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Going to DWTS Live Tour seems to be a yearly event that my mom and I do. We have seen Dancing With the Stars on tour twice and Maks and Val Tour last spring. We watch on TV during the season and it is a fun event to see them live. It is a beautiful evening spent with my mom. I love her, btw!

This year it was at the Fox Theatre instead of Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. We sat near the front of the first balcony so this year I brought my professional camera instead of relying on my iPhone. I was really pleased at how this photos came out. 

To see all the photos I took go to

https://laurajdake.smugmug.com/Events/DWTS-Live-Tour-We-Came-To/

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Love looking at my calendar made by Artifact Uprising. They are my pictures on monthly cards. This year I will be able to look at that photo for the month and remember the place and the people that made that place special.

photo credit: lauradake

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This boy has my heart. He can be super frustrating but he loves us. So glad he is a part of our family. 

photo credit: lauradake  

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So we were gearing up for a big snow storm to hit the Atlanta area. The offfice closed early, I picked up Luger from camp and before I got home it started to rain. It stayed rain up until the temps went below freezing. When Luger and I got up this morning, I was half expecting inches of snow but there wasn't any just a layer of ice. 

photo credit: lauradake

photo credit: lauradake

photo credit: lauradake

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So far so good. I have kept this up for 6 days!

Last night we met our friends Jeff and Sheena and their son, Caed for dinner. They were on their way home to Florida after Christmas vacation. Since they were going to be in Atlanta it would've been a shame if we couldn't see each other. We met in Atlantic Station at Rosa Mexicano. They do a great guacamole table side.  

It was so good to be with them and have a meal, to be able to catch up since our vacation to New York City in September. Caed has grown so much since then. He is so interactive! So fun! Love hIm!

We are all busy with our families, work, schedules and sometimes are just tired, but it's important to make time for those people who mean so much.

Grateful for special friends!

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Christmas Eve, I was in Atlanta doing a little project. It was a beautiful warm day in December. Unusual. But so lovely! As I was heading back to my car, I turned around and took a photo of Skyview Atlanta. Because it was so warm and it was Christmas Eve, families were taking the opportunity to be together, outside and enjoy the sights Atlanta has to offer.

I remember the year Doug died, my sister, Melissa came to visit us and we went on Skyview Atlanta. At times we were a little freaked out but then we started laughing asking, "What would Doug do?" He would have had that car swinging back and forth. He would be laughing with that infectious laugh of his and I would've been yelling at him to stop.

Good times. Special memories. Never forgotten. Always loved.

photo credit: lauradake

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Finally!! Last car payment! After this month we will own both of our cars! It's such a good feeling. Now to use that money to pay down other debt. Here's to working on financial freedom. 

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It has been dark and rainy in Atlanta for days. It is dreary and depressing. I need sunshine to function. It stormed last night and trying to get your dog to outside and do it's business is nearly impossible. 

This morning the rain subsided and on my way to work it was so good to see blue sky peeking through the clouds, if even for a moment.  It is still pretty cloudy but it is so refreshing when the suns pokes through and lightens up my office on my first day back from vacation.

photo credit: lauradake

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I love photography and I'm snapping all the time but forget to post in this space of mine. I'm going to take on this challenge of taking a photo a day. Let's see how this goes. 

Today is our last day of vacation and I'm enjoying this moment where Luger is chill and relaxed! He has been a crazy wound up mess over this holiday so I'm grateful for this peaceful moment. 

photo credit: lauradake  

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Last night my mom and I went to Dancing With The Stars Live Tour. It was awesome as always. This year it was at The Fox Theatre. In past years it was at a different venue. My mother had never been to the Fox so I was excited for her to see it. The building has so much character. When you are in the theatre it looks like you are outside under the stars and sky in Moracco.

The company, the venue and the show was a great way to spend the last day of 2016.

Here's to 2017! 

photo credit: lauradake  

photo credit: lauradake