immeasurably more than all i could ask or imagine…

so… i am officially ENGAGED!! AHH!! geoff proposed to me this past friday while we were having a picnic at one of my favorite places ever…the IMA gardens. the crazy thing is that i woke up that morning and i knew he was going to ask me to marry him. i have no idea why, but i just knew haha. my suspicions were confirmed when he arrived at my house acting all awkward and nervous ) he had been planning this picnic on this day for weeks. he had carefully hidden the ring in the picnic basket…which i overlooked twice! finally, he pulled the ring out of the basket and got down on one knee…and the rest is history )

we met just nine months ago and it has been the most amazing ride of my life. driving home from our first date, i called my mom and told her i was going to marry him. i was in love that first day ) he is my best friend… everything and so much more than i have ever hoped and prayed for. i am constantly reminded of god’s amazing goodness when i think of how he so faithfully provided this perfect match for me )

ahhh it’s all still sinking in… ) and the big question everyone keeps asking… “who is going to photograph YOUR wedding?!”

anyways, here’s a few of my favorite pictures of the two of us…plus some pictures from the day we got engaged )

geno

here’s a couple quick shots of geno, friend and photog extraordinaire ), from the other day…

well, i’m off to vegas for the week for WPPI… )

so bare with me as i will probably be slow in returning emails & calls

thanks,

m

just cause no. 2

3/5/08 – indianapolis, in

a few shots around the amazing city of indy… check out nuvo’s neighborhood guide for more, available later in the month.

…recognize any of these places? )

this should be an easy one if you know me at all… )

just cause no.1

3/2/08 – city market, downtown indianapolis

my new thing…

well, in my attempts to be heathly[er] and get more green stuff in my life… i’ve discovered a cheap and easy snack. edamame ) it’s so easy, you just boil water and cook for 5 minutes, then add a splash of olive oil, toss some salt in there…and i like to add some red pepper for an extra kick ) its better than popcorn! anyways, just thought i’d share my new obsession with you! !

allison & becca

2/19/08 indianapolis, in

today’s cold and dreary weather made for a great portrait shoot with tons of beautiful soft lighting… this might take a while to load, but i had a tricky time picking out favorites…so i just added a bunch ) hope you like…! allison and becca thanks for being such troopers out in the cold )

happy v-day!

so i probably got a little carried away with my baking today… but i guess i just love to spoil my valentine ) hope you’re v-day is amazing! )

& remember… we love because he first loved us… 1 john 4:19:o)

i wanted to get a little creative so i came up with these mini red velvet cakes with cream cheese icing…topped with a strawberry. yum!!

good buy…

so i bought OneRepublic’s CD… i’m not much of a mainstream music girl. but this cd is stinkin good…and it’s only $7.99 on iTunes. AND there are 3 videos of live perfomances in there too when you get it on iTunes… anyways, you should probably go buy it. here’s one of my fave songs, “Mercy”

textures…

so i had a little fun with textures on some of my fave images of 07…. and thought i’d share )

enjoy.