My sister HOLLY spontaneously flew into town on Saturday to go to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert with Tressa, Becca and I.  It was pretty much the best girls night ever!  Becca & Brandon are moving to Texas this weekend so it was also a bit of a farewell too.  Texas is just SO FAR AWAY!  We picked Holly up from the airport and went straight over to Temple Square.  Originally, we planned to go out to eat before the concert, but after standing in line for over a half an hour, we decided to eat afterward.  We found our seats, which were on the main level, just in front of the organ.  The concert was incredible.  Natalie Cole was the guest performer.  There were dancers, bell ringers, and a children’s choir.  Overall, it was a huge production. Thanks to Tressa for sharing her tickets with us all!

Another fun part of the togetherness weekend was “talking shop” with Holly.  After taking a break from photography for a couple of years (aside from teaching workshops), she is getting ready to re-start her photography business, offering only newborn sessions.  And…you should see her newborn pictures.  They are AMAZING.  Anyways, while she was here, we discussed studio set-up.  I just upgraded to a Westcott continuous lighting system and am getting the hang of it.  Here are a few of the first pictures I took with the lighting:

Holly is converting one of her bedrooms to a studio and was showing me some of the great ideas she has come accross to create an amazing studio space.  It has gotten me really inspired.  Because we are extremely limited by the weather here, I have been considering setting up a studio in my home as well.  Now I have a ton of great ideas and am getting super excited about the prospect.  Obviously, I need to wait and figure out where we will be living first     But then….