I know it’s been a really long time since my last blog and you might be wondering where I’ve been.  Well, it was another successful Fall and we made it through our first season in “the new place”.  Katie has been a huge help in settling in and getting through our crazy time.  If you haven’t met her yet, she can help you with anything I can.  Just ask.

Usually, my busy season winds down about 2 weeks before Christmas, but not this year.  I was doing sessions the same day I closed for the holidays.  The kids were out for 2 ½ weeks and I closed the studio for 10 days.  We spent a great Christmas Eve here with Andy’s side of the family – all of them at our house this year!  Lots to prepare for (he’s the youngest of 10 total kids + their families) but lots of fun.  We had a quiet Christmas morning together with just Andy and I and the kids.  Santa brings 3 gifts to them (we try to emphasize the real meaning of Christmas and how the wise men brought 3 gifts to Jesus).  After our Christmas morning, we headed north to my parents’ home in Minden, LA.  We spent that evening opening gifts and catching up with my family.  It was a great 4 days with them since we don’t get to see each other very often.  Then it was back to BR to finish out the week and start off the New Year.  We usually just do fireworks with the kids and can barely stay up to midnight, but this year, we felt like we needed a date night just for us so we attended the LSU Lod Cook Bash!  Lots of fun.  It was back to work that week, however, it was A LOT of catching up, returning calls and emails, processing orders from before Christmas.  Needless to say, I’ve been running ever since.  We took a short vacay last week so we could attend the BCS National Championship game – Nate was especially heartbroken, as were we…..I won’t say anymore on that subject.  Back to work again.  Trying to get back into our routine.

I’m working on the calendar for the rest of the year and hope to have that out to you via email in the next week or so.  Trying a few new things this year that I think you will all benefit from and appreciate.  We’re also tweaking some of our policies to communicate better and to outline the process of each job.  We hope to see you all in real soon.  Watch for our monthly email in the next week or so.  Happy New Year!