Your name:  Jennifer Wathen

Workshop:    week  2

If you have a nickname, what is it?  
Ferfer or Aunt Ferfer that became popular when my nieces were younger and could not pronounce my name.   

Are you single, married, have children?  
Married, with one Jack Russell Terrier named Casey, and no children yet.

If you have children: how many, what are their names, how old are they:
Our Dog, Casey… She’s 5 years old and thinks she runs the show in our house.  I think she does too…  

What state do you live in?
Indiana

What do you spend way too much of your time doing?
Reading Blogs…

What do you wish you could spend more of your time doing?
Spending time with my family and relaxing

How did photography find you?
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a camera in my hand.  I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of being able to freeze time by taking pictures.

What is your favorite thing to take pictures of?
Emotions and interactions from people when they don’t think I’m watching….

Do you have a photography business?  If so, for how long?
Yes, for just over one year now.

What is your favorite food?
Spaghetti with warm garlic bread and a great salad...

What is something you can’t live without?
My husband and family.

What is something no one knows about you?
That’s a hard one.  I can’t think of anything.  

What is on your iPod or Playlist:
iPod… I don’t have one but I love Christmas music.  It usually starts right after Halloween.    

Are you a night owl or early riser?
Night owl, for the last few months I’ve been finally getting to bed around 3am.  

What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
 Chocolate

If you could have dinner with anyone in the world…dead or alive, who would it be?
When I was 11, my cousin died at the age of 21.  He had Muscular Dystrophy.  I would love to have more time with him.

What are some things that you like?
Spending time with my family, a good night sleep, the mattress warmer on our bed, anything with chocolate in it, having my dog Casey watch TV with me, floating in the pool on a hot summer day, being able to clear my head while I ride the lawn mower, Christmas time, and fresh snowfall and having my husband walk through the door at the end of the day.

What are some things you don’t like?
Static electricity, Microsoft Vista, laundry, water chestnuts, sweet tarts, having to hunt for the cordless phone and trying to answer it before the answering machine picks up, irresponsible people, not having enough time in the day to accomplish everything I need to get done.     

When you can do anything, what do you do?
Taking time to sit in silence and collect my thoughts.

What do you have to do before you die?
Read the Bible all the way through.

Tell us something more about you:

Funny
My nose wiggles when I laugh really hard.

Serious
I have self doubt about the quality of my photography.  I always think I can do better after seeing them on my computer.  

Entertaining
I always thought growing up that by the time people were their thirties they had it all figured out.  I just turned 30 and I now realize nobody does.

Philosophical
Am I worthy of all the wonderful things in my life?

Exciting
At the end of February I get to meet a wonderful group of women who share the same interest and passion in photography that I do.

True
This will be my first time on an airplane…  No, Really...

Meaningful
I’m so thankful for my husband and family believing in me.

Name 2 of your weaknesses:
Self control around food
Organizational skills.

Name 5 of your strengths:
Giving
Independent
Confident
Crafty
Good Problem Solver
Thank you so much for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire!!  We are so excited that we get to learn more about you.