So in 2007 I met a group of amazing ladies at a workshop that I attended… and we decided that we wanted to get together again, so we created our own little group and planned a trip. Last year we went to Dallas…. and this year we are going to Florida! We call our little group Focus… We are a group of ladies who are photographers, wives, and most of the women are mothers. We all love Jesus and love our businesses, and love sharing our ideas and strategies that work in our own businesses to help eachother grow.

So, last July, we all headed to Dallas, Texas to share, learn, and grow with eachother…. and we had an AMAZING time! We came from all over the place… and I feel like I have known these ladies for years even if it hasn’t been that long, and I am excited to say that we are getting together again this coming April!

I will share a little more about this trip this week, and show you some of the sessions that we set up… but I wanted to share the women with you that I love dearly, and that I can’t wait to see!

This is Kristin…. She is a proud wife and mother of 2… who lives in Nebraska! She has to be one of the sweetest people that I have ever met. She is a sweet, gentle spirit… You can check her out here: http://www.kparrphotography.com/

Hopefully she won’t hate me for this shot… I am posting photos of us hanging out during shoots that we scheduled… and this was after her flight to Texas and in the REALLY HOT Texas heat! We did headshots of eachother… so I shall share some of those as well!

This is Janet… Janet was my roommate at the workshop that we went to… and I love this chic to pieces! She CRACKS me up! Feel like I have known her all of my life. Janet is in Texas and is a proud mom to 2 children with a bun in the oven! So she will be cute and preggo when we see her in April! You can check here out here: http://www.janetwisnerphotography.com/

This is Holli B. She is located in Oklahoma…. and I love her dearly as well…. I would say that about each of these women so instead of repeating myself 10 times… You can just read on and insert, that I love them dearly…

Holli is a wife and mom of 2 kiddos… Holli and I went to another conference together last November in New Orleans. NOLA PartnerCon… and had a blast. We learned a lot… chatted a lot about life…. sang karaoke, ate alligator and other yummy NOLA dishes.

You can check out Holli here: http://hollib.com/ She isn’t going to like the photo I posted of her… but she wouldn’t have liked any of them…. so…..  ;)

This is Heather. Heather is another Texas gal… and is a wife and mom to 2 of the cutest dogs that you have ever seen! Heather is a really amazing woman and sadly she won’t be able to make it this year, but for good reason. She is opening up a new studio! So excited for her! She decided last year that she was done shooting weddings and was going to devote her time and talent to shooting children (that always sounds so bad!), families, and fashion…. It is so exciting to watch her be so successful in her endeavor. We will miss her a ton, but are so excited for her right now!  You can check out Heather here: http://www.heatherthorne.com/

This is Tisha…. Tisha is a Texas gal too… Do you see the trend? This is why we went to Texas last year! But Tisha is in No Man’s Land…. Brady, Texas… She and her husband just opened up a studio in their town, and they are the go to photographers in their area. They have 2 kiddos…. and are a really amazing couple! I was super excited to meet Tisha’s husband Jim this year at WPPI!  You can check them out here: http://www.tishaandjim.com/

Meet Casey. Casey and her now husband live in Lubbock, Texas…. Last year Casey was getting ready to marry her now husband Aric… who is also a photographer. They had a destination wedding in Mexico (the photos are AMAZING!!) and are now a husband and wife team! I was excited that we got to spend some time together in Vegas at WPPI. You can check them out here: http://www.aricalanphotography.com/

Meet Jan (left) and Angela (right). Jan is located in Colorado… and is a wife and mom of 2 kiddos. I got to spend a lot of time with her in Vegas… and she cracks me up! Seriously, some of the things she says… you think… did she just say that!?  She is actually the only one that we didn’t meet at the workshop but she knew Holli and came, and she fit in perfectly! You can check her out here: http://www.janschillphotography.com/

Angela is another Texan, but she lives in McAllen… so she is very close to Mexico! She and her husband are a team and they have a LOT of kiddos… 4 gorgeous girls to be exact! Her hubby always wants to come to our get togethers… but sorry, no boys allowed!  We love our husbands dearly, but there is nothing like a girl get together!  You can check out her and her husbands work here: http://www.gerardogarmendia.com/

This is Maureen…. Maureen, for starters, I didn’t take this photo! It was Casey! She was letting me play around with her Canon so she had my camera for a little bit….  ;)  You always look good anyways….Even when you are making a face that reads “Don’t you dare take my photo right now….”

Maureen is a wife and mother of 2 little boys and is based out of Louisiana… She is a fun loving, easy going girl… who is ADDICTED to her iphone  ;)  You can check her out here: http://www.wilkinsonphotography.net/

And this is Meaghan… ha ha just kidding…

It’s me… and yes, I have a box of Sprinkles Cupcakes in hand… We all went to Sprinkles in Dallas on the day that we left to take some cupcakes home to our husbands, kids, and for me…my 2 dogs. They really do have dog cupcakes and our dogs loved them! As for the one for my husband… I don’t know if he even got any… I have to say cupcakes are a weakness of mine…  I love Cupcakeries… and yes I may have just made that word up.

So….  a photo of yours truly…. notice the sheer joy on my face because of the box in hand.

Enjoy this amazing weather!!!!

m.e.