If I see one more person entering a 5K, I’m going to cut myself | monticello/buffalo, mn family photography

Seriously…have you all been on facebook lately (or twitter…I’m sure this crap is on twitter too)…if I see ONE more picture of a facebook friend wearing a paper number taped to their stomach, smiling smugly at a cell phone camera, their cheeks a rosy glow of health and vitality…I will lose it.  I can’t handle it…I know it’s partly jealousy…jealous that I can’t (read: won’t) run unless I’m being chased…and even then, I might have to stop my assailant and ask for a quick ‘time out’ so I can catch a breather.  But part of it is just confusion.  WHY does everyone love to run?  When did this become the ‘thing to do’ on the weekends?  Can I see more pictures of people lying on the couch on a Saturday morning?  Because I’m comfortable seeing that…I GET that…it’s fun, it’s relaxing, and nobody is going to pass out in a sweaty heap from lying on the couch.  Hmmm…maybe this is a cry for help.  My sub-conscious wants to see me run like the wind…but my own self-doubt and lack of  motivation keeps beating me down.  Dang it, NO.  I just don’t want to run.  Please stop reminding me that I suck.  The next friend of mine to enter any type of running event: don’t share a picture of yourself…unless it’s a shot of you curled up in the fetal position, tears streaming down your face, the finish line still miles down the road.  The caption can read:  “Crap, sometimes trying to be cool hurts”.  And then you can go to the bar, and take the ever popular ‘smile with your cocktail’ picture…because that’s a trend that everyone can relate to.

Allright, that was a semi-hostile vent…my apologies!  Let’s move on to the last chunk of mini-session images from last fall!  We were blessed with the most amazing weather last fall…The color in my backyard was perfect…I had 2 weeks of awesome color, and the mini’s fell right in the middle of it!

Beautiful Family #1 **Note to self:  Sept 28th at 4pm…best. lighting. ever.  Someone better book that time for next fall asap~these are some of my favorite family pics to date!

Next up~crazy-cute kiddos (their mom is Ry’s kindergarten teacher…she does an AMAZING job with that class!  Kindergarten teachers have the patience of a saint!)

Last but not least, this awesome family~with the cutest little blonde boys!  Their momma writes the funniest little blurbs on facebook about these 2 kids…she needs to write a little book on the pitfalls of parenting…I’d totally read it!