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I am going back to my bullets! \u00a0 I plan on doing a year in review in the coming weeks but I thought it&#8217;d be fun to list some of the random bits of info that 2009 brought!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2009 was my second full year in business.<\/li>\n<li>I shot 25 weddings.<\/li>\n<li>12 of those weddings were one weekend after another.<\/li>\n<li>9 weddings was the second longest streak of weekends in a row.<\/li>\n<li>1 wedding was a destination wedding, in Ohio, which was also the furthest wedding from home for me.<\/li>\n<li>I shot a total of 13 engagement sessions.<\/li>\n<li>I was accepted into the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpja.com\">WPJA<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agwpja.com\">AGWPJA<\/a> which was a goal of mine for 2009.<\/li>\n<li>I attended WPPI for the second time and roomed with the girls of <a href=\"http:\/\/photolovecat.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Photo Lovecat<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I took a class with award winning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cliff Mautner<\/a> which was career changing.<\/li>\n<li>I finally broke down and purchased D700s.<\/li>\n<li>Best business decision of 2009? \u00a0Going Mac.<\/li>\n<li>In 2009 I traveled to Las Vegas, New Orleans, Ocracoke and Wilmington, NC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I walk the fine line between trendsetter and follower and today I&#8217;m rocking the follower status by posting my final goodbye to 2009. \u00a0Since I have champagne on the brain (not in my belly &#8211; yet!) 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