the plunge.

i guess it was about 4 years ago that i started in the world of blogging... i started on a xanga site and kept that up for about half of my time overseas. it was when i became totally frustrated with the slow internet in lebanon that i decided to give up on the blog world for a while. i have not really picked it up since, although i have had this blog site for over a year and have started quite a few posts with out finishing...

the other reason for my continued failure in the blog world is the overwhelming amount of information i feel i must share in order to catch everyone up on life in the past year. SO... i have decided just to take the plunge with the first post and let things come as they do. i guess the most penitent information to share is that fact that i AM in america and have been here since june 08', matt tucker is the most wonderful boyfriend in the whole world:), and my work consists of nannying for a family in the Birkdale area whom i love. 

one of the things i am most excited about right now is a photography class i am taking at The Light Factory with the amazing photographer Jeremy Igo. i have had a digital SLR camera for a long time and thought i knew how to use it pretty well. boy, was i wrong! i am loving every minute of this class and i have been practicing every chance i get. here are a few things i have shot recently. 

this was at matt's niece's dance recital although neither of these girls are matt's niece. unfortunately, she was blocked by a speaker most of the time so i didn't get any good shots of her.

    

and check out this little cutie. this is one of the little boys i nanny for:)