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Wait, one more glimpse of summer love. Then back to fall. But seriously, a long black cardigan over this, cute black ankle boots to go with? Ahh I love pieces that can transfer through the seasons.

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And now starts the progression of fall clothing I'm falling in love with. That dress on the left? Those tights? Oh yes please.

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Kaia's a pretty senior in high school who came to me for her senior pictures. She's got naturally curly hair, so she came with her hair straightened and then tossed her head in my shower to get her curls back. If only it was that easy to make my hair curly!

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The moon looked huge when I was driving home tonight. I pulled over and took a picture.

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This is Lindsey. She's pretty. Her dress is also pretty. And so is the random stuff by her grandma's house.

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Blackberry cobbler! Amanda and Travis picked me blackberries for my birthday. But they didn't pick them until they were ripe, which is why I just made cobbler with my blackberries. It looks so pretty.

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The clouds were doing cool things. I took a picture.

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These girls are fabulous. They love each other, they love Jesus, they love life. Molly, Ella, Terra and Lauren, all about to head off to college. You'll be seeing much more of them soon.

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So Amanda and I went for a walk, and randomly found what appeared to be a keyboard smashed. But we only found the keys -- so maybe someone just scattered their keys? I enjoyed the irony of this ? key.

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Two dailys to show of this truly awesome ring that goes over two fingers. Slightly inhibiting but great for my left hand, and $3.80. Thank you Forever 21.

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When I'm older and telling my grandkids stories of my younger days I'd like to think I'd refer to this summer as "The Summer of Boys I Barely Know Buying Me Flowers".

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More of my pretty little sister. She gets her pictures taken every year and this year she wanted me to take them. We had fun laughing and running all around Ripon taking pictures. She was admiring the cute shirtless college football players across the way while we were shooting.

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These pretty girls are sisters. Julie, baby Jayden, Krissy, and Danielle. Krissy's getting married Labor Day weekend, so we were all together for her bridal shower, and my aunt wanted a picture of the girls with Jayden. Jayden wanted a nap, but we took a picture anyway.

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This is a $4 Goody hair accessory. It's like the perfect little piece of sunshine to add to my hair when it needs some oomfph.

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This is Kaia. We took senior pictures.

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A lot of my pictures come from me randomly looking over and seeing something I like. This would be one of those moments.

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I looked out my window one day. Saw it. Liked it. Took a picture of it.

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The albums we sell at the studio are so gorgeous. And I'm not being biased. My favorite is Jilane and Cj's. That might be me being biased. But I love the big stunning picture on the cover. Seriously, I have hot friends.

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I basically always have at least one glass or water bottle in my room. I'm still a college kid, maybe I'll break this habit when I'm through, but no promises. The sun was hitting this glass and reflecting light everywhere.

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Um, perfect nautical beach bag? Yes please! Anyone want to go to Nantucket?

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This picture reminds me of that movie A Bug's Life when the ants ran around on plants and would slide down skinny leaves like this one.

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Randomness makes me happy.

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I like little baby flowers. Dainty is cute.

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It's dying, but it's pretty.

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I think it's cool how God designed even plants with a way to protect themselves.

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I got this vest thing from Buckle. It sat in my closet for a month because I couldn't decide how I wanted to wear it. And then I figured it out, and wore it two days in a row because I love it. That's the back, all lace. Looks super cool.

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My pretty roommate's favorite flower. Lilies. Only she's partial to the white and pink kind.

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Country music makes me want babies.

Weird, I know. I really try to soak up the point of my life that I'm at at any given time. To be content with where I'm at and not overly anxious to get to the next step. I go to weddings every weekend and talk with my best friend about her husband, but I'm more than happy to wait for mine. I look at design blogs and know what I want my future house to look like, but I'm satisfied with decorating my apartment. I try really hard to soak up these last few months of classes and focus on how much I love learning instead of how much I want to be a photographer full time. I play with other people's kids, and most often, don't want my own.

But then I listen to country music. And it's all about family, and where I grew up, and loving the little things in life. And those are things I love, things I want. And it makes me anxious and excited for all the things I have yet to experience. And a little terrified because I don’t know what’s coming. But mostly, it just leaves me excited and wanting. For a few hours. And then I'm back to being content with where I am. Because there's so much for me to experience right now, right where I am.

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This is the only part of my yard that feels like fall.