rolling with the punches ...

{circle of life - Laguna Beach, California}

I really thought that by this week I would have a handle on this new routine with kids/work/pictures/blogging, but then mother nature intervened and KO'ed our electricity, showing me who's da boss, (and it ain't me!).  It's all good, and barring any catastrophic weather or events this weekend I should get some super cool pictures at the Hatfield-McCoy Marathon in Matewan, WV where I will be traveling to cheer on a high school classmate who I have not seen since we started college together some 100 years ago. She has endured a long journey to get to this point and I am excited to be among the crowd supporting her efforts.  And as if that wasn't enough reason to travel 5 hours - I also get to (finally) meet her daughter (who was an infant and sick the one class reunion I managed to get home for), meet her grandbaby (who is too cute for words - dare I say gorgeous), and photograph a region of the state I am generally inclined to avoid unless I have no other choice, (as my husband put it, there's no good way to get there, plus the road has more bends and twists than your worst nightmare of a rollercoaster ride).