It was mile marker 108.  We drove passed it around 4:15 this morning.  We drove passed it on our way home from the craziest, most exhausting, exhilarating, blood pumping five days of my life.  Las Vegas and WPPI were miles behind us and we were driving home with a refreshed dream.

We chatted about business, brainstormed fresh ideas, spoke sweetly about the amazing people we had met, belted out Dashboard Confessional lyrics that lingered in the air as our minds were wide open and our hearts soared.  We left Vegas with a new determination that was bigger than either of us had imagined.  With a smile on our faces and a twinkle in our eyes, we planned, we set goals and we made promises.  Those 279 miles lifted us to new heights.

As I closed my eyes the lyrics floated out of the radio and the stars twinkled above us.  That moment I will never forget.  We drove with a renewed sense of direction, a dream that was touchable and conviction that was indestructible.  With my hand in his, we rounded the corner to a new vision, a new destination and on our way there, we drove passed mile marker 108.

No one has heard from me on this blog in a week.  If you follow this blog, you will know how strange this situation is.  I rarely go a day without posting, let alone an entire week. The past seven days have been filled with two sick kids, the passing of Jarett's dear grandmother, travel, packing, work, shooting, emails, sleep, no sleep and I think somewhere in there I managed to tweeze my eyebrows.

No need to fear, all is well.  I am fine and this blog will continue it's regular scheduled programming after this message.  Anywho, you can see how it might have been difficult to get on here and I have felt so guilty.  But I am here now and that's what counts, right?  Right.

I have several shoots to post coming up that I am so excited for all of you to see.  I also went ahead and updated the website...err...re-designed...same difference.  We all know I have a problem in this area.  I need a 12 step program.  There is always bigger and better and I am hunting it down.  Anyway, I hope you all like it.

And the biggest happening...Jarett and I are making our way to Las Vegas tonight to begin our WPPI experience.  I have been looking forward to this week for months and I have put a lot of pressure on it to be amazing.  Amazing classes, meeting some fabulous peeps and the best part...Mike Colon's workshop.  Bliss!  Cannot wait to tell you guys all about it!

Be sure to follow the blog closely this week.  I may be gone, but I will be posting about the WPPI experience as it happens.  Stay tuned for some eye candy and some hilarious vids of me and the hubs.  Good laughs will be had for sure.

Stay classy, San Diego.