Growing up in suburban Southeast Michigan, there was not much variety in the different activities that we were able to do. My friends and I are the type of people who go to McDonalds at midnight and sit in the parking lot just talking for hours. Another thing that we often do is go to Kensington. On this particular day, we had just gotten back from a long semester of school. It was finally summertime, so we had a nice little picnic along with a quick photoshoot.
Our afternoon started with a Michigan classic – Little Caesars pizza and pop. We sat on blankets, played some music, and admired the beautiful scenery that Kensington has to offer. We watched sailboats drift by and families spend time with each other. After eating, we took advantage of that scenery with our little photoshoot.
The best part of taking these photos, after my beautiful friends, was the blooming tree that we were sitting under. It offered so much color and vibrance in addition to some sort of focal point to the photos. Looking at the final products, I can feel a radiance of summer shining through with the help of the soothing colors and smiles.
While some of these photos are genuine shots of my pals, we definitely had some fun with this. We laughed so much this day. With good tunes blasting through the speaker we danced around in the grass and took some funny pictures like the one with Alissa ‘stepping’ on Olivia. After eating lunch in the park, we paid a visit to the Dairy Queen right outside of the Kensington entrance. Shalissa had a field day with this and these photos ended up being some of my favorites.
Days like this one make me grateful for my friends. People always say that you find your true friends in college, but my life decided to do it opposite. I met the greatest friends way back in elementary school and they have remained my best friends to this day. People have come and gone, but these four (including Audrey who was volunteering in Africa during this time) have stuck around and I’m so happy to have these incredible people in my life.
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