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6/8/13 10:00 A

What a fantastic game. How about those underdogs sweeping the Penguins. WAY TO GO BRUINS!!!!

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6/7/13 9:42 P

loving the three game lead...bet those two full days coach gave our boys off helped a LOT with that!! waiting on tonights outcome though!

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3/26/13 8:11 P

Love it!!!!

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3/25/13 10:25 P

oh and just posted a new pic for the group photo. it was shared on Facebook and I thought it was awesome :)

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3/25/13 10:23 P

just the one for April still. but once I get that under my belt I'm going to really make a push for things like wedding shows. I need to get my name out there but I also need more experience as I'm going it alone with out formal training or any aprenticing. I'm improving in leaps and bounds so I'm hoping to be over prepared for this one because I think at this point it could make or break my hopes of getting into weddings...at least for some time.

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3/25/13 9:34 P

That sounds exciting! Have you done any more weddings?

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3/23/13 7:47 P

I've shot a couple models in the past 2 weeks. They are both so pretty but the one was so gorgeous and she kinda reminds me of carrie underwood :)

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2/19/13 5:22 P

Glad you got the chance to look at it. It's always good for ideas to see what someone else is doing. Maybe next year you'll have a "Santa"!!!

My son-in-law is also a great photographer as a hobby but he does mostly nature. I soooo envy his camera and maybe one day I'll invest in a better one.

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2/18/13 10:15 P

she's good :) I'm jealous of one thing...I had tried to find a Santa for a day of mini sessions but had NO luck :( I see that she found someone to play Santa :) however I'd been told the one guy that lives in my building that does light superintendent work was down in my buildings lobby christmas morning or eve dressed as santa. so I asked him and hopefully I'll be able to have a santa this coming year :D

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2/18/13 5:44 P

Marie, thought you might like to take a look at my cousin's wife page in fb....Nannie's Snapshots. She has no professional training but is doing quite a business. May give you some ideas. The more you can "get yourself out there" the more business you'll get.

Glad to hear you got to take some more pics. You can do it!!!!!

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2/18/13 1:44 P

so been playing with my studio strobes...and finally got to shoot someone other than myself in front of them lol I had a friend bring her two little ones over. 2 year old Blake and almost 1 year old Maeve :) so I hope to post pics soon in a blog. also dida family shoot 2 weeks ago...would love to get some of those pics up(4 adults and 3 dogs! was quite a crowd in my small two bedroom apt lol

Hope everyone is well!

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1/17/13 8:05 P

I just looked at some of your photos......you have some great shots there. The first weddings Mark ever did were my kids. He was a nervous wreck but did a great job. He also had one camera for black and white which made for some interesting shots. It helps if you have an assistant but he did both weddings on his own also. You are so right about being busy. He did attend the rehearsals for both and it did make a difference so you'll have to remember for the next one.

You really should check into some courses. Not only would you have a certificate but you'd also get some new "pointers". Good luck to you. You could have a pretty good future doing this.

You have a great weekend also

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1/17/13 3:31 P

well my big brother had a snowboard at one time so maybe when I was like 9 or 10 I got to go down a local hill on it a few times...I liked it better than skiing...less to get mixed up and tangled up in lol

I've only shot two weddings. one was very informal...an eloping if you will. the other this past june was my first formal wedding. I was the only shooter and WOW was that ever a learning experience! I got SOO much exercise running around(I wasn't just to photographer...I was the only one who had a lint roller-which two of the groomsmen appreciated- and I got to help the bride use skin tape for her straps...I guess no one else really know how to use it lol so I wasnt just a photographer, I was a wardrobe specialist lol) there was only ONE part of the ceremony I missed(surprisingly) and now I make it a point to ALWAYS be at the rehearsal dinner so I know whats going on and when so I never have that happen again(wasn't a big part but I'm still kicking myself over it)

here's the link to the wedding 'sneak peek' on my facebook page :) if you have time feel free to get lost there :D
www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.10151
018626611422.468910.242624456421&type=3

