It's Been Awhile

My life has been quite the triumpant viewfinder. I hope that time creates a more beautiful world despite the near tragedy.

As I muddle through domain access, I will try to keep you abreast of my latest and greatest. In the meantime, please follow me on Instagram @cocothephotographer. Peace. Love. CoCo.

Hawaii.

Words can't begin to describe how beautiful and refreshing my August vacation was in Honolulu, Hawaii. I will have to blog more about it later <3 Ciao, CoCo.

It's Been Awhile

As I muddle through domain access, I will try to keep you abreast of my latest and greatest. In the meantime, please follow me on Instagram @cocothephotographer. Peace. Love. CoCo.

Live and Let Free

Live for you, not others

Live unrestrained for nothing stops you but you

Live and let free

Because there's no other way to be

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	I am finally taking a moment to sit down and to write a blog. I have been traveling solo with much peace learning from other areas of our nation the beauty of the human spirit. I have shared so much joy and laughter, my spirit is content. This is only the beginning of a beautiful new path of my life and I am very excited and adventurous....

My Mantra For 2013

And the possibilities are endless

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What To Write?

I feel like I need more content on my site. Maybe more photos or maybe more writing. I don't know. I don't like logging into a computer and writing. I went to New York recently and took all kinds of photos but haven't posted any here. I guess I'm just being lazy! Ciao, CoCo.

"Have Some More Sloppy Joe!"

Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes on Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins coupled with Steak Fries. I love to cook and apparently eat! :-D Ciao, CoCo.

Pi Pizzeria

I'll never forget the night in 2007 when I met the Chris Summers the soon to be owner of Pi Pizzeria while I was interning at ALIVE Magazine as a photographer. He was chatting with me about his vision for the pizzeria and how he was going to open it up in the Loop. I smiled in awe of his vision as I am a very avid fan of pizza. He wanted something more health-conscious and vegan friendly. Pi Pizzeria opened and was an immediate hit! It now has multiple locations across the St. Louis area and even our president loved it! Recently I had the opportunity to dine there with my best friend who has never been to Pi and she loved it. In fact, she was full on the first slice. I must admit pizza is very filling! It feels so great to meet great people in St. Louis with visions made into a reality for our city. Kudos to Chris and his chain of wonderful restaurants!

Japanese Festival 2012

I was a bit weary when I woke up this morning and saw that it was still cloudy out with a chance for thunderstorms which would gravely interfere with my first-time experience in St. Louis' Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Well it's been five long years since I've been to the gardens and I was long overdue. Despite the overcast, light drizzle, humidity and heat, the festival stood it's ground. I had a wonderful time and took pics with my phone and with my point and shoot. You can find some of my captures on my Twitter page @cocothephotog. If you had a chance to go, I hope you enjoyed yourself as much as I did! Ciao, CoCo.

Sunday Dinner

"Flash" + Queen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfmrHTdXgK4&sns=em
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Holy Moly Guacamole BLT!

I made some of the best tasting guacamole I have tasted for the first time in life last night and placed a nice helping of it on top of my turkey bacon BLT sandwich served with a side of Lays Hickory BBQ chips. It was a delight for my taste buds and mos def something I'd like to make again!
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Fate

"Fate is the promise that life is not a random string of tragedy and comedy without meaning. Fate proclaims that our lives are in fact so meaningful, so necessary, that our stories are written by the gods and goddesses, by the heavens themselves. We may only glimpse our fate, hinted by the stars or the creases of our hands; but even this glimpse is evidence of our contract with the universe, that we are players in the great wheel of life and death and rebirth"...

SY MONTGOMERY, Spell of the Tiger
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That Was Yesterday

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Promise

The only thing promised to you in life is death...
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Silence

Sometimes silence is golden
Sometimes silence is that distant ringing keeping you from your inner peace
Sometimes...
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Custom Vehicles

Only in St. Louis will someone make up their own vehicle. SMH
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Passion.

Passion is energy

Passion is that drive to keep your body awake while your creativity pumps a constant in your mind

Passion is keeping me alive
For the very first time in three years

What.A.Feeling...
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