I could hardly wait to get out of bed this morning! Late last night Deni woke me up to give me sneak peek at Red Rubber Studio's latest blog post - me and my glowing 38 week pregnant belly!
Please allow me to set the stage for you. Monday evening Julianna and I left our husbands with all 7 children while we took a 2 hour escapade (filled with laughter, of course) to shop for wardrobe items. Julianna had this vision of a winter maternity photo shoot in the woods with fur and layers and depth and everything artistically wonderful. It then began to rain, thoughts of a white forest floor vanished, but we were still hopeful, we had a plan. As long as I stayed pregnant her husband Matt was bravely willing to watch all 7 children himself yesterday while we again took to the road.
And so, I got up early Wednesday morning filled with excitement! Other than my wedding day, I've never had multiple photos taken of myself my a real photographer... what a treat I was in for! I dropped off the kids, Julianna settled her 8 week old little man to sleep and we filled the back seat of her car with boots and outfits galore - one item being the scarf I had stolen from my babysitter, who may have thought me quite strange for asking such a request when she showed up at my house earlier in the week! We drove out to our 'location' and must have looked quite a site at the side of the road as I changed clothing and boots and Julianna primped my unruly hair - I seriously thought the curls would settle a bit more before we started - but they actually turned out well.
Now, I have to tell you, I am a closet fan of America's next top model and I couldn't help but feel a little like a model on a luxurious - and chilly - set with a famous photographer. I sucked it up when I felt my bum cheeks were getting frostbite from the ground - keep it professional Ang, you can do it, be yourself, get comfortable... which is actually a difficult thing to do in front of a camera lens! I, like most other women I am sure, have those things about my face that I consider to be less than perfect... but on the way back home as we chatted I was joking about my discomfort with some of my features and suddenly realized I am 32 years old, they haven't changed yet and they never will. In fact I'll likely find more "imperfections" as I continue to age, maybe it's about time I embrace them!
Anyway, it was an incredibly fun afternoon and I am completely and utterly blown away by the end result... in fact I'm not even sure that's me ;)
Julianna, you have given me such an incredible gift and I am grateful beyond words.
You can look through our Magic in the Woods on Matt & Julianna's incredible blog here: Red Rubber Studio Don't forget to browse around, it's like candy for the eyes on their site.
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You make a georgeous model Angie!!!