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fall travel sessions + birthday discount

Christina Judd July 11, 2019
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MY BIRTHDAY IS COMING.

I love my birthday. While I love a rockin’ pachanga, this year I am super content with the simple life. I want Tyler to keep working his buns off to ace his class, so the girls and I may drive to Santa Cruz, sit on the beach, eat treats, and soak in all the seconds of it. My heart is happy dreaming up adventures.

Here’s the gritty truth:

Me encanta mi cumpleaños. Si bien amo una pachanga, este año estoy súper contenta con la vida simple. Mientras Tyler se esfuerza bastante sacar buenas noticas en su clase, las chicas y yo tal vez vamos a Santa Cruz a sentarnos en la playa a comer postres. Mi corazón está feliz soñando con aventuras.

Aquí está la verdad áspera:

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After coming home from Utah a couple weekends ago, I had a beautiful day with Tyler and the girls. That night I don’t know what happened but I melted down. My meltdowns, by default, always go to God. All I could get out through ugly tears was, “I’m so bad at this. I hate being a mom. I’m terrible. It’s too hard. I don’t like it. I’m not meant for momlife. I don’t want to do this. I’m so bad at this…” After my amen I climbed into bed (ya…my brain is a special place…).

Después de regresar a casa desde Utah hace un par de fines de semana, tuve un hermoso día con Tyler y las niñas. Esa noche no sé qué pasó, pero me derretí. Mis derrumbes, por defecto, siempre van a Dios. Todo lo que pude llorar a través de las lágrimas fue: "Soy tan mala en esto. Odio ser madre. Soy terrible. Es muy dificil. No me gusta. No estoy hecho para la vida familiar. No quiero hacer esto. Soy tan mala en esto …” Después de mi amén, me acosté en la cama (si, mi cerebro es un lugar especial).

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Two days later the girls and I went on our massive bike trek. It was over the course of those two days that I realized: “I HAVE TO HAVE ADVENTURES. I lose my mind when I am home. If I am not outside moving my body, my children moving theirs, my brain BREAKS.” It was so perfect being outside, forced to do hard work. I think I keep trying to fit a different mom mold: happy with my children around me the whole summer, happy they are little and want and need me, happy when they ask to snuggle every night… But I am floundering in that mentality! That is not where my strengths lie. It’s hard to let the version of the mom I envisioned go, and accept the version I feel I am: hands off, with high expectations, and mostly adventure driven! Tyler’s strengths are in humor — he turns everything into a game and everyone laughs the entire time — while I prefer to be entertained just as much as my children.

Dos días después, las chicas y yo fuimos en nuestra caminata masiva en bicicleta. Fue durante esos dos días que me di cuenta: “TENGO QUE TENER AVENTURAS. Me pongo completamente loca cuando estoy en casa. Si no estoy afuera moviendo mi cuerpo, mis hijas moviendo el de ellas, mi cerebro se rompe!” Fue tan perfecto estar afuera, forzado a hacer un trabajo duro. Creo que sigo intentando encajar en un modelo de mamá diferente: feliz con mis hijos a mi alrededor todo el verano, felices que son pequeños y que me quieren y que me necesitan, felices cuando piden acurrucarse todas las noches ... ¡Pero estoy hundiendo en esa mentalidad! Ahí no están mis fortalezas. Es difícil dejar ir la versión de la mamá que imaginé, y aceptar la versión que siento que soy: manos libres, con altas expectativas, ¡y feliz cuando guiada por la aventura! Las fortalezas de Tyler están en el humor: convierte todo en un juego y todos se ríen todo el tiempo. Todavía sigo pensando que así debo ser yo, en vez de hacer lo que nos sirve a mí y a mis hijas.

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If I am not actively making adventures happen outside, my brain has too much time to wander, to think, to sink! and for me it’s problematic.

Si no estoy haciendo que las aventuras nos pasen, mi cerebro tiene demasiado tiempo para vagar, para pensar, y para mí es completamente problemático.

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So I planned a million adventures, filled up every week of the summer! The thought alone speaks peace to my soul. So maybe we will spend my birthday adventuring around Santa Cruz. Maybe paddle boarding the river. Whatever we choose it all happens on the 16th.

Which means everyone who wants it has

6 days to purchase a family photo session at 16% off!

