The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Sometimes it is hard to believe that it has been thirteen and a half years since I graduated high school. In some ways it seems like a lifetime ago, and in other ways I remember it like it was just yesterday.  I truly loved my senior year.  It started off with an amazing soccer season and ended with a million memories made with treasured friends.  And all along the way it was filled with the excitement of what was to come in the years to follow.

I have watched this young lady (and her sister) grow up since the day she was (they were) born.  And as you can see through the pictures below they have both grown up to be gorgeous, stunning women.  But they are not only beautiful on the outside, it is their inner beauty that impresses me so much and I can't wait to see what the future brings for them!

When I was asked to take Lauren's senior pictures I didn't hesitate to say yes! What a beauty!

"Do not follow where the path may lead...

Go, instead, where there is no path, and leave a trail." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

I loved the spot we chose to take these pictures - it was just beautiful!

"God breathes and the beauty of nature is revealed.  You are his most beautiful creation & I am left breathless."

"She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities...

She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway...

She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark...

She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink...

Some days, she's the reason you wish you were an only child."

"Figuring out who you are is the whole point of the human experience." (Anna Quindlen)

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." (Les Brown)

"Beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad; it's what you do in-between that counts the most."

So beautiful.  Seriously, could my job of been any easier?

"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous" (Coco Chanel)

"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it."

"I hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles,

to the highest of your hopes,to the windows of your opportunities, 

and to the most special places your heart has ever known."