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30-day Blogging Challenge  | day 10 | Dare Yourself Into Trying New Things

8/27/2018

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30-day Blogging Challenge  | day 10 | Dare Yourself Into Trying New Things

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The family (minus a few Powells).
For those of you who are just now tuning in, I am doing a 30 work-day blogging challenge to force myself to share more about who I am, what I do and what everyday life is like so that you see I’m just as human as you are. Last Friday, I challenged myself to do three new things I’ve always wanted to do in our hometown:

  1. Blow-out bar: I know this is silly but this is 2018 and almost every girl I know says, oh you’ve got to try it, you feel like a million bucks and you don’t even have to lift a finger.
  2. Underwater selfie with go-pro: I’ve convinced Jess to help me try this over the weekend and I literally could not be more excited.
  3. Walk the "Wrightsville Beach" Loop: This is a local must-try because you get to go all through Wrightsville Beach and Harker’s Island and slowly take it all in. I’ve lived here for over a year and still haven’t done this 2.5 mile loop and it is something I’ve wanted to do.

Guess how many I actually accomplished? Only one— a GoPro selfie..
It's actually ALOT harder than it looks if you don't want to keep your eyes open! My favorite might be the family photo with Belle and of course the fail pic of her and me together. She hates getting her ears wet so she was shaking her head and I was avoiding the splash.
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Of course I couldn't aim and didn't even bring camera underwater....Such a good laugh though.
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I told him to suck in and look pretty just to mess with him and he made this pose? Died laughing.
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So sometimes you plan on things but other new things end up happening. For example, on Friday, my husband found a house that was about to come on the market today and we became really interested in it. We thought we loved it so we had to spend the weekend with my aunt who’s in real estate, trying to prepare for the possibility of making an offer and even drafted a personal letter to the owners. After looking at it this morning however, we came to discover it was in a pretty bad flood zone and the backyard was saturated even after no recent rain. Our hearts sank but we knew we couldn’t justify having to pay extra insurance and the likelihood of giving Belle a bath every single day because the girl loves rolling in mud. It’s okay though, Jess and I kept telling each other, if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be. God has a plan for us… we’re just really excited to settle in our first home. No sense forcing the home buying experience though. It was the first house we have had serious interest in since we’ve started looking a few months ago. You have to have your first right? We found ourselves learning about what to look for during a showing and we learned so much. We still have a lot to learn though in all reality. Does anyone know anything about buying a home for the first time in today’s market? What would you look for? We are taking all the advice we can get.

For tomorrow’s post, I’ll be blogging a wedding I photographed back in May. I just recently found out she’s pregnant, so I’m extra excited to go back through these photos and remember how life is just one precious fleeting moment after another and we need to savor every bit. I love watching my brides and grooms become parents because it means marriage is making them stronger together and helping their family grow.
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    I was born and raised on the Outer Banks, and went to school at UNC-Chapel Hill for college while working summers with a local professional wedding photographer. I taught art in Atlanta, GA for a year before coming back to the OBX to start my dream of owning my own photography and graphic design business.  My husband, Jess and I met on the OBX in 2015 and moved to Wilmington, NC in June 2017  and are proud to call it our forever home. When I'm not behind the camera, you can find me on my beach cruiser or fishing on our boat or surfing (terribly) at Masonboro Island. Ready for an adventure near and far so don't hesitate to give me a shout!

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