It isn't fun having a sore throat and thinking as I wake up this morning "OMG, what if it's strep/bronchitis/the flu/some unknown-I'll be-the-first-case-of-a-new-disease-they've-discovered."

But first, I guess calming down and just waiting to see the doctor is the best thing to do first, right? Right.

On the bright side, I got a pleasant surprise in my Inbox this morning as soon as I quit panicking about my possibly diseased throat. Ms. Ava Albano, whom some of you may remember from the photoshoot we did here sent me a message to let me know she had been featured in an article at her college and that they had used a photo from her photoshoot with me. I got all sorts of happy to see my photo used, but even more so to see why they had written an article on Ava. She's a hard-working college student I'm super proud of her. Check out the article on:

Finishing school, working, and supporting her family -
Ava Albano's SOS story

Thanks, Ava for sharing this with me and keep up the great work!
Happy Tuesday, everybody!!

So, when I first met Ava, she was a teenager.

Until I started talking to her.

That's when I discovered the truth---she was a old soul appearing to be a teenager. No joke, I soon realized that Ava was young, but mature at the same time. What cracks me up about her is that she can call it how it is, no beating around the bush, with just this one look of hers. It's like this smirk, but with a twist of "are you freakin' kidding me?" kinda look. The kind that would make you think twice about acting like an idiot around her. I liked her personality immediately, fo realz!

Ava's now a grown kid, an awesome young woman and I'm proud to call her friend.

If you ever need assistance on a huge event, call her. The girl has got mad event planning skills and even helped in the chaos of my own wedding a few years ago.

Just don't act all crazy on her because she's packin' that Ava smirk and ain't afraid to use it.

Yipee!! - My Very First Published Photo

Hey, Ava!!