Grateful- My Thanksgiving weekend in pictures!

At the risk of sounding cliche, I have so many things to be thankful for. The Lord has blessed me with a wonderful family, great friends, and as of Saturday night the best football team in the state of Florida.

I started off my Thanksgiving day by baking a delicious sweet potato pie with my Dad (a tradition that we have done since I was a little girl). My Mom set a beautiful table that, in my opinion, could have appeared in Southern Living. My Grandma and Granddad supplied the Thanksgiving meal necessities- turkey and dessert. I mean let's be honest, I could easily forego the vegetables and eat a healthy portion of turkey and pie and be completely satisfied. It was a lovely evening in which I saw family and friends that I don't get to see very often, ate entirely too much, and finished it off by waiting 5.5 hours in line at Wal-Mart to buy a laptop for Mom and Dad. Don't worry, they paid me to wait in line. 50 extra bucks in my pocket? Check! Could it get any better? Well Life Through a Lens readers (all two of you), since you asked, yes it could! On Saturday night, my beloved Florida State Seminoles put an absolute beat-down on the Florida Gators for the first time in 6 longgggg years. Redemption. Sweet Redemption. O How Sweet The Sound..

Hope y'all had a wonderful weekend with friends and family and realized how much we all have to be grateful for. Take care!

My Heart Is Dancing To A November Tune

On my drive home this weekend I spotted a beautiful mixture of orange, yellow, and red (and yes still green) leaves. I was driving just around dusk, and it was so beautiful that I stopped on the side of HWY 19 to snap a few photos. With the combination of the of pre-Thanksgiving travelers traffic and the very inconvenient location I chose to stop (the side of a bridge), I wasn't able to get very many good shots. But they'll do. So, Happy November everyone! Enjoy it because it'll be gone before you can say "Are you serious, Clark?"

Shawn & Mary-Margaret Part 2.

A Sneak Peak at The Allens!

Share the above picture with friends if they're having a bad day. It's sure to cheer them up. :)

My brother and his amazing girlfriend (now fiance) were recently engaged, and gave me the GREAT privilege of taking their engagement photos. We spent the whole day at a railroad track, dilapidated brick building, old timey hot dog stand, and finally ended at the fair. It was great fun. Hope you enjoy looking at the pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them!

Market.

Fresh fruits and veggies are a beautiful thing. :)

Fall.

Fall is my favorite season. Living in Florida I don’t think I have ever fully experienced the beauty of it, but it brings me joy nonetheless. Someday I hope to drive just as far North as necessary to get a view of the changing leaves, stop on the side of the road, and take approximately 257 photos.