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My guest blog; advice for military families and seperation

Hello All! I have the honor of being featured on Kelli's blog today. I am a guest blogger talking about the ups and downs of the military world and how to deal with seperation while spouse is on deployments.

Go check out the blog and her page now!!

Kelli at More Bang for your Bucks

Also, I won this adorable LOVE banner over at BeanBugCrafts through her FB giveaway. Go check her out! Pictures of the LOVE banner will be coming up soon :)

Feel free to contact me about being a guest blogger or writing a piece for my blog! Also, I will be more than happy to do product reviews, Happy Tuesday!!

DNT TXT N DRV; Remembering Alex Brown

Saturday was an amazing day! My morning was total bliss. I found an amazing mentor to learn from for my photography business. I couldn't contain my excitement as I drove an hour to Frisco (some might say, what a drag. Me, I like to drive) to meet her in person and take some practice shots with my camera.

When I got there Tracy had the cutest props set up for her Valentines mini sessions. Then Tracys' clients started arriving. Beautiful babies and amazing families in tow!

Along with getting some practice in, meeting some amazing new people, having some quiet time with an hour car drive there and back (well quiet for me consists of radio blaring and my "beautiful" singing) and getting a much needed confidence boost behind the camera my morning was too good to be true.

As I'm driving along though I saw a truck pulling a trailer with a crashed vehicle on top. When I got next to it I saw there was a picture of this young girl on the side. Then I started thinking, hmmm why does she look familiar? Then I saw the banner that pieced it together.

Meet Alex Brown. Though we will never know her in person her parents do an amazing job of keeping her story and her alive in spirit. The first time I heard of Alex was while watching Extreme Homemaker edition. They made over her parents home. They drive around from school to school telling their daughters story. Living their heartache over and over to save the lives of others. To educate those who think it's safe to text and drive. In tow they take her truck.

It's funny how in minutes your mood can change. One second I'm jamming to Glee through the speakers the next I'm crying my eyes out and vowing to never txt and drv again. I mean, who would be able to after seeing the truck in person? After seeing the faces of these amazing parents who live their daughters death everytime they tell her story?

Here is the website to the foundation: http://www.rememberalexbrownfoundation.org/ 

Go sign the pledge. Trust me, whatever it is can wait. Your life, the life of others comes before a dumb text.

Here is their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/RememberAlexBrown

No worries, I was completely paying attention to the road. These were taken by my camera. They aren't very good because I was looking forward.

Comment if you signed the pledge!!