Mint

One of my dear friends took me out for a belated Birthday dinner recently and, being self proclaimed connoisseurs of the Richmond food scene, we knew we wanted to try out a new restaurant!

So we went to Mint.

It was a wonderful little restaurant, we had such a nice time.

We were even lucky enough to get a window seat (I love window seats).

I had their fried pickles and Manakintowne Farm Mixed Greens salad and both were delicious!

I highly recommend it if you need a new place to try out. The food, service and atmosphere were all lovely!

I didn't get too many photos, but here are a few...

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A Sneak Peek

Just a little sneak peek of a recent photoshoot!

I am so excited about this one.

Can't wait to share it with you guys!

Hope you're having a good week.

♥

Open Happiness

I was looking through some old photos and videos tonight and I came across this.

A screen shot from a video from this photoshoot in February.

I feel so lucky to have this guy in my life.

Too often I take things for granted and he's definitely one of them at times.

He's pretty much the best and I couldn't ask for anyone better.

I love him to pieces. 

I just wanted to take the time to say that today. 

Because he deserves a shout out.

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P.s. Don't we look like we belong in an old classic Coke commercial?

P.p.s. Look how long my hair is. *sigh* I miss it.

Christmas Inspiration

Just a few favorite Christmas-ey things I've come across lately!
What about you?
Do you have any fun tutorials or pretty Christmas ornaments to share?
Post away!

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A Christmas Playlist

We all have our favorite Christmas songs.

Here are a few of mine.

1. Why Can't It Be Christmas Time All Year - Rosie Thomas
2. December - Norah Jones
3. It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year - Andy Williams
4. All I want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
5. Christmas Love -Justin Bieber
6. Medley Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season - Andy Williams
7. Last Christmas - Wham!
8. Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald
9. Baby It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
10. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
11. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays - NSYNC
12. The Friendly Beasts - Sufjan Stevens
13. O Holy Night - Bing Crosby
14. Come On! Let's Boogey To The Elf Dance! - Sufjan Stevens
15. The Christmas Waltz - She & Him
16. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Frank Sinatra
17. The Gift - Aselin Debison
18. Suzy Snowflake - unknown
19. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
20. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Bing Crosby

Maria

Meet Maria.

I was so excited to do Maria's senior photos! First because she wanted a "Richmond-ey" feel to them, (which I love) and second because she's simply gorgeous.

Am I right?

We had a lot of fun running around and finding different little nooks and crannies around the city to take photos in.

My personal favorites are the ones on the doorstep of that beautiful apartment building.

I've driven by it so many times thinking about how pretty it would be to take photos of it and I finally had an excuse to!

Without further ado, here's the lovely Maria.

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Check out more here.

Interested in getting some portraits of your own done?

Email me for more info: by.leney@gmail.com

Christmasgrams

"What's a Christmasgram, I want one!!"

Name that movie. ;)

 Oh how I love Christmas festivities!
What have you been doing so far to get ready for Christmas?

A Weekend Post

I briefly mentioned this topic being on my heart last week, so I decided to write a more extensive post about it for the DC Blog.

Head over and check it out!

Be sure to read some other posts while you're over there. There's a lot of awesome encouragement from a lot of wonderful ladies.

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Friday's Letters

Dear Peanut Butter,

I feel sorry for people who have peanut allergies and don't get to have you.
You are so tasty.

Dear Christmas Shoppers/Everyone,

Head to the shop to order some Christmas gifts!

You have until the 17th to get your orders in.

Dear Grinch,
You're a mean one.
But I love you.

Dear Weather,
Ok, the warmth has been kinda nice but it's December.
So act like it.
I didn't knit all those scarves, hats and sweaters so they could just sit in my closet all year round.

Dear Can Can,
I could totally go for some of your quiche right now.

Dear Light That Won't Light On One Side,
Whatsa matter with you?

Dear Etsy,
Can we keep it our little secret that I often get sidetracked on you for excessive amounts of time, browsing handspun yarn, handmade leather bags, and vintage bottle brush trees?
It's a problem I know.
The first step is admitting it.

Dear Minolta,
I'm so sorry I've had that same roll of film in you for ages now.
I promise I really will start using you more soon.
I do drag you everywhere though.
So it's not for a lack of trying.

Dear Hot Water Bottle,
Where have you been all my life?

Dear Readers,
Please don't judge me from any of the above....
It's been a long week.

Where Are You Christmas?

Found this from two years ago... I thought it was fitting.

December is going by way too fast.

I mean, 19 days until Christmas?!

Let's calm down.

This is one of the reasons I start listening to Christmas music so early.

The season just passes by so quickly and before you know it it's gone!

I honestly haven't felt like it's the Christmas season lately though, which makes me a little sad.

I think I've just been working too much/too hard and I haven't had a real chance to relax and enjoy it. The few Christmasy things I've done have been rushed and brief at best. 

I mean I haven't even watched a whole Christmas movie yet! 

Hopefully I can change that soon.

Any help with celebrating/doing anything Christmas related ASAP would be much appreciated.