A few weeks ago, I asked a question to my peers on Twitter. I asked, “What is your biggest goal for 2010″. I got some awesome responses from other work a holics like myself. One of my favorites was to live an “unstressed life”. And another fave was to “achieve simplicity”. I think I would like to incorporate both of these in to my biggest goal of 2010. I am striving first and foremost to achieve a better work/life balance. I love my job so much that it is really hard for me to stop working. I have even joked that I would like to install an “off” button for my mind. I have yet to find that one. So, I thought that today, I would share some of the things that I intend to achieve for 2010 in hopes that it may inspire some of my readers to share their own in the comments below. If you leave a comment on this post, you will automatically be entered in our super fab drawing and the winner will receive a gift card to one of my favorite places. So, leave some love in the comments section by stating what your biggest goal is for 2010!

1.  Achieve a better Work/Life Balance (Check email only twice daily, workout, read/journal inspiration daily, spend more time with my family and friends who I love dearly, stage my own intervention with my iPhone).

2.  Continue to LOVE what I do everyday and strive to be more successful at every realm of business (this includes book keeping (which I hate and thankfully hired a great one over a year ago)).

3.  Blog More: I get this request a lot from my readers but fear my life is too boring to pour out every detail. I will work on this for my fab clients, blog readers, and fans.

4. Be inspired by life!

5. Share and help others who want to learn – I truly believe in this! It makes our industry stronger as a whole.

6. Make the switch – you know, the all out photographer brawl between Canon and Nikon (yes, I intend to switch from Canon).

7.  Keep my car cleaner (Hey, it’s pretty much my second home during the busy season … I am working on it).

8.  Lose that last bit of “baby fat” that is following me around It either stuck around since I was a baby or since I had a baby.  One of the two (and I am guessing the latter).

9.  Be BOLD (if you have met me, you know I am, but I intend to carry this through in many ways)

10.  Shoot more! This includes things not work related … and finally decorate my house with my own art!

11. An oldie but goody - DANCE LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING! (FYI, this often embarasses my husband in the car)

So that’s it.  What is your 2010 goal?

(My awesome little family)

I will be limiting my wedding commissions to 15 weddings next year.  I want to ensure that I continue to provide my clients with a more than outstanding level of customer service.  So … these spots are filling quick.

In other big news, many of you have met my COMPLTELY amazing second shooter Natalie.  Many of you also probably remember that she was promoted to an Associate position just before she was sentenced to some time on bed rest for the sake of her kiddo.  The good news is:  NAT’S BACK!  She will begin shooting with me again at the end of July.  She will also be booking a limited number of weddings next year.  If you have questions regarding her packages or services, get on over to her website and check it out (new stuff is being added every day).  I am so excited to have Natalie as part of the team because she is an amazing person and photographer.  Her clients are pretty lucky

And because every post is better with a picture … here is her little man … he’s 3 weeks old already!  Get over to her site for more, and leave her some love (in the comments section).

I love this picture of Erin and Billy running down the sidewalk!

SUPER DUPER FAVE!  I seriously heart this image!

Erin,  you are GORGEOUS!

Another Fave

You must be kidding?  Erin … work it out!

You guys are awesome, thanks so much for the fun.  I can totally see your personalities in these pictures!  Love it!

Kristin and Marc were married at St. Gabrielle’s Church in Colorado Springs.  They had a beautiful traditional ceremony.  I have so many favorite images from their ceremony that I can’t share them all here.  Stay tuned for the slideshow later today.  After that, we headed downtown for a few shots… and their reception was at Jack Quinn’s.  

Kristin and Marc, I hope you are living it up in Mexico right now.  I am so happy for you both and love you guys to death.  Thanks for asking me to capture your day.  You started 2009 off with a bang!

The photo above is of Kristin’s son Nathan and her just before the ceremony.  I took pics of these kids 2 years ago, and they have grown sooooo fast!

Just before they walked down the isle

Their kids

Are you kidding me?  Is she gorgeous or what?