-needing kennewick

is it possible to be a deer in headlights and not even know it?

sometimes i take on more than i should. a lot.

why, why, why do fill my life with more than this bucket can hold?

it's like i run out into the middle of traffic but turn my head before i get hit by a truck.

and the twisted part is that these are the times in my life where i feel alive most.

i think running at max speed is what it takes to get the serotonin flowing.

i'm also thinking it's time to go home again.

ps- please send me an email: arizona.lewis@yahoo if you live in the tri cities area in washington and would like photos. i'll be there for a couple of weeks. probably the last 2 weeks of june and first 2 weeks of july.

-score!!!!!!!!!

i'm the type of person that everyone gives mixed tapes to.

the petersons (pictured below) are the type of people that enjoy making mixed tapes.

it's as if our friendship was written in the stars.

here's a few of my favorite b&w's from our time together-

ps- a list of the artists they've shared with me:

broken bells, blitzen trapper, passion pit, bob schneider, brett dennen, charlie mars, coconut records, david vandervelde, adele, matt nathanson, my morning jacket, rhett miller, chester french, phoenix, pete yorn, delta spirit, rilo kiley, shout out louds, spoon, stephen ashbrook, patrick park, the black keys, the jayhawks, the southland, the white stripes, wheat, paloalto, local natives and guster.

-self assessment

i wish my body didn't require sleep.

i listen to one band at a time. for months.

reading is my strongest coping skill.

caffeine works as an antidepressant on my mind.

i'm an extrovert that prefers to be alone.

i always have something to daydream about.

i know a person before they've even said a word to me.

i regret 85% of the things i say.

i have the world's strongest shut off valve.

i hate being told what to do.

-hoops

so this is why i didn't throw myself off of cliff when i didn't think i could a take another day of parenting. although i looooove my little babies, this big boy stuff is where the fun begins. the boys have started another round of basketball and i can honestly say it's my favorite part of the week. i love their excitement when they make a shot, i love the smell of the gym floors, i love their coach andy, i love how awkward their ball handling skills are and i love the chowfest at sweet tomatoes following the exhausting 40 minute practice. (wink)

and what i love most, most, most is watching lew be the proud papa.

brooks is tall and fast- papa chest puff #1

ade is feisty and confident- papa chest puff #2

and since ade's realized he can dribble better with his feet- he thinks he's twice as smart too.

drinking. it. all. in.

-email

sometimes i get really funny emails from people i don't know.

like this:

Hi,
So the blog world is weird. I had a dream a few nights ago where I took you to a family party at my grandparents house in Scottsdale, then you helped me after my car got broken into. Totally normal, right? Then we were chased by fire snakes. Whatever.
Anyway, I do enjoy your blog, and I promise I'm not as crazy as I probably sound right now. But I thought you'd get a kick out of it. :)

-M

i think i'll start posting more of them. i have an awesome collection.

i don't think it's weird or stalkerish to look at blogs.

it would be weird to try to hack in to a private blog to view it. that seems creepy.

public blogs are a go so stop apologizing for the compliments and saying hello. :)

emails like these make my day.

-gen con hair

what an awesome sunday on the couch with my family.

we love that our fam is 4ever.

-busy day at the office

my current place of employment is bumble bee, az.

i can't get enough.

i don't know how other phoenix photographers find locations in the valley.

i'm so sick of looking for places.

i've found one other interesting spot but even that's posted all over some dude's photo blog.

but who cares.

it's an hour drive and bumble bee is where it's at for arizona lewis.

there's never a single person up there taking pictures, you can pee where ever you want and i'm getting to know the locals. (actually can't avoid them when they're standing 15ft away watching me take pictures and hollering at me to avoid stepping on nails and to come check out the inside of their refurbished bus).

it's always an adventure.

this saturday i had my dearest jose with me to figure out how to shoot for 3 different clients at the same time. an engaged couple, an accessory designer and a sexy cowgirl (those pictures aren't available yet).

we figured it out and when we were sitting down for a super late dinner at a chipotle in who-knows-where, az i said to him:

"wanna know why i look like i've been laying in the dirt? it's because i've been laying in the dirt".

maddie and lindsay's engagements.

a new line called "fun. modern. vintage."

by britt hunter

miner bob and his bus.

photo by jose de orta.

photo by jose.

styling by miner bob.

photo by arizona lewis

sunset by the good lord.