FREE TO BE

My Love

It is safe to say that Miss Laurin Rudolph is one of my favorite people in the world.  Not only is she (extremely) beautiful, (painfully) humble, and a fabulous friend... but she is an amazing photographer to boot.

She has been taking "serious" pictures for the better part of the last five years, and perhaps the better part of her life.  She specializes in the photography of nature, catching little moments that you and I would otherwise probably never get to see.

Check out some of her work, shown below, that I took the liberty to compile (based on pictures located in albums on her Facebook account)... starting with a few from 2007.






2008







2009

2010

Facebook started to get all weird on me as I was trying to download some of her more recent pictures.  So instead of sharing 32847 more with you, I'm stopping with a couple that she took during her summer-long stay in Alaska last year.

If you just can't get enough of the awesomeness, you're in luck!  She finally created her own Esty account this week. Please click on this link if you're interested in seeing some of her favorite pictures -- and please don't hesitate to buy one or twelve while you're at it!  Words cannot express how truly in love I am with this woman, nor how proud I am of her and her successes in life thus far.

Go ahead and believe in it.

Speaking of love, I am also happy to announce that Laurin is recently engaged to a wonderful man, Mister Stu.  I look forward to six months from tomorrow when MISS LAURIN RUDOLPH will become MRS. LAURIN SHELLEY!!!  Unfortunately, I won't get to see her wedding go down in person, due to my extremely inconvenient due date of March 18th.  Dang babies.

I was actually looking forward to being one of Laurin's bridesmaids... and even more-so, to Dylan being their ring bearer.  I am broken-hearted that I won't be there, but ohhhh soooo proud!!!!  I wish Laurin and Stu a lifetime of happiness.  

They deserve nothing less.