Chapter 5: Spring Cleaning

I am officially single again. I no longer live in Texas.  As of the first of November, I now live in Alexandra, VA, and as of this past Monday, I now work in our DC office with my brother. And I am loving every single minute of it. Yes, I know that you're dying to know what…

Friday afternoon, I just couldn't contain myself.  We were supposed to drive up to Rockwall (outside of Dallas and about three hours north of us) Saturday morning for a noon-ish appointment with the breeder.  Since I had wrapped up my work a little early the day before, though, I just d...

Have I mentioned how much I love having an awesome back yard to spend time in? Last weekend, Joe and his now live-in girlfriend, Dez, showed up unexpectedly bearing meat and potatoes ready for the grill -- sirloin steaks cut from cattle that was farm-raised by his sister. I harvested fresh, green...

I'm pretty much over traveling.  Chuck's definitely over traveling.  But of course, while he was flying somewhere over the eastern seaboard two Fridays ago, finally on his way home from New Jersey and me thoroughly looking forward to his return, my presence was 'requested' in the Colora...

So, you've seen the big picture window in my office that I mentioned often distracts me during my work day?  Today, I was taking a break from work, browsing through OD and a random sampling of photography articles, and something outside caught my eye.  We don't get strangers in our neig...

Last night, I had an emotional response to something like never before.  And though I feel like crap today, I think I'm better for it. Business travel (and time apart, in general) is always hard on my relationship with Chuck.  We don't argue or fight very often, but when we do, it'...

<-- More pics that-a-way! Chuck is really good at thinking up fun projects to do with the kids, especially when we have them for extended periods like spring break and summer vacation.  Our subdivision is fairly new, and our house was actually the last built in the neighborhood, about fou...

<--- More pics that-a-way! Kids seriously are like little monkeys, climbing trees, swinging from their play house, bouncing on the trampoline.  Here are some of the shots I caught of them all (Matt included, for once), just kids being kids. Enjoy! Yeah, thank god we actually have a net ar...

<-- More pics that-a-way! The last weekend that the girls were here for spring break, we stopped by a chili cook-off in the park that Chuck's parents were hosting.  I got a couple of interesting photography shots, but I also got a few great shots of the girls climbing a tree with a couple...

Of course, I figured I'd round out my barrage of photo entries with my attempts at actual photography.  Some are of nature, some are from the chili cook off, and some are just of random things from around the house. Enjoy! Yep, that's me.  I propped my camera up in my bathroom window (w...