Así que planifiqué un millón de aventuras! Cada semana del verano está llena! El pensamiento solo me habla paz a mi alma. Así que tal vez pasamos mi cumpleaños de aventuras en Santa Cruz. Tal vez remar a bordo del río. Lo que elijemos, todo sucede el día 16. Lo que significa es que quien lo quiera tiene

6 DIAS PARA COMPRAR UNA SESION DE FOTOS FAMILIARES A 16% DESCUENTO!

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Happy Birthday to me!

ORANGE COUNTY, CA: Aug 8-11 (2 more photoshoots)

HONOLULU, HI: Aug 19-24 (2 more photoshoots)

SEATTLE, WA: Sept 6-8 (2 more photoshoots)

SANTA CRUZ, CA: Oct 1-5

NORCAL+RENO+TAHOE: Always

Photoshoots in each city are first come first served. Payment options available so it’s easy!

CONTACT ME HERE TO SCHEDULE

(I’ve never been to Honolulu, or Hawaii at all!! Please send all non-touristy things to do!! And food — send all the foodie food!)

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Here are my parents who sacrifice everything they have and are for their children and those they love.Sunset Huntington Beach 2018.

Here are my parents who sacrifice everything they have and are for their children and those they love.

Sunset Huntington Beach 2018.

Annie’s Birthday 2019Our pondPortra 160120mm

Annie’s Birthday 2019

Our pond

Portra 160

120mm

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For the photogs: Portra 800. Indie Film Lab and Goodman Film Lab. Pentax 645nii and Canon 1v.

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In Family, Family Photoshoot Tags film photographer, Honolulu family photographer, Seattle Family Photographer, seattle newborn photographer, wedding photographer, Bay Area Family Photographer, bay area newborn photographer, pentax 645 nii, Portra, Kodak, portra 800, Indie Film Lab, Goodman Film Lab
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Light Dropped Directly to Your Inbox?!

Christina Judd January 28, 2019
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you be you. I’ll be me. and can we be friends?

My heart pitter patters as your faces flutter through my mind while I write my posts! Thank you for being part of my journey, my evolving story. 

SO NOW WHAT...

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My goal will never be to convert anyone to my belief system. I have no hidden agenda! 

Here's the deal:

I have 2 goals for my blog:

  1. To journal my life lessons for my future self and for my children. (Don't we all say we are going to make a book outta this stuff one day?!)

  2. To honestly and authentically share my feelings, in hopes that someone who feels alone or afraid, who may be looking for answers (rather a path to find answers), may be led to greater light and clarity in their circumstance.

This space is for anyone who might feel they are missing something - me included (there is always something I have a question about and am working out.) This place for me to plant my thoughts, hopes, dreams.

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IF THE WORDS ARE NOT YOUR THING, MAYBE YOU ARE HERE FOR THE PICTURES

I recently felt I was posting "stuff" but ignoring the biggest part of me: the faith-based pieces that rely constantly on the Holy Ghost to guide me through business decisions, parenting decisions, life decisions.

I wondered, when will I feel 100 percent comfortable being ME in every interaction?! And if I can't wholly be ME how can I hope others will be THEM?! How will we connect with people if we cannot completely be ourselves, and extend grace to others so they can 100 percent be themselves?!

Now I write for me,

for my babes, and for anyone who feels sad, alone or confused, and who may need a glimmer of light, confidence in their journey, hope for a more brilliant future, and more peace than has previously settled upon them.

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My dream is to write freely, unafraid, joyfully! 

I believe with everything inside of me that God speaks to His children, who we are. He wants to help us and I witness that daily. His arms are always outstretched still. That's all I want anyone to know, who is looking.

I'll be me, please you be you, and let's be friends.

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Subscribe on my website for all things light-filled, hope centered, and travel dates!!

2019: Barcelona, Oahu, Seattle, SLC, Bay Area, California Everywhere

And to please keep in touch! I am an open book for all the questions relating to many things - I’ll do my best to help with whatever you need! 

xo, Christina

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Portra 800

Ilford Delta 3200

Goodman Film Lab

Pentax 645nii

Canon 1V

Contact me HERE to schedule your engagement, birth, wedding, momma + babes, family, anniversary, elopement, or other session!

Tags mom and babies, pentax 645 nii, Canon 1V, Portra 800, Newport Beach Photographer, Tahoe Family Photographer, Bay Area Family Photographer, Seattle Family Photographer, hope, light
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