A wild and crazy month!

• Published June 16th, 2009 by Michele Celentano
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Wow... so much for keeping up with the blog on a regular basis.  It has been a crazy month and a half.  It all started with the passing of my husbands grandmother, Ethel.  She had been recovering from a knee replacement while staying at a rehab/nursing facility.  She had some complications but then seemed to be getting better - then she took a turn for the worse and suddenly passed away.  She wanted to be cremated and buried next to her husband in Chicago.  The family made the trip back to honor her wishes and I was able to spend some time with Paul’s family.  The week I returned home from Chicago my step-dad called to say his mom passed away and within a couple of days I was on my way to NJ for her funeral.  It’s so true what people say about weddings and funerals... they really do bring families together. I prefer the weddings.

It was of course great to be back east if only for  two days.  It was well worth the trip to the Italian market where I picked up all kinds of goodies not easily found in AZ.  

I arrived home Sunday morning and went straight home to cook for a house full of company.  While pouring the boiling water out of the pasta pot I managed to burn my left arm with the boiling water.  The arm is much better but I have a funky tan line from the burn.  In the meantime I am due to be back on a plane headed to NY Wednesday of that week for a meeting at Canon’s corporate offices.  An overnight turnaround from the east coast is a bit rough but I had the good fortune of having dinner with Eddie Tapp while I was there.  Bonus! 

 

About a week and a half later I was on my way back to the east coast for a program.

I presented a full day program to the Berk’s Photographic Society.   My flight arrived home early on Saturday and from the airport went straight to a friends home to take care of her after a major surgery.  I spent a week with her and managed to relax.  We stayed at her parents beautiful winter home where she could recuperate in peace and quiet.  Although I missed my family - it was a relaxing break for me.  I worked on the laptop designing albums, placed orders online, cooked a few meals and even had a chance to run almost everyday - all while playing the part of Florence Nightingale! 

 

I’m finally back at the studio and ready to jump into work.  Hopefully no surprise trips are coming my way.  I do have a trip to San Diego in July where I’ll be photographing some of my favorite families from AZ on the beach.  I’m totally looking forward to the beach week!