My move…

I have been putting off this post for a LONG time. Mainly because I feel like my world has turned upside-down (in a good way)… and yet, how do you put into words the reason WHY you have purposely turned your world completely upside-down?

Marissa and I have always tried to be very honest and raw with you guys on this particular blog. Maybe because we feel like photographers out there understand us and know where we’re coming from… all of us are trying to find our way in this business – sometimes succeeding, sometimes screwing up, and yet always loving the fact that we have made this our profession, and we get to do something we LOVE every day! I know I’ve been pretty honest about my personal life in the past several years here too – for example – talking about my divorce… and then there was that official ‘announcement’ of dating “Price Eric” (as Marissa has nicknamed him). So it’s only fair that I continue sharing about my personal life, with all of my friends out here in internet world.

So, yes, I have made a decision to radically change my life this year. I moved to Washington state!!!!!!!!!!!! And the reason why? Well, I think this quote I heard recently is really the best way to explain it…

“When something is important to you, you move heaven and earth to make it happen.”

Last year, I reconnected with a friend from my college (Biola University). He and I had actually worked together at Red Robin, and so when we reconnected (yes, it was through Facebook), I really thought nothing of it. Fast-forward to a year and a half later. After going through a long year of long-distance dating, with 2-hour conversations on the phone every night quick weekend visits every 6 weeks… well, we decided that we had done the long-distance thing long enough. Prince Eric is the most amazing man, and he truly loves me for who I am. He is so incredibly supportive – he is so loving – and he is so much fun to be around. It was important to me to move things forward and to date each other in the context of ‘everyday/normal life’ – in the same city. This is so important to me, that yes, I moved heaven and earth to make it happen. And it is worth it! Although I miss being in the studio every day, I WILL still be traveling back & forth between WA & Socal, to still be involved in the Boudoir Divas empire. Nothing is changing with that. I will still be teaching workshops, I will be working every day from my new ‘office’ (aka my local coffee shop)… I may start doing 1-on-1 consultations for photogs here in the Pacific Northwest… and I will do whatever it takes to make this work. And, who knows? Maybe a new Seattle location is in the future for the Boudoir Divas…? The possibilities are endless! 🙂

When all is said and done, I am just so excited for what has happened. After going through what I went through with my divorce and all of that incredible pain, I honestly didn’t know whether I would find love again. But God has done incredible things in my life, and in Eric’s life, to bring us to this point… and God has blessed us with the most amazing love. You guys, I can’t even describe how full my heart is right now. So there you have it. I’m living in Washington, commuting to San Diego, working from a coffee shop, and I’m in love. 🙂 Thanks for reading my rambling thoughts! I’m hoping to post some more pics soon from my life here in WA, so stay tuned if you’d like to know more about my new home. xoxo, Kimberlee