you've got me on my toes

So! Where to start? It's been a roller coaster couple of weeks for me. I found a screenshot from one of my favorite games (Ocarina of Time) that has the best words that can be said to me right now.



And it is easy for me to feel discouraged. Especially when no one is able to hold me up when I'm down. Because.. let's face it, all of us have our mountains to climb. But, there have been harder things I have gotten myself through and someday I'll look back at this time and realize that the mountains I feel I'm climbing are just grains of sand (ha, to anyone who can guess what song that is from SUPER KUDOS to you!!). So. The superhero in me needs to awaken and start flying again.

I did a photoshoot yesterday for a friend I used to work with. I'm going to be photographing his wedding this November and I'm so stoked because it will be in the aquarium down in Newport! Pirate themed and all. I'm SOOO EXCITED. AHH.

I discovered a place I need to travel to. In NYC, there is a place called Staten Island that apparently has a junkyard of old, forgotten, and misplaced boats that are generations old. This website has the best pictures and info I could find about it: CLICK HERE.

Also, at the beginning of September, the hubby and I are planning a weekend camping trip to a place called The Wilds out in eastern Ohio. As the website describes, The Wilds is one of the largest and most innovative wildlife conservation centers in the world. Located on nearly 10,000 acres in southeast Ohio, it is home to rare and endangered species from around the world living in natural, open-range habitat, as well as home to hundreds of indigenous species. And this place offers safari rides, horse riding trails, zipline tours, and the like. Can't WAIT. If you are interested, you can find out more info about this place here: CLICK HERE.

I'm getting a list together of places I want to photograph in Cincinnati of abandoned buildings and just neat buildings that have interesting architecture. Hopefully my curiosity can keep me out of as much trouble as possible..... got close to being fined for trespassing recently at a nearby mining facility :x And all I was trying to do was find a place to turn around..... :):):):P

Well, time to update my "Bible" a little bit before I get some sleep. My little book of inspirational quotes, ideas, pictures, and things that just move me. By the time I'm 80, this little book will be huge.

-Brooke

PS: title taken from LIGHTS new song called Toes