Fun in Funky Town

So, my wonderful husband asked me on a date last night. If you know me and my crazy schedule from this past semester, you know that this is a special thing. I mean, we haven't been on a "real" date in months. I know.... it's sad, but it's not because we didn't want to! So we went to Ft. Worth downtown and ate at P.F. Changs (delightful) and walked around with piping hot Starbucks in our hands. It was great. What's even better? A wide angle lens to go along with me. Yup. It's new and I like it. Sigma 10-20. My hubby even let me use him as my model for the evening. He's so sweet (and not to mention a fantastic model... hehe). Anyway, so I've never shot with a wide angle lens before, but it's fun. I'm just learning what all it can do, but here's a preview of some of the fun we had.

I'm just amazed how wide it is. I mean, I was standing right on the corner...



Standing ohhh.... maybe 1 1/2 feet away from his head! lol



Back to ol' faithful (Tamron 28-75 2.8) for the next couple shots





I think this shot is cool! I said "Eric stop! I think I can do something!" Lo and behold, I can! LOL!




More wide angle...



Chucks = Cool band-y shoes



Could this be Eric Wilkins' solo album cover? I think so.... ha



We definitely tried to go to the top of some really tall tower... until some lady told us security would stop us. LOL. Self portrait!

Twitter

Notice my new gadget on the right... Twitter update. Basically it's like mini-blogging throughout the day... just one or two sentence phrases to update your friends on what you are thinking about or dealing with. You can update online or on the phone and get other people's updates and stuff. I think it's cool. It networks people together who can't talk often, but makes you feel like you know what's going on with them! Also, it's a cool thing if you need to send out a prayer request and others will know to be praying for you about something in particular. So... join so you can follow me and I can follow you! Come on... don't be one of those condemners until everyone else is doing it... :-)

Announcement

Just a couple of quick announcements before I go hang out with some Jr. High girls...

Today I took my LAST final of the semester! Done! Yup. Done. I'm thrilled. I'm happy. I'm relieved. I'm nicer, too. Ha!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! To Christy, Eric, and the staff for a celebratory dinner tonight in honor of finishing up the semester. The pizza was fantastic (one can never go wrong when giving me pizza). Ya'll are so kind and I'm so blessed to be a part of StoneWater Church. Really, thank you from the bottom of my heart. :)

Finally, and most importantly, there is something everyone needs to know. Yes, everyone. Something that has been hidden in secrecy for many years of my life, and I'm sure in your lives too. Get ready.... It's BIG. So, Eric was watching the Ellen show the other day (yes, that is funny) and she brought light into the audience's lives because of this secret. Are ya'll ready for it? Here goes:

The foil in the box that you use to cover food and store leftovers.... the one that's in the box, but falls out when you try to pull on it... then the box somehow always manages to cut you... then you get frustrated because you tore off a crooked piece of foil... yeah, that foil... well, on each end of the box there are tabs you push in to hold the foil so it stays, no one gets cut, and the foil tears of perfectly. Voila! A miracle. Did ANYONE know that? No one on the show did. We didn't. But now... we do. And now, you know the secret. Enjoy. :)

Happy Thanksgiving! (Yes, I know... we are way past Thanksgiving and on to Christmas). I wanted to share some pictures from Thanksgiving day because we should be Thankful for every single day we have. This Thanksgiving I thanked God ESPECIALLY for my family. I'm just so in love with the family he has blessed me with. We had a really great day with toooo much food! It would have been better if Jessica, Cole, Austin, and Mackenzie would have been here... but they will be here in 10 days for Christmas. YAY!

Here is Thanksgiving at my parents' house.

The beautiful table my mom set.

Mashed potatoes, broccoli casserole, sweet potato pie, fruit salad, cranberry salad, turkey, ham, dressing, rolls, and three pies for dessert. YUM!




Here is my cute grandpa. I love him.




My sweet husband! (and our baby Romie of course)




The woman who made it all happen! I helped some too, though!




My Uncle and Aunt!




My daddy!

This weekend, I met a beautiful family who asked me to take their Christmas pictures. It was so fun getting to know them and seeing the personalities of the two lively boys! Such a fun time. Getting a 1 year old and 3 year old to look at the camera AND have smile was quite a challenge, but well worth it! I also had the pleasure of meeting both sets of grandparents and including them in some pictures. We had a great time and I am so thankful they let me capture their memory! Thanks again to Amy for mentioning my name to them. You are a sweet friend!

Meet the Millers.

Christmas Cards

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope y'all got to enjoy as much turkey and dressing as I did! Oh my goodness, it was so amazing. I'll post some pictures of my family from today a little bit later. I'm finally hungry again so I can snack on leftovers. :) Tomorrow, we are heading to Eric's mom's house to spend some time with that side of the family. I'm sure we will have lots of fun!

It's almost Christmas time again. I LOVE Christmas. The season just calls for lots of singing, warm cookies, and looking at lights. Some people like to do the picture Christmas card thing.... I think Eric and I are going to do that for his family that lives in North Carolina since we never see them. Anyway, I took pictures for a Christmas card yesterday and I want to share them with you. If there is anyone else who wants to have theirs done, let me know. :)

Here is the Forbes family:

Hope you guys like the sneak peek!

Family Portraits

Recently, I had the pleasure to photograph two sweet families from church (which, by the way, the two women are sisters and I NEVER knew... ha!). They were truly a joy and oh so patient with me as I tried to hurry and post-process them all amidst the whirlwind of finishing up this semester. Finally, finished. (Well are we ever really satisfied with the post processing? I'm not...) Anyway, here are some of my favorite pictures.