I commonly refer to things as being my “sixth love language”..{for those of those who have read the book “The 5 Love Languages”..you know what I am talking about}..I often joke that my sixth love language is getting Starbucks from someone..which c’mon, it should be on the list…but in all seriousness..I think “Being Known” should be the sixth..for reals. Not being known in a public way, but having someone know the little details about you that make you literally stop in your tracks and say “OMG-I cant believe you remembered that! Like a friend remembering one of your childrens b-days without you telling them, or just knowing a significant detail about you that you thought was an afterthought to the outside world. Courtney and Adams session, started with FEELING KNOWN. It was our first time meeting in person and we were on our cell phones from across the street, trying to explain what we were each wearing and waving our arms in the air in hopes to somehow spot eachother in busy downtown San Luis Obispo. I finally spotted her and Adam crossing the street holding a little bundled up purple-something as we got closer to meet. As we exchanged hugs, she handed me what seemed to be a purple tourist shirt from an ABC store in Hawaii..until I unfolded it, and realized they had bought me…..an AVETT BROTHERS T-shirt. My heart melted instantly. I suddenly became a 5 year old on Christmas morning, holding a brand new Cabbage Patch doll or something. Seriously..the Avett Brothers are my favorite band in the world. I edit photos to their CD’s..I hum them in the car..they literally speak to my soul. I knew Courtney had mentioned they liked them too, but the fact that they went out of their way at the last concert they attended, to think of me, just blew me away. I already knew they were darling and sweet, but this solidified that they were just thoughtful people. It was going to be a good day. We had come straight from another session in Paso Robles, and were feeling a bit tired, but were instantly energized when we saw their playfulness and just began hanging out with them..they were so easy to photograph because they were always just swooning with eachother..
I knew they were like minded as us, when we pulled over on the side of the road by a tractor, and they opened up their trunk…I saw old windows, a pitch fork, and other junk treasure finds..they literally, saw an abandoned property on their way to SLO, and decided to gather a few fun items for their wedding later this year…I think that night they even went back when it was dark and snuck out a dresser:) (sorry-was that top secret? haha) Anyways, after our session they asked if they could take us out to dinner… we felt so honored, and excited that they still wanted to hang out with us:) We ate at this little creek side brewery, where we listened to the sounds of bullfrogs, about their lives in the entertainment industry and gushed over Courtneys darling Cookie Company. Getting to hear their story and sharing a bit of ours, left us wondering….”Soo…when can we hang out again???”.. ROADTRIP!!!:) Thank you for your sweetness and speaking my language through my new cherished tee. XOXO..
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