I'm Dolly — a Nashville based family photographer and Newborn/Motherhood Photographer.
From maternity photography all the way to family photography, I have been capturing all the seasons of motherhood as a photographer since 2008, and through this blog I get to share some of my most cherished sessions!
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TheDollyDeLong: Adventures with Ty in LA (May 2017)
In May of this year I had the opportunity of going to a NAFSA conference for training (for my new job at Lipscomb) in L.A.! I spent the first three days solo since I had the conference to attend, but on Monday (Memorial Day) Ty flew in to spend the entire week with me!
We found an AirBNB in Pasadena (which had a golden doodle and a cat), rented a car, and explored many beautiful areas of L.A. and Malibu over our week together in sunny California.
Several highlights of the week included:
Eating ALL the foods in L.A. (Seriously, that city is a perfect melting pot of foods + cultures. I LOVED everything I ate there! EVERYTHING!)
Exploring Little Tokyo
Going to an In-N-Out Burger with Ty
Seeing Ty’s excitement over The La Brea Tar Pits (I love that I married a nerd)
Once again…I have to mention food (the FOOD TRUCKS! OH M DEAR!)
SK Donuts
The Santa Monica Pier
Realizing how gross and disgusting Hollywood BLVD is (yes, that was a highlight for me even though it was a weird experience I did learn a valuable lesson…Hollywood is just gross)
Getting to watch a live taping of Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! (and winning Two FitBit Watches b/c Kevin Hart made a 3 pointer! RANDOM)
Getting to go to Lipscomb’s sister school Pepperdine University with my co-worker to learn more about their international student program
Exploring Malibu with Ty
Getting to experience National Donut Day in LA with Ty (and eat too many donuts)
The Griffith Observatory (and imagining the moving LaLa land the entire time)
Seeing our friends Jason + Kim Parker in their new city/home (and watching Jason perform with his Improv Group) (LOVE watching our friends chase and pursue their dreams!)
This week was pure magic for me. I know by the end of the week both Ty and I were ready to come back home to Nashville (mostly because of the infamous LA traffic + we got a parking ticket our very LAST night in the city-HAHA), but we both had a great time adventuring in a new city together! I highly recommend visiting LA (despite the crazy traffic)! Seeing so many people + cultures together really warmed my little biracial heart. If you ever have a chance, go out on a trip to the West Coast with your loved ones!