and the anniversary celebration continues... with pictures

Karl & I had a photo sesh with a local photographer a few weekends ago.  I decided that I want to prioritize pictures every single year, money-wise, and I'm so glad I did this year!  I treasure good photos!  Yesterday our online gallery became available and I'll order the CD of images this week and then have the photos in hand soon after that.  Right now, I just pulled one off her website that has her watermark on it.  I had a vision for these pictures, just wanted her to capture our life as newlyweds... getting to live life together is still so fresh and exciting for us!  There were lots that I didn't like because of how I looked, not because the actual image itself isn't great, so I did learn two big lessons: 1) ask to see images as you go on the camera screen.  If not, you could go the whole time with horrible hair or spend 15 minutes taking pictures with a pose you will hate and a double chin {cough cough} 2) make a list- and now you can all call me foolish because I said this after my wedding photos went slightly awry when I was list-less that day and now here I am, kicking myself for a few images I wanted but forgot about the day of but wouldn't have had I had a list.  Despite my two lessons learned, I LOVED the photographer we worked with, would use her again in a heartbeat, and cannot wait to get some of these images printed, framed, stretched across a canvas, and hung!!  Above is one of my favorites, forgive the watermark and check out our photographer HERE!

Hannah K.C. Burton
and how 'bout the fact that after YEARS I finally got the banner centered on the good ol blog??  aa I can breathe.

The day I outgrew my gummy smile

This revelation actually came after a complisult from Karl (thanks, hubs)- yesterday he said, "I think your gums have gotten smaller." I shoved him {lovingly}, because that was kind of a harsh thing to say. But thennnn I looked in the mirror, gave my best smile, and lo and behold his complisult was a truthful one. For as long as I can remember I haven't been obsessed with my smile {which Karl knows}, even after my $4,000 braces. I have normal size teeth {I think?} but gums bigger than Texas which made for an especially gummy smile. When I was in college, after incessant complaining, my mom promised me cosmetic dental surgery to correct the issue before I got married. Clearly I forgot that promise because unlike my chubby cheeks, allergies, and attitude, my gummy smile is something I can say I have officially outgrown, and not thanks to any surgery... or maybe I should say that I have grown into it.  Or maybe I've just changed my smile?  I mean, who knows.  Either my self-esteem has just radically improved because I went from 'not caring what anyone thinks' to 'really really not caring what anyone thinks' or my smile really has changed or my gums really have shrunk. Wahoo regardless! Some pictures for reference to mark this milestone in my life...

2006.  Yes, those were extensions creating that luscious pony.  Forgettaboutit.

I hope my sweet friend Abby doesn't kill be for this pic but it was the best I could find of my smile- I mean, you can pretty much see back to my molars.

My new, gumless smile, isn't great?!?  Just kidding. Just an awesome picture of me. Kidding again.

2011.  I think the shorter I cut my hair, the smaller my gums appear.

Just your average update on the progression of my physical appearance... wanted my kids to be able to look back someday and see how their mother's smile changed over time.

Hannah K.C. Burton

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