God brings the most amazing folks into my life.

Two summers ago, while visiting the PNW to shoot a wedding, I was reacquainted with this gal:  Mrs. Anne Hartzell of Hip Travel Mama.   She the next door neighbor/best friend/almost sister of one of my best friends, Kristen.

I think we instantly connected.

And then my Kristen was diagnosed with Cancer and Anne reached out to me, filling me in on the rough days and the heart aches and the everyday.   And we connected even more.

It became a goal, literally a New Year’s Resolution of 2014, to produce a video with Anne and HTM.  So when Expedia sent her on a Storybook trip, my dream came true!

We met briefly in Sedona, AZ where she and her husband Troy were having a romantic get-away.  The resort was breath-taking and anyone could see how quickly the soul would settle, relationships would reconnect, God would spill out and over anyone visiting this part of the country.

We headed back to Seattle, WA and continued to film the everyday, busy life of a family of four.   And we drank a lot of coffee, ate a lot of pho, and talked and talked and talked.  I love this woman.  She’s brave and strong spirited, a devoted mother and wife and friend, smart and sensitive, creative, and so, so fun.

Thank you, Anne, for inviting me to collaborate on this project.  I loved every single minute of our time together.  Let’s do it again.

 xoxoxo

You can find this video over at Expedia.