We got snow!  Finally!  We woke up to it on Monday morning!

Well, not quite.  Steve and I had actually been up every two hours with Avery over the course of Sunday night {thanks for that, teething fairy!} and at some point during the dark, cold hours…Steve told to look outside.  So, with very groggy eyes, I peeked through the curtains and there it was…the world covered in snow!  A beautiful blanket of white that makes everything peaceful again and somehow, it was okay that I was exhausted and on my own in the morning.  It was winter now!

If you read my last post, you know that I was having a really hard time coming down from the intensity of my wedding season.  My mind was racing, my body was restless and I just wasn’t finding myself able to decompress.  When I woke up after my three hours of sleep on Monday morning…I had shifted!  I had managed to find the slower gear…the quieter pace…the deeper breaths.  Apparently all I needed was snow!  I needed a literal change of seasons in order to induce the metaphorical one that my soul so desperately needed!  And despite the sleep that I very much desire…I’m happy!

As December rolls in at the end of the week, I’m looking forward to all things Christmas!  Some baking…a much needed visit with family…our little girl’s first birthday…and there’s a boatload of must-watch movies with my name on them!  So you may be seeing a little bit less of me over the next month as our family wraps our arms around the holiday season and settles in for a bit of a rest.

But first, I need to take a moment to thank some people who have made this past year extra amazing for me…people who have embraced my work…featured my work…shared my work.  And for that, I can’t thank them enough…

www.weddingbells.ca

kristen & aaron: wedding

ashley & rob: wedding

www.weddingsinontario.net

heather & tom: engagement

www.weddingstyleblog.com

lisa & mike: engagement

www.satinandsnowflakes.com

lindsay & brad: engagement

jessica & pierre: wedding

learnlove.org

kayla & tony: engagement

anastasia & nic: engagement

liane & ryan: engagement

www.ottawaweddingmagazine.com

keri & greg: wedding

It’s hard to accurately express how much it means when other people not only believe in your work…but want to share it with others.  It humbles me…it blesses me…it makes me immensely grateful to be able to work with such amazing people!

Thank you again and again for reminding me that I have the best job in the world!

– Gen xoxo