spain&france

i went to europe about 7 weeks ago&there’s a crazy thing held in looking back on those pictures. it’s a surprising, surreal sort of experience. obviously i do remember heaven holes&all the beautiful shadows on the stone walls (i screamed&jumped when i saw this things..quite hard to forget)  i do remember the laughing all night squished into our little hotel rooms, entertained by youtube videos&french game shows. i do remember the glooooorious food&all the hours that went into sitting at the dinner table. even though these pictures capture concrete things, the shadows&crazy wind&brisk air, they bring back emotions. the emotions of being perfectly content walking down the street after eating nutella crepes for lunch (how cliche paris tourist am i?)&the extreme exhaustion&the beautiful delirious daze that summed up most of the trip. so these pictures of walls&landscapes bring me back to concrete memories of standing on cobblestone holding up the group, insisting that i get one more picture. what a nice way to remember my spring break.

all in all, i adore europe, traveling, these people, picture-taking, blogging (debatable, look how long its taken me from my last post…)&&& AM SO THANKFUL YOU’RE READING THIS!!!!

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eeee, lauren!! this makes my heart so happy!!

Nikoline Borup - Denmaaaark

I still can’t believe you guys were in San Sebastian!!! I was an exchange student there, for 2 weeks, before I came to America!!!

- nikooooo

hayli’s thirteen

growing up child is just a matter of time
forgiven all you’ve got so won’t you dance under the sun
growing old feels like your giving up your soul
and I’d rather give it freely to the ones that I call home

< growing up >> monsters calling home >

these girls, ooooh i love them!!!! their hearts are full of grace & innocence & they hold so much beauty inside & out. i’ve been able to spendtime & invest in them, & they have continually blessed me. sweet hales (she’s the first beaut you’ll see) turned 13 this weekend & i was honored to take pictures of her & her closest friends. plus we got to skip rocks, affirm eachother, and dance in pretty fields, and thats always fun.

 

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Michelle

yes – gorgeous gorgeous! what fun pics! i bet these girls had a blast with you. love to see the fruits of your investment in their lives! they will forever remember times like this!

little laur…. KILLLLLIN IT!!!!!!!!!! gorg gorg gorg!!! those last ones!!! wowwwwzzzaaa! be my mentor? and quit calling other people sweet hales. :)

beautiful girls! :)

morning delights

i thoroughly enjoy mornings and all the delights they bring: snowy mountains, a gallon of orange juice, untidy hair, dollarsize pancakes, rolling fog, & the simplest of times with dear friends.

i love all of the above.

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so many dreamies :) you need to have a forrrrillll shoot with miss rae again. gorg gorg and you rock LL.

cali is stinkin’ gorgeous. :)

baby crosby

how does someone so small
hold my heart so tightly
i don’t even know you
i love you completely

“i get to be the one” jj heller

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OHMYWORD SQUISHY BABY CHEEKS AHHHHH I CANNOT HANDLE THIS.

demari

Lauren, these are phenom! so good

athena & josh / married / january 5, 2013

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Barbara Porcher

what a beautiful wedding, captured perfectly!