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staying awake & thank you's
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 Monday, 9.27.10
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...i have a couple things on my mind today that i just wanted to briefly share.
first, & most importantly, a huge BIG T H A N K YOU
... to all of you who took the time to vote, to fill us with your heartFULL comments & support us with your love. thank you. it is because of wonderFULL you that .ksp. placed in the top 5 again this year for the WDIV contest!!!
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i wanted to share with you this awesome napkin from Caribou Coffee. i am not going to waste your time telling you how much i LOVE their new marketing...
i am sure for those who know me even a little, that would be a pretty obvious statement.
however i am going to tell you that this napkin made me smile.
and it made me stop & think about what it is that i 'stay awake for'...
i can definitely agree with most of the statements below,,, with just a couple slight tweaks :
'maxing out your passport (um, yes please!) ,
stories with no ghosts involved around the campfire (or anywhere/anytime
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adopting a four-legged friend (duh!),
listening to an instrument being played (i was not blessed with musical talent,,, but a definite HUGE love & appreciation for it)
dancing (minus the 'break' part
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luscious, oh-so-delicious chocolate. (nuff said).
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LOVE of the life i am living
& the absolutely hands down ahhhhhhhhh!mazing friends, family, clients & animals that surround me daily.
...i stay awake for love.
plain & simple.
yet so FULL & beautifully complex.
and i hope you know that with your continued love & support, you are helping me, well,,,
stay awake.
just by being
YOU.
isn't it incredible how much we all impact each other's lives without even knowing it?
with love & gratitude,
always,
ksen
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kristen & adam
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Thursday, 9.23.10
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and then came Sherri & Robert's wedding & i got to meet the ever-so-FULL-of-life Adam! i remember seeing Kristen & Adam together, both were their infectious grins... and an energy around them that just shined.
when i found out that they were engaged & getting married this year, it wasn't a surprise to me at all. they have the type of love that never looses it's spark. the type of love we all crave naturally. the type of love that makes you re-believe in love all over again.
Kristen & Adam were married at the Calvary Baptist Church & continued the celebration at the Lyon Oaks Golf Course with help from dj Dan Nichols! to say that i am honored to document them is an understatement ~ it was a special, beautyFULL day.
below are some of my top favorite images, however be sure to check out the slideshow at the end of this post for even more photographs!
Kristen & Adam!!! just the thought of your wedding day & i immediately burst into a smile.
thank you both SO much for trusting me fully to do my thang & document the ah!mazing love that you have for each other. Heather & i could not stop talking about your wedding -- it was filled with the best of every emotion. i feel so blessed to know you both & to be able to call you my friends. with the greatest of heart & gratitude, always, ksen
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on the left...
who now also happen to be the incredible duo behind Robert Grebe Photography!
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i absolutely adore this image :
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wednesday's whimsy : living LIVEly
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Wednesday, 9.22.10
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which was snapped by my dear sa-weeeeet friend & talented photog Em back in 2001.
two things happened after seeing it :
one ~ a ginormous smile was planted on my face, as well as a good laugh out loud.
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two ~ i thought to myself how some things never change.
this image was taken in my home away from home,,, Florence, Italia.
a place & a time where i can FULLy say that i was living quite LIVEly.
there is a guiltless magic about Europe that just allows you to have no need for time & to fully enjoy the NOW. to fully just BE.
to remember to stop, smile BIG & smell the breeze...
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and see the leaves bursting in color, floating all around me,,,
and realize that summer is no more -- fall is here, now,,, right now.
i realize again that the choice to stop & take it all in is mine. as it is yours.
as it is ours.
truth be told, we all have our plates full for so many different & unique reasons...
but all that really matters is this one life we are LIVE-ing,
or as David Gray would say,
'It don't come down to nothing,
except loooooooooooooove in the end.'
so today, i challenge you to ask yourself...
are you living LIVEly?
are you living FULLy?
and even better yet,
are you ready to SHINE???
and with that note,,,
i leave you with a song & lyrics from the uber inspiring David Gray
that always manages to sing to my heartstrings.
What I know in my heart is true
That our love it has faded
Like the summer run through
So we'll walk down the shoreline
One last time together
Feel the wind blow our wanderin' hearts Like a feather
But who knows what's waiting
In the wings of time
Dry your eyes
We gotta go where we can shine
Don't be hiding in sorrow
Or clinging to the past
With your beauty so precious
And the season so fast
No matter how cold the horizon appear
Or how far the first night
When I held you near
You gotta rise from these ashes
Like a bird of flame
Step out of the shadow
We've gotta go where we can shine
For all that we struggle
For all we pretend
It don't come down to nothing
Except loooooove in the end
And ours is a road
That is strewn with goodbyes
But as it unfolds
As it all unwinds
Remember your soul is the one thing
You just can't compromise
Take my hand
We're gonna go where we can shine
We're gonna go where we can shine
We're gonna go where we can shine
(and look, and look)
Through the windows of midnight
Moonfoam and silver
ksen
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