Gabby B's Rocked New Braunfels!

A nearby clothing boutique where I LOVE to shop (they have GREAT prices by the way!), is Gabby B's. Periodically the trendy boutique puts on fashion shows in which the models are employees, friends, and customers of the store. Friday night I participated in my third show. My first show was blogged about here.


The awesome folks at William Edge Salon graciously did the hair and makeup for all the models. They did an amazing job!

There's something fun and exciting about having pros make your hair and makeup beautiful, putting on great clothes, and strutting down a long runway to show off beautiful clothes! Especially for this shy, awkward, likes-to-stick-to-the-background- gal! Kudos to Jennifer and the whole Gabby B's gang for making 25 women feel beautiful every time!

My husband Marty played photographer for the evening for me. Models choose their outfits for the show with help from sales associates at the stores. As soon as I put this one on, I loved it!

Some of the other amazing models:

None were more fabulous than Gabby B's owner, Jennifer:

We just loved Susie! Such a sweet gal and she looked gorgeous in the show!

A hit among all the models! Perfectly put together in her stunning dress and gorgeous hair!

PS, Only THREE Posts Away from my First Ever Giveaway! Be Watching for it!!!

We Are Family

Easter Sunday was the first time since Thanksgiving 2007 when ALL my siblings and mom were together for a holiday. My brothers bailed shortly after lunch, before the cameras were launched so all us girls had group photos taken.

What a bunch of goofiness! With all the cameras going off we were never sure which direction to look!

Oh look! We finally got it right! What a gorgeous family we are! lol

Be watching closely! This is blog post #696 for me. In honor of my 700th blog post and my 3rd year of blogging I'll be announcing my first giveaway very soon! Don't miss out!

Flyin' high, high, I'm a bird in the sky...

Sorry, this photo just screams an old Abba song, don't ya think??? You know the one, the one whose chorus says:

"And I dream I'm an eagle

And I dream I can spread my wings
Flyin' high, high, I'm a bird in the sky
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high, what a feeling to fly
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please"


Ok, now that I have Abba tunes stuck in your head (please don't throw rocks at me..I happen to LIKE Abba), on to the photos!

My mom shares with me a love of photography. She and her cousin JoAn can often be found scouring the countrysides of Missouri and Arkansas searching for photo ops. One such adventure found them near a meadow where an eagle keeps her nest. The have refused to share the location of this eagle with anyone. But when I was in MO for Easter weekend, my mom shared the location with me and took me there for eagle photos of my own. That was so cool! I found myself in the middle of a field, way out in what I call the boonies, watching an eagle on her nest. I stood there in one of the most peaceful places and listened to water running nearby as I snapped photo after photo, trying to capture a great shot of the eagles, yes plural, flying nearby. I so wanted to get closer and get better shots. But I stayed my distance and captured what I could. However the photos turned out, I cherish the memory of my outing with my mom. It was just she and me, cameras in hand, enjoying our favorite hobby together. What a morning that was for me!

Enjoy browsing the photos while I go scrounge up my Abba cd's. For some reason I'm in the mood to give a listen....and as always to see the rest of the photos click on any of these to be taken to the gallery where they all are stored.




...but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31

What Spring in Texas Looks Like!

Meet Nicole

Easter weekend we drove to Missouri to have Easter with my family and to meet the newest member of the family. My sister Lacey had baby Nicole on March 11. Oh what a precious tiny bundle she is!!! We stayed with Mom for the weekend and Lacey and Nicole spent one night there with us too. The next morning gave me lots of photo ops!!! Here are a few of my faves:

"Nanny nanny boo boo!"

 

What a precious, precious baby!!! It is going to be so hard to live so far from her! Thankfully we will be seeing the family again in June. God sure did bless Lacey and Casey with a beautiful baby girl!

Save the Last Dance

It seems I've blogged many many of my daughter's dance events. This week brought with it her final performance with her high school dance team. Friends teased me to "take your kleenex with you!" It was the annual Spring Showcase in which the dancers and cheerleaders showcase this year's competition routines. And I shed no tears...almost...well none....until the final slideshow at the end of the evening. A slideshow of photos of both teams throughout this past year. Then the tears did fall.

Heather is in the back row, far left:

Heather's in the very center, back row. Hurts to even think about kicking my leg that high!!!

Modern dance to "Crayola"

Heather says she's through dancing and only has plans to study music in college. I am waiting to see if she misses it the first year and changes her mind....in the mean time I sure have loved watching her dance all these years and look forward to what her college years bring. Good luck Heather! We love you and are so proud of you!

 

Black and White

As we were driving home from a recent road trip and on the lookout for wildflowers, we spied zebras behind a fence in a nearby town:

As always click on any photo to see it larger/and to be taken to the gallery where all these photos are.

 

Best Buds

Saturday I took Heather and her best bud Ryan for a photo shoot for some of their senior photos. I'll post their individual shots later. These are some silly ones I captured while we were out and about: