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A Day in the Life of a Farmer

I’m a city girl. I love going out and about with friends, meeting new people, seeing as many concerts as my budget allows. When I was asked if I wanted to spend a day at a farm, the Melissa from a year ago would have said NO, but hey, it’s 2010 and it’s time I try something new. Could it be possible that I survive a day without the sound of a city bus, loud music coming from my neighbor’s house, or even a working cell phone? Time would tell but I think I was more than ready for this new experience.

The farm is located in Reedsburg, WI. Turns out, I can indeed be a little bit country. The land was beautiful and peaceful. I received a warm welcome from the residents of Reedsburg which made my transition even easier. We had a plentiful lunch as well which included chicken and brats from Sendiks which we brought from home. A request from the farmers themselves:) Here are a couple of pictures from our trip!

Learn more about Reedsburg’s attractions at www.reedsburg.com/.

Visit the Sendiks website at http://www.sendiks.com/

25 things you might not know about Sheila!

Sheila has been an amazing Class of 2011 Model for Shoot the Moon Photography. She recently shared ’25 things you might not know about me’

Would you like to learn more about our Class of 2011 Senior Sessions? Please visit our website at www.stmseniors.com

1. I have traveled to Ontario, Canada– Beijiing & Hangzhou, China and Rio de Janeiro & Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
2. I love the color green.
3. Name a song on the radio and I can play it on the piano by ear.
4. I have been playing piano for 12 years and saxophone for 7.
5. I have a tuxedo cat named Lillian
6. I plan to be a marine biologist and work on coral reefs
7. Guess what? I hate pizza!
8. I can speak Spanish, Portuguese and Mandarin.
9. I love forensics/public speaking/acting
10. My favorite pastime is quiliting!
11. I love 4-H and take care of a cow named Charolette during the summer.
12. I started working when I was in 8th grade.
13. I have traveled to 29 states in the U.S.
14. I love the smell of rain and fresh cut grass
15. I’m a night owl rather than an early bird.
16. I have a personal letter from President George W. Bush
17. Geoff Jenkins signed a homerun baseball for me
18. I’ve never broken a bone or sprained anything.
19. I’ve climbed the Great Wall
20. I still drive a car that is older than I am. (Ford 1991 tempo)
21. I was critically ill and almost died at 3 weeks old.
22. My name means “girl” in Australia
23. I plan to go to college in South Carolina, Florida, or Hawaii
24. My mentor is my big sister
25. I sleepwalk or carry out conversations while asleep

25 things you might not know about gracie!

Thank you to our Class of 2011 Model Gracie for sharing ’25 things you might not know about me!’

We are now booking sessions for our Class of 2011 Seniors. Would you like to learn more? Please visit our seniors website at www.stmseniors.com

1. I’m 25% Italian and 75% Sicilian.

2. I can speak and understand Sicilian.

3. My favorite food in the whole entire world is shrimp fried rice with gravy!

4. I put nutella ontop of pancakes instead of butter and syrup.

5. I have been singing in the Milwaukee Childrens Choir since 4th grade.

6. I go and visit my family in Sicily everyother summer.

7. I love to jet ski and have been ever since I was little.

8. My best friend is the most amazing red head ever!

9. I’m a ballroom dancer and have been dancing ever since I was little.

10. I named my car Sir Julius. Julius is after the little boy in the movie Big Daddy because it’s my all time favorite movie!

11. I was in Latin (language class) from 7th grade all the way through my sophomore year in high school.

12. I have 2 little brothers, Antonio who is 10 and Gianluca who is 3 years old.

13. I am named after both of my grandmothers (Graziella and Nina).

14. My real first name is Graziella (Gracie for short).

15. My mother, grandmother and I all share the same first and last name. (yes, it can get very confusing)..

16. I have 3 dogs, Pupa (which means “dolly” in Sicilian), Nicco (an Italian name for Nick), and Ceasar (who was named after Julius Ceasar).

17. I love Chinese take out, it’s my favorite!!

18. My boyfriend of almost 2 years is complete opposite of me. He is a fair skin, blonde hair, blue eyed Norweigan! 😀

19. My favorite singer is Enya, she has such a beautiful voice

20. I have the phobeia of my collar bone. I can’t stand when it is touched, it just freaks me out

21. I’m a very heavy sleeper! It is so hard for me to wake up in the morning or hear my alarm.

22. I love to go 4wheeling, it’s really fun!

23. My favorite kind of muffins are blueberry muffins!

24. I love to watch highschool football, I’m at every game!

25. I love classic 80’s rock music. Sting is by far my favorite famous person! And the Police is my all time favorite band!!! 😀

Queen for A Day: Milwaukee Photography

In Conjunction with the Delafield Art Walk and in celebration of Mother’s day, the merchants of Downtown Delafield hosted a “Queen for a Day” Raffle. Our lucky winner, Kate was treated to breakfast, a makeover, photo session from us, lunch, treats from all the area businesses and much much more!

