We are camped at Lazydays RV and that sounds like we should be sitting around by the pool or something, but it has been all work, work, work, blah, blah, blah, lather, rinse, repeat. There are a skoojillion things, little and large, that have to be done upon re-entry. There is insurance, house hunting, fiver repairs, appointments for hair, teeth, doctors, orthodontist (owie), mail forwarding, shooting a "wanna buy my rig?" video, and the list goes on. It is stressful and does not leave one in the mood to write, or really to do anything beyond imbibing large quantities of Dr. Pepper or perhaps something with a little more boom. I am beyond grateful for the time Kevin has put in on these chores in the past few days. He is the only reason I can sleep. I wish he were sleeping.
But I would be lying if I said we have done nothing beyond work. In fact, the work has gotten all crunched up into shorter time periods because we have allowed ourselves the glorious pleasure of spending time with friends. FRIENDS! They're still here! They still love us! They are not pouting like Harley is, and they have been the best part of our week.
Then I panicked. I remembered that I have not shot portraits in over a year. I did landscapes almost exclusively, and that is a whole different enchilada. Mountains and flowers and lakes do not need to be posed nor coaxed to relax and smile. You just hike to the right place (might be four miles)(uphill both ways) and wait for perfect light (might be four days). And photography is not like riding a bike. More like speaking a foreign language, in that you do forget stuff and your skills get mighty rusty. Anyway, I bring that up only because I decided that if this went well at all it would only be because God showed up and took over. Well, He did not disappoint, and the results are definitely to His glory because I cannot do this.
-Jenni