nice visit with our families and friends in oklahoma and arkansas. lots of food, silly board games, reminiscing and even a little singing of christmas carols around the piano. perfect! as i get older, i come to appreciate these times more because they seem to get fewer and farther between. it especially was a nice christmas for my family as this will be the last time we'll all be together for a couple of years. my older brother and his family are preparing to move to hungary (can you say trip to europe? :) ) and my younger brother has recently moved to los angeles. even though it may be a while, we're all excited to meet again as my sister and her husband should have their baby from ethiopia the next time we see them. so excited!

i also just got back from the pittsburgh area. it was the 1st annual roomie reunion with two of my best friends. the three of us got together to celebrate the new year and hitting our quarter-life. we haven't been together in three years and it was a blast. we plan to reunite every five years and are hoping for somewhere tropical next time! :)

i am back in the office today returning emails. we'll be back in full swing on monday after a wedding on saturday. have a great (and restful!) weekend. happy new year!

Here's a photograph from the holidays: My younger brother, Aaron and myself!