favorites and turquoise. :)

God knew I could not be trusted with a name like hers.
if I had a name as cool as hers, I'd be the crazy one in the corner saying things like
"yees, you can juust call me, kat."
and then, thinking I'm cooler than I am, I'd unfortunately add a "rawr." at the end of my greeting.
yup, CAN. NOT. BE. TRUSTED. with a cool name like katya.
[smart move with naming me jennifer, mom. :)]

BUT I did get to hang out with this cool chick and her seriously cute mom for a beautiful afternoon!
my favorites was the complete trust as I told her to:
  *twirl like a princess (yup, got a "are you kidding me look" for that one)
  *cross and then sit in the middle of highway 60 (got a "are you kidding me look" from mom on that one) :)
  *encourage out her "fierce-ness" ("her dad is going to kill you, but wow! she looks good!" from mom)
BUT my all-time favorite was when she opened up the back of her car
     and pulled out the most a.w.e.s.o.m.e. shoes I've seen first hand in a while.
        turquoise. blue. wedge. open-toed. booties.
           and then she shyly says to me "I was told you would like these?"
um, understatement.  total understatement. :)
I'm not sure how shoes can bring out a girls eyes, but these did and do!
I'm not oblivious to the fact that there are probably other gorgeous russian girls out there with
brown hair, black hair or even beautiful red hair,
but my first experience in getting to photograph this beautiful girl will forever have me thinking
that this country is filled with beautiful long blonde hair, crystal clear blue eyes girls
and that they all have an amazing ability to craft perfect cat eye make up
    (I know! and her name is kat-ya! I told you, not-to-be-trusted.) :)
as a bonus to this beautiful girl, on the drive back,
I got to learn a bit more about her mom and dad's dating story...only adding fuel to my optimistic romantic side.
seriously, SUCH a fun session!
thank you katya & lori! :)