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sarah | granville island portraits – part two

Sean — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:41:47 +0000

I HATE commitments, to-do lists, time frames, must-dos. They don’t fit my life. There’s nothing worse than having to do something you are the furthest thing from inspired to do. And I did actually try to flip this and find the equal & opposite positive/wanted, but the words didn’t flow as well ;) For nights of inspiration and just all around perfection, there is that equal and opposite. The wanting to keep finding more, to laugh harder, to smile until you’re hunched over because your cheeks hurt so much, and that’s just what we did. It’s nights like with Sarah, such a beautiful, fun, hockey loving, life appreciating, joy seeking kindergarten teacher that make me thankful for staying away from commitments and time frames.

When life feels good, keep creating. The better it gets, the better it gets. Spontaneous decision making about location included ;) Since Sarah & I both admitted to otherwise staying home, probably in front of our computers, Saturday night spent working? WIN!

DON’T tell me how gorgeous her teeth are. And stop looking at mine in comparison. STOP IT! And yes, I had braces back innnnnnnn… grade 7?
Yeah. Sorry about those thousands of dollars, mum & dad. Love you. Ha!

sarah | granville island portraits – part one

Sean — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:27:20 +0000

Get ready.

Saturday the 14th – inspiration peaks in creativity at Granville Island with Sarah for our shoot.
Sunday through Wednesday – 40 something images edited for my blog, uploaded & ready to go.
Friday the 20th – my iphone4 from apple arrives.
End of my week through now – productivity FAIL.

So this ISN’T where I ask what your favourite, must have apps are, because I’m not about to hijack (it’s okei, I’m not at work – I can say that word out loud) Sarah’s blog post.
So folks, drop down below, scroll through some of my favourite images to date, tell Sarah how VIBRANTLY beautiful and radiant she is …how can you not adore her eyes closed, nose crinkles genuine laugh?! …and tell me your favourite apps. Via the email button on the menu of course, and not in the comments so we aren’t hijacking this post. (Read this blog post out loud at an airport. I dare you. Ha!

28 more of my favourite images in part two coming right up. And by right up, I mean when I stop playing Angry Birds.

perfect as you are.

Sean — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:28:44 +0000

“You are so beautiful, and perfect as you are. Don’t you ever forget that.” They’re not words that are going to change the world, not that this world needs changing – it’s magnificently perfect in all of it’s diversity, but you know… so, every now and then I’ll hear something that just sends thrill bumps down my spine, and Mika’s words were it. In fact, while I was visiting the beautiful & talented Marissa Rodriguez just the other day (online, not in person – since when I read this over it sounded like I met her in person, but nope, just over at her blog. Anyway…) – she was talking about documenting meaningful little moments to her, and it was exactly what I had done when Jax’s mum spoke those words to him. Surrounded in the joy and eagerness of both little Jax & Ellie, I was easily and gently reminded that we are all perfect just the way we are, and beautiful just as we are, and none of that has to change as we gain more life experience.

What is always changing though are some little touches here on my blog, and if you are half observant – I’m sure you’ve already noticed a few of them ;)