At long Last

After 2025 miles, we are finally in Houston.

it's kind of surreal to think we started driving on Tuesday and finally got here last night.

James and I realized several things on our sojourn, but most of all we realized that we must love each other VERY much. Most people might have trouble with that distance, but add two dogs in the mix, and it's a true test. WE ACED IT.

i plan on sleeping a lot, and standing alot in the next few weeks.

Merry Christmas Y'all!

Back from the Lone Star State

I got back almost a week ago, but it's been busy, so i haven't had chance to update. Here are some pictures from my trip. Noah is totally camera shy....oh, wait...no he's not! ENJOY!

Ephesians 3:20

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us" Amen

Mumbai it is!

If you are reading this, first of all; please leave me a comment, and second of all please, please, please pray! As some of you know my mom and dad will be leaving in one week to fly to Mumbai, India. There my mom will undergo not one, but two, hip resurfacing surgeries. They will be there over three weeks. She will have the first surgery and then after several days of recovery, she will undergo the second. As my dad has been keeping me very informed, almost everything is taken care of. This has been very quick (just over a week) for everything to fall into place. It's amazing how things can happen when God opens doors. As I said before if you are reading this PLEASE leave a comment and let me and my family know you are praying for this!
God Bless!

here's my dad's blog if you want to read and keep up with their adventures, and also let he and my mom know you are thinking and praying : http://www.davidel1957.blogspot.com/

Fall

It's officially fall here in the Coop. Even though summer is over I've still been incredibly busy. Luckily i haven't been working as much but, between the Hall, the 'Coach and taking pictures all the time, i have been up to my ears. This is the 'fest' time of the year. We've had garlic fest, apple fest, TRACToR fest (we have plenty of rednecks here too), and this past weekend was pumpkin fest. Last weekend James and I were part of the live entertainment at apple Fest. It was a lot of fun, we only played for about and hour and got a gift certificate to one of our favorite restaraunts.
As i said this past weekend was the PUMPKIN festival. It was pretty interesting actually, there were pumpkin races ( this is where grown men and women decide to hollow out pumpkins, paint them and RACE them across the lake) that's right. There were also tons of yummy pumpkin treats and some of the biggest pumpkins I have ever seen in my life. ( one was almost the size of the car) Of course when they are that big, they more resemble a large orange-ribbed blob with a stem.

As for everything else, I am ready for a break. I really miss my family. The next few weeks can't go by fast enough for me. In 3 weeks i get to go to Dallas to see my brother and his wife, oh and of course my nephew Noah!!!!!! I miss them so much it hurts right now. There is no one in life that can ever fill the place of family. As much as I love my good friends here, I miss my family ALL THE TIME! I know that someday we'll be closer, but for now we have to settle for thrice yearly visits and SKYPE. Honestly without it, James and I probably couldn't live so far away. While it doesnt' compare to our Lengthy chats at Starbucks or dominating the FRIENDS game, it is soooo good to at least see their faces once or twice a week. Love you guys!
I need to go walk the boys.
Happy Fall Everybody!
cheers!

As for

Royal Mountain

so i know that i haven't blogged in a while, but that's mostly due to how much i have been working. Actually, that totally why i haven't been able to do much in the last few months. It's unbelievable to me that summer is almost over and soon the leaves will be turning again. James and i both have worked two jobs this summer, and while it has been good for our bank account, it hasn't been good for our bodies. We are both soooooo tired. So as a reward for our hard work and our 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY James and I took a couple days and went to Montreal. With the exception of the 2 and half hour wait at the border we had a great time. Here are some of the better shots i got.

Pretty nice little Saturday...

Well, we didn't go to Bed, Bath and Beyond or Home Depot, but we did get up and have breakfast and make it to the farmer's market. Anyway, I love taking pictures of food! there are colors that God made in Nature that can never be emulated by man. Anyway, here are some of the pictures that i took around the house. Cheers!

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I can't really think of a good title for this blog. it's been an interesting night. james and i went to utica to do a little shopping. (We needed a guitar strap for tomorrow night) Oh, yea tomorrow night James and i will be the live music at one of the local restaurants!!!!! they are booked solid all night whoohoo!
okay so on the list of things we did tonight:
1. Bought a guitar strap and a new capo from a guy that i'm pretty sure is the lead singer of the red hot Chili peppers.
2. Went the "mall" and found perhaps the greatest Gap sale ever!
3. ate at Taco Bell...it wasn't that great
4. Found that there IS a Victoria's Secret in the "mall"
5. James was mistaken for a model....at Victoria's Secret
6. Drove home...and on the way home hit a deer!!!!!
7. jacked up our car
9. james was mistaken for a MODEL at a women's underclothing store!
10. got home and practiced being rockstars!
cheers!

Finally!

a Day off...from either job. Tuesday was my first day off from either of my jobs, in a while! i have today off too!!! anyway, because i've been working so much i haven't had a chance to take as many photographs as i would like. So.......that's what i did tuesday! I listened to music, danced and took pics. I'm not my favorite subject...but these are a few that i got! Have a great weekend y'all! cheers!

there is a reason for my reason lack of blogging...i have been working entirely too much! However, I do have some pictures to show from 1 of my 3 current jobs. (the photography one). I was hired to photograph a birthday party, do some shots for a bands website and last week i did some headshots for a real estate broker in the area. anyway, here are some of the better but more random shots.

I know, I know!

As if you didnt' know that i am obsessed with my nephew, here are a few pictures of him from my trip home!
I had so much fun just hanging out with my family! My brother and his wife are the most amazing parents! Allison you were born to be a mom! i love you all so much and miss you more than you will ever know!

beautiful women.

okay, so i've had some ideas about some pictures that i wanted to take for a while, but didn't really know how to go about doing it...Luckily i have some amazing and beautiful friends here who were more than happy to volunteer to let me do their makeup, hair and and basically boss them around for an hour. I got some amazing shots and I think that they had a blast too! anyway, here are a few of the shots that i came out with...
p.s. Danielle and Stephanie...you rock!!

On Friday April 1, 2007 I will be having my first official show! I'm scared to death! as of right now, it will be 10-15 ( if i can find that many that i deem worthy) 8x10's of my photographs. I've decided to do some people and some...well...not people. I'm so excited and nervous at the same time! the show will has to be up by March 28, because Albany's 'artwalk' starts the night of the 1st. (all of the galleries in town are opening with new shows and stay open late for patrons to view the work) As of right now, or until i sell them..i guess, the show will be a permanent fixture. GO ME!!! Now i just have to go through about 25,000 pictures (that process is currently going on in my head...which makes for a very scattered brained Kami) this picture is my "about the artist" picture! anyway, i'm so excited and i just wanted you all to know! love you! cheers!