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A couple of weeks ago, I was scheduled to be in Boston to have a photo session with my cousin’s adorable ten month old son. Not so adorable: the stomach flu he had. So we had to cancel the trip and hopefully reschedule sometime soon.

I was sitting at my desk that night we were supposed to fly out, majorly bummed that we weren’t able to go. At that very moment I saw a photographer in Delaware tweet/facebook post for help for her wedding that weekend. Ummmm HELLLOOOO MEEEE MEEE MEEE, I’ll HELP! as I screamed up and down. You’d think I was in fourth grade again, falling out of my plastic chair, with my hand raised so.very.high. to get the teacher to pick me for line leader. Too bad she couldn’t hear through the computer. But I did shoot her an email in 2.3 seconds with my website, telling her I would LOVE to drive to Delaware to help her.

I held my breath, because well, you know if I let it go I may not get the gig. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. Darn email, maybe my email isn’t working. Refresh again, and wouldn’t you know, there was a lone new email in my inbox from Laura Novak. I scanned through the email, “hi megan…yadda yaddaa” but really, all I saw was YOU’RE HIRED! I couldn’t believe it. She wanted little old ME to come and shoot with her?! I was SOO excited, and a tad bit nervous.

And my expectations…well, they were exceeded. Laura is everything in this industry that photographers should be, but aren’t. She is super sweet, genuine, and a great teacher. Plus did I mention her work is classic, timeless, and absolutely amazing?! She built her company from ground up, and now has several full time employees. None of which I met, but all of whom she spoke very highly of. So from the very bottom of my wee heart, thank you Laura for letting me come along, I hope you’ll keep me in mind if you ever need someone again.

Next time I get down, I will try to remember that something else will always come along. For when you are given lemons, make lemonade. Or apple juice… if you prefer.

And since no post is complete without an image, here is one I took while I was in Long Island this past weekend. More to come on that soon.

Just in case you have been anxiously awaiting the details on my Vegas trip, you need not wait anymore. Although Vegas is not really my scene, I had an awesome time and met some really great friends.

We stayed at the super sized ultra large MGM, so big, they had TWO Starbucks inside!  And it did not disappoint.  Although by the end, I was cursing whoever thought up the layout, for they clearly did not have womens feet in heels, in mind.

I love this image, but mostly love it for my ability to take pictures while hanging out the side of a moving car.

If you had no idea what a photography convention, full of photographers looks like…this about sums it all up.

8AM morning classes. YAY!  As you can tell, I wasn’t really paying attention at 8 o’clock.

My good friend Regis, who was awesome enough to show me the ropes of WPPI! Thank you again Regis!  I owe you…about 50 Starbucks beverages of your choice!  And the awesome Katie Bergen Torres from Atlanta.

This is a terrible picture of me, and the lovely Ryel, who is an amazing photographer from Orange County. Miss you girl!

During the Victor Sizemore shoot, I met Aaron Dieppa and his and super sweet fiance, Barbara.  Thanks again for letting me borrow your sweater!

Here I am trying to not be blown away INTO THE DESERT.  The winds were ridiculous, and me and all my buck five LBS, were trying not to get swept away like Dorothy.

Although In N’ Out Burger may be a daily occurrence for people on the west coast, I have not eaten there in several years.  So before I went through any more withdrawal I made the cab driver stop on our way to the airport, even though I was running late.

YUMMM!  I should have gotten two, to hold me over until next time!

I also met a couple other people who I adore and can’t wait to hang out with again, but sadly do not have any pictures of…but you can find Melanie here, and Brandy and Sticky here :)

PS On a side note and totally unrelated subject: I’m pissed that they are doing construction to the front of my building. The cement dust seeped in through the crappy insulated windows, and now there is a layer on EVERYTHING, and a haze of cement dust throughout my whole apartment! JERKS.

As I sat in the car with Kenny Kim, and [b]ecker I vowed to ‘never join facebook. Never. EVER!’ I just didn’t see the point, and I didn’t need something else to take up my time. Internet, ITAKEITBACK ITAKEITBACK ITAKEITBACK!! Does facebook waste time, yes, but is it benefical in other ways, absolutely. There are experiences that I’ve come across that I couldn’t have gotten any other way.

I’m really excited for this weekend and it just goes to show that when one door closes another one opens. And lets just be honest, no one else stood a chance, as I responded to the tweet/facebook status ad for help, in 1.2 seconds. Saturday is going to be a long day, I can’t wait to meet her, and to share my experience with you when I get back. Be excited.