Style Art Life

Wow, 2010 has came to an end. It’s the end of the first decade of the millenium. Amazing how quickly time flies. So much has happened for me this year, from getting married to becoming an aunt to kickstarting a long-time passion into a legit business. So excited for 2011 and the plans and ideas I have for Style Art Life. I am grateful for the group following this blog-site so far. I hope you stick with me as I promise “the best is yet to come” and I hope you continue to refer me whenever a photography opportunity arises. Thank you for your support and however you end this year, make sure you end it in STYLE (your personal style that is…after all, that is what true style is all about!)

It’s Christmas day! What makes this day so joyful is the tradition of waking up early in our pajamas, seeing the joy in children’s faces as they open up gifts and loved ones gathering for a big meal.

Also on this day, there are lots of family who will not experience this. I hope that after all the festivities die down and we get back to our regular non-holiday lives, that we remember to continue to give from our hearts to not only loved ones but strangers in need.  

Every Christmas since I’ve met my husband, we’ve adopted a family from the Bethany House http://bethanyhouseny.com/index.php . It’s a women & children’s shelter with an excellent program to help these family get back on their feet.

My husband & I always say it feels most like Christmas when we are shopping for that little girl or boy we don’t know, picturing their eyes light up as they see unexpected presents under the tree. For one day, these children get to wake up like other kids who get to have a Christmas morning. It fills us to know we can give a little joy back even if it’s just for that one day.

But my husband & I are challenging ourselves in 2011 to do more than monetary donation. We are challenging ourselves to give our personal time, energy & heart into giving back. It may be mentoring a younger person or volunteering for some service. If you know of a great program you want to suggest, I would LOVE to know about it.

Tonight is my Annual “Christmasing” date with my husband! A tradition that came about when we first started dating. We do all things that represent a NYC Christmas and then end up somewhere nice & cozy for drinks & dinner.  

Just wanted wish you a very happy, warm & bright holiday season filled with warmth, laughter & surrounded by loved ones. Looking forward to 2011 and all the new hopes, goals & dreams I have set and I encourage you to do the same! But don’t wait till the new year, today is a new day! 

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

“Dust of Snow” By Robert Frost | 1923