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December 30, 2011 by Anya Elise

a retrospective slideshow || 2011 in review

a retrospective || 2011 in review from anya semenoff on Vimeo.

10 states.

Two oceans.

Lots of driving miles (yes that’s the official tabulation: lots).

A theme park, a national park, a fancy phone, thousands of pictures.

Four whales, several buffalo, a llama, iconic sites.

A business, weddings, two churches, one arch, lots of dancing, old friends and new.

One family, three siblings and an adopted transplant from the east coast.

A blog.

You.

Add all these ingredients together in a blender, puree, and the result will be my 2011. It was an incredible year.

Thank you especially to Mom, Emily, Chris, Elise, who will always be my favorites; my whole extended family, who I wish I could see much more often; our 2011 couples, who took a chance on a new business and trusted us with their love stories – we’ll never forget that and owe you so much gratitude; my friends here, old and new, who always offer fun, laughter, support and inspiration.

And, of course, to Dan, who pushes me to dare. Dare to be something more, dare to reach further than I think I can, dare to allow those dreams to be a reality even if they seem too extraordinary. I really couldn’t do this without you.

Finally, thank you to all of you who come here every day to look at my photos, read my (frequently) ridiculous musings, and share in this journey.

I love you all, so very much, and look forward to 2012. It’s going to be a big year – I can feel it.

BUT, before we drop the big flashing ball and pop open that champagne, here’s a 2011 year-in-review slideshow. It’s a little random — but when am I not? — and pretty silly. But then again: when am I not?

Much love, -a.e.

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April 27, 2011 by Anya Elise

“Let us rejoice in memories!” || Poms squad slideshow

The poms squad project has come to a close.

The girls full on rocked it out at their recital. The year of early, hard, frequent practices paid off and they showed everyone just what all that dedication stood for.

This past Monday, the poms came together for an end-of-the-year banquet to celebrate their season together. At that banquet, their coach played a slideshow of pictures from their season (some of my early project photos included). In the spirit of that grand idea, I give you a slideshow of this project.

It’s been a great run with them, these past few months, and I hope to have the opportunity to continue to work with them in the fall when their competition season rolls around again.

Until then, as my dear Elise put it, “Let us rejoice in memories!” (She’s a goof, but I think we’ll keep her anyway.)

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December 23, 2010 by Anya Elise

Ryan Jobes 5K Memorial || Editorial slideshow

Ryan Jobes Memorial 5K slideshow, Dec. 2010 from anya semenoff on Vimeo.

WILLIAMSTOWN, W. Va. — On Dec. 18, I had the pleasure of joining an incredible group of people in West Virginia. Kind, welcoming, generous, they had come together to celebrate the life of Ryan Jobes.

Ryan died in a car accident five years ago on his way home for Christmas. He was a sophomore at the University of Richmond, an athlete on the UR track and field and cross country team, and in his short time there, he had made a huge impact on the people he met, something he did wherever he went.

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