It was the 90s. She worked with my mother, and had the cutest little plump little boy I’d ever seen. He had these chubby cheeks that you just don’t forget. It wasn’t before long, she was a part of the family, and all these coincidences were mind blowing. From names, to looks, just alot of things that made you say “Hmmm.” I was the baby of course, and she and my sister (Shanell), became pretty close. The odd thing is, people always said… “Wow they look alike.” To this day, as I was editing the pictures, someone said “Wow, they look alike.” It’s just how it was.
It wasn’t before long that when you saw one, you saw the other. I won’t even go into the jokes, but let’s just call them “Peaches & Apples”, when I got a little older and tagged along, I suppose I picked up the name, Lemon, lol! As people often times, grow up, they lose the roots of friendship, and lose touch. This is the case here as well. We are all human, and it happens. The thing is, true friendships will always have some sort of connection, but when someone becomes your family… It’s for life no matter what. Tonya, you are our family for life.
As most probably have noticed, I don’t do a lot of events. Well, let me change that, I do events, but I rarely post them on the blog or the website, as that is not the focus of BeU. For family, I’ll do almost anything… Tonya called me and asked me to shoot her birthday party, and of course since I was available, I did.
Tonya, thanks for believing in what I do enough to honor me to be your photographer. I know how to find you now, perhaps now we won’t lose touch again (hint hint). I hope you had an amazing birthday, and I wish you many more to come! Love you, T.
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