Happy six years to my one and only. Can't believe we got married six years ago. We have been living long distance for over three of the six years! We knew the journey wouldn't be easy but it has been worth it. We have purchased a home together, two crazy puppies, more hobby toys than any human should have and about 8 million throw pillows. Here's to six years and as many more as we can get!! I love you baby! #happyanniversary#pridemonth#gaywedding#husbands
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It's here. We're still queer for, yet again, another year!
What do you do with the badge you wear?
We are currently living in a world that is desperate and determined to establish self-identification. Everyone is caught up in pronouns, what they identify as, gender, new terminology, and new labels. Everything is becoming more and more complex.
I think it's great to know who you are. I think knowing how you choose to identify is important. But what I find the most important is not what title or badge you wear... but what you do while wearing it.
There are so many elements, pivots, bumpy roads, and secret passage ways along all our journeys. Everything we experience leads us to where we are in our lives right now. So stop, take a moment to reflect, and feel proud of everything you have accomplished, overcome, learned from, experienced, and enjoyed. Your life is a unique and beautiful thing. We were all made differently. To look different. To act differently. To sound different. To love differently. To add different elements and special moments into the world. Appreciate and celebrate that.
I can say that with everything life has thrown my way.. I'm proud of where I'm at. I've been able to support myself as a professional photographer for so many years. My 6 year anniversary, to the love of my life, is this month. We have survived three years of Trystan being in New York for residency. Only five more months left!!! A long-distance marriage is no walk in the park. Don't recommend. Luckily, we both focus on supporting one another in our goals and have built a beautiful life together. We have our crazy dogs, Lucifur and Evelyn. They have given me love and comfort and made me want to burn my house down all at the same time. They're little shitheads but they're cute... so I guess I'll keep them. Almost 8 years ago on our first date, I asked Trystan if he wanted marriage and kids. He said yes. I didn't realize I'd become a dog dad first and have to wait so long for us to start a family. Maybe next year we will add a kid to our photos. 🤞
Lots to be proud of and lots to look forward to. Love you all. Happy Pride!!!
Thankful is the word of the day. There are so many things to be thankful for.
What a crazy last half of the year it's been. From losing my job for the first time to starting somewhere new... relocating my studio.. dealing with the darkest depression I've experienced since I was 25 and feeling massive self-doubt... we finally have made it back to a great place and thriving.
So I'll start by saying thank you to my sweet husband, for being there for me and encouraging me to take a break for the first time in my life, haha. I am so grateful for his calm and understanding nature. It was much needed in an unsettling and new situation. I love you, @trystanblake .
Thank you to all my family and friends who were there for me in my darkest weeks. Who came and helped pack up my belongings and move them wherever they needed to go. Thank you for being there when i cried and needed to be vulnerable. Thank you to all my loved ones who have been there for me not just in those weeks but throughout all the years in my life. You all are my core. My safety net. You know who you are.
Thank you to Bree, @tigerfriday , for bringing me on full time and giving me a place to create, channel my passions, and do what I love. Your friendship and love mean the world.
Thank you to all my clients!!! Who see my talent and creativity and book their photo sessions with me. Being a photographer is such a competitive and saturative field... so it always means the WORLD to me when you choose me. I wouldn't be where I am without all your support. I am fueled and motivated to continually be better every day because of all of you. Your faces, beauty, kind souls, and hunger to grow businesses or pursue your passions make me want to always create the best for you.
Thank you. I love you all.
Happy Thanksgiving.
#oknowletseat#thanksgiving#hungryboy
Meet my best friend @thehannahmvrie , my Townhouse Wife. The last two weeks, I don't know what I would have done without her. For those who don't know, I was let go from Imago Medical Spa due to financial reasons. Companies are struggling these days, and we need to support local more than ever. Anyone who knows me knows I put work before everything in my life. I have never been fired before and didn't know what to do, how to grieve, or what to do with the emotions that were taking over me. Luckiky... I've had Hannah. She has been at my house multiple times every week checking in on me, making me laugh about our insane lives, doing sharts and crafts, coffee KO battles, and giving me the much needed love and support I needed ( especially while my husband is in NY). I'm so grateful to have her in my life and have someone who knows me and just shows up. A friend who shows up when it really matters is priceless. She truly is a selfless angel in my life. Love you sweet girl. Thank you for being my rock during these rough roads. #townhousewives#swampswans#bestfriends
