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What pulls you out of a funk?
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The self-portrait to the left was me at Fostr Collaborative in Georgetown, Washington, DC (love you) early this morning, sippin’ on my Blue Bottle coffee. Quiet moments like this, to focus on organizing my calendar, catch up on editing, admin stuff for the biz, and also just soaking in the…
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Burke, VA | Newborn Lifestyle Session: Worth the Wait
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That is the line I will always remember about this session. “Worth the wait.” Mom and dad got the call that their son, Baby A, was going to be born, and they left the state to meet him. I loved talking with them about the positive adoption experience they had…
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Loudoun County, VA: Family Session
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I met this family of 6 at 48 Fields in Leesburg, VA. I grew up in Loudoun County, if you didn’t know. I have this love/hate relationship with driving through farmland (blame my teenage angst flashbacks), but my heart was so happy as I drove up to this freaking PERFECT…
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Springfield, VA Engagement Session: D&J
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What does the word “Forever” mean to you? Really, how HUGE is that word? In a past life, seeing that word written down drove me to really think on the meaning of it, and eventually take a step off that path, and keep on walking. Forever, now, means a tie…
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Fresh 48 Session | Fairfax, VA
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My mom tribe is amazing. It’s really not a secret that I wasn’t a natural at accepting help when we started a family. Thanks in part to a certain mom who always keeps it real and keeps it calm and is one of the most gentle people I know, a…
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That hair. Memories of our pregnancy.
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There’s this one memory from my first pregnancy that will stick with me forever. We had an ultrasound at around 35 weeks (I had a high risk pregnancy). The room was dark, per the usual, it was quiet, I was tired, my husband was sitting across the room watching the…
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Happiness is a feeling, not a state
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I’ve been waking up super early, right after the sun makes an appearance, the last couple of days, and after checking in on any new music, I have been listening to these super short and super awesome episodes of the podcast, “An Audio Guide to Happiness.” So many interesting tidbits…
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“The past beats inside me like a second heart.”
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“The past beats inside me like a second heart.” ~John Banville Can you remember exactly how your kid sat the last time he or she ate a cup of ice cream? What were they wearing? What did you feel, smell, hear? What flavor ice cream was it? For me, seeing…
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Oh, hi!
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This is me, Cerissa (if you need it, “sir-ee-sah”). I had just gotten home from the gym (leg day, long breaks in between sets just to listen to music and browse the interwebs), and our littler babe was napping. I had just pushed a handful of furniture out of the…
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Alexandria, VA Family: Baby A
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Baby A’s mom and I worked together years ago, in Alexandria, VA. When they came to visit the area briefly, we scheduled a fun session, the day after the random spring snowstorm. Just a walk through Old Town. Look how happy this girl is.