And yeah…Ted. I do want to visit some of the local diners while  I am there. Been a long time since I had some Chicago style pizza.

Looking forward to it.

Ryan and Brianna are good friends and I cannot wait to go. I will be taking my son Craig with me. That is important. Will we be taking pictures? Without a doubt. Lot’s of them. With all that is going on here right now, it is something to look forward to.

The funny part is that I get to check one more experience off my bucket list. And I cannot wait.

Taxes. I am here finishing all of the paperwork for employees, income tax estimates and etc. It is nasty work that ends in me sending money to Uncle Sam, but hey, we all have to pay our fair share, right? I mean, if we don’t who will. I was on a webinar earlier in the week with the guys in Virginia Beach and you could hear the jets going overhead. It is a comforting feeling to me to have our freedoms protected. Happy to pay for that, just not as happy about all the paperwork.

Another Reason: WordCamp Atlanta sold out. That really bums me out. I have helped run WordCamps here at home and they are a blast. Was really looking forward to that one. Sorry Ryan and Wayne! That will have to be next time…

Anyway, all of this stuff to do has affected a lot of my plans but we will get through it.  The good news is that my business is growing and I have more to do than I can say grace over. In this economy, that is a good thing.

January

I will be visiting with Gary Ashton of the Ashton Real Estate Group in Nashville. It is about a three hour drive from home, He is a brilliant photographer in his own right. He does mostly model photography and this promises to be a great way to start the year. I will also be visiting Hampton Roads Virginia and Gary Lundholm, who owns a Virginia Beach Real Estate Brokerage. Outside of the fact that Gary is one of the neatest people ever, the architecture and history of the Hampton Roads area is captivating. I visited there last year and have been dying to get back this year,,,WITH my camera.

February

This promises to be the busiest month all year. I will be going to visit my friends Ryan Ward in Atlanta and Wayne Long in Columbus GA. You would think that the architecture of these to cities is similar and you’d be wrong. It has been 5 or 6 years since the three of us first met down at the CNN center in Atlanta at a little Mexican resaurant. I am looking forward to going back.

But that is just the start. That first week of February will also include visits to Boca Raton and real estate agents Claude Champagne and Caesar Parisi. Boca has some of the most outstanding beach front homes to photograph and these guys are a bunch of fun besides.

One the way home, I have scheduled a quick visit with Cal Carter and the guys on the Gulf Coast in Alabama. This is an area of the country that I have never visited. I have always wanted to. To make the trip even better, Cal has been gracious enough to offer me a place to stay and I guarantee  that this trip is going to be a good time.

How;s that for an ambitious start to the year?

I will also be visiting with some of the REALTORS and will be relating their stories as well. When they say a picture is worth a thousand words, sometimes you still need to add some words to a picture. They forget to tell you that part. So please enjoy my 2012 adventure with me.