Ebeth & Dean

I might get choked up writing this post. Thankfully, these two aren’t leaving yet. Elizabeth (affectionately known as Ebeth) and Dean sat behind us on the Patriot Express from Seattle when we PCSed to Okinawa. They don’t have kids, but commented to us on the plane when we struck up a conversation that if they were all as well behaved as ours was on the way over, they might’ve considered it. (huge compliment – my kid has her moments, but she is an excellent traveler) They also have lived in San Diego, which is where we moved from so we immediately had some things in common and plenty of time to talk! When we were staying at the WestPac on Foster, we ran into them a few times and had our welcome brief together too…you know how it is. They’re adventurous and fun and we just kept running into them, so we exchanged phone numbers and have been friends ever since. Sometimes it’s just meant to be!

Ebeth jumped in with both feet and among other things, she is a head honcho with Ramond Ko jewelry sales now (so she might look familiar if you’ve bought something here). We were thrilled that after rescheduling for rain and work interferences – we FINALLY had a gorgeous night at the beach to shoot.

Ebeth, your blue eyes are stunning.

It’s always an added bonus to shoot friends; people that I know and that are already comfortable with me. Dean is super friendly and smart, and definitely a hubba hubby (HELLO). Dean is my dive husband (Ebeth doesn’t dive and neither does my hubby, so it’s our thing – we have to go again soon, man!) , and had also had taken my GAMU class…interestingly enough, with my assistant for that evening, April of  April Belle Photography. So it was even more fun for me to geek out talking about photography with them while I shot. Never hurts to have such beautiful subjects! (But ALL my subjects are beautiful!)

Do this!

OK.

DO THAT.

Sure.

Sit there! YES, on the ground. I know there are ants.

Yes ma’am.

I love my clients.

Dean, your smile is contagious and oh so handsome. I’ll spare my photos of you with flowers in your teeth – but just know that I have something to bribe you with should I ever have to use it.

And Ebeth – well you’re just a gorgeous Tar Heel beauty – the camera LOVES you!

Oh what I wouldn’t give for another sunset like this – again it feels like it’s rained ever since this night!

Oh the light….the perfect breeze…I love what I do!

Let’s finish with one of my favorite sunset shots ever. I think I jumped up and down when I took it (didn’t I?) – who wouldn’t want this on their wall?

I’m so glad I don’t have to say goodbye to you yet…I love having you here as my friends. I’ll have the editing finished very soon and you’ll be out of suspense!

More soon…even though it has rained, I was busy in between the rain drops!