Hello new apartment

Finally, finally, finally I have moved in to my new place in Ypsilanti. After moving three times in three months, it seems like it took an eternity to get here! Gus is settling in well, and I am right across the street from campus. I applied to be a staff photog for the student paper here to keep myself shooting and to get to know people/the campus better. Tomorrow, is Grad Assistant training and then lunch with Cass who I haven't seen in way too long. Then I am heading Up North with Frank, my family, and the Fenuff family to walk the Mackinac Bridge for the first time in my life! I am so looking forward to this vacation it will be the first official long weekend of my summer :)

Last stuff in Midland

Here is what we ended up going with for Cosmic Canine Cure, it could have been a lot better, but I'll settle for a three picture package. I was really looking forward to my last assignment: Hilarious Pet and Human Tricks. Sadly, it was canceled due to a lack of interest so I headed over to the 15th annual Midland Dulcimer Festival and got a couple shots there. One is of two guys jamming in between acts and the other is the couple who started the whole thing 15 years ago. I was kind of disappointed, but that's how it goes. I had so much fun in Midland, and hopefully my time there isn't over...we shall see!

Higgins Lake

Delta 88

Brett and Krista spent some time in Midland two weekends ago, and we had a blast. From the trip to Bay City to the trip to Higgins Lake it was wonderful to spend time with them, and with everyone at the lake in spite of the cold. The last photo is by the infamous Kevin Benedict.

Last month in Midland

These are some of the shots from my final weeks in Midland. The first photos are from the Farmer's Market in Midland, which is amazing. They are not so great but the story idea I got out of it is. Briana will hopefully be shooting it, so check her blog in about 5 or 6 weeks for it! The other photos are from before the Demo Derby at the Midland County Fair.

Home again, home again

I went home one more time this past weekend to spend time with the fam, and our neighbors. But before I went home I shot a really sad memorial service for a guy in the Airforce who died during training and he had only been gone 2 months. Then I went to something completely different, a country star look a like contest at the Bay City Pig Gig. Hank Williams Jr., Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw and Toby Keith were the contestants, Toby Keith won. What a day.

Beach, birds, bees

Frank and I spent Sunday at Sanford Lake Park and Dow Gardens. I shot a feature at the lake and Dow Gardens was really amazing.

Mom's Birthday

I left work Wednesday and met my family at Carraba's in Lansing for my mom's birthday. After dinner we went home for cake and ice cream and the Fennuff's came over. Emily made my mom this amazing card with paper doll versions of both of our families. My mom loved it and you'll notice the Taylor doll has a gigantic head which the little girls thought was hilarious. My mom just finished the quilt that she made of all of my grandma's shirts and showed it to the girls when Jules said, "I think Gramma Lu would have been really proud," which was really sweet.