Oh and what recap would be complete without a top 10 list? And this is a great one:

My top 10 holiday moments:

10. Semi-College Reunion at Anthony & Natalie’s Wedding.
9.  Having coffee just for fun with Sara Kauss without being on a schedule
8.  Season’s 52 for our anniversary dinner
7.  Amazing Breakfasts (This one really deserves a much lower number)
6.  Finally touring the Jupiter Lighthouse
5. City Cellar for Anniversary Creme Brulee just like our first date 6.5 years ago
4. Melissa’s Bridal Shower
3. A romantic Christmas tree bonfire on the beach, just the two of us.
These last two are moments I will never-ever forget.
2.  Having my mom, mother-in-law, step-mom and sister all in one room.
1. Dancing with Dave to our song on our anniversary. (more to come on this)

So there you have it, and now some of my fave photos from the season:

Christmas at the Cornett’s always involves a little jam session.
and amazing breakfast. This happens to be my favorite. Hawaiian French Toast. ohmygosh.
This year we were puppy-sitting my mom’s 8-week old yorkie, Coco. She was a handfull on Christmas. But so adorable.
And you do need to see my favorite three gifts this year. From Dad and Dave. These boys know me well.
The pillow on the left is from Jenny Greeke’s etsy shop and the one on the right is from Antro as well as the little blue guy down below.

Next, I hosted Melissa’s shower at our place and we had a great morning of catching up with old friends and playing silly games.
I had a great time planning all the decor!

Dad started it off with a prayer of blessing on Melissa’s upcoming marriage and our breakfast.

I loved having Dave’s Mom and mine at the party. Aren’t they pretty?

We played the always enjoyable “design a TP bridal gown” game.
and the wedding word scramble game as well as the “can’t say wedding or you lose your pin” game. love those.
We also subjected her to Fiance Trivia and made her chew a piece of bubble gum for every wrong answer. She loved that game. ha.
Her my favorite gift she received was a apron with her married name on it designed by yours truly and custom-made by Sheena Wilber
Melissa’s BFF brought her new baby boy Elias and I just had to snap a couple pics of his cuteness
I love this photo of Mom, Melissa and Me.
The next day Dave and I celebrated our third anniversary with a day full of great things but I only had my camera during our tour of the Jupiter Lighthouse.
It was really fun and educational!
But a little scary too.

I am truly so blessed by my beautiful life and I thank each of you for what you mean to me.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

She is the true embodiment of words like beautiful, loving, gracious, patient, generous, joyful, hilarious, adorable, warm, friendly, compassionate, gentle, sweet, and thoughtful but somehow even that list doesn’t even scratch the surface of who she is. She is the most genuinely selfless person I have ever met. Without contest. She gives with everything she has and forgives with even more. Her heart is pure and her passionate pursuit of life is 100% others-focused. I am constantly humbled by who she is and amazed that I get to be her sister.

So with that little glimpse of Melissa, you can safely assume that God would have prepared someone incredible to be her husband. Someone that would love, treasure, and honor her the way she deserves. That man is Sully Cook. And over thanksgiving I got to photograph them, to witness their love and its purity. And to be honest- these pictures are just a tiny window into what I saw.

I borrowed this camera from my dad. He used to photograph my mom with it before I was even born. I have those images and they are a few of my favorite things.

I couldn’t be more proud of the woman she has grown into and I know that she will make a wonderful wife. I am soooo thankful that God has blessed her with an amazing guy who loves her perfectly and lets her shine.   I don’t have a picture of them together yet since he was on tour when I visited but stay tuned for Sully & Melissa’s engagement photos post-Thanksgiving.

But just so you can see how radiant she is, here’s a quick one I snapped on the side of the road.

This place is some sort of Catholic Cemetery and  Prayer Garden with a whole lot of history that I can’t really remember. But it was an incredibly peaceful place.

Pretty Sissy.

I have ALWAYS wanted to do a shoot in an old bookstore (and of course we have none around here) so when we found this one I made my mom take my picture. Probably the closest I will get to an old bookstore session anytime soon.

I love old Florida memorbillia and this shop had a bunch, for that reason this next photo really intrigued me.

And last but not least, the name for my photography best seller. Reserve your copy now…

Love you all.

PS: Coconut is sick. It’s not looking good. Any tips?

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