
Over the Fourth of July holiday I took a spontaneous trip to Chicago with my family to visit relatives I had not seen in many, many years. Though my family lives outside of the city, we found time to take a train downtown to wander around.

comfy bathrobe. deodorant. hand sanitizer. sunscreen. cocoa butter. comb. mouthwash. headbands. water for brushing teeth, everyone says its ok to drink the water on the resorts, I refuse to believe them. makeup bag…bare minerals, lip gloss, mascara. toothbrush. curling iron that I did not need to plug in…salty beach waves are one of my favorite parts...

Today I am feeling like one of the luckiest girls in the world! I am hopping on a plane tomorrow morning to photograph my first destination wedding in beautiful Mexico! Shanean the bride is one of the super hot girls in the Boudoir gallery on my website. I also photographed her engagement pictures downtown with her...