Mariah…Hello High School | Scottsdale Portrait Photographer

August 17, 2010

Ok, so I have to admit that when I was headed into high school I had little style.  In fact, as hard as it is to believe {wink} I was kind of a little bit of a nerd.  I can see my husband grinning from ear to ear right now (we met in high school - he still likes to call me a nerd).  If you ask anyone who knew me in high school there was rarely a day where I didn’t look like I rolled out of bed.  My husband says I am a good starter…which means I start off well, like high school for example…the first week I laid my clothes out, had my backpack ready, set my alarm and actually got up before hitting snooze 5 times, and was ready before everyone else in my house.  Then the first week passed and my motivation slowly faded and I realized that I really could care less what others thought and the fact that I could sleep until absolutely the very last minute and wear my pajamas to school…was AWESOME (now my hubby is laughing if he is reading this!)!!  Unfortunately, my oldest son may have inherited this quality because normally he is the last to rise, but this morning on the first day of school he was up, dressed and ready to go at 5:30a.m.  Seriously though, I eventually had to start being a little more put together…however in the last few months he has told me I am reverting back to high school days where I stay in “soft pants” as he calls them, all day!!  So, all this to say…this girl had it going on!!  She is absolutely stunning…she is headed to high school this year and all I have to say is watch out, boys.  Somehow, even if she wore “soft pants” she would still be looking fabulous!!

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I hope you have an amazing first year of high school, Mariah!!  Thanks for letting me photograph you as you start this new adventure!

Blessings!

Janelle

Amanda Lewis Short: The fact that you didnt care what others thought of you was my favorite part of who you were in high school!

Erin McFarland: oh man, i didn't start that until college... and that's also when i met hubby. Hmmm... maybe the secret to getting a great guy is wearing PJs in waking hours ;) ha! BEAUTIFUL shots J!