when shawn and melanie asked me to come down to tampa for their engagement shoot i immediately became excited.  it had been a few years since i had been to florida and escaping michigan in november even if only for a short time was reason to celebrate.  instead of putting me up in a hotel they offered me the guest room at their house, which was extremely generous.  much to my surprise they didn’t get sick of me, or at least never let on to it, which is a win for me either way.  i was able to become best friends with their little dog mr. bojangles, who for a brief moment i debated dog-napping and bringing back to detroit.  i’ve never laughed so hard at an animal in my entire life, so i was thrilled they wanted to include him in the shoot.  the trip was a blast, the engagement was great and it was all due to the awesomeness of shawn and melanie.  the weekend was easily one of the highlights of my year, both professionally and personally.  i couldn’t be more pleased with how everything turned out.