Wednesday, February 20, 2008

My Girl

I captured this image of my girlfriend, Sandy, this past Saturday at Hollis Garden, here in Lakeland. We were on our way to my church’s Valentine’s Couples Banquet, and stopped off at the gardens to grab a few shots beforehand. This was the first shoot that I’d done with Sandy.

I didn’t have enough time to really get warmed up behind the camera and she didn’t have enough time to get completely relaxed in front of the camera…but, we both agreed that there would be many more shoots to come.

Sandy came into my life in December and from that came Spring.

She is a beautiful, lovely woman who loves God with all her heart. I thank Him everyday for bringing her into my life. She is a rare gem, a treasure that is hard to find.

24 comments:

~Brenda said...

Sandy is a lovely young woman; happy there will be more pictures of her!

The link to Hollis Gardens and answers.com is a nice touch.

I like the poetic sentence you have in bold print!

Coy Hill said...

Lovely shot.
FW:)

JAM said...

Definitely a lovely date to ye olde Valentines banquet. I love her look in this photo.

photowannabe said...

Thanks for sharing this special person with us. She's beautiful and I'm happy she's in your life.

Nestor Family said...

New posts! Better yet... new love!!! How wonderful! Enjoy!!!

Happy for you and Sandy!

Lara said...

i'm happy that you've found such loveliness for your life. :)

Lori said...

You are truly blessed to have found Sandy, and she, you. Your sentence, "Sandy came into my life in December and from that came Spring" is very poignant and touching.

She really is lovely. May there be many more photo opportunities and moments to share.

Anna said...

OK. so I tried to comment yesterday and it didn't work. I love your new post and I am so happy you met Sandy. She has beautiful eyes and I look forward to many more images! Does this mean that you are back to blogging? A new muse maybe? :)

Tell her hi from Anna your blogging friend! :)

Blue Wave 707 said...

Cool photo anyways! Chad, you've definitely received a blessing from God!.

Laurie said...

She is lovely and this is a lovely portrait of her.

Tom said...

May your Valentines together never end...

Willard said...

Truly a professional shot of a lovely lady. I wish you both the best!

Carie said...

So glad to see some new posts from you............and so happy to hear you have found someone special.

Life is Good!

ASHE said...

What a beautiful picture of a beautiful girl. No wonder you have not been posting as much lately ;)

By the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Joel Reynolds said...

Dude - way to go! Nice shot and from the sound of it, a lovely girl. Well done.

Joel

Sand said...

Congrats on finding someone so special. Hey, you cant beat the name either...what can I say other than its an awesome name!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful shot Chad and now we know why you have been so scarce lately!

gaz said...

lovely shot dude. may God bless you both.

carmilevy said...

I'm thrilled for you both, Chad. You're both so obviously blessed to have found each other. Looks like she's already very comfortable with your lens!

Shionge said...

She is so pretty Chad and all the best to the both of you and I think you are 'one heck of a guy' who sings praises about your girlfriend and sadly not many Singaporean men do that!!!

You Rock Chad and bless you both :D

Jose said...

Well congratulations to the both of you for finding each other. Before long you'll be catching up to me in celebrating your 27th wedding anniversary. OK you are still a ways away from that but hey you gotta start somewhere. lol

Jessica said...

I'm happy for you! It is a bit of a miracle, I think, to find a perfect match. :)

lv2scpbk said...

She is very pretty. Now we know where you've been hiding. You speak of her with great love and admiration and you can't get better than that.

Kekiinani said...

She is soooo cute!! Great shot :) :) Nice to see that you are posting a few shots.. Love the rose as well. :) Aloha, Renee :)