the kylee picture overdose

it sort of feels like christmas over here. i'm getting packages in the mail and a bunch of fun pictures (some of which you've seen already). i fear that if anyone new stumbles upon my blog, they're going to see my two latest posts and think i'm the world's biggest narcissist. if you're one of those look only, read not blog stalkers then you may miss the true meaning behind the kylee picture overdose – to thank and dote on my extremely kind & talented friends who know their way around a camera. before i go all fangirl on tera's amazing work, we should probably talk about the fact that she not only sent me a zip drive of photos but a coke bottle too! are you not swooning over her cuteness right now?!

like most photo shoots, we had our fair share of problems. it embarrasses me to admit it, but i was basically an hour late showing up. a lunch date took a little long, choosing an outfit took way too long, and driving up the canyon took the longest. i pulled to the side of the road just a tad early which resulted in my cellphone becoming a public phone for stranded cars. i finally found tera, and after struggling to find a spot for our cars, the camera magic began! she was unbelievably easy to work with and the results are simply wonderful. i love having both sets of photos – one before i received my mission call and one after. you can almost visually see the difference between the pre-mission-call kylee and the post-mission-call kylee. who knew confidence and spiritual growth would be so photogenic?