This past Sunday Pretty and I were trying to decide in the middle of the afternoon between going out to eat Mexican food, our favorite comfort food of all time for as long as we’ve known each other, and taking a nap.
Mexican food won, and we set off for one of the only Mexican food restaurants open on Sunday – El Salto on Decker Blvd. Because of its distance from our home, we rarely make the effort to go across town to dine there. However, the place is near our son and his wife’s home so Pretty texted to see if they wanted to meet us there.
Drew did meet us there but said Caroline was getting her hair fixed for their maternity photo session that night at which time I’m sure my face must have shown complete surprise. Pretty rescued me by explaining that some couples had photographers take pictures of them just before their baby is born – the maternity photo session. Drew nodded without real enthusiasm but said he was up for giving it a try.
Caroline sent a link to Pretty this morning with the results – I guarantee they made me smile and feel better about life. I chose a few to share with all our friends in cyberspace – enjoy!
These beautiful pictures were taken by Carolina Rain Photography located in Charleston, South Carolina. Bravo!
Needless to say, Pretty and I get more excited about the October 7th. due date every day!
Stay tuned.
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About Sheila Morris
Sheila Morris is a personal historian, essayist with humorist tendencies, lesbian activist, truth seeker and speaker in the tradition of other female Texas storytellers including her paternal grandmother.
In December, 2017, the University of South Carolina Press published her collection of first-person accounts of a few of the people primarily responsible for the development of LGBTQ organizations in South Carolina. Southern Perspectives on the Queer Movement: Committed to Home will resonate with everyone interested in LGBTQ history in the South during the tumultuous times from the AIDS pandemic to marriage equality.
She has published five nonfiction books including two memoirs, an essay compilation and two collections of her favorite blogs from I'll Call It Like I See It. Her first book, Deep in the Heart: A Memoir of Love and Longing received a Golden Crown Literary Society Award in 2008. Her writings have been included in various anthologies - most recently the 2017 Saints and Sinners Literary Magazine. Her latest book, Four Ticket Ride, was released in January, 2019.
She is a displaced Texan living in South Carolina with her wife Teresa Williams and their dogs Spike, Charly and Carl. She is also Naynay to her two granddaughters Ella and Molly James who light up her life for real. Born in rural Grimes County, Texas in 1946 her Texas roots still run wide and deep.
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A beautiful family! I do love the maternity photographs as a concept, too, although I do think there are so many “to-dos” for young people today–and most of them cost money!
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Ooh, that’s too true, Luanne. Luckily, both of them work very hard at good jobs so we are blissfully unaware of most costs!
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Oh, isn’t ignorance bliss though? My kids are always telling me stuff I don’t want to know. I told my daughter today that I don’t need to know everything!
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Hahahaha…good one, Luanne!
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This is a wonderful idea. Life should be celebrated in all its phases and pregnancy is nothing short of extraordinary. They look so happy in their expectancy!
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Thanks so much, Susanne…they are very happy, and we consider ouselves more than fortunate to share in their happiness.
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How lovely! Won’t be long before the real photo rush begins đŸ˜€
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Oh, my friend, how many pictures can be taken of one baby??? I’m sure we’ll be finding out!!
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Every time I tell Pretty we need to be atypical grandparents she agrees – and then brings in another little baby dress!!
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