Crossover

Well, I was in Wichita last week, shooting an engagement session and have had other sessions hanging around, too.


There's also a senior I photographed a few weeks ago.




Yes, fall is definitely here.

Sup, kid?

We had a lot of family in a few weeks ago for the Heartland open house.


Look who was excited to see me after it was all said and done?


The best part about him? He doesn't submissively pee on the floor. ;) (a la our dog)

I was in Wichita the last two days doing portrait sessions, and hung w/ Theodore a bit. Poor kid is working on ear infection #2 in the space of a month. So, safe to say, he wasn't as smiley when I saw him yesterday.

I'm not being neglectful ...

Things are just kinda busy around here. Lots of photographic stuff going on, and then when I'm not up to my ears in photos, I'm trying to spend some time with Erik. So please pardon my sparse posting. OK? :)

From this weekend's wedding:

The dates are in!!!!!

Alrighty!

We opened snow dates yesterday, and here's the 2011 rundown:

Karen: Now - Nov. 10 at Noon
Paul: Nov. 10 at Noon - Nov. 10 at Midnight
Robin: Nov. 11 - Nov. 16
Grandpa Benny: Nov. 17 - Nov. 23
Carl: Nov. 14 - Nov. 29 at Noon
Wayne: Nov. 29 at Noon - Dec. 6 at Noon
Erik: Dec. 6 at Noon - Dec. 12 at Noon
Chris: Dec. 12 at Noon - Dec. 16 at Noon
Kathy: Dec. 16 at Noon - next year

For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, you can read a bit about the contest HERE.

I gotta say, my dates are early ... after this hot summer, it's a bit of a risk. But we'll see. I really like Erik's dates. I think he has a really good shot. This year, everyone (except for poor Paul) has a really good spread of dates ... so let the games begin! Or, more clearly, let the SNOW START FALLING!!! :)

And in an effort to have a more neutral source for the weather/snow, Dad tromped around to the TV stations and tried to talk to meteorologists; all of whom wouldn't even see him. Even if he'd wait. Nope, they didn't want any part of this madness. He finally found a sympathetic ear at the airport, and they have some sort of hour by hour observation of the weather ... so this seems to be a good solution, because there is ALWAYS arguing & bickering about if it snowed or not.

Imagine that. ;)

Crossover — Odds & Ends

Well, it's that time of year again. It starts to get CRAZY around here!

First, let me invite everyone to our Heartland Photography Open House this Sunday in Salina. :)

This is come and go, so if you have small kids who won't want to hang out for more than 20-30 minutes, there are ample other things to do if you come up this way .... you could go to Rolling Hills, go check out Lindsborg, go to the Cozy Inn (but eat OUTSIDE, don't go inside).

Things have been full around here, and we're completely blessed to be booking like crazy for 2012 weddings. I know, next summer feels like eons away, but I'm already putting items on my calendar. And am thankful to be doing so!

As of late, I've been up to:


Alex & Seth's Engagement Session


Molly's Senior Portraits


Cindy & Patrick's Family


Kim & Tim's Engagement

Mostly caught up

I think I've done a pretty good job of getting the last month or so caught up around here.

True, there are still some photos from Colorado this summer, but we'll get to those eventually!

Is it just me?

Ugh. In a bit of a funk around here this morning. Mom sent me a text that someone who I went to school with for 14 years is in their final days of battling cancer. I'm sad for he and his family; for his new wife; for the whole situation. Sometimes life just doesn't seem fair.

Since we were classmates, I can't help but think back about the others in our class who have passed. It's been 11 years since we all graduated, and 3 deaths come to mind immediately. We're 30-31 years old. Does this even seem correct? Other people out there, how many from your graduating class have passed? I know at some point, things start to come fast and furious, but so early?

This adds to other friends who have passed this year (2 from alcoholism-related complications), not related to my academic life, but still people who I cared about.

Sorry to be Debbie Downer on a Monday morning, all. I'll take my Eeyore attitude + the little black raincloud and retreat offline.

Chocolate

I recently found THIS incredibly tasty recipe for bread pudding w/ dark chocolate and cherries. It's heaven on a plate. And not with too, too, too much sugar.


This is before, but the after is so, so, so good!

Oh, how I'm glad it's cooled down so I can turn my oven on to bake!

"Sniff that tail"

We've always known the dog likes to sniff the cat's tail, but of course the kitty wants no part of that. Well, over the summer Erik learned that if he lets the kitty outside, she is so focused on going out, that the dog could practically lick her and she wouldn't care. Kitty wants out, and nothing else matters. Of course, sometimes he isn't nice and doesn't let her out. Just lets the dog get a good sniff.




Evidence of a tail fetish.


Every once in awhile we'll see them this close. Which is as close as they will ever get in a peaceful manner.

In Atwood

A long-time friend of mine, Fr. Nick, lives far, far away in a hamlet named Atwood. I keep meaning to go visit, but it's a 4-ish hour drive from us, and have never had a good excuse.

When our church youth needed "adult sponsors" for Prayer in Action, I decided "what the heck?" So I went. The week was full of scraping and painting houses. Believe it or not, this is NOT something I have experience doing, so it was a good lesson.


This is the motel in town; it made me giggle. We stayed in the church's school. It was smokin' hot in Aug. :(


Everyone at work.


Many hand make light work.


I was able to pass on some of my power tool knowledge. :)