Happy Thanksgiving!

An article to help you reflect a little on Thanksgiving Day - written by Jon Foreman - lead singer of Switchfoot

looking down looking up

Things are looking down and looking up but really I'm just trying to look straight ahead.

So I failed to get yet another job but that just means it wasn't the right one for me.  I'm looking for a photographer to shadow so if anyone knows of one...I found an awesome on in Tennessee which this is the kind of commercial photography I want to get into.  Hopefully that will work out!

I got my business cards in the mail but unfortunately in the mail at home I'm at Amy's but until I get my website up and going I made a facebook to start socially networking myself!  Tell people to check out facebook.com/katiehawkinsphotography if you want to spread the word or know of anyone who needs pictures.

Not much going on right now but I'm excited to see where I will be in a few months because in the past few I've already come a long way.  Or so I think anyway!

mountains, work, and left overs

This weekend, mom, dad, Andrew, Jennifer, Amy and I went up to the mountains of Tennesse to get away. We stayed at Cherokee Path Cabins and it was so nice. Amy and I were in the hot tub most of the time and if you don't believe me let me just tell you our swimsuits were never dry all weekend.

hot tub with a view!

(I'm talking about the mountains not Amy and me!)

Saturday, I took the fam on a trail to one of my favorite overlooks of the mountains. It never ceases to amaze me.

Technically we were in NC for the hike

It was nice just to get away and spend some time with family and nature with no distractions. It was definitely a great way to end my first week of work. Sadly, I will not have a hot tub waiting on me Friday night. But I'm going home where my bed will be waiting for me (Amy and I are sharing a full bed which I am pretty sure it is named for the fact that when both of us are in it, it is FULL!).

I definitely was not ready to leave because work was waiting on me. This dreaded feeling of the coming work week made me realize I'm all grown up...for the next two weeks anyway!

I have never been a fan of left overs and after spending basically 6 months overseas where there were no microwaves, I fell even more in love with freshly made foods. Well, when you don't get home until 5:30 and then have many things you wish to do, I am beginning to see the attractiveness of leftovers. I will probably succumb to them this week.

the return

and I mean it this time!

Since my last post I have become a college graduate and lived at home for several months like any good graduate would. Thankfully, I have a temporary job for a few weeks and I have a possible full time job in the future.

I have been doing some freelance work as well and that is slowly picking up. Hopefully by this time next year, I will have enough clients to have my very own photography business. Ahh to dream. But as Roy Williams said,"Be led by your dreams not pushed by your problems."

That really is the way to live life. Always looking ahead to good things and not distract yourself with the petty problems. Too often they seem to pull me down until all I can think about are the negatives. But no more!!

My problems will not direct my path but rather my dreams will shape my future!