JessieO Photography: The childhood friend all grown up and mmeerrried

My family drove up to Elk Hill Ct. to take a look at the latest house my dad built, the house that we were to call home for several years to come. As we drove up in our station wagon, I looked out the back window (yes, it was one of those station wagons with the backseat facing the back, gotta love the 80's) at two young girls playing in the front yard next to mine. We all got out of the car to take a look at our new, finished home. Lauren and her sister walked up to us and immediately introduced themselves (good thing, I was quite shy at the time..ahem). I remember mom making some sort of comment 'I think you made some new friends Jessie'. Well, that was an understatement. For the next several years, Lauren and I were practically joined at the hip. We did everything together from making human sized slingshots connected to the patio posts(still feel awful for letting go and giving a colossal sized welt on Lauren's leg) to sneaking downstairs to watch Children of the Corn, from dressing up as clowns and creating dances that were only funny to us to playing kickball and 'Jason' in our culdesac with other neighbors, from going on family vacations together to making brownies and going door to door with them explaining that we were raising money for Lauren's stepdad's bad back (I think that was what we said the money was going for, and that may have been a fib.....I believe we sold only one brownie that day, I was embarrassed.)
Most folks have had a childhood friend like this or similar memories with their brothers and sisters, I was blessed to have had Lauren as my neighbor and friend. Years passed, don't really feel like counting how many, and I had the pleasure of shooting Lauren and her husband, Luke. It was great and loads of fun catching up with her as well as getting to know Luke. Here are few shots from that day...Oh and check out the ice going down the side of the building in that first picture. It was pretty cold, this Florida gal played it tough but was slowly dying inside with all the coldness. Have a great week!

So, most of you know I love the one that is typically overlooked. This oozes batman gotham city coolness. Therefore it is my favorite.

I would like to thank Lauren's sunglasses for the sunburst....Not edited (though I did edit it for a January-ish retro look) the lil sunburst was just a delight to my eyes.