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Andy and Molly are getting married in Warrensburg MO next fall, and I can’t begin to explain how excited we are to hang out with them again. She’s a graphic designer, he got his degree in music (bass player = bonus points). They are way cooler than Carlos and I, to say the least. We had a great time during their engagement shoot, no matter how hard we tried, we couldn’t stop laughing.

Santos is the best city we have been to. It’s one of the oldest cities in Brazil with 532 years of age (we were there for its birthday!). This place was so awesome. Super cool beach to hang out on, lots of good running paths and free music and things to do at night. It’s also the first city in Brazil that we could safely go out after 11 with no serious warnings about how dangerous it is. This place was safe, clean, and just really beautiful. The old part of downtown is a place everyone should see. Also there were about 30 soccer games going on all night every night on the beach. It was lit up every night so they could play. We were treated so well by my parents friends Paulo and Vera (even though I broke 3 of their cups, a bowl, and a floor drain [I know... I was on fire {I just wanted to add another one of these}]). We will be back here for sure.

Rio Claro is a city of about 200,000 people that sits about 2 and a half hours west of Sao Paulo. My parents were born in this city and it is very special to me. Jackie and I have spent the past two weeks here hanging out with various relatives. There’s not really much to do here, but this city is exactly the reason why we came to Brazil in the first place. It has been two weeks of just hanging out at home with my family members. People that I have only seen once in the past 18 years. People that I care a lot about. This has honestly been one of the best weeks of my life and I’m so happy Jackie has been here with me. Here’s some stuff I’ve seen.

P.S. We went on this walk around my cousin’s college campus and picked mangoes, pomegranates, and three other delicious fruits that I had never even heard of. Jackie was loving her life that day.

We had a great day exploring Lee’s Summit with Doug and Jillian a few months back. Nick and I always go too far making fun of each other in front  of clients, and by the end of the day, Doug was getting in on the action too (I think he was mostly making fun of me though). With that being said, it was an easy day of work spent with two extremely easy going people whom we are excited to work with again coming this June when we shoot their wedding.

My wife Jackie and I left for Brazil last Thursday. We’ve been saving up for a couple of years and we’re gonna spend 3+ months getting to know the country I was born in. I couldn’t be more excited than I am right now! This week has already been a dream come true, and I wouldn’t pick anyone else to travel around with. Right away when we got here, a very close family friend, Irene (the Japanese lady in a couple photos) took us to this amazing beach in a town called Guaruja. It was so beautiful! Here are some photos from our first weekend in Brazil.