about me {blog}

most of the people who're following this probably know me personally, but for those of you who don't - how about we get to know each other :)

my name is melissa harshbarger.

the md in my business name stands for melissa dawn, which is my birth name. i hate it.

i married kyle james harshbarger on may 26, 2012 and it was the happiest day of my life.

my favorite colors are bright, vibrant colors. all of 'em.

i talk to myself a LOT. but you would too if you were as funny as i am.

i absolutely love taylor swift, and can't understand why so many people don't!

i was born in oklahoma, moved to texas as a very small child, and have lived here ever since. i'll always have a certain loyalty to this state. always.

since my husband is a soldier in the us army, i will officially be leaving texas in july and moving to fayetteville, north carolina. long road trip, eh?

i have a hard time keeping my mouth shut when something bothers me.

what's volume control? no clue. i talk SUPER loud when i'm excited.

i'm not ashamed to admit that i have some of the worst baby fever in the world. i volunteer to babysit for complete strangers and they probably think i'm a total creep, but i just want one so badly!

my husband is easily my best friend. and so is katie bloom! without them, i wouldn't have even given photography a second thought.

i'm a bit of a hermit. if i don't have to, chances are i won't go out anywhere. you wouldn't either if you had my sheets. they're the softest things EVER.

change isn't something i've been big on until this year. i was always so monotonous in my life until i met kyle. he changed my whole life, and i love it.

country music will always be my favorite, but i've actually grown to like some rap, and i've always like a lot of punk rock - pop rock stuff. i'm not too hard to please. as long as i can understand the words, we're set.

it might be stupid, but i'm completely addicted to the show army wives. i have it on my netflix and it's katie's fault if i lock myself in my room and turn off my phone for days on end.

you wouldn't believe the severity of my ocd. my closet is color-coordinated, and so are my shoes in my shoe rack. and my belts. all my pens at my desk match, all of my silverware matches, all my plates match. i hate unorganized places. it really drives me nuts.

getting my nails done relaxes me. i used to bite them, so it's quite an accomplishment to actually HAVE nails to get done.

i'm an angry birds master. not even kidding.

i probably put too much of my personal life on my blogs, but if people think so, they don't have to read them.

clumsy really isn't the right word for me...i'm not sure what is. but i blame it on my small feet. i'm 5'10" and wear a size 7.5. i should wear like a 10. so that's why i'm clumsy. it has nothing to do with me not watching where i go or being completely oblivious to everything around me.

family will always be close to my heart. ALWAYS. without family, we're nothing.

it's sad, but when i see signs, a lot of the time i can identify the fonts used. weird fonts, too...not like arial or times new roman. i'm talking blackjack, mistral, rage italic, etc. it's ridic.

i have much too big of a mouth, and i fully expect it to come back and bite me one of these days. someone is going to kick my ass.

i don't want a pet - i NEED a pet. my husband deploys in september, and i'll want something to cuddle with me at night! i want a cat.

nothing makes me madder than someone being disrespectful. except bad drivers. my road rage is intense.

i've recently begun teaching myself to cook. i'm not too bad, really. it's just simple stuff, but i'm proud of myself. and my husband is as well :)

i love instagram. follow me! melabelle8

i say 'bro' wayyy too much. i even call kyle bro, and he gets annoyed. but really...i'm really good at making words with bro in them. brofficial. brotocol. brocery store. bromade chicken soup. abroham lincoln. broseph stalin. it's too much.

i'm a complete and total grammar nazi. and spelling nazi. you can't handle it.

i don't know man, i guess that's good enough for now. love!

-mel

website {blog}

i will have a website up for my photography THIS WEEK! it is fully built [by ME!] at the moment, and i've bought the domain name, it's just a matter of uploading the photos i have taken thus far, creating all the pages i'll need, and making sure there are no broken links. pretty boring stuff, really. the domain name will be:

www.md-photographydesign.com

i've also gotten some business cards designed ANDDDD cd covers for when i give clients their cd's. as you can tell, i'm super excited about this. i can't WAIT to have my own printer at home! my home office is coming along nicely :)

update on sessions:

with kelcey & leah's session, i've uploaded all i'm going to, but i'm almost finished editing the rest of them, and when i do i'll have them burned to a cd for her to have. so close!

with katie's session, i got really excited and edited a few last night and this afternoon, and after i finish with kelcey & leah's photos, katie's will follow shortly.

i plan on staying as on top of all sessions as absolutely possible. i hate falling behind, so it shouldn't be too difficult. my organization and ocd is ridiculously handy.

-mel

katie {portraits}

ohhhh boy. i've known katie for a LONG time, but we never really hung out until this year, and i can honestly say i don't know what i'd do without her! seriously - she's one of the main reasons i'm even DOING photography, and she's a source of infinite laughter. bro - it was an honor to photograph you :)

-mel

kelcey + leah {family}

this was my first photoshoot, and i have to say, they set the bar pretty high. i absolutely LOVE kids, and the first thing leah said to me was that she liked to party. kinda hard to beat. kelcey is a friend of mine, and she's probably one of the most fun people around. i had SO much fun at this shoot and somehow between leah running around chasing ducks and eating flowers, i was able to get some pretty cute photos. enjoy!

-mel