March 4, 2014
I can’t be the only one wishing mother nature would take a happy pill & pick a season, right?! 75 on Sunday, snow yesterday, 19 this morning. This girl needs to break out the Jack Rogers pronto! We have lived in Davidson for almost 6 years (crazy!) and have never once been out on the lake. Womp.Womp. I think this is the summer to change that! Each year we toy with renting a pontoon boat for a Saturday and enjoy the sunshine. Everyday I pass this marina going to and from work, it’s so quaint, small town and adorable. One of those warm days we had following the 8″ of snow a few weeks ago I stopped by on my way home from work. Sometimes you just need to photograph pretty things to get your photographic mojo going again. PS. if you never been to North Harbor Club, you should go. Great drinks, great food and an awesome view!Portra 400, 35mm, scanned by Indie Photo Lab
February 28, 2014
You may or may not know that I work full time for a nonprofit. One of my many jobs is to put together our bi-monthly magazine. I basically photograph everything in it (including the image below- which is on the counter top at the beach house!), arrange all the content and coordinate it to hit the press & then mailboxes. Through my organization we offer contests, one of which is baking. I’m proud to say my cookies took 1st place in the peanut cookie category! If you get a sweet tooth this weekend, whip up a batch of these! Image: Portra 400, 35mm
February 27, 2014
Back over November I ran across a deal on Ruelala for a swanky hotel in Dallas, Le Meridian Stoneleigh. So I asked my best friend, Karen what her and her hubby were doing for Valentines Day… no plans. We each booked a room there for Friday evening, and then Karen found a second deal (via Groupon, I think) for The Adolphus, a grand, old hotel in downtown for Saturday evening. Now, getting to Dallas was no small feat… it took a small army to push our Mini out of the neighborhood in 8″ of snow Thursday night before our Friday morning flight. Thankfully, we got out and made it to the airport and happily traded the snow for sun and 60-70 degree weather. I really loved the furnishings at the Stoneleigh. All the muted, velvet furniture was just up my ally. I really wish I had taken more photos of the hotel! Just down from The Adolphus was the Neiman Marcus flagship store… complete with bridal salon. I wanted so badly to play dress-up. After we checked out of the Stoneleigh, we headed to Bread Winners for brunch, it was a shot in the dark on google maps, but I think it was our favorite meal! Jeremy had a bacon, jalapeno bloody mary. After leaving The Adolphus, ate lunch and then decided to site see… this is dangerous when left up to Karen and I. We ventured to see a giant longhorn statue in a not-so-nice part of town, and then on to AT&T Stadium where the Dallas Cowboys play. The Roadside America website can be both amusing and scary at the same time. A few quick good-byes at our hotel, and they were back off to Waco. We’ll be out there again, we still need to see Southfork 😉 *if this blog runs across any Dallas/Waco/Austin brides, I’ll fly out to shoot your wedding with no travel fees* *All images Portra 400 35mm, minolta maxxum, scanned by Indie Photo Lab