I'm excited that I have another wedding booked for April. (theres an album for the couples engagement pics-chris and melissa)

I have NO formal training but I'm starting to look into professional photography courses now. I think people would take me more seriously if i had a certificate or diploma of sorts. plus...it never hurts to learn :)

I have tried skating...I still can't do it lol my ankles are almost magnetized to each other and the ground lol

Hope you have a great weekend :)

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1/17/13 2:52 P

Well, must say I'm impressed! I could never see myself coming down a snow covered hill standing up.....give me a toboggan, snow tube or the good old flying saucer. lol I use to love to ice skate but haven't done it in years.

Now photography....one of these days I'm going to get myself a real good camera. I love some of the pictures my SIL takes A good friend of my kids majored in photography (he did both their weddings and that is a job!!). It's a difficult field to find work in so he's been doing everything but.

Don't say you can't ice skate til you try. My kids and their spouses all wanted to ice skate and they showed my DIL how. She took her time and was so excited. They had a ball and plan on doing it again. She even has her own skates now!

Have a great day. I'll be heading up to Rochester, NY to spend a long weekend with my DD an DSIL so don't know how much I'll be on. So, Have a great weekend also!!!!

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1/16/13 11:48 P

well lately I don't do much...I hate people so I try to avoid them(sad but true) but in my past I played softball, and was part of a bowling league for 2 years(not super athletic but oh well lol)

I love swimming and I would love to do snow boarding if I could get my hands on a board...and it would snow like it's Canada lol. I used to go on ski trips with my elementary school and would love to do that again.

I was a gymnast as a child and on my high school team in grades 9 and 10....

The only sport I've really wanted to do but couldnt is figure skating. it's so beautiful but I couldn't skate to save my life!

I've always been an active person :) although these days its mostly just walking...and my day/night job is drywalling. so a lot of times my arms get a good workout(mostly wrist and forearm) and my legs get lots of steps in because of the up and down on triggers :)

I also found out this past june, when I shot my first formal wedding....thats a killer workout too. about 7 hours of non stop going...and because the bride was fairly short it involved lots of squats lol...now I'm rambling...a sign that its bed time. Have a good night Mary Anne :)

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1/16/13 10:28 P

Good for you Marie!!! What sports do you play?

I've got my shirt all ready to wear. Should say shirts.....Bruins for one day and Pats for the next!!!!

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1/16/13 12:57 P

I'm hoping to get my bruins shirt washed for saturday(even if I can't watch the game :P) and I'll be wearing the bruins necklace Vicki sent me last year(seems so long ago hun!) :)

oh and I really don't care to watch sports. I've gotten into watching hockey but I really can't focus unless it's the B's playing. I'd rather get out and do the sports than watch them(even if I suck-which I'm not saying is true lol)

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1/11/13 7:06 P

Well, I was born in Maine and my kids grew up in MA so we're die hard New England team fans from baseball to hockey. Even my SIL cheers for all the teams. My DIL and I have an agreement - she cheers for her teams unless they're playing a New England team and I cheer for her teams unless they're play a New England Team. We have a lot of fun with it and we're all sports nuts.

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1/10/13 5:57 P

I never clued in until you used the term 'philly'...my mom is a philly fan. its funny that Boston has the most support in my family but thats not saying too much. my little brother likes pittsburgh and my big bro like winnipeg(he was a detroit fan until they gave his home town a team again:P) Me and Dad are B's fans :)

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1/9/13 9:47 P

My younger girl (PolyDactyl is 11 1/2) is still looking for her and takes naps in Ms Molly's basket. I was getting ready to put it away and found her sleeping in it. We've had some very special kitties through the years. They have always amazed us and each one has been special. They all been with us until the age of 18 or 19. We've been very lucky. I can't imagine every being without kitties around.

I am looking forward to the games starting. Only wish I could see more of them. Sometimes when they're here in Philly, my son tries to get tickets so we can go. Love it!!!

