It’s been a crazy couple of days…I was in Ohio on Sunday, but on Monday we headed to Missouri, I’m there right now, but tomorrow I’ll be in Ohio again! Ahhh ain’t moving grand?

I got a bit overwhelmed today by the amount of work it takes to move. I’m amazed at people who have moved more then once…this is just unreal…I stood in my kitchen and just looked around at all the boxes, and all the missing cabinets (not in stock) and thought, WHAT am I going to do… and I broke…my poor husband, who has worked so hard on this house, carpet, ceramic floors, hardwood floors, new paint…

We bought this house as a fixer-uper because we wanted to make it “our” home, we’ve knocked out walls, tore out walls, tore out windows, bathrooms, fireplaces and an entire kitchen, we’ve torn off all the old siding and replaced it, we’ve got a ways to go…but it’s time to move.

I will share space with the dining room for a bit until my office is complete..we need spring to come early this year!

Missouri is amazing, today it was around 65, sunny and all I wore was a sweatshirt to keep me warm. I’m hoping it warms up fast, I’ve heard it does. I’ve got a toddler shoot in January in Troy Missouri, and I’m looking forward to the weddings that will be coming up soon, in Ohio and Missouri!

I’ll keep everyone posted on my move… I’ll have some amazing before/after shots soon. My husband is amazing at what he can do…just wait till you see…..

tomorrow…Ohio

Happy New Year everyone, if you get a chance, leave a comment about your New Years Resolutions, Creations Photography has a $10.00 ITunes card to the one we choose at random!

My NY resolution:
I’ll post them up tomorrow night!

I gave it this title because the entire day, we kept singing that song, singing it poorly, replacing the words, but singing it none the less!

This Christmas we went to my daughters house, her and her husband are gracious hosts and awesome cooks! Jermaine can make some amazing chicken (and meatloaf too), but for Christmas we had Corned beef, potatoes, corn, beans, chicken and tons of desserts! We had fun watching Ami enjoy his presents and loved even more watching his mom (Raquel) open most of them. Ami just got SO MUCH STUFF! He has two grandmothers that just love to shop for “baby” Ami!

Luke also got a “fat head” of his most loved player HIMSELF! A company I deal with makes “fatheads” and so we could not pass up the opportunity to get him one!

My mom bought the two boys two shirts, and they used it as a time to have a impromptu photo-shoot. They are not shy!

Christmas was wonderful, we had a wonderful time and enjoyed the time together.

I can’t close this blog without showing a few images from the day….

Creations Photography aka Lisa and Raquel, want to take this time to wish you all the best Christmas and to many many many of you that have allowed us to be touched by your lives this year, We wish you extra special joy as you celebrate your first Christmases together and husband and wife.

ENJOY your day, your family, your friends and each other!

We’ll be spending the day at Raquels (she’s cooking) and watching Ami aka Mr. Man, open his presents and hopefully enjoy them more then the boxes they came in!

Then tomorrow, well tomorrow is a special Raquel and Lisa day….it’s a tradition, we are going “shopping” but with us basically that means a lot of walking around and lunch! We are all about our special lunches we have!

We will however be shopping for some items for the Niles Bridal Show. We’re gonna shake up the place this year….Come see us! It’s going to be awesome!

Again….back to the title…MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Okay….so that may be a bit over the edge but…I WON! AND it was my idea….ahahhahaha. How fun is that. No matter how much Bob feels my winning was a set up, I know it was not!

Here’s how the story goes, I love rocks and a fellow photographer Bobby Earle, his wife Lindsay, a Mom and Dad, and a couple friends, Dane and Andrew, are in Thailand shooting a wedding and spending the month of December all over the place, they are now in China….I’ve been following their blog, a bit because I’m concerned for them and the other out of pure jealousy that they are doing this amazing adventure.

I’ve also been bugging Bobby for a rock. See, it’s all I wanted was a rock from China, sure bringing it through customs may cuz a few hardships but I knew if I bugged enough, I’d get a stone from China!

I love stones and rocks….

One day…while commenting on Bobby’s blog, I tell him he should have contest and the winner gets (what else) a rock or something way cool from China….

Bobby wasted no time, the next day or two there it was a contest…out of the three guys, whose shots were the best…We had to comment by series and had no idea whose shots were whose…How fun…and the winner gets…..

Nope, no stones or rocks but a way cool set of Chop Sticks!

Oh I am so IN! and I voted…AND I WON!!!

Thanks guys so much, You know I love you all and I can’t wait for you to get home and we get to see and hear so much more from you.

So today there is another contest, and I think you need to check it out and his blog….also yesterday was an awesome blog about a chinese orphanage that Bobby will be selling some of his images and all the profits go to this orphanage. So support Bobby and try to win a set of chopsticks….

Go HERE!

Okay so I’ve been following these two + company as they trek around Thailand and China and have been so jealous of the amazing images and places they have seen.

Bobby and Lindsey are fellow photographers I’ve had a change to befriend through a couple Pro forums we belong too, they are great people and awesome photographers…

Today because someone so brilliant and just as amazing (hint hint) gave them the idea to have a contest…(can you guess who it was) and…THEY DID…

Besides going to their site to check out this super fun contest also go and check out the rest of their images and read their blog, it’s just been such an amazing adventure and I am very sure when they get home, they are going to have so much more for us.

So here it is…go cast your vote for best series of images for a chance to win.

Click HERE!

Fantastic 2008

A video to the brides, grooms, family and friends that added to our lives. Thank you for letting Creations Photography be a part of your special day! What a fantastic 2008!

Well?  What do you think?  

I am very thankful to the guys at DWF for helping me (and tolerating me) while I got this blog up and running.  Special thanks to Erik Dungan for the Blog template!  

Leave us some Love and Comments, that’s what this blog is all about!  YOU!  

I’m so excited to show you our new blog home and wow did I have fun doing it.  First I was so apprehensive but after I started to do it, did it ever become addicting.  I had to stop myself from doing more and more and more!  

Raquel and I are both excited about the 2009 Wedding Season and our bookings are up this year and we are thrilled and excited to see what 2009 holds for us and our Brides and Grooms!

SO here it is…ENJOY