{Missing my Mother}

I have a really bad procrastination habit... and for some reason my mother always reaps the consequences. She never receives my gifts on time. Although she has a gift currently in the mail for Mother's Day... I decided to create something for her to receive instantaneously tomorrow!  Thank god for the internet! :)

When I love someone SO much… I often times find myself at a loss for words of how to “describe” my love. Tonight, I’ll be honest and let you know that I actually Googled “Mother’s Day Letter Examples”…

When I read the miniscule examples on the internet, I realized that I was trying way TOO hard for my wording or grammar to sound perfect… and started thinking about the REAL reasons that I love my mother…

It starts back when I was a toddler & we moved to Huntington Beach, California. She moved us to this amazing beach town (knowing that it would be a fabulous growing up experience for us – and she was 100% right!!) However, she still worked  SO far away … and she dealt with the commute. On her way to work everyday… she would always stop to get me an Apple Juice in a glass jar & a Nutter Butter. Perhaps she contributed to my FAT tendencies, but, in the long run – she always taught me how to be healthy!

On weekends…. She would throw me onto the back seat of her bicycle… and we would ride along the beach. She stopped every time I asked… as, I was on a mission to collect as many beautiful sea shells that I could find. She never failed to save every single sea shell that I collected… she kept them all in buckets until I was an adult and could make the choice to get rid of them on my own. Unfortunately…. I did.; but only for circumstantial purposes.

My mother made it a priority to keep me active in things like dance lessons, horse riding and Junior Life Guards. I will never forget the experiences that I was given as a child… and I think all of those experiences molded me into the fabulous person that I am today. Yes, I think I am fabulous… I’m not afraid to say it… and it’s all Thanks to my fabulous mother!

As far as the modern day goes, she has become one of my best friends. She listens to all of my rants and raves. She helps me out with any problems. And, she is simply, the one person that I know who is always there for me. She backs up all of  the choices I make with respect, while still giving me her honest opinion about specific situations. I’m not really sure how I would function without her honest support & advice…

I could go on forever about this amazing women & what she's done for me;  but, I’d prefer to keep this short and sweet (just like my mom!) There are times when she knows I desperately need something… and she gives it to me. Yet, there are times when she knows when I need some things taken away from me in order to learn a lesson – and she’s always right.

She is the queen of my world…. I would give my life for her…. And I love her to death. …. I feel so unfortunate to not be able to spend the day with her… but I know that I am so fortunate to still have her in this world.  Not everyone has that luxury… And, I just pray that everyone has a positive, loving, happy, Mother’s Day!

LOVE YOU MOM!!! … and missing you!

High School Graduation!

The Little Woman You Created <3

I will never forget... My 1st Swimming Pool!

My 8th Grade (Middle School) Graudation!

We Thank You for All of your support to help provide for a spectacular day! 

I will never forget the endless day at Fashion Square to find these shoes! Thank you for dealing with me! 

Thank You for our Beautiful & Fabulous Honeymoon!!

I love you guys! <3

Happy Family. 

The beach we were blessed with. 

One of my favorite photographs of my beautiful mother. 

The woman you created me to be... 

I love all of us. 

I will never forget the day you bought me my first Roger Waters concert tickets!!!! :)

{Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona}

While up north this weekend... I also stumbled upon this cute little historical town called "Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona"...

Sweet Surprises! {Lynx Lake}

In the midst of my solo adventure through Prescott this past Friday... I was driving along and just stumbled upon a lake! I did not even know there was a lake in Prescott, so this really increased my excitement for my photography adventure day.
This lake was so quiet... so peaceful... and there's a trail that goes all the way around! This is definitely somewhere I would camp. And, it was a perfect and *beautiful* start to our weekend getaway!

{Prescott Valley}

Ty took a defensive hand gun training class, in Prescott Valley all day this past Friday. I decided to drive up with him and roam around a new location to practice some photography. There's really not much in Prescott Valley, but I still had such a rejuvenating weekend - being away from Phoenix!

Here's a few randoms:

Let's Get Jaffo to Africa! {{We need YOUR help!!}}

Hi Everyone!

For those of you who know Mr. Jeff Miller, you know the depth of his awesomeness... and the brilliance behind his photography!

For those of you who don't know him -- I'll tell you this : he's such a good friend, he's like family. Unfortunately, we don't get to see his face often enough, as he travels for work a lot, but luckily {for our viewing pleasure} his travels have brought about some incredible photographs. 

Jeff not only has enough bravery to go out into the wild and photograph snakes and other dangerous creatures... but, we've seen some brilliant landscapes, cityscapes, nature, wildlife, beautiful portraits of his girlfriend -- the list of his talents go on... and on.

We've seen Jeff through a lot... we've seen him grow as a person... and we've seen him grow as a photographer. Every new photo album he posts is more brilliant than the one before. He's a great inspiration to many of us... and he's always there to answer questions & give advice when we need it. 
For being such an awesome person -- I find it hard to believe how incredibly humble and down to earth he is. 


The point of this blog today is to HELP him out with something that will be a life changing experience. He has an opportunity to travel to Africa with some (very important) people that could potentially turn his "aspiration" into a "reality." I personally already consider him a "pro"... but, this is just what he needs to move one more step forward.


Unfortunately, he doesn't have enough funds to get to Africa... so, that's where we come in! Any little bit helps. And, if nothing else -- we're paying for {our viewing pleasure!} ... If you've seen what he can do in America... just imagine what he can do in Africa!! 


If you'd like to make a donation (ANY little bit helps!), you can do so a few different ways (hopefully these links work -- this is the first time I've done anything like this.) 


Via the Facebook FunRazr App at: Facebook FundRazr


Directly through : PayPal , send to the email address: Jaffolicious@gmail.com


You can contact Jeff directly via email (regarding donations or photography) at: Jeff Miller

Or Send him a friend request on Facebook: Jeff On Facebook


If you have any further questions... feel free to email me at: Brenda Reed


I typically don't post this many photos on one blog... but, it's impossible to choose *favorites* when it comes to Jeff's photography... (and I apologize for the images being so small -- but, I'm not cool enough yet to figure out how to make them bigger on the blog) ;p


And now {for your viewing pleasure} I'd like to feature : Jeff Miller Photography :)