Anyway, hunting season started here not long ago and we hadn’t seen J or B in a while. I thought J was most likely out hunting everyday and B has been traveling to Pitt to tend to her sister who just had surgery. Kandy had a client in at her salon a few weeks back that relayed a story about J. Turns out that the Monday before Election Day, J was in the backyard raking leaves. He had sudden chest pain and ran up to get B and dial 911. The ambulance picks him up and our hospital is [really] 2 blocks away. Turns out the ER doc had a case just like this a month earlier. What looked like a heart attack was actually a Dissecting Aorta. Very, very serious. Life threatening. J was life-flighted to a hopital 1.5 hours away. He was there for almost a month after emergency surgery saved him. No he’s on the long road to recovery.

Tonight, I found out that J was home. I went over to the house and B answered the door. J was fast asleep in his chair so I handed B the envelope that had a gift certificate inside, from us, for a portrait session and print of their choice. B broke down in tears and soon after, I followed. I’ve been on a real kick since reading Mr. Arias’ post a few months back about his stepdad. You can browse back through our posts for the past few months and you’ll see a few about “photographing those you love”.

We can’t wait till J recovers and is strong enough and we can then fulfill our promise to them. Photos will follow.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year…

First up are Mom & Dad. I was looking for little items around the house and found these right in our living room. Only problem was… I didn’t have my glasses on so I didn’t read the plate I handed Dad. It says “it takes a few extra rolls to make a good mid-section”. Well, Dad read it and bust out laughing as we all did. If you look closely, you can see the tag on Dad’s shirt

Then it was my turn. I bought this plate for Kandy last year. I think it says it all…

I now had the camera back firmly in my hands as Kandy & Mom sat on the floor and the dogs [3] joined in. The Westie is Mulligan and belongs to the parents and the other two are ours – Dakota [Belgian Sheepdog] in the center and Cheyenne [a Cockapoo] is with Kandy…

I think this last photo is self-explanatory Even at 78, he’s still got it

Thank you so much Mom & Dad for playing along. It was fun to say the least. Love you guys…

Kandy & I would like to wish you every happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year. Thank you for making DiGiorgio Photography what it is today. We truly value all of our clients and the friendships we have made. We look forward to continuing our relationships in the coming year.