who's that girl?

Had a pretty mellow day today, as mellow as you can get in the middle of Paris! I did something really outside the box...a photo shoot with Paris photographer Brice Hardelin. Being someone that is used to being behind the scenes and/or promoting other people, it took some getting used to...being in front of a camera like that. I was encouraged by my friend Trish who had her portrait done a few weeks ago. It was stunning and I thought, "wow, that would be cool to do in Paris." Well, I did it, and I was surprised by the feelings that came up while doing the shoot. The overwhelming feeling at first was actually "fear." I thought that was kind of weird, but realized, I'm just not used to exposing myself like that. I like to think that I'm an open person, but wow, put someone in front of you with a camera and I definitely wanted to put my arms up like some kind of protective shield or hide my eyes away from the camera. Well, Brice is very patient and the results left me very grateful for the opportunity and speechless! Before the shoot my 15-year-old son teased me about doing the photo session, but he was the first one to see the picture on facebook and was duly impressed. Today I feel very much at peace as I reflect on our amazing vacation and I feel beautiful too...thank-you Brice!