Jennifer Starr

Mother's Day

May always seem to be one of the busiest months in our lives. Between, Mother's Day, Both Mom and Granny's Birthdays, Aimee's Birthday, Wedding Season, and this year... Stinkerbell's Graduation is was kind of nuts! But everything had to be celebrated!

PART ONE:

Mother's Day 2009 begin by celebrating a few days early with Mom Starr at her favorite restaurant: Maggianos in Scottsdale.

Barb and her Sons: Justin and Shannon ( just missing Trevor)

(Bill and Barb)

PART TWO:

A quick stop by Granny's House .... to wish her a Happy Mother's Day

PART THREE:

A day in Casa Grande with the Family...

Mom and I put together a few sample bouquets for an upcoming Wedding by "SweetPeas:

PART FOUR:

A visit with Grandma Jane to wish her a "Happy's Mother's Day"

Peaceful Easy Feeling....

Okay... well I'm feeling a little emotional today- so if you get nausea easily I recomend not to continue reading......

I just really love Justin.... simple as that.....it's really crazy that we've been a couple for six years now, and I every day I realize that I love him even more. I was driving home from work last night and the song "Peaceful Easy Feeling" by the Eagles came on the radio... and I thought to myself.. that's it! That' s really it... that's exactly how I feel about Justin... from the very begining it's just been so easy.

I remember from our very first date thinking to myself... umm okay... this is kind of weird... why is this so easy?? No drama, no complications, no mixed signals, and my family and friends like him... what's going on?

It was so easy in fact I remember thinking something must be wrong... it's not suppose to be this easy and honest, and simple, loving, fun....

At one point in time very early on I remember telling Justin that I "just didn't think this was going to work out" and he asked me why? and I couldn't think of one single reason! And from that point on I remember thinking he has to be with me the rest of my life... period.

And now to think six years later... I still have to stop and remind myself how lucky I am to have met him at the perfect point in my life... and every day is a new adventure...

I'm just so thankful to married to someone whom every day gives me a peaceful easy feeling. In a world of many, many complications... I'm thankful being with Justin isn't.... I love you..

P.S. and the funny thing is ... Justin secretly hates the Eagles... or any song with any type of "twang" in it for that matter- huh, go figure.

Justin's Most Recent Shoot

Justin is shooting a wedding at Seville next weekend....so I thought I'd post a few photos from the Engagement Session.

The Bride to Be is actually interned at Seville for me last Spring. And to my surprise after working with me and seeing all the "behind the scenes craziness" that goes in to planning events... she still wanted to get married at Seville!!!

Kristin and Mike are a sweet couple- we're very excited for them!!!

Lunch Date with Melissa and Baby Gregory

I can't believe how hard it is to meet up with friends some times.... Is is me, is it our age group, is it where I live??? I used to be so easy... it's crazy, I'm excited for life to "slow down" a little perhaps this summer to catch up with our amazing friends.... like the "good ole days".

Speaking of amazing friends... I had the opportunity to visit with Melissa and her little guy a few weeks ago on my day off. We grabbed a quick lunch at Sweet Tomatoes. Melissa is such a great mom... and Gregory is a total ham- I swear everyone in the restaurant was just staring at him and smiling... well I guess that could of been because he was throwing food all over the place :)

Andrea's Baby Shower

Well Baby Boy Keegan will be here in less than a month!

I had the chance to attend Andrea's Baby Shower a couple of weekends ago. I still can't get over how great Andrea looks... and the host who throw the shower had it decorated so sweet!!

We can't wait till baby is here, we're very excited to take his newborn photos!

Chase's Prom Dinner at Seville

My little brother is almost a high school graduate! I can hardly believe it....it seems like only a few years ago he was following me around bugging me and asking a million questions... now it feels like the other way around.

Chase went to Prom a couple weekends ago and decided to have his "pre" prom dinner at Seville! I was so excited to have someone I love as a client.

Mom went all out with flowers .......

....and me and my Seville crew decorated the room with fancy linens and all over candle light.

Chase and his crew recieved the VIP treatment... because only the best will do for Stinkerbell..

