Really, if I just typed the word UNBELIEVABLE and left it at that, I probably wouldn’t have to write another word.
UNBELIEVABLE.
And that’s no lie.
I feel like my life has just changed. I feel like a balloon, filled so full that at any given second I’m going to burst. I am stuffed. And tonight I need to decompress. I have a million things that I want to implement, but I have to remind myself that I can’t do it all at once. Especially not on the energy that I am currently running at. I haven’t gotten more than about six hours of sleep in the past sixty hours. Two nights ago I couldn’t shut my brain off and spent most of the night laying in bed with a head full of ideas–swimming around like madmen, furiously fighting off the sleep that I so desperately needed. And last night I took a red eye flight home, so I slept from about 11:30 pm until 2 am when we landed in Newark and all of a sudden it was 5 am like magic. A two hour layover and a quick flight back to Rochester didn’t leave any more time for sleeping.
WPPI was seriously amazing. The classes were fabulous. The trade show was beyond amazing. The MGM Grand is even bigger than I thought it would be–times one hundred. Massive. I must have walked a hundred miles in five days! And Cirque Du Soleil? Wow. Can’t even describe that experience.
It was gloriously sunny out. And for the first time in months, I saw what the sky is actually supposed to look like. Blue with fluffy clouds. Breath taking. And don’t even get me started on the palm trees.
My roommate was someone who I’ve only ever met once. . . my husband’s best friend from high school’s wife. Did you follow that? I don’t know what I would’ve done if I went alone. . . it was nice having someone to hang out with. . . to talk through ideas and speakers and give our own two cents about a few things. I think I definitely left there with a friend for life. The next time we visit New Hampshire, Manchester will definitely be one of our stops 🙂
Got to see a couple of famous photographers–Nigel Barker being one of them. He photographs models and is a judge on American’s Next Top Model. Also, some of the other top wedding photographers in the world were speakers.
I could go on for hours about my experience, I’m sure. But my eyes are burning and I think I have to call it a day. I’m sure you get the idea that my experience was invaluable. That it was worth every penny that I spent to get there. That I am so thankful for James staying home with the boys by himself. And that God continues to open doors open for me and shove me though them.
I am walking blindly, but I continually am feeling led. I hope this is my life calling–the talent that God has given me to use to touch lives and hearts. And if it’s not, he better tell me soon, cause I’m falling in love!
newborn, child and family photographer
rochester new york