Ugly Sweater Party: personal

You know when you laugh so hard your eyes start to tear up, and it becomes impossible for you to catch your breath, your face turns bright red, and I’ll be honest *sometimes* a snort escapes… sometimes more than once. [I’m not judging you Cassandra <3 LOL] That sums up my day yesterday. A giant gasping-for-breath, fit of laughter.

It started at church in the morning, then continued on at our church Christmas banquet, and on through a long line in the Starbucks Drive Thru, Goodwill, Goodwill again, K-Mart, Ralphs and eventually to “The Bridge” 20 Something’s Ugly Sweater Christmas Party. I was inspired by Jessica Claire’s blog post last year to make an impromptu Photo Booth to showcase our "Ugly Sweaters" and with the help of my amazing Alexis was able to throw one together in the hallway. That’s where I spent most of the party, the hallway, smiling bigger than I have in a long time with people that I love more than anything in the world.

Last night as I was crying tears of joy in the hallway I was again reminded of how blessed I am. My circle of friends, as small as it may seem at times, is genuine. I thank God for days like yesterday where the smiles and laughs the tears and glitter carry over into the days to follow.

"I have such great friends that all we need to have fun is a sheet, a stool and a camera. <33" - Brenna


Alexis, my amazing Assistant and photo "student" gets credit for this shot.




I'm not going to lie, she was probably the cutest girl there last night. ;]








The newly engaged. :D


They... aren't engaged. LOL










This is Lizzy.




Lizzy was awesome enough to take a few of the pictures of me in the Photo Booth. :D She's quite an amazing photographer herself and I think you should go check out here work here. <3










I literally had to shove this girl down the hall to get her picture. SO glad I did! because her shots are some of my favorites!




I love these girls, and these next 2 pictures. <3


Alexis also took this picture for me. :D


A few last words to all the people at the party last night and then this loooooong blog post will be over. ;] There are like 50 more photos that I didn't include because... well, that would be the longest post ever so after work I'll be adding all of those to my Facebook page. :D