saltyveruca
08-04-2009, 09:48 PM
It's been a while, I know. I just wanted to stop by and say hello!
JD and I have been up to our eyeballs in weddings. It's been our busiest season yet, and so much fun! We've had some really great clients to shoot. Things are winding down a bit until the fall, but we are going to start pushing for senior photos and family portraits more...and of course before we know it we will be buried in tulle and lace again like we love to be!
Our new house is so wonderful. I have been swimming in our swim spa almost every day, I am so spoiled and loving it! With all of the weddings and life in general, we've barely had time to finish unpacking boxes. At this rate, we'll be having our housewarming sometime around...maybe Christmas? Some day we'll be done!
We went back to Ireland. You may remember we went for our honeymoon, and we loved it so much (and it was such a great deal this year) that we had to go back! It was such a great time to blow off some steam before we came back to buy the house and got wrapped up in full blown wedding season. It was so lovely. You can see my full set of photos from the trip here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12698507@N08/sets/72157621008857283/ You may notice that JD is a lot hairier now!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2463/3701093345_8442deb78c.jpg
Our dog, Puck, almost died. We were at an out of town wedding and our neighbors (who are awesome) were taking care of him. We came home to find him suffering from bloat and had to rush him to the doggie ER. Many hours and thousands of dollars later, he was OK and he's doing really well now! You can read more about the whole ordeal here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12698507@N08/3660021619/in/set-72157606573449664/ Here he is with his stitches (you may recognize his signature contortionist move!):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3660021619_7f947a11ef_o.jpg
One of my photos is going to be in a book about Hurricane Ike. It's called Houston, It's Worth It: Ike (http://houstonitsworthit.com/) and will go on sale on Ike's anniversary in September. I am so honored and excited! The photo is this one of JD reuniting a lost dog with its owner.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2861088758_a1ee3457dc_o.jpg
We have a trip to Denver planned in late September. We're going to visit JD's dad and while we're there, go to the Great American Beer Fest! We're such beer geeks, so this is like a dream come true for us.
After that, JD and I are going to be in a local photo show together in October. We both submitted images, and we were both accepted! It's another great honor. I am displaying a HUGE print of this photo I took after we finished a bridal session at Mercer Arboretum in Houston.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3483/3461259733_3aebb92d1a.jpg
We were finally able to get maternity coverage on my health insurance, so when we get back from the Great American Beer Fest, somewhere in this mess of busyness we will be...getting busy making a baby!
I think that's it for now. We have been crazy busy, but also crazy awesome, and we have a lot to look forward to this year!
JD and I have been up to our eyeballs in weddings. It's been our busiest season yet, and so much fun! We've had some really great clients to shoot. Things are winding down a bit until the fall, but we are going to start pushing for senior photos and family portraits more...and of course before we know it we will be buried in tulle and lace again like we love to be!
Our new house is so wonderful. I have been swimming in our swim spa almost every day, I am so spoiled and loving it! With all of the weddings and life in general, we've barely had time to finish unpacking boxes. At this rate, we'll be having our housewarming sometime around...maybe Christmas? Some day we'll be done!
We went back to Ireland. You may remember we went for our honeymoon, and we loved it so much (and it was such a great deal this year) that we had to go back! It was such a great time to blow off some steam before we came back to buy the house and got wrapped up in full blown wedding season. It was so lovely. You can see my full set of photos from the trip here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12698507@N08/sets/72157621008857283/ You may notice that JD is a lot hairier now!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2463/3701093345_8442deb78c.jpg
Our dog, Puck, almost died. We were at an out of town wedding and our neighbors (who are awesome) were taking care of him. We came home to find him suffering from bloat and had to rush him to the doggie ER. Many hours and thousands of dollars later, he was OK and he's doing really well now! You can read more about the whole ordeal here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12698507@N08/3660021619/in/set-72157606573449664/ Here he is with his stitches (you may recognize his signature contortionist move!):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3660021619_7f947a11ef_o.jpg
One of my photos is going to be in a book about Hurricane Ike. It's called Houston, It's Worth It: Ike (http://houstonitsworthit.com/) and will go on sale on Ike's anniversary in September. I am so honored and excited! The photo is this one of JD reuniting a lost dog with its owner.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2861088758_a1ee3457dc_o.jpg
We have a trip to Denver planned in late September. We're going to visit JD's dad and while we're there, go to the Great American Beer Fest! We're such beer geeks, so this is like a dream come true for us.
After that, JD and I are going to be in a local photo show together in October. We both submitted images, and we were both accepted! It's another great honor. I am displaying a HUGE print of this photo I took after we finished a bridal session at Mercer Arboretum in Houston.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3483/3461259733_3aebb92d1a.jpg
We were finally able to get maternity coverage on my health insurance, so when we get back from the Great American Beer Fest, somewhere in this mess of busyness we will be...getting busy making a baby!
I think that's it for now. We have been crazy busy, but also crazy awesome, and we have a lot to look forward to this year!