Baby Bumps.

In the past month I took photos of two expecting mothers. One being the mother of my god child & the other being Jazz's best friend. I have to say with their ideas & just how easy going they were it definitely helped when shooting. I recently was the photographer at both of their baby showers last Saturday (April 28th). I was sooooo exhausted by the time I got into Brooklyn to see KD for her baby shower. She looked absolutely beautiful.

I wanted to share some of the photos. Below you will see two of the photos that were used & printed.

1) KD is the mother of my god-son. Her & I have known each other for a few years & we got the tattoo on our right middle finger together. Her attitude but loving nature is going to make her an awesome mom. She will be strict, but yet will spoil her child rotten.

2) Drea is very outgoing & sweet. It's her first child as well. She is expecting a little girl, hence the color of the flower (both shoots related to what they were having). I know she's very excited to see her daughter, so is her mother. We took this photo & printed it out in a 12x16 & framed is as a gift to her mother from Jazz & I.

I really just enjoyed taking photos. I loved that they wanted me to do it for them. I didn't need money for this, I did it as a gift & because it is something to ease my mind. Doing these shoots has made me send my camera in to get fixed & get ready for my venture at the end of this month. I wonder what wonderful photos will come home with me.

It's Sunday which means there's a long week ahead. Goals are set for the week & hopefully I can accomplish some. I am trying to get back on track with making cases, simple earrings & reading for school & the book club. Let's see how it all pans out.

See you Tuesday.

xo - Ahlexandria

Book Club!

I came up with some random idea & decided why not start a book club. I came up with it today while reading through the books that other people suggested. I figured it would be a nice fun way of sharing how we interpret a good read with someone else. It also seems great because everyone can suggest books to read & we all take part in something we wouldn't normally pick up ourselves.

I put together a group in my e-mail to send out newsletters & follow up with the people who decided to join. There is still more room for more people, I can always add anyone to the list & send them the first newsletter that I sent out yesterday.

Our first read will be

A friend suggested this book to me & I read the reviews & summary of it. There are some mixed feelings on the book, but I had to read it for myself. It's nice that the group is filled with different people & readers because it will make it interesting to see how they feel about the book.

If you are interested in joining & know anyone else please feel free to e-mail me, or leave a comment with your e-mail address. I will add you to the group & send the first newsletter that I sent tonight. On May 16th we will do a follow up with everyone via e-mail blast or chat of the first 6 chapters. I am trying to give everyone enough time in their schedules to get the book, read it & fit in time for this & their lives. lol

The book shouldn't cost more than $10 if you're willing to purchase it. Also, I suggest that everyone support their local libraries and borrow the book. You can't go wrong with getting a used book, or having it on the mean time. If you end up enjoying it you can always purchased it later on.

Happy reading!
Hopefully more people will become "members".

MAY, YOU ARE HERE!

My lack of posts over the past month (or two lol) is absolutely ridiculous. This month though I am trying to guarantee as many posts as possible on the days that I initially assigned. I hate being excited for things, but I can't help myself. This month is & always has been one of my favorite - it's my birthday month!

Last year I went away to Jamaica & I still have yet to post the beauty that I've seen there. This time around I want to be able to post the photos I lacked from last year up until the trip I am taking this year. It's crazy that Milly & I have really followed through with our tradition for our birthdays. We are making sure we visit a new place each year for our birthday trip. I have to get a world map (like my Mom had gotten me when I was younger), & mark down where I've been. It's been harder choosing where I am going to go.

Another little tid bit I want to include in my blogging are my photos from Instagram. I want to include just the random photos & the little outfits I put together as posts. I need to have ideas come my way about what I will & can post to keep my readers, friends & followers interested. Aside from little goodies I keep finding to give away, I want make more videos. Steff had a great idea that we might put into affect.

*Earrings will be coming back soon. iPhone cases are in process to be sold.

Goodness! It's feels strange just being able to type whatever comes to mind, but I really do miss it. Let's hope that I can bring my blog back to life & give you all something to like again. I don't want to grow cobwebs on my keyboards & on my .com. It's going to be the 3 year anniversary coming up in June, I need to make it a big deal thing & make sure it's worth it!

Don't be scared if you see random posts come up. Please read them, see them, browse/skim them & enjoy.


Happy May Day everyone!
xo's - Ahlexandria