{"id":18501,"date":"2012-08-07T22:29:03","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T02:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/?p=18501"},"modified":"2012-08-07T22:58:01","modified_gmt":"2012-08-08T02:58:01","slug":"where-does-the-time-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/where-does-the-time-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Where does the time go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just wanted to say thank you to all of the people who check in to see what&#8217;s new on the blog. I keep saying one day I&#8217;m not going to work so much so that I&#8217;ll have the time to post more personal things about my life, my family, etc. I always put client editing first before posting anything about ME! I just can&#8217;t seem to find the time. As most of you can tell, the blog has been nothing but kids, family, maternity, and engagement pictures popping up! Where have the Weddings been? I photographed my last Wedding about 3 months back. About a year ago I realized that it was time for me to get my weekends back. It took me over a year to work through all my contracts. After 5 years of being a Wedding photographer, I realized it was time to start spending time with my loved ones and giving myself a break. You only live once! I&#8217;m not saying that I&#8217;ll never go back to shooting Weddings, but right now my heart is leading me in another direction. I get so much enjoyment from photographing portrait sessions and working Monday-Friday. As I&#8217;m sure most of my clients can attest&#8230;.. getting to spend time with them is like spending time with an old friend. These days I&#8217;m more relaxed, more easy going and truly enjoy each day to the fullest. I really am addicted to my career. I am so thankful for all the people that call and email looking for me to be their photographer. Although some days I can get overwhelmed, when I stop and smell the roses&#8230;.. these people have molded me into who I&#8217;ve become today.<\/p>\n<p>So here I sit, after a long, tiring day and I&#8217;m content. I am living out my dream and I thank God for giving me this life. I am blessed to have such a wonderful family and support system. My friends, my husband, my inlaws&#8230; I am lucky. I can&#8217;t wait until the day I&#8217;ll be photographing my own children. What will they look like? How will life change? There are so many questions that run through my mind, but I am happy to be where I am now. It&#8217;s funny how I think back on certain times in my life and I can remember what I was praying about during that time frame&#8230;. Guidance, Family, Business, Marriage, Strength, etc&#8230;!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so easy to get caught up in the midst of day in and day out routine. I&#8217;m really looking forward to our beach vacation with friends next month! I know many of you feel the same way about needing a break. Sometimes I just go sit outside and let the sun hit my face. I hear the birds chirp and I just soak it all in. That&#8217;s how I feel at the beach&#8230;. just calm and collected.<\/p>\n<p>So these are my thoughts&#8230; August 7th, 2012. Where has the time gone? I&#8217;m sad that 2012 is vanishing so quickly!! Until next time&#8230; here&#8217;s a couple of photos of life lately over the past few months ;)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"536446_10150837853901309_1118033377_n\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/536446_10150837853901309_1118033377_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter p3-downsized\" title=\"579985_10101460940849855_1117976350_n\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/579985_10101460940849855_1117976350_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"610\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter p3-downsized\" title=\"556589_10101460918115415_1807644361_n\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/556589_10101460918115415_1807644361_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"610\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter p3-downsized\" title=\"545571_10101415923295395_1608435419_n\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/545571_10101415923295395_1608435419_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"610\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter p3-downsized\" title=\"539904_372095679517056_1062090193_n\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/539904_372095679517056_1062090193_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"684\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter p3-downsized\" title=\"392388_10101415994058585_1146815789_n\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/392388_10101415994058585_1146815789_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"610\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter p3-downsized\" title=\"616581_10151926697660207_1714891218_o\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/616581_10151926697660207_1714891218_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"687\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"581203_10101298736084505_1993397092_n\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/581203_10101298736084505_1993397092_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"574619_10101298732586515_616896308_n\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/574619_10101298732586515_616896308_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter p3-downsized\" title=\"552913_10101428718393915_1506146190_n\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/552913_10101428718393915_1506146190_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"916\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"538418_10101470188252985_78374696_n\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/538418_10101470188252985_78374696_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"523974_10150746764071309_1502945897_n\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/523974_10150746764071309_1502945897_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter p3-downsized\" title=\"469582_10151926699245207_986495175_o\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/469582_10151926699245207_986495175_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"687\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter p3-downsized\" title=\"330856_10151926709930207_755247829_o\" src=\"http:\/\/jenamato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/330856_10151926709930207_755247829_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"687\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"p3-fb-like-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fjenamato.com%2Fblog%2Fwhere-does-the-time-go%2F&layout=standard&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&width=450&height=35\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:35px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just wanted to say thank you to all of the people who check in to see what&#8217;s new on the blog. 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