The Second Time I Met Josh

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Kaia Calhoun

Just a short love story for y’all today 😉

The first time I met Josh was in Wilson Hall. He caught me wandering around.

“Hey, what’s your name again?”
“Kaia,” I said.
“I’m Josh, I like the way you dress.”
“Thanks.”

The second time I met Josh was at an on campus drive-in movie. I donned a black “Passion Patrol” t-shirt and my job was to walk around the packed parking lot breaking up make out sessions with the gift of Hersey’s Kisses. This job made me uncomfortable so I hastily handed out my kisses and sat with my friends on a tailgate. I don’t recall feeling chilled but Josh saw my bare feet, took off his sweatshirt, walked over to wrap it around my feet, and walked away without a word. I thought this was the most kind and also the most utterly peculiar, and perhaps invasive, act I had ever encountered.

The sweatshirt started our friendship. After the movie gave it back and after that evening I couldn’t get rid of Josh. We took to hanging out at Steak and Shake with groups of friends, then we took a road trip to Colorado, and then we got married. Well, basically 😉

What did the beginning of your love story look like?

A Photo A Day | May 27 – June 2

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Kaia Calhoun

This week was all about the KLOVE Fan Awards!

My hubby is in Citizen Way and played at the Ryman on Saturday as a part of the festivities so we make a trip out of it!

MONDAY on the road to Gatlinburg

TUESDAY off galavanting in Gatlinburg

WEDNESDAY on the road to Nashville

THURSDAY a cool floral tree in the parking lot at WSMV

FRIDAY Citizen Way sound checking it up at the Ryman! (my only opportunity to snap some REAL pictures of the guys)

SATURDAY coffee date with Mom at CREMA

SUNDAY one last look at Nashville

A full blog post of this week of adventures coming soon!

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Throwback | Water Landscapes FINAL PART

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Kaia Calhoun

Other Water Works…

A few weeks ago I posted my images from my senior show at Judson University (CLICK HERE to see Water Landscapes PART 1 and CLICK HERE to see Water Landscapes PART 2). This selection of images were all taken on the same rainy night. I didn’t continue the series because winter came and they didn’t look like they were going to fit into the final body of work.

Water

It gives life, destroys, inspires, terrifies, builds up and breaks down. Only a camera can allow the still capture of moving water and keep the ephemeral presence alive past the moment’s expiration; only a camera can capture a concrete copy of water’s microstructure; and only a camera can capture the way water interacts, unnoticed, with the world around it.

Water is rarely scrutinized by the eye, let alone, a camera. The transparent substance passes quietly by, unnoticed, reflecting the world around it. In capturing it variables like weather, lighting or tide give a completely different set of photographs. It is seen in a new way because the human mind cannot immobilize water long enough for us to see how it reacts to time and space. Such detail as is present in water is evidence of the infinite detail God has put into everything. In people, all our different capacities cannot be seen. All of the capacities water has are visually evident, yet we rarely take the time to see it.

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Fun Facts

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Kaia Calhoun

Wednesday Words

I held a 200th Blog Post Giveaway just recently and got some remarkable fun facts as a result. Thanks friends for all the fun reading! These are five of my favorites 🙂

“Ants stretch when they wake up I the morning.” (from Christie)

“Termites will eat wood two times faster when listening to heavy metal.” (from Micayla)

“If you only need to use half an onion, use the top half. The half with the roots will stay fresher longer.” (from Micayla)

“It’s illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket in Kentucky, because they have a law that states, “If it follows you home, it’s yours.” People used to put ice cream in their back pockets to lure certain animals out of other peoples’ yards and cause them to follow them home instead.” (from Micayla)

“Music is the fourth most wanted material item in the world!” (from Aaron)

Happy Wednesday Folks!

a Photo a Day | May 20 – 26

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Kaia Calhoun

MONDAY Outside picture fun with the hubs.

TUESDAY After” picture of my hair for Tracey (that means I also took a before)… CLICK HERE to check Tracey out! You will never go to a different hair stylist again!

WEDNESDAY Portrait Study – Day 6

THURSDAY Philpot Family. Erin and Ian won my MINI session door prize from my Studio Grand Opening Party several weeks back and we decided it was warm enough to go out and take those pictures! (full blog post coming soon!)

FRIDAY Newborn Studio Session (full blog post coming soon)

SATURDAY Amy & Kyle got married! (full blog post coming soon)

SUNDAY lunch at Pizza Rustica with the hubs and mom-in-law! Everyone has to make a trip here! SOOOOO yummy and awesome service!

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