... the marfas ...

*warning, very chock-full-o-love post ahead*

You know how in your adult life, you have friends that come and friends that go. It is pretty easy to spot the friends that you have things in common with and you know that once your situations evolve or change, so will your friendship. Then, you have those few friends - the "Marfas," as I like to call them - that will always be there. You can talk every day or once a year, but it is still just the same. No matter how weird or strange, you just are friends. You can fall right back into your groove.

Thankfully, I have that in my friend, Jami. I know, I know, it's a personal post on my blog - and a gooey thankful one at that (pardon me while I sneeze glitter all over this shiny lovey post). I feel like I owe a lot to Jami for this past year and what better way than to call her out in front of the whole corner of the world that reads my blog - mostly our industry peers. She is really what it means to be a "photo friend" or a "photographer who helps other photographers." She is more than just my photo BFF, she has become family! Thank you Jami - for the year's worth of experience, the sanity you provide while entertaining V during our shopping and lunch trips, and being a sounding board for what has become my best year to date. I owe you a heap!

And for fun... an image I took while we were at a recent photographer get together. She didn't know when I popped out the film camera (to just play around) that I had alternative motives for the images! Even tonight while they were over for "nerd games" (a whole different post) I had her quickly give me the two cents on which one she liked so I could post it! Sneaky, sneaky, I know!