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1/8/13 3:28 P

so sad to hear about your kitty Mary ann :( me and my mom have two cats and they're young enough we should have them for a long time yet. but I don't know what I'll do when my baby does go. she's the best cat I've ever had...

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1/8/13 9:50 A

Hope everyone is off to a great start. It has been a little sad here since I had to put my 18 year old kitty down (I did a blog about her). Now I'm trying to get back on track and back on spark.

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1/4/13 12:34 P

for pointing it out. I didn't know it had changed.

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12/17/12 9:32 P

I've been up in Maine with my folks and off line....love the team photo!!!! Sad, but it sure does fit.

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12/15/12 7:04 P

check out the new team photo lol....this lock out is ridiculous

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6/9/12 9:30 A

Hope they have a great day for their wedding. Would love to see more of your photos. I love the outdoor shots.

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6/8/12 9:06 P

Thank you :)

We actually havent gotten that much. a day here or there. My city is right on a bay and I think that gives us kind of a shield from the worst weather.

I'm photographing a wedding tomorrow...its been a daily change in the prediction...one day its supposed to be thuderstorms and the next they say just rain...at least one day this week it was just supposed to be cloudy so I'm preparing for rain but hoping for 'partly cloudy' :)

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6/8/12 7:53 P

Your pictures were great. I've always enjoyed walking in the rain - just not a cold rain. It does feel good.

Have you been getting a lot of rain???? My folks live in Maine and they state has had some flooding.

Enjoy the "showers".

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6/8/12 10:59 A

So I hope everyone's well, yesterday evening my city(in south ontario) got a strong but short storm. I posted some pics in my blog-if you havent checked it out yet :)

I waited for it to START raining for my walk wednesday, I finally get out and its was just spitting, I was thinking 'GREAT I'm in time to get soaked!'

I LOVE walking in the rain...I'd rather be soaked in rain than sweat...I think it has something to do with feeling cleaner lol

I only got that bit of spitting because it had stopped within about 5 min of my walk ...grrrr

so yesterday I got a pretty good dousing :D still not soaked(my pants were barely damp) but much better lol

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5/28/12 2:21 P

Hi Marie! We're having the same type weather here in PA. I worked in the yard for a little bit this morning and came in soaking wet. Heading for the pool now.

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5/28/12 10:56 A

how's everyone weather now? It's supposed to get close to 30(90) herer today with the humidity pushing it MUCH higher! the humidity is supposed to make it feel about 36C which is 96.8F!!!

any one who thinks canada is all ice would be truely surprised lol

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3/28/12 9:38 A

I'm with you, Marie. I have been in Maine helping my folks and the temps went from the 80's to snow!!!! Finally got back to PA and we've had two very cold nights. My poor plants are so confused.

I have been out of touch with the games so thanks for the update.

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3/26/12 5:37 P

Well ladies, I'm not too concerned about ottawa beating us for the division title but I'm glad we're gaining some more breathing room :)

Today has been the coldest day for at least a couple of weeks now. it was only up to about 6(46F) as compared to the 20-25(70-80ish F)

sooo I can't wait for summer to come back...why did it have to leave? :(

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3/13/12 8:37 P

we hit 75 here today.....spent time in the yard again

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3/12/12 9:56 A

actually ditto we played pittsburgh yesterday...and lost :(
and our weather was SO nice yesterday!! and one point this week its supposed to get up to 17( 66 for you americans :D )

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3/12/12 9:27 A

on Sunday it was funny to see so many Bruins shirts. We weren't even playing.

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3/11/12 9:14 P

It hit the 60's here today so I worked in my flower beds PULLING WEEDS! Can't believe it's only March.

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3/10/12 1:24 A

is the weather enjoyable as well? I had what is high temps for this time of year a couple days ago but itdropped again. next week is supposed to be steadily alot warmer :)

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3/9/12 8:37 P

Hey, Marie. Love the topic as I sit her with a cup of coffee!!!

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3/9/12 1:11 P

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