#HOMIES

Who says you need a guy to celebrate Valentine's?  Maybe you just need some rockin' tunes, a phone call to a bff, or your favorite drank and of course, gobs of chocolate!   Even a good book is better than a lame guy!  You CAN feel some love this Valentine's Day!

 Here's proof!

    

                  And of course, don't forget to share the LOVE with your pooch!

               After all, Dogs love unconditionally, are ALWAYS happy to see you,                            never get mad and always choose you over their bros! 

                                    (even when you're hangin' with the girls!)

         HAPPY VALENTINE'S (OR SHOULD I SAY GALENTINE'S) DAY!

Meet Taylor! Class of 2015 Lakeside High School Augusta, GA

Taylor, Taylor, Taylor!  I've known this adorable girl for about 4 or 5 years now but never knew she was a force to be reckoned with off the court, as you can see here!  {Tennis court, that is.}  Taylor played tennis out of the same club as my son and I remember seeing her play some pretty fierce matches!  What I mostly remember though is how she rocked some fab tennis dresses with some cool kicks as well!  Oh how I envied getting to shop for fun tennis threads as there isn't much variety among boys apparel :(.  She is also a part of the legendary LHS girls tennis team that rockets it's way to the top in State each year, woop woop!  I know the team won't be the same without you next year.

Her Mom is a rockstar in her own right and turns out to be a pretty good assistant on a shoot :)  Taylor has fierce style and I loved how she threw on her wardrobe as effortlessly as I throw on a t-shirt and sweats.  Loved her turquoise and bracelets  and those HATS are Perfection!  There definitely was some serious stylin' and fun going on at her shoot!  Laughs to go all around!

Thanks for allowing me to shoot you, Tay!  I had so much fun!  It was great sharing girl time with you and your Mom!  Man, she is going to miss you! Congratulations on your Senior Year!  I hope you tackle life with the same zest as you do a tennis ball and your style!  Here's to you and 2015!
The best is yet to come!

Meet Emily!

A member of the Class of 2015 at Westminster High School, Augusta, Georgia, Emily is the whole package!  All the characteristics you'd like in a daughter - beauty without vanity; brains without being condescending; talented but humble; stylish but modest; sweet but not passive; funny but tastefully so;  In fact, her teenage rebellion just might be "being classy"!  Seriously!  I'm not sure how her parents did it, but if they could write a book on how to raise a girl like Emily, they'd be gazillionaires!

And her artwork is incredible!  Such talent! I am so glad I got to know you, Emily!  I can hardly wait to see what you do next!  Will you invite me to opening night at your first art gallery showing please?  I'd LOVE to come!

Congratulations on all that you've accomplished!  I have no doubt that you can do anything you put your mind to!
                                                                        Lisa xoxo
   

               

               

                

FALL MEANS FAIR TIME IN AUGUSTA!

     So this past Thursday, I realized it was opening day for the Columbia County Fair.  It would be here til Nov. 8th, but I also realized that we turn the clocks back Saturday night, MEANing, it would be getting dark earlier next week. 'So what?', you're thinking.  Well, in my world, that means getting photographs taken sooner because of the lighting.  I quickly realized I needed to do the Fair shoot I'd been wanting to do forEVER that day.  Besides, the weather was perfect, (something you can't plan in advance) and I had found 2 willing girls to help me get my "Fair Fix" on!  So, we headed out to the wild blue yonder, (better known as the Columbia County fair grounds by Patriot'sPark)....
WAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY out in the country, according to you Augusta folk, lol.  But, it only took us about 20 minutes with rush hour traffic to boot! 

   I remember the smells, {good and bad}, lol, the lights & colors, the crisp breeze, the laughter, the screams, the tastes, the candy apples, the funnel cakes, and especially the green & yellow Double Ferris Wheel where we would meet each other after our parents dropped us off (Alabama State Fair in Birmingham).  And how can I forget, my all time favorite, the donut machine where  dough dropped down in tiny little droopy circles and proceeded down a little river of grease where it would end up fried to a crisp only leaving dousing of powdered sugar to complete it's perfection!  AHHHHHH- DE-LISH!

Here's to memories that you make in High School that last forever!

and, here are some of the shots we got in the less than hour we had before sunset!
Thanks Girls for letting me reminisce.        I LOVE the FAIR!

 

  

Thank you Ana H and Ana A for helping me out on such short notice

and for making some pretty fun memories with me!