Coming to a Close

This is the last full weekend of October.

The fall season is coming to a close....yes, I'll probably still have a few more session spots open on some weekends in November...and inevitably, there is a gorgeous day over Thanksgiving break and I'll run to my neighbors' houses to get quick pictures of their extended families...

but the huge "hubbub" is winding down...

Every year it gets a little tougher...I expect more out of myself...I want the images to be MORE, I want the experience to be MORE...I push myself to give it all I've got...

It's the way I'm wired...if I set my mind to something, I don't just give a half hearted effort...I go full force...and in the midst, I commit to letting it only majorly impact me and not the rest of my family.

I get down to the last week and I see that light at the end of the tunnel...I still have loads of editing to do, but Daylights savings hits and weekday sessions aren't possible after work hours any longer...and so my days change back into a normal routine.

there is something exhilerating about the Fall...it still is my favorite season of all, even if it means it has become my busiest "work" time as well...I'm faced with new opportunities and locations and people every year...it's exciting and challenging all at the same time...

I'd be remiss if I didn't say that I wasn't looking forward to just hanging with my girls again though...

I'm looking forward to reading together at night before bed...to family dinners where we're all around the table...to decorating for Christmas and starting Advent...

For everything there is a SEASON...I'm thankful for this one and I'm happily anticipating the next...