Yes… indeed I said Little Rock. This is a difficult post for me to write.
I moved to Denver in 2001 to be with my loving husband. Craig and I have raised our kids here for 9 years, he got out of the military thinking we’d stay here forever and life would be grand and blah blah blah. Come to find out, we are a military family… simple and plain as it sounds, we belong there. We had insurance, we had good paying jobs, we didn’t get laid off – which totally sucks and is a gutting rotting feeling not knowing how we’ll cover the mortgage and bills, and most importantly take care of our kids. Luckily we did it. Whatever we did, we made it work. We’ve never missed a payment on the house, and we’ve been thru quite a few economic trying times, like many other Americans.
Anyway, we LOVE, and I mean… truly and utterly with all our hearts LOVE our house and our neighbors. I LOVE my clients and friends… I love that we’re in Colorado, the best state EVER! But because the economy sucks and layoffs suck, we decided that Craig should maybe try to get back into the military. So he’s in the Air Force Reserves now, as many of you know. Also as many of you know, he graduated from Recruiter School in February – which is very challenging, and we’ve been waiting to hear whether or not we would miraculously stay here in Colorado or be forced to move for his first assignment. All the graduates were thought to have orders by March.
March came and went.
Then April.
May and June followed.
And then most of July. Finally Craig called his Sr. and asked what the deal was. He, one of the higher graduates, was almost the only one not placed, and I was laid off again. Apparently there was only ONE SINGLE assignment open. So we talked about it, and took it. We need to get into the system, and out of the craptastic economy. Unfortunately, that means moving…. to Little Rock.
We have told our close friends, and now I’m telling all my clients. This is hard. I love you all, you all are special and are all my friends, many of you have become close friends. I want you to be happy, and I want you all to have the beautiful pictures that I have had the opportunity to bring all of you. I can’t come back every month, but I can come back every so often.
His report date is mid-September, and if the house is rented by then, the kids and I will go with, but I will be back. We’re not selling our house, but rather renting it. It’s not the market to sell, but to grow and hold on too, and I want to see everyone again and again. So I’ve decided, like many photographers who move from one city to another, to work between cities. I have 1 wedding scheduled in October, so I’ll either be staying thru the 3rd or so, or will fly back, it really just depends on our house. You all of course are welcome to come to Arkansas and see me too
Their Fall is unbelievable!!
We are excited about this new avenue in our family. Finally, I’ll be able to stay home with my kiddos and take pretty pictures full time, like I have always been meant to do! Finally, Craig will be in a field that he throws his entire personality and heart into other then his family. He deserves this. He deserves recognition, pride, self-motivation and doing something he believes in and is good at – something GOOD! My kids deserve us to be home more and not so tired and worthless when we are, like now.
I hope you all can be happy for us and wish us well. Like I said, I’ll be back. I have a bunch of clients here who keep me going! I have more that are waiting for things to happen in their lives, before they come to me to stop those memories in their tracks!
However, in light of all the news, I will not be scheduling sessions taking place after August 15th, 2010 for Denver and surrounding areas. Once we are in Little Rock and settled I will resume taking and planning sessions in both locations.
I sincerely thank all my clients from the bottom of my heart for sticking everything out with me all the support you have given me to make this photography business amazing. Bless you all. I will miss you………. so, let’s get some sessions scheduled, so I can come back soon!!!!
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