It took a while before I started with Karen Rose. Not really sure why because as a thriller fan I enjoy a new book. Fortunately a friend of mine had the whole series and I just started with Have you seen her. Totally different than Karin Slaughter or Lisa Scottoline. Some hardcore murder and the most gruwsome terror combines with a love at first sight story and off course a lot of confusion between the hero Special Agent Steven Thatcher and the heroine Jenna Marshall. 

It has the read on factor and I really wanted to know how it ended and bought myself a copy. I can imagine thought that it is more a book for women than men but if I got it all wrong just let me know. If you like a good thriller with a good dose of love than Karen Rose is the author you got to read.

It is Friday and I realised it has been a while since I did a shot that makes me happy. An image can be technically perfect and not say a thing and have all these imperfections and remind you of that specific moment in time. That is what makes me happy when I see an image.

I remember the day that I shot this image, when I walked (yes I walked) to the first mall just outside of Las Vegas. It was only one street I saw on the map but I had no idea how long this one street might be and I unestimated the distance. But I had my Addidas on and I kept on walking. People in cars were looking at me funny but I made it all the way to the mall. Because I did not want to admit to myself that it was a bad idea, that I should have taken the bus in the first place. So I kept on walking and felt really good when I made it to the mall. That is what this shot reminds me of, me just walking not giving in. So sometimes it is good that we have no idea because if we would have known from the start we would never begin and then so many things would never have been here in the first place.

In the end I took the Douce back to the hotel because walking one way was more than enough.

Happy Friday.

On this day of love there has to be a post on Valentine. Not so much on who we secretly admire or declare our love to. No an inspiration post of what you can wear on this day of love or what you can wear when you decide to do an engagement shoot.

And of course it has to be red, the color of love, and balloons lots of balloons. Take a look and be inspired. If you want to know more about the items just click on the image.

Happy Valentines day!

There are days lived on a cloud the ultimate high where everything is going right and then there are days that are spend in a total funk. I am sure we all know both. It is probably because of the short days, the lack of sunshine, lack of vitamin D but I am ready to leave this funk behind. To see the beauty in the things around me. I am always go, go, go, always en route to my destination, forgetting about the travel. So I am looking for piece of mind. So I go out and breath in the fresh cold air. Sometimes you can not just speed up things. There is a reason why everything moves at it's own pace.

It is never as bleak I remind myself. Why? Because there is too much beauty in all seasons.

All of a sudden everything is white, like a blanket that fell on top of us. In an hour and a half everything was covered with snow. It has to be forbidden though. I mean snow is meant for Christmas not for February and mess up the whole country.

I got a little distracted by it all because I had a whole blog post ready, with this title about not seeing the trees amongst the forest anymore and then... I lost it. It disappeared, couldn't find it anywhere. Well it was either start over again or accept that this was a signal. I wanted to start over but somehow I could not find the words any more.

I accept that it is gone and what remains is an image of a forest and trees and snow.

We should all have something to dream about. Right? What would you do if money was no object? If you could shop at any store in the world? Most likely you have dreamed about what you would do if you a fortune, I know I have. But it is also nice to just look for things to mix and match. So what more fun than to put together a styling board with what I like.

So here my styling board. Love me some jeans, boots, sunglasses, scarf and bags.

A recent study showed that in order to become a good ________ (fill in the blanks with whatever sport you like) you have to have at least 10.000 hours of practise under your belt. This is besides having a major factor called talent, to become a succesful athlete. If you want to lose weight, grow long hair naturally or learn a language the common denominator is it takes time and effort.

There is no succes formula that one day you wake up and speak fluent Spanish, have long hair (without extensions) or be NBA material (being 1.54 that would be something!). If you want something in life, there are no short cuts. Of course you can be lucky and it is possible that the stars align everything comes together and there it is, that magic shot. The shot that makes brides tear up and maybe even win an award.

But I do not want to hope that stars align and so I am going to practise, practise, practise and then when I am done I'll practise some more.

Happy Friday!

Of course it is all just what you want to believe. I mean can one horoscope apply to every person born in April? No of course not. But I do see truthed in people's birth sign and character and there might even be some truth in how the stars align, the universe and what this is saying about us all.

Anyway when I was at the airport I bought ELLE magazine because it had a big horoscope for 2012. And because I want to check and see if their predictions do come true I am posting them on the blog. Ha we will see in one year time.

Highlights for this year or the main message:

This year will be hectic even for my standards, I can run but I can't hide.

But the planets will be there to save me in the modern age.

I have to define my own set of rules which will not be easy.

The action will be there in the summer and I might even get an offer I can't refuse...

Don't know what to think of this all but I am sure it will make sense somewhere this year.

This was the first time we did not celebrate New Year eve at home. The first time that we flew to the sun and said happy new year to eachother outside but without any fireworks. On Fuertaventura it is still summer and so we could lay in the sun, play a round of golf in a polo shirt, race with our car through the country side and even swim.

With this new year just starting it is nice to charge the battery, stock up on vitamin D and enjoy life.

While laying by the pool reading Baldacci I sigh and think life should be a holiday. Okay maybe not all the time but every once in a while would be lovely.

It is here a new year, 2012! New beginnings, an blank piece of paper ready to be filled, an empty CF card ready to be filled with beautiful images. To a great and most of all happy New Year.