"love is a mixtape"

it really is.

this mixtape took a long time to make and write but it is the absolute best.

it started at a dance party in 2004 before i knew who i really was and it leads us to today, when i am going to marry literally the best person i have ever known. and the best friend in the world. the person who knew exactly who i was and who i would be before i did. the person who makes me laugh harder than anyone. 

we think alot

we love ice cream

we love each other 

this person is Patrick Neal. 

forever isnt long enough.

blog overload

now that winter is well underway, i thought it would be a good time to catch up, and post all the things that kept me busy this autumn season!
clearly i know pretty cool people!

please make sure you see these posts - over load. total overload. 

its what i get for being so far behind in this blogesphere

lauren + chris 

karley + paiton 

 chelsea + nick

droskas

evan

baby wills

hello

yeah. i would be lying if i say i have been thinking about blogging lately. it is the last thing that has been on my mind lately. so much (i repeat, SO much) has changed the past few months and i have not had a single moment to sit here at my desk to explain or start at the beginning. so for now, i will just come here to share a video of one of my favorite people talking about literally my favorite thing to do. photography. 

plus nigel barker posted this. so really, its a triple threat. 

8 Hours Taylor Swift from Nigel Barker on Vimeo.

but yeah, ill be back. 

i love fall because...

this roll has been sitting on my desk for months now and i finally went and had it developed. 

i am post dating this. because reasons. because all were taken B.P. 

before patrick

i want to say that fall is my favorite season but i dont know if that would be completely accurate. 

i am in love with every season for their own purpose. 

i am going to make a list... 

i love fall because: 

| cooler temperatures 

 | scarves and boots and flannels 

| the color change, the leaves falling, and crunchy noise when you walk 

| hot beverages to warm your soul

| back to school supplies

all the photos were taken at dodge park in sterling heights, michigan 

and of course, with my grand fathers camera 

jennie + jake || 10 years!

happy anniversary to Jennie + Jake

I was so happy to spend the weekend with them at this awesome house!! 

i love this family so incredibly much and am so thankful to have them in my life

anyways, i am certain i could go on and on about my undying love for this family, and i will. 

but in the mean time just look at these photos and fall in love yourselves. 

summer 2012 2.0

part one is here in case you forgot.. 

so yeah, here is the rest. in all its sunshiny glory:

hanson

i feel this needs its own post. 

i need to go in the basement and find the photos i took of a poster of zac when i was 12. i vividly remember being in my room listening to this song and taking many photos of my posters to act like i had met them in real life. 

funny how little things change huh? 

summer 2012 1.0

i like summer, this summer was one of those summers that was full of highs and lows

i hear thats what life is. 

huh. 

anyways. summer is from june 21-september 21

in case you were not already aware... 

you're welcome

anyways. 

yes. this is the first half of my summer, the highlights at least. 

detroit: film

went to belle isle with alexa a few weeks back 

a day with a best friend and grandpas camera was just what i needed

here are the ones not including alexas beautiful face <3 p="p">

happy weeks lately, hope yours are too 

alexa rae: detroit

are you ready for sensory over load? 

yeah? 

i would advise you to take my word when i say that this girl is beautiful. 

but fortunate for you, you can see that for yourself. 

thanks lex for being my muse, thanks for loving taylor swift just as much as i do, and thanks for debating with me who her newest song is about 

{i am still hoping it is about john.. she however feels it is about jake.. she is probably, very likely, right}

all photos were taken on my grandpas Nikon FM2 - and none were edited besides the occasional black and white ones.. i am a sucker for black and white. 

thanks detroit for not always being the worst and occasionally making me thankful to live here. 

and thanks lex for having my favorite face. 

lets go back now, okay?

lets re listen to love story as many times as we can, among the tailgating people! 

fyi: the newest taylor song? iTunes alone counts it at its 177th time playing it, but thats not counting my phone and iPod or youtube... im not obsessed. but her cd comes out in t-54 days

who is coming with me to NYC that week!?!