Adoration for my one and only:
He is the best person I know.
He knows how to love the crazy mess that is me.
He is uncomplicated and true.
I adore him….
…and the woman who gave birth to him 27 years ago today…. so that he could one day grow up and become my husband. (Thanks Mrs. M!)
Filed under: rambles
I rarely watch the news. As in maybe a couple of times a year.
This morning, life’s circumstances put my in my mother’s living room, coffee mug in hand, watching some morning news show (can’t remember if it was Good Morning America or the Today show…) and this story came on about the girl… not much younger than me. She has a disease that causes tumors to grow in her body. She has had many surgeries to get the tumors removed and recently they found one in her brain.
The good news: they were going to be able to get the tumor before it cause her lots of damage.
The bad news: The surgery would leave her completely deaf.
In the 30 days leading up to the surgery she set out to hear the things in her world for the last time. Her favorite songs, her family’s voices, the sound of the ocean.
Of course, as the nature of these stories go, it tugged at my heart and made me think.
As a photographer (and as a human being in general), I am a very visual person. I’ve always heard that men are more visual creatures and women are more auditory. That never really fit me. I have always been a visual learner as well. (Though, as a dancer… I appreciate music… but mostly through my movement… I love music that brings a visceral reaction. It has to move me. Literally.)
Most people do not know that I’ve struggled with my hearing my entire life. My ears are fine, it’s my brain that is the problem (for anyone who really wants to know about it, Google “Auditory Processing Disorder”). It is makes things as simple as everyday conversation difficult for me, but I deal with it. (I am goood at reading lips!) I am not complaining… I know it could be much much much worse. I am grateful for the way I hear, and that I am able to hear at all.
So back to my deep thoughts:
What sounds do I take for granted?
What are my favorite sounds?
What would I listen to, if my listening days were numbered?
How do the sounds in my world shape my life?
I challenge you. I challenge myself.
Listen. Really listen. And not just with your ears…
.. with your heart.
Off to spread some sunshine!
-b
Filed under: photography
Here’s the thing about little brothers… you’re not their momma and you’re not their best friend.
But somewhere in between is okay.
Off to clean my yucky messy house!
Bing
Filed under: home life
Lollie has made herself nice and comfy in our household. We love her to pieces! She is so playful and mischievous. One of her favorite things to do is to play in water. She plays with her water bowl constantly and she likes to jump into the shower and surprise you! Being sopping wet does not matter her at all.
She was definately meant to be my kitten… she loves to watch dance videos on youtube! Before this season of So You Think You Can Dance ended, she faithfully watched the show with me each week. Her eyes would not leave the screen when the dancers performed.
Check out this cute I found a ballet shoe charm for her collar! Yes… she is spoiled…
And I can never resist capturing those beautiful green eyes!
Off to editing land!
Bing
Filed under: photography
Suntana is an artist.
She is young, but has an old soul.
She wants to be a kindergarten teacher one day soon.
And she will be everything she dreams.
Already in a better mood,
Bing
Today is a hard day. I miss Bailey. I know that there are people out there right now who are missing their human children as well… and that is a sadness I cannot fathom… but I miss my “child” too.
I just realized that this week is around the anniversary of when I brought her home. I found her at one of those gosh-awful puppy farms. (I did not know it was a puppy farm until I went there to get her.) I HATED giving those people money… but I just could not leave her there (I would’ve taken them all home if I could have!) Luckily, with a few phone calls, we were able to put that place out of business!
I was in love with her before we even got back home. She came at a perfect time. Hurricane Katrina came through and displaced my entire family. I had about 5 people living with me for a couple of months after the hurricane and she brought such love to us all during a difficult time.
Just wanted to share her light today. She was a big ol’ kissy bowl of sunshine. Hug your furbabies today!
Beau was already two when we got her… but they loved each other instantly. One of my favorite memories of her was from when I first brought her home. She would wait for Beau to finish drinking water from his bowl and then reach up and drink the water that was dripping from his beard and he would let her. He was so patient!
She was always quick to hug! My dogs are huggers like their mommy!
She loved to roll around in the grass and then “play dead”… her facial expressions are hilarious!!!!!!
I love you Bailey… I hope you are okay… wherever you are…
Bing
Blogging to say “sorry” for not blogging much lately.
Dance classes started up again on Monday. I am as excited as I am exhausted. My heart smiles to see those beautiful little monkeys twirling around the studio again. The school is growing… we’re already past the number of students we had last year and we get new ones almost everyday. It is exhilarating and scary at the same time. This school is so much bigger than my little dream… I hope I can inspire and encourage and love my students enough so that they can realize their own beauty and potential.
I’ve also come down with a yucky head and chest cold. I have regressed to being 4 years old and whining and sniffling and demanding The Doc’s attention. (I have to be a grown up every other day of the year, dammit!) He is being so sweet and attentive, but I think he finally hit his limit this afternoon. He went out escaped to help his friend do a home improvement project. I miss him, so I think I’ll quit being such a baby and take some benadryl so I can return to being regular Bing when he gets back.
Speaking of “us”… we also had our second wedding anniversary this week (the 5th). As much as we love being married, that is not the anniversary we actually celebrate… our ”real one” is in May. We were together for nine years before tying the knot, so the anniversary of “falling for each other” is the one we get all warm and fuzzy about.
Mom on the other hand… she tends to remember the wedding one better. (I think she is just glad we finally took the plunge, HAHA!!!) I feel like such a dud when people ask us what we did for our anniversary.
”Well, uh, he worked and then I taught and then we played with Lollie and Beau and then we snuggled and then stared at our computer screens and then we watched Family Feud and Scrubs and fell asleep.”
Romantic, huh?
Wouldn’t have it any other way!
(Photo of my ugly dancer feet and The Doc’s super cute feet courtesy of the phenomenal Angie Hayes.)
Off to dreamland,
Bing