Easter 2009 "Norris Style"

Easter has always been somewhat of an interesting holiday in our family. For as long as I can remember this holiday has always involved outdoor games, teams, winners, losers, cheaters... Grandpa losing track of points, and the infamous Egg Toss.

This Easter we celebrated at Patty and Craig's home "out in the county" in Casa Grande. They own a really great home with tons of land, horses, hay stacks, with some great views of the mountains.

Every year Grandpa and Grandpa split us up on teams to compete in a variety of competitions to name a few:

Bowling
Pitch the Penny
Trivia
Toilet Paper Race ( this was newly added this year and might I say tons of fun)
Egg Toss

Every year we compete for some awesome prizes ( not really...usually it's a candy bar) This particular year Patty and Craig's neighbors had a bunch of adorable puppies that needed homes. As much as I wanted to take this little girl home with me ... Justin talked me out it-deciding our condo is too small for a big dog and a wiener dog. Isn't she precious???

The funny thing is .... nobody ever really pays attention, and most of time doesn't even know who's team their on and who they should be cheering for.

Grandma Jane loves to help Grandpa referee. She's always there to tell the boys "not to be so rough!"

Tommy takes the bowling competition very seriously as he does play weekly with his bowling league- you'd think he' d be a better bowler.

After the games, lunch, and Great Grandmas famous homemade cookies... Grandpa is exhausted.... another fun Norris Easter!!!

Andrea's Maternity Photos: Part 2

I'm just so impressed by how amazing these images turned out I had to post some more photos of Andrea and Noah's Maternity Shoot! First of all, we had some beautiful models...second of all..... how awesome is Justin photography-bragging rights are in order!!! We are about one week away from launching our "official" website... stay tuned for more details.

All Images by: Social Grace Studios

Two Tickets to Paradise!!!!

We're Going to the Bahamas!!!

We are so excited!!! We just booked our 7 day all inclusive vacation to the Bahamas!! We will be in paradise in just 16 weeks!!!

SweetPeas Workshop Day

Working with flowers is so much fun! It's so great to dig in and use your hands and make something really beautiful ....from nature! We attended a workshop presented by a Tempe Florist..."God's Garden Treasures". We had opportunity to create an Easter arrangement along with a groom's boutonniere.

Where Soul Meets... Body

All I can really say is wow. Andrea's maternity shoot was amazing. Andrea is such a beautiful person inside and out, so capturing images of her glowing was easy.....

On this particular Sunday afternoon we spent the afternoon with Andrea and Noah.. catching up and taking photos. During the studio session Justin had some intense lighting and as soon as he turned on the bright lights baby Keegan started moving around... this little model must have been striking a pose inside mom's tummy!!! Congratulations Andrea and Noah...we love you!

Our 3 Year Wedding Anniversary.....

Wow... I can't believe it's already been 3 years.... since we tied the knot. As a wise women told me "time flys when you're having fun".

Life is busy and crazy... we had to put eveything on hold to celebrate our anniversary. We celebrated this year by going to a nice dinner in Tempe at a restuarant called "House of Tricks". It was so fun to go on a date in Tempe because that's were it all started.....

I had asked the Chef to prepare something special for Justin.... so at the end of our meal he brought out a Tiramisu Dessert (Justin's favorite)

Happy Anniversary My Love!

Happy, Happy Birthday!!!

We celebrated Mom Starr's Birthday at her favorite restaurant: Maggianos's Little Italy.

Happy Birthday..... We Love You!!!

Ohio Trip with the Starr Family......

I'm very lucky to be a part of the Starr family.....I have an amazing mother-in-law and two loving brother-in-laws... although we don't get to see them nearly as much as we would like too... the time we do get to spend with them is always fun. In Mid-March we had the opportunity to vist Justin's extended family in Ohio. I was so excited to be able to experience "Ohio" as this is the place Justin was born and spent the majority of his childhood.

Although we didn't actually visit "Findlay, Ohio" we were pretty close..... we stayed in a small town called Westerville...just outside of Columbus. We stayed with Justin's Aunt Shelia and Uncle Bill.

Highlights from the trip included..............