I wish everyone a safe, warm and wonderful holiday!!!!

Hey everyone!! I'm so sorry I've been MIA for over a month now! Someone (*cough*JDMeg6*cough*) told me I would never make anything of myself or my photography so I set out on a quest to prove to MYSELF that I have what it takes to be a professional photographer. I'm now officially DragonInk Images. Check me out at Dragoninkimages.com. I've been meeting new people, doing shoots, fixing pictures and having a lot of fun! I don't really have any of the images ready for DA yet but I'll get there eventually. I want to slowly work my way back to DA. I've got an insane amount of journals and polls to pretty much delete because there's no way in hell I'd ever read all of them and my new deviations are over 10,000. It's gonna take me a bit of time to catch up again but with the cold months ahead I'll be spending more time inside so I'll have more time for DA.

I wanted to thank everyone who has stuck by me even though I disappeared off the face of the DA planet for a short time. I'll eventually respond to all my "Hello? Where are you?" messages, but it's really wonderful to know I've made that much of an impact on some of your lives! I really love you guys and I'm sorry about my absence. I needed time though. Time away. Time to get my shit together. And I really feel like I did. I've accomplished a lot in these past few months. Things are good. Things are really good!

I also have a special thanks to go to the individual who got me a years subscription to DA! I have no idea who it was and I'm terribly sorry it's taken me so long to thank you but it was a total surprise and really made my day! Thank you so much to whomever it was!!

It's my 25th birthday today! Thank you to all those who have graced my page with birthday wishes! You guys rock!!! I've had a great day so far and plan to have a nice relaxing day of joy! Turning 25 is really special to me. When I was born the doctors didn't know if I'd survive even a day. I used to wonder why I did live, why I'm here. I'm still not 100% sure why, but just the fact that I've been able to touch so many lives, to bring a smile on a strangers face, to be there for my family and friends when they need me. It's really a remarkable thing! I used to dread life, now I embrace it. To live, to see, to breathe, to feel, to love, it's amazing. Truly a miracle.

So once again, thank you everyone! I wish you all a wonderful day!