It's cold-it was raining at the same time that the sun was breaking through. So, I did what any California girl would do-I went to the beach; Blackrock Beach to be specifc. And despite the rain (which is kind of a treat for me) and trying to figure out how to order a non-fat latte we had a fantastic afternoon. Here are a few images (minus ones of me in my Hello Kitty ear muffs-those are coming later) of Blackrock:

Karen Leah on 12.22.08 @ 01:42 PM PST [link]

Celeste and Marco are getting married next March and we just did their engagement sitting at the Exposition Park Rose Garden. It was another fantastic day at the rose garden and my first time meeting Celeste (I had met Marco years ago at the wedding of Chuck and Scarlette...and Chuck, I will free Joe Bruin one of these days!! :-) I'll spare my fellow UCLA fans/alumni the story of what this Trojan fan did to poor Joe Bruin-but feel free to ask me about it some time). Celeste and Marco are just the calmest, sweetest couple ever and it was so hard to narrow down some photos for this entry, but here are some of my favorites (Celeste, I know you already got a sneak peek but there are some new ones here, too). Thank you again, you two. I'll see you guys soon!!

Karen Leah on 12.17.08 @ 10:18 PM PST [link]

Well, the busiest season we've had yet is over, so we're taking a few days and heading to visit the family in Dundalk. I'll have full email access while I'm there and will be posting photos of the trip when I can.

Thank you all for the most amazing year and I can't wait to see what 2009 holds.

Karen Leah on 12.17.08 @ 09:36 PM PST [link]

Are these not the cutest kids?!??! Christina was referred to me by Sarah, a former bride (and still one of my favorite weddings-Disney-She had a Disney cake!!!) and this sitting was just as much fun as working with Sarah's family. Christina and Steve are so funny; and the kids (and their grandmother, who was luckily in town that weekend) were absolutely delightful-I couldn't believe how relaxed Sydney and Spencer were with me right away (I was totally flattered, and a little relieved) :-) and we got the cutest photos!! Christina, I hope you find the perfect Christmas card photo in the CD that's on it's way to you and thank you (and Stephen, Sydney and Spencer) for such a great day.

Karen Leah on 12.07.08 @ 08:10 PM PST [link]