Rain

This was take at 10:30 last night. We had a little break from the rain. I love night shooting.


I stepped out on our back porch this morning and heard something I had not heard before. It rained hard all day yesterday and most of the night. It was not raining this morning, but it sounded like it was from the porch. With a little more investigation, I found this, a creek in my back yard! The previous own told us it was 5 feet deep one summer. We have a series of ponds dammed up that lead down to the lake. It has not rained like this since we have been in Austin. So excited that I went on a little nature walk this morning. We have part of the Green Belt trail in our backyard. Which would be good for trail running, if I ever decide to exercise again.



We also have a golf course in our neighborhood that is owned by Willie Nelson. You can't tell in this photo, but the flag there in the middle, is a Texas flag.

Traveling show

This past weekend was full of excitement. I came into town (MW/DFW) because a good old friend of mine was getting married in Dallas at the Aldredge House. Two gorgeous people and a beautiful wedding. My sister went with me. They had a photo booth set up that printed the images for you to take home, as well as, saved a digital file for the bride and groom. Of course we had fun with that. The last two times I have been with my sister, we have found ourselves in a photo booth... Humm. I think she will hate that I posted this one.

Yeah Shaun and Abby. I am really happy for you both!

The rest of my weekend was a little Crazy. I went to the Crazy Water Festival and the Crazy Water Pavilion before the wedding on Saturday. I drove to DFW and back twice. I got some good play time in with my niece and I had a little break down before I could get home. My driver side window fell inside the down. With a little duct tape (really), I made it home without any major problems..

GPS at night. This is kind of what my weekend was like.

I want this water pitcher and tall glasses!

cutest little girl ever.

I got stuck behind this thing on the way home. I tried getting around it. And I almost did, but the truck here in front of me stopped to get a good look at it before the light turned red. There I was again, at the end of the long train of cars trying to go around it. Set me back an hour. 

I took off down some random road and came across this guy, out in the middle of no where, looking a bit like I felt at this point. I just wanted to get home. 

All in all it was a great weekend. I got to see a friend I have not seen in a long time. I am hoping she will come see us in Austin sometime soon!

Coming out of the boxes..

We are still walking around boxes. It has been a while since I have even taken a photo of something worth posting. Boxes and more boxes. Arranging and rearranging. Paint decisions (Light Silver Sage from Restoration Hardware, "it looks blue on the wall") and new office furniture from Ikea. It has been fun. As soon as I go back to Ikea and get the right door fronts for my wall shelves, I will post an image or two of the new "cubical" progress, ha! This weekend I have a wedding to attend, a one year old photo shoot and the Crazy Water Festival (which you should attend if you are in the area). Hope you are doing well. Happy Thursday Night!

Casey James, the band

What an awesome way to start out in a new town. This is the Casey James band. Jacy McCann drums, Casey James singer and lead guitar, and Billy James bass. They came to town this weekend and they asked me to tag along! What a blast. These guys are so creative, talented, and full of life. I was honored to be their photographer. I can't wait for you to hear their tunes. You get a special sneak of my time with them before they appear anywhere else.

Thanks guys for including me this weekend. It was so good to see ya and catch up. You guys ROCK!










Okay yes, I keep adding more. I can't help it.

Molly Blogging

Just because I can't stand not to, you may get three post today... Here is Miss Molly's weekend. She shopped until she dropped, she saw goats and horses and chickens, and she played until the adults were worn out! She had quite the adventure.

This place is so beautiful. Memory Lane Event Center, close to where the guys recorded. A great place to have an outdoor wedding that accommodates many people.

Back to the boxes...

We are finally at home. We have been moving for the last week and a half and are still up to our eye balls in boxes. But it is all coming together. Waylon here, in front of my favorite plants by the front door. Elephant ears. They are soo huge! Of course the photo does not do them justice.. more photos to come once we are a little more organized on the inside...

Bliss

Thomas and I celebrated our 5th anniversary today. My sweet parents drove 3.5 hours to deliver a very special gift. We have started a fun new tradition (I hope!) They brought us a small version of our wedding cake YUM!!! So we are sitting here enjoying the best wedding cake ever! It is an Ida Mae Wedding Cake from Jacksboro, Texas. (940) 567-3439 If you are in the market of needing a wedding cake, there is no better place to go. It doesn't matter where you live, these are the best wedding cakes in the world. I am a big fan of promoting creative people that are good at what they do. And this lady is GOOD. She doesn't have a website or even advertise for herself. She just prefers word of mouth. She has created wedding cakes for the Perot family and the year we got married, she was featured in the first D Wedding Magazine. My aunt and my sister both had Ida Mae cakes. I could go on forever, but I'd rather have another piece of cake! Thanks Mom and Dad!

Happy 5th year, Thomas. I am more in love with you today than I was the day we married, and I didn't think that could be possible.

Elder Kids

I had an awesome shoot this evening with the Elder kids. These guys know how to have fun. Here are a few of my favorites...

little man POTD

I've spent my week with the Famous Water Company working gobs of new promotions. I really love all old props hanging around the pavilion. Here is one of my favorites little guys that made the photo shoot this morning.

PHOTD

These are a few funny old postcards sold in the Famous Mineral Water Co. I love the hand drawn illustrations and fonts.

It's a Crazy Week

There probably won't be much for the photo of the day this week. I am out of town on business, but I'll see what I can pull off...

starry night potd

Thomas and I played with the new light a little this evening and ended up turning it off and shooting the stars.