My friend and photo buddy, Kelly, introduced me to Christy and Doug a few weeks ago at Jimmy's in Naperville. We got together for a few drinks and then we went out to shoot their engagement session. We had a blast!
Sssssssteam heat...
Christy and Doug met because of Kurt Vonnegut and Taco Bell...
Here is an image of Doug talking about their 'love at first sight' moment. He was reading one of Vonnegut's books (he can't recall which one) at a Taco Bell in the city when Christy walked up to him and told him how much she loved Kurt Vonnegut. Voila! I guess the rest is history! :)
I had to pause for a moment and snap this river picture. I don't get to shoot much at night anymore, so I was LOVING life this evening.
Christy & Doug, I had so much fun with the two of you. I wish you a lifetime of happiness together. Always remember to keep up the Jazz Hands!!
We live on a corner in a new subdivision and, to be honest, we spent only a handful of hours on our beloved patio last year because we felt like we were in a fishbowl. We had a mountain of dirt surrounding the patio. By July (just in time for Leo's birth) the dirt piles had become so overgrown with weeds that they actually started to provide a nice bit of shade for our back windows...yuck!
Jay's arms and joints finally stopped shaking from the rototiller last Friday...just in time to dig some holes!
We laid out each of these stones. They're heavy!
A friend gave me this rose bush. I love the color.
Name that plant...I love this one, but I don't remember its name! By the way, we have the BEST neighbors. They gave us the mulch that you see in these pictures...super sweet. Thanks Rick & Sarah!
We spent three whole days working on the yard, but it was so worth it! We still have some edging to do and some finishing touches to put on the landscape, but those are the easy tasks. Jay and I had so much fun working together on this project, and we couldn't have done it without Grandma T, Grampa and Nana each pitching in some Leo time. Thanks guys! 
