Hi friends! I hope all of you had a lovely weekend 
. Mine was spent doing a lot of studying, freelance work, photography, and studying. Which I just realize I already said. Brain=dead. I have a biochem midterm on Tuesday that I’m hoping to do really well on, so wish me luck!
I had big plans to go on a 7 mile run today, photograph/make two recipes, do a massive amount of biochem, photograph a couple’s session, and get up a nice long weekend recap post, but it’s 11:08 p.m and I have yet to finish nearly all the stuff I had planned out. That seems to be a common trend for me haha! Unrealistic time expectations will do that to ya. So instead, I’ll just be posting a big photo recap. Hope that flies with all of you!
On Friday after my genetics midterm, my housemate Lana and I took our new foster dog, Charlie, out on a beach playdate. He’s been neglected for the last two years or so and was extremely skittish when we first got him. Within a week he’s become to most loving, cuddle-obsessed pup (that dog will not leave you alone and INSISTS on being held/pampered/babied 24/7) and it brought me so much joy and happiness to see him having the time of his life at the beach. Love him so much already and not sure how I’m possibly going to give him up eventually (hint to my mom and dad to adopt him…)
The rest of Friday was spent relaxing, watching Up, baking an apple pie, and beautiful, beautiful sleep.
Saturday involved hitting up the library with Kyle for 3 or 4 hours to study, taking a looooong 2 hour nap, doing a bit more work, running a nice 5 miles to the pier and back, and doing a bit of freelance work.
Sunday was another big work day and I was up at 6:30 plugging away at taking biochem notes in our garage-turned-study-room until walking with Kyle and Charlie to a bagel cafe that’s nearby my house at 9. I baked up some tasty dark chocolate sea salt coconut macaroons to photograph later (doing that right after I finish typing up this post) and then got back to work before taking a quick nap. More studying that was then followed by a super sweet and fun couple’s session with some folks who are fellow students at UCSB. I love love LOVE photographing couple’s and capturing their dynamic together and can’t wait to have more time to finish editing all of their photos! After getting back to my house, Kyle and I drove to pick up some dinner, then it was back to the garage to do some more studying.
So that’s my weekend in a nutshell! If you haven’t noticed, it wasn’t all that eventful and involved lots of biochemical reactions. Fun stuff 😉 .
Going to sound like a broken record but your talent at human (and food of course!) photography is amazing and inspiring. what is more amazing is how much you accomplish with that cray cray degree your studying for.
I second Arman. The fact that you’re doing allllll that plus studying for a challenging degree=impressive. Ohhh and that dog–so cute!
I don’t know how you do it, girl! Your photos are gorgeous, and good luck on your midterms! There’s no doubt in my mind that you’re going to rock their socks off
What beautiful photos! Also I love reading your blog b/c it makes me realize that California really is a magical land. Baby seals?!? com’on world, get on your level haha
Good luck with all of that studying!
I love your photos too and is that a seal?!?! So cute! When my husband and I went to California in the fall we were on the look out for seals but didn’t see a single one. Your picture is so cute!
Your photos are gorgeous! Also, that puppy is adorable and I wouldn’t be able to give him up.
Good luck on your midterms!
Sounds like a fun & really productive couple of days! I’m amazed by how much photography, cooking, AND studying you can pack into your weekend. And I love your sweet foster pup– the picture of him in mid-air is too cute!
IS THAT SEAL REAL LIFE!? So cool! Uhm, your weekend does not look boring AT ALL. You do a lot of fun things while working hard, too! I think you’re doing juuuuust fine 😀
I have no idea how you get this all done!! What kind of coffee are you drinking and hoooooow do I get some. I agree with everyone above but really your couples pics are my fave. They’re so genuine, keep posting them lady!
A weekend with photography, running, adorable baby pups, not to mention THE BEACH…sounds pretty fantastic girlie. We can just delete all the studying.
Lots of luck for your exam!
Christine, Loved seeing on instagram that you’re a fellow foster parent! Trust me, it’s so hard to give them up, I cry every time. You’re doing an amazing thing my giving him a chance at life! You go girl!
You’re amazing that you can find time for freelance work and your beautiful photography!
Literally can’t get over that beach. SO BEAUTIFUL. And your portraits, seriously professional.
I always like to get things done on the weekends like baking/photographing recipes, blog work, running etc. Although I don’t really study on the weekends 😉 Love how you are a foster parent!! I keep telling Mom I want to be buuut I’m not too sure how the kitties would get along 😉
I AM HAVING DEJA VU READING THIS BLOG POST. Christine, you must pop up in my dreams or something. 😉 Charlie is almost as cute as Tucker! I love that in action shot you took of him. You have quite the knack for photography, girl!