My Week in Photos

Hello, Abilene

The girls and I are spending the weekend in Abilene. Trey stayed behind, since he has to work <---- the story of his SUMMER LIFE.

This was my first road trip with both of the girls. It's a two hour drive from Ft. Worth to Abilene -- not long, but not exactly down the street. Dakota did fine. I fed her right before we hit the road, so she just napped in the car. Speaking of the car, my Ford Focus got 37 MPG on the highway. That's less than 15 bucks to drive one-way. Not bad. I hope I get 40 MPG on the way back home. I wonder if turning off the AC would help the fuel economy of the car. It's only 200 degrees outside, but I don't think we need the AC -- HAHA!
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I spent the afternoon hanging out wit my sister Natasha. Later, I went to KACU-FM to say hi to my old co-workers. I worked at KACU as an office worker and an on-air announcer, while I attended Abilene Christian University.

We had to stop by and say hi to Sandy.

And John....
I have to give Chey the photo credit on this one.

Chey drew me a picture while we were visiting. We had a great time and it's always nice to see old friends.

Natasha's Senior Portraits

This past weekend, I had an opportunity to take my little sisters candid senior portraits. Thanks Abilene wind for being a pain! It was so windy and HOT! We made due and here are a few of my favorites. I'd like to take more inside, if I get a chance. Maybe I can do a set-up soon, but next time include more pictures with Bella, my niece.

Maybe, I got carried away with the color correcting. :)
It's different....but Tasha looks gorgeous.








 
Look how red Bella's face is...I'm telling you -- it was HOT. HOT. HOT. I'm not ready for summer.

Greetings from Las Vegas

Hi! I made it to Vegas! I had a jam packed day, of travel, post production workshops, and tons of walking. Now, allow me to back track...

My morning started bright and early. I woke up at 5 am. I had an 8 am flight to catch. DFW International Airport to Las Vegas. I was hoping that once I arrived at my Terminal, I could enjoy my Clear Internet, but it wasn't working. So, I just ate my breakfast and listened to music.

This was my airport breakfast, from Einstein Bagels and black ice coffee from Dunkin' Donuts.

Good thing I ate before I boarded the plane. Look at the American Airlines Food prices: $8.29 for fruit and cheese? Look at it, there's hardly anything there.
 
My flight was delayed on the runway for about 15-30 minutes due to lightining. So, add that on top of the two hour time difference, and that gives you an idea of how off my schedule is...I'm tired.

I arrived at the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino, later than I had anticipated.  By the time I boarded the monorail and then walked to the convention, I only had time to hear the end of one of the morning session -- and then it was time to break for lunch.

For the first time, I tried the Las Vegas Convention Food Court. It was delicious! They have burgers, Mexican Food, Salad, and Sandwiches all at a reasonable price.

I stuck with a salad because I knew I was going to enjoy a big dinner out on the LV strip.

For dinner, I met up with Sarah an old friend from Abilene Christian University (not pictured) and two of my professors who taught me, Susan and Cade. We had dinner at the Imperial Palace, Hash House A Go Go. We caught up on life and nerdy stuff too, like post production stuff. They speak my language.

I'll post more later, but for now -- I'm going to call it a night.