Last weekend, I gave my husband two simple requests. 1) I wanted pumpkin pancakes – I only request these one time a year (mostly because they’re only offered in October, but still). 2) I wanted to go to the North Carolina State Fair at night for a little photography date. It was super crowded…and on any normal day, we would have stayed far far away, but I kept my husband occupied with dirty fair food so I could take advantage of “all of the lights.” “Turn up the lights in here baby. Extra bright, I want y’all to see this. Turn up the lights in here...

Earlier this week (Shoot and Edit: Week 42 – Memories SOOC), I shared one of my favorite memories from a revisit visit to my in-laws. Yes, it is out-of-focus, but I think it adds a feeling of nostalgia. The more I look at this image, the more I love it. It reminds me family…more importantly it is a glimpse of what life is going to look like when we have our own family. It won’t necessarily matter where we live, home will always be the place where I’m surrounded by those that I love the most (by the way, while writing this post, I couldn’t help but to listen to...