I am probably the world's most easily deceived person and thus

the perfect "victim" of the surprise party.

My naive desire to help has resulted in me being robbed three times - I think I beat most people in this. 

When my husband told our 3-year-old that he once had a huge stomach ache after eating too much candy, I believed him,

while Esthersaw the scam immediately.   

I'm probably a bit "damaged" by the Soviet school system where you were encouraged to study hard and get high grades

but did not teach one to trust and believe in oneself. A mindset

I'm working hard to change. 

Even though I've photographed many weddings, I'm completely zeroed in on what kind of

wedding dress suits which body type,

or which napkins make the wedding table setting as beautiful as it can be.