senior year...

It seems like so long ago for me, I mean, three kids and a mini van later it should be... but It really wasn't too long ago! I graduated from the home of the "Fighting Farmers". Stop laughing... I'm not even kidding! Our mascot was Big John, and he would walk around with a pitch fork... Only in texas people! We won state a few times, made it on the back of a wheaties box (not me, our school... had ya there for a minute didn't I!!!), and got our name and mascot from back in the day when our school was first established and we didn't even have enough students in the school to make a football team( now there's over 4,000 students), so the local farmers joined in on the fun! TRUE story people!!! I love coming from such fun roots and such great traditions. Each year when it was time to play our biggest rival we would rent out texas stadium (where the Cowboys play all their home games) and would hold it there! It's called the battle of the axe game. Which ever team wins goes home with axe to put on display until the next year! Such fun! Such fun!

Well, those days are gone for me, but I'm so happy!! Life is great and couldn't be any better and more exciting! I love this time of year because I get to photograph soon to be High School graduates and newbies in college! This time couldn't get any more exciting for these guys! Life will take on a whole new meaning, and doors will open and new paths will be taken!

Yesterday i got to photograph my first senior of 2008. Not only did he schedule his own appointment with me... he was on time! Mason's mom, you should be SO proud! I don't know very young men with that much discipline! Mason is about to study anthropology and well, become one of those really smart people who makes a great impact on everyone! So Mason, hope you had fun yesterday! I sure did! We tried out some new spots and I think we found some winners!!!