She chose to spend the day with her friend and daughter, and I was lucky enough to have photographed them all! Kate- you are beautiful! Thank you for the amazing photo shoot today!

Little Miss B- Milwaukee Photography outdoor portrait session

Little Miss B came to our Delafield photography studio for her portrait session. She is a child model and came in for photographs for her photography comp cart with Ford and It was SO much fun to photograph her! Miss B first buttered me up with flowers. (THANK YOU!) I repaid the favor.. with ice cream and a fantastic caramel apple! Thank you so much for the fun, candid photography session!

25 things you might not know about kristen!

We love getting to know our Class of 2011 Senior Models! Thank you to Kristen for sharing ’25 things you might not know about me.’

Would you like to know more about our senior sessions? Please visit our senior website at www.stmseniors.com!

1. I love music! Songs constantly are running though my head! I
2. I constantly jam to Lady Gaga and Ke$ha when I drive! If anyone saw i think they would die of laughter!!
3. I am obsessed with Chinese food. If I could i would eat it for every meal.
4. I laugh at everything. Once I start no one can stop me.
5. I have deep purple sheets on my bed that I love because that’s my favorite color.
6. I attempt speak french. I wish I was fluent!!
7. If I had all the time in the world I would make scrap books for all my pictures.
8. I love traveling. My dream is to one day travel the world

9. After work I love coming home, putting on pajamas and watching a good movie.
10. I thoroughly enjoy any chick flick or cheesy romantic movie… I cry at every touching scene.
11. One day I hope to go to Africa and help out with Invisible Children for a year, that would be quit the experience
12. I have been on every ride at Six Flags
13. I have the most adorable cat named Mister Mister.. (after the song by Train)
14. My goal is to move to California, wish me luck 🙂
15. I have been singing ever since I was 4.. it’s my talent and passion
16. My best friend and I love to hit up goodwill.. we find alot of sweet vintage stuff!

17. My favorite number is 8..idk why
18. If I could marry ANYONE it would be Chace Crawford.. he is definitely my celebrity crush. georgous

19. My all time favorite season is Fall. I love the smell of leaves and freshness in the air
20. I actually like math.. when i understand it I find it fun
21. I have nooooo clue that I actually want to do when I “grow up”.. I have so many ideas it’s crazy.
22. I am addicted to my phone, I feel lost without it
23. I have never seen Twilight!!! BUT I did read the 1st book and it was amazing
24. I like making wishes at 11:11.. I make them until the clock strikes 11:12
25. I LOVEEE banana boating.. if you haven’t gone GO!

25 things you might not know about chloe!

Thank you to our Class of 2011 Model Chloe for sharing ’25 things you might not know about me.’

Would you like to learn more about senior sessions? Please visit our website at www.stmseniors.com

1. My last name is Papageorgio, it appeared in the movie Vegas Vacation.

2. I am an only child, if you don’t count step siblings. Otherwise, I am the middle child.

3. I celebrated my golden birthday this week on May 17, I can see rated r movies legally now! 🙂

4. I want to be a psychiatrist at a Veterans hospital when I grow up.

5. I am Greek and proud of it 🙂

6. I play Varsity tennis at Pewaukee High School but this is only my second year ever playing!

7. My WHOLE family is in the hair industry, either styling or teaching.

8. I love the Harry Potter trilogy!

9. My favorite animals are Narwhal whales, they have unicorn horns!

10. I am a choir nerd..secretly. I will never admit that but I am in my schools Varsity Choir and we got a 1 at state.

11. I LOVE peanut butter! I’ll eat it plain!

12. I am lactose intolerant but I work at a custard stand.

13. My favorite celebrity of all time is Marilyn Monroe, she’s so gorgeous!

14. When I was a baby I had a biting problem..I would come home from daycare with a list of people I bit.

15. I naturally have wavy hair but when i was a toddler they were in little ringlets!

16. My favorite movie is Anchorman, no matter how many times I see it I will still laugh at everything!

17. I love laughing!

18. I am the oldest out of all the cousins in my family but everyone has a good two to three inches on me.

19. My holiday is Halloween but I hate being scared!

20. I would do absolutely anything for my friends and family, they are my life!

21. My favorite subject in school is sociology and psychology.

22. I don’t get grossed out by anything, I watch plastic surgery shows while I eat dinner. Scratch that, I ONLY get grossed out by throw up.

23. I love to write and when I was younger I would write short stories about my life. I have them saved for when I am older.

24. If I could chose to spend one day with anyone it would be Will Ferrell, he is hilarious!

25. I am very outgoing and love talking!

25 things you might not know about Lauren!

We love getting to know our Class of 2011 Models! Thank you Lauren for sending us ’25 things you might not know about me.’

