Ever since I started my business I have dreamed of days like today.   Having the ability to make my own schedule is a blessing and a curse!  Because I love what I do so much I often find I will go weeks, even months, without taking a day off.  Today, two of my closest friends invited me to spend President’s Day with them.  I am not going to lie…my initial thought was NO WAY!  Not on Monday!  I just photographed a wedding and I was ready to get to work.

As I tried to figure out the right thing to do, I remembered a dream I had when I started my business.  I had envisioned using one day a week to do the things I loved. I dreamed of matinee movie Mondays, soaking up the sun while reading a good book in the park, and using the day to really rest. “It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.” -Psalms 127:2

As much as I wanted to jump right back into work, I knew it was important to take some time for me.  I spent the day enjoying a bagel and coffee to a morning showing of Safe Haven (AMAZING), shooting pretty sun filled photographs on a NYC rooftop, and sampling Mercadito’s delicious guacamole.  Most importantly, I had a blast with my friends.   I came home feeling truly refreshed, rested, and ready to take on the week!  Thank you Mekina and Suzanne for a fabulous time and for reminding me how important days like today really are.  I love you both!