La Vie {Life} - Snow edition

Is it possible to love California any more than I already do? I think yes! I'm a native of California and after 20 something (closer to 30-ish, omg) years of living the great California lifestyle it still amazes me that there is something for everyone here. Beaches for the surfers, vineyards for the wine-o's, mountains for the crazy hikers, deserts for the...wait...who loves deserts?...hmmm I'm not sure about that one, but we definitely have deserts here...ooh I know, deserts for the resort loving folks (think Palm Springs)! And of course we have our fair share of....SNOW! And this is where my story begins.

I took a snow day last weekend with some friends and brought my favorite snausages with me. Now if you know anything about me, I absolutely HATE being cold. I abhor it. Fancy word, no? :) But seriously, I'm a tropical person. It's in my DNA. I'm sure of it. My people hail from an island for crissakes! But every few years I have this urge to step outside my comfort zone and I dredge my little butt up and out to the snow to "enjoy" some snow activities. Yes I put enjoy in quotes. I'm a big fat whiney whiner. Did I mention I hate being cold? Ok good. With that in mind, I pulled out the snow pants and snow shoes and headed up the hill to find some snow. To my surprise, it turned out to be a perfectly lovely day! We went sledding, had a snowball fight with some rebel sledders, made snow angels, and it even snowed while we were there. It was quite picturesque. Ansel Adams-esque, even. And you know what? I guess I don't hate the cold as much as I thought. In fact, I can't even really remember being cold at all....gasp. Were we all really having that much fun? I guess we were.

This was right off the freeway. Can you believe it?

Sledding + Dog = Accident waiting to happen!

This is a snow dog snausage. That's all.

I caught the snowflakes in my hand! Snowflakes are cool.

I ♥ California.

- Emmy Cube

Le Critique: Selective Focus

::Cue Mission Impossible theme song::

This week's mission: Selective Focus
Agent: Emmy Cube
Target: Leftover Valentine's candy
Nemesis: My deceiving eyes
Difficulty: **
Reward: Eating leftover Valentine's candy!

I may have just gone ahead an eaten two boxes of these little treats. My tummy hurts.

- Emmy Cube

La Vie {Life}

The second born. The baby sister. The bratty, jealous baby sister. She has to get some attention too or I don't hear the end of it. It's constantly a competition. I can totally relate. I am the second born too. I am a bratty, jealous baby sister. I get it.

This is Kuma's pouting face. Mastered.

- Emmy Cube

La Vie {Life}

I'm so behind on my blogging! Is it really already the middle of February?! How did that happen? I beg your forgiveness (really...I'm on my knees begging! Yes I am. If you were here you would see...I'm typing on my knees) and enjoy these two random shots...the sun setting in Sacramento and of course one of my most favorite snausages in the world...Sage! Class has started up again (yippee!) and I'm learning so much and experimenting a lot with my photos. I have been working on some really exciting new things over here and I can't wait to share them with you...hang tight my friends!

Caught the sun in between the 20 billion rain storms to hit northern California the past few weeks.

Oh, this face...seriously? Yes, she's serious.

- Emmy Cube

La Vie {Life}

Because it's Friday. Enjoy the weekend, be safe, and stay dry out there California!

- Emmy Cube

Le Bride - Pamela

Stunning. Seriously stunning.

It's the only adjective I can find that accurately describes Pam and this bridal session shoot. She braved the first serious rain and wind storm to hit California this year and ran all over downtown Sacramento with my camera and me searching for those perfect shots. I dragged her through puddles and mud, laundromats, and our state capitol and all the while she was STUNNING. I would have been crying and whiny and miserable (ok so I was whiny and I did cry a little...so!), but this little lady worked it. She worked.it.out. Not only did the cold and rain not seem to phase her in the least, but she was an absolute natural in front of my camera. The epitome of fierce. She smiled with her eyes. We jokingly credited Tyra for that. But honestly, she was a complete natural...at ease and genuinely having a good time. Thank you Pam, you inspired me during this shoot and I'm forever grateful! Here are a few of my favorites from the day, enjoy!

Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials Pam! I'm thrilled for you and my camera is begging to see you again...when you towel off from this weekend of course! :)

- Emmy Cube

Le Critique - La Ville San Diego

Just because I love San Diego. Because today is Thursday. Because you can now find me at my new domain www.emmycube.com. Because I'm pretending it's about 30 degrees warmer outside than it really is and because great memories were made last weekend in this sunny city!

Look for even more exciting changes coming soon to this website and thanks for stopping by!

- Emmy Cube