Stoney is HOME!

YAY! He's home....
Stoney got home around 10AM on Saturday the 19th of January from being gone a total of ~15 months in Iraq. I saw him last for two (very short) weeks in May 2007. I cannot tell you how excited I was in this picture below. I was so anxious, nervous, excited, and everything in between that I could hardly stand it. I've never felt so much at once. And the welcome home ceremony...oh my...extremely emotional for me! I had some really great friends of ours take pictures and a video. I'm so thankful for them doing this for us. If it wasn't for Joe and his video zooming skills, I don't think I would have found my husband in the sea of uniformed soldiers. Thanks Joe!

So anyway...here's how that morning played out.




This is Joe and Robyn Mroszczyk...my videographer and photographer! They also helped calm me down a bit ;)



This is Karissa Dolan my other photographer. Her husband, John, came in a couple days before Stoney and I took pictures for them.





Soooooo happy!!!



So the street is blocked off, the buses are announced, and they come around the corner...


...all the soldiers get off the buses, but they are behind the buses so no one can see them yet. Then the buses (in the picture above) pull away and the soldiers march onto the field (below).


So this is when I start freaking out because I can't find Stoney...but then Joe saves the day!


Then the General says a little something...(he seriously says just a little, otherwise he might have some really unhappy, impatient family members)...and then he releases the soldiers AND the families.









YAY!!!





I cannot tell you how thankful I am for having my husband back home. I thank God for bringing him back home safely from his tour in Iraq. It was a really, really long 15 months. I know that we have both grown so much through this time away from each other. Having been married for only four months before the deployment it's like we're newly weds again (or still...I'm not sure).

After my foot surgery, prepping for Stoney's return home, and now just being able to enjoy him being home, I haven't scheduled much in the way of photo sessions. We've been having a great time catching up on lost time away from each other. We are visiting family this weekend and will be going to Paris and Rome in February! There are so many great things going on right now! I will keep everyone updated.

Keep checking http://www.alisonportisphotography.com/ because I have a new website that will be launching by the end of the week! Yay!

Paul and Julia

I met this couple at a Chamber event. We were FINALLY able to schedule a session right before Christmas and had a great time. I had, had surgery not long before on my foot, so I was a little slow getting around. Julia and Paul were very patient with me. Thanks guys! I really enjoy getting to know the people I work with and these two are no exception.



I L-O-V-E this graffiti











Can you believe this blue sky! It was a perfect day.




I love this shot of Julia; she is stunning.