Janet - I love this post! One of my goals for 2009 is to set up a mentoring session with you!

Miki DeVivo - What a wonderful year you've had! Thanks so much for taking time to meet for lunch. I really enjoyed it. I hope to see you at the PUG meeting if I can get baby sitting =). All the best in 2009.

Anna Sawin - So glad for the mentoring session, it was amazing! I highly recommend it to other photographers new to the craft and hope to do more with you in 2009!

miranda from charlotte - happy new year, melissa! can't wait to see the awesome photos you'll be cranking out in '09... take care!

john waire - rock on in 2009! bound to be an adventure.

Melli - Melissa, I really enjoy reading your blog. So I hope 2009 has as many wonderful events in store for you as 2008 had. And I hope you blog about all of them ;)