Rachel S. O'Hara

So as many of you know I have recently moved to Sarasota, FL for my first job! I am working for the Observer Newspapers ( http://www.yourobserver.com/ ) and my first day is actually today! But in order to get to this point I had to DRIVE hours and hours from Cleveland to Sarasota in good old Millie Malibu (yes my car is named, don't judge). Many people know I despise long drives. Three hours to OU would about drive me bonkers. However, now I am the queen of the road! Well, sort of. I made it is the main point. The drive down was not a one day straight shot kind of deal. I made a road trip out of it by stopping along the way to see good friends and go to new places. I visited one of my best friends Laurel Roether and one of my OU pals Victor Rasgaitis in Cincinnati, OH. This was a great two days of good food and funny adventures all around the Cincy area. Next up was my long drive to Matthews, NC where I visited with my old baby sitter, Erin Amelung. Erin is hysterical and someone I...

So one of my last photos sessions I did while on the Cape included some family portraits of Jude and Mike with their grandkids and their daughter (son-in-law is a hard working fire fighter and was unable to be be apart of the fun). I wanted to do something nice for Jude and Mike and I knew they did not have any group pictures of the whole gang together. It was a great hour of shooting and everyone looked adorable in navy and white. Here are some of the photos from the shoot. LOVE YOU GUYS!!! Peace. Love. Happiness. -rso-

Cat boats are a big deal on the Cape. I got to photograph a cat boat sailing event. It was a gorgeous day out and all the cat boats and sails looked amazing against the blue sky and water. I took a lot of photos and cropped a few of them down to long strips with a bit of sky, boats and some water. My editor encouraged me to crop more than I'm used to. Hope you guys enjoy. Peace. Love. Happiness. -rso-

This past weekend I finally made it to see my oldest and one of my best friends, Wendy DeBaptiste. I even lucked out and got lunch with a high school buddy of mine, Emily Miller. Boston is a great city and I had not been there since I was a very little girl so it was exciting to be there as a 22-yeaar-old. Newbury Ave. was to die for and we had tons of great food and even some amazing cupcakes! I have been bad about updating my blog, but it always seems like I am too busy or too exhausted to do so. Anyway, here are a few pics from the weekend. P.S. THANK YOU TO WENDY FOR LETTING ME STAY WITH HER AND FOR EMILY FOR THE DIRECTIONS TO THE AIRPORT!!! -rso-

July 1 - Rock Harbor fireworks. Beautiful sunset, cute kids and very pretty fireworks -- colorful lights in the sky. Here are just a handful of my favorites. Enjoy. Peace. Love. Happiness. -rso-