Saturday, August 20, 2011

Central Florida Photography: Headshots with Chelsea!

You know what's fun about being a photographer?  Well, there are a lot of things, but today I'm thinking of one thing in particular.  I love meeting and getting to know new people when I take their pictures.  Looove it!  But there's something special about being able to capture the beauty of my closest friends in picture. I got to do that about a month ago when I spent a weekend hanging out with my sweet friend, Chelsea.  Chelsea and I have been friends for a long time.  Unfortunately, for the past 8ish years we haven't lived near each other.  That stinks.  A lot.  But, it does make the time together even more valuable.  Chels was "in town" (aka in the state of Florida which is much closer than the state of Colorado where she lives) so I got to spend an entire weekend with her.
Chels and I met in the first grade at church in the children's choir.  We had quite angelic voices at the ripe old age of 7.  It's true.  We even both played singing angels one year in the church musical.  :)  We went to different schools so our friendship grew over Sundays and Wednesday evenings at church.  But I remember very clearly that every summer, when school was out, I would spend a ton of time with Chelsea having sleepovers, swimming in her pool, riding bikes, rollerblading, etc.  My favorite story I like to tell is the time when Chels did a surface dive into her 4 ft deep swimming pool.  I thought I'd follow suit and try to be cool, but instead of a surface dive I did a full out dive.  And hit the bottom of the pool.  With my teeth.  This resulted in an emergency run to the Orthodontist where my braces had to be reapplied.  Both my parents and the orthodontist were thrilled, I'm sure.  But no worries, I was fixed and ready to go in time for Cedar Point the next day! :)

But the best memories I have of Chelsea are the times when we've shared conversation.  During summer camp.  Over the phone.  During youth group.  Over coffee.  And countless other times.  When I tell my testimony, I think about the life-shaping experiences I've had and Chelsea was there with me during many of them.  The Lord has blessed me with a wise, caring, compassionate friend.  For this, I couldn't be more thankful.
So thank you for your friendship, Chels.  And thanks for letting me capture how beautiful you are.  :) You are a blessing in my life!

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Thanks friends! :)

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