Would you like to learn more about our senior sessions? Please visit our website at www.stmseniors.com

1. My parents got divorced when I was six

2. I have a younger brother named Ryan, he goes to boarding school at St. Johns Northwestern Military Academy

3. I am SOOOOOOOOO afraid of the dark. Sometimes I still sleep with a night light.

4. I love to travel, I go to Sweden every summer

5. I love thunderstorms and enjoy yucky, dismal, rainy, weather

6. I love Disney movies (every single one of them)

7. I still sleep with a Pooh Bear blanket

8. Unlike most teenagers, I love books and I read…..a lot.

9. I love to cuddle

10. I listen to country music

11. I’m algeric to milk but can still have dairy products….weird, I know.

12. I do all the laundry for my whole entire family

13. I hate going swimming but love being on/near the water

14. I’m OCD about my closet, everything is color-coordinated and every shoe has a specifc spot.

15. My favorite animal are polar bears.

16. When I was little I didn’t flush the toilet beause I was afraid it would overflow.

17. I play lacrosse and field hockey.

18. I want to go South for college…I’m not sure which school. I just want the warmth.

19. I’ve had braces three times

20. I LOVEEEEEE brussel sprouts

21. My dog has been picked up by the River Hills police more than once and even went to the pound

22. I love deep sea fishing

23. My favorite designer is Lilly Pulitzer

24 .My favorite boy band back in the 90’s was N’Sync, not Backstreet Boys

25. I’m a huge cuddle-bug.

25 things you didn't know about Kinza!

Thank you to our Class of 2011 Model, Kinza, for sending us ’25 things you might not know about me.’

Would you like to learn more about our senior sessions? Please check out our website at www.stmseniors.com

1. I am black.

2. I am truly African.

3. I was born in Ghana.

4. My ethnic group is the Dagomba tribe.

5. I love dark chocolate.

6. I am a coffee addict.

7. Music is my life.

8. Hot Pink is my favorite color.

9. I have four siblings and 12 nieces and nephews.

10. I love to dance.

11. I love food.

12. Thunderstorms make me happy.

13. The piano is my baby.

14. I love to make gourmet, expensive meals for my family.

15. I enjoy fixing my parents’ computers.

16. Sleeping is my hobby.

17. I love to read.

18. Composing music is a hobby of mine.

19. I love jamming out to music with my friends.

20. I like running outside barefoot in the summer.

21. My favorite Disney movie of all time is “The Lion King.”

22. My dream is to write music for movies.

23. I love watching action movies.

24. I run track and cross country.

25. Playing the piano helps my become less stressed or emotional.

25 things you might not know about Shannen!

Thank you to our Class of 2011 model Shannen for sharing “25 things you might not know about me.”

Would you like to learn more about Shoot the Moon’s senior portraits? Please visit http://www.stmseniors.com

1. I have an interest in learning how to do weird things such as yodeling. My next goal: beat boxing.

2. I aspire to be either a fashion designer or fashion magazine editor when I’m older.

3. Dancing is a passion of mine. Mainly just looking like an idiot with friends…

4. I can breakdance. Not very good. but it’s still classified as breakdancing =]

5. I hope to be a Disney Character for a semester in Florida. Hopefully Belle!

6. I love to sing really loud just to look like an idiot. REALLY loud.

7. I don’t what my real singing voice sounds like. That’s the truth.

8. I like all kinds of music. However, Country is probably my favorite along with the “odd” music like Regina Spektor and John Mayer.

9. My mom wanted to name me Harley Sue. That would be my first name, not my first and middle.

10. I play the saxophone and piano. I try to teach myself guitar, but it doesn’t always work.

11. I’m obsessed with The Office. I forced myself to watch it through season two and then couldn’t stop watching after that. Now the “That’s What She Said” jokes are in my everyday vocabulary.

12. I’m upset that Cheban (or however you spell her name) is gone on American Idol. Lee is my only favorite left after her and Andrew Garcia were gone.

13. I’ve jumped off a mountain in Switzerland before.

14. I’mma pole-vaulter. I like to jump =]

15. I love to tumble, play volleyball, and softball.

16. I’m extremely jealous of people who like to read.

17. I can’t sit still for more than two minutes. this is the third time I’ve come back to this “autobiography.”

18. My dream car is a Stingray Corvette, white with a T-Top.

19. When I was little, I liked the Nanny and Golden Girls more than Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers.

20. I think Boy Meets World was the best show ever created.

21. It’s eleven thirty at night and I still haven’t gotten a gift for my brother’s wedding shower tomorrow morning which starts at like ten thirty/ eleven.

22. I strongly believe that lunchables were the greatest invention of all time.

23. I used to collect toe socks of all different colors and characters.

24. I have a brother who was Buzz Lightyear and Pluto in Disney World. Yet at the same time I have a sister who is a serious lawyer.

25. I went to Subway to get my free breakfast this morning.