What do I do in Kalamazoo when it’s 53 degrees in December? I have brunch with this beautiful lady at Anna’s House (if you’ve never been here, go now! Zach and I just went for the first time a couple weeks ago, and now I’m obsessed. Everything I’ve had so far has be amazing!) and go hiking at Al Sabo Land Preserve to burn off the calories! Because why not? What’s better than stuffing your face with breakfast carbs before going on a 5 mile hike/mini photoshoot? Nothing, the answer is nothing.

But seriously, I’m dying a little inside because number 1: I can’t believe it’s December 3rd already. Where has the year gone? Number 2: how the heck is it this beautiful in December? We do live in Michigan don’t we? So we might as well take advantage of all these beautiful days before Mother Nature decides to figure out what month it is and get her act together. And number 3: the light! Oh my gosh, the light today still has me dying inside because it was so beautiful.

A huge shout out to my gorgeous, fiery-haired Katy for always being willing to model for me when I’m itching to kick my camera into gear. Check out all these stunning shots of her below: