Thank God for good directions....and Billy Currington

My favorite country music guy, Billy Currington, came to the Austin Rodeo last night. It was awesome. Minus some sound issues. But nevertheless he sounded great live as always. And he is oh so fun to look at…..I mean listen to….I mean look at and listen to….sigh. One slight change to his “People are Crazy” lyrics last night: “God is great. Beer is good. And women are crazy.” Oh Billy – sounds like a personal issue to me.

"It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now..."

Rodeo Austin hosted non other than the Grammy award winning trio Lady Antebellum last night. And I had rockin’ seats to the sold out show! It has been years since I have been to the rodeo. My return trip back was so much fun! I absolutely loved the barrel racing. The bronco riders have my utmost respect. Even though I think they are crazy for wanting to ride a bull! And Lady Antebellum of course brought the house down. This was my second time to see them live. They put on a great show and their ability to produce awesome harmony is hard to beat live. I love how it’s so obvious they have a blast on stage. Hillary Scott dances around the stage the whole time. Charles Kelly has some moves of his own. And Dave Haywood is an extremely talented musician. The whole stadium was belting out the lyrics to Need You Now and I Run To You. We had a blast! Now I have to wait a week to see my all time favorite country guy – BILLLY CURRINGTON. Oh you know there will be a post following THAT concert. Complete with pictures. Promise!

Mr. Magoo and the BIG 2-0

Mr. Magoo turned the big 2-0 a couple of weeks ago. It’s hard to imagine he came into my life 15 years ago. We really did "grow up" together. I have been so blessed to have him in my life. He has taught me so many valuable lessons including the real meaning of hard work, patience, and perseverance. He definitely made a name for himself in the Central Texas show ring. It makes me really proud to hear people reminisce about our years of success together in the show ring. Now that the show days are behind us, I am so thankful that I have been given the chance to give him the retired life that he so deserves! Here are a couple of pictures of us through the years. Talk about a walk down memory lane.

Last show together in 2008 at GSWEC- Katy, TX

GSWEC Katy, TX 2008

First A show back together in 2008 - Rose Palace San Antonio, TX

First show back together after 7 years of being apart at GSWEC - Katy, TX (2007)

Austin, TX Summer Circuit Show 1999

First A show together in Austin, TX 1997

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…….

What girl doesn’t like to get her hair and make up done and then take some fun pictures? My thoughts exactly! So when the stars aligned just right I jumped at the chance to work with the amazingly talented Atlanta, GA photographer Christi Dillon. Christi is a good family friend of my cousins who live in Georgia. I had seen the family portraits she had done for my cousin Catherine and I fell head over heels for her work. I had planned a trip to Atlanta for a family wedding and Christi had the Sunday afternoon available after the wedding for the photo shoot which worked out perfectly. The dynamic duo (my cousins Cath and Liz) did a fabulous job as my personal hair and make up stylists. Then we loaded up in Christi’s van and headed out to a posh polo farm outside of Atlanta. We stopped at two other sites as well: a closed down ancient looking oil refinery and the old warehouse district of Canton, GA. All of the sites Christi chose for the shoot were so incredibly creative. I haven’t had that much fun in a very long time. Something about getting all dressed up for the camera just makes a girl feel good. The first time I saw the preview of the photo shoot I was speechless. I posted couple of my favorites below. Christi’s work speaks for itself. She is talented beyond words. You can view her website at http://agatheringofdays.com/

“No one really ever wins in heartbreak warfare.”

This past Monday I was sitting at my desk after lunch when I remembered John Mayer was playing at the Erwin Center in only a few short hours away. I thought, what the heck, I should search online to see if any tickets are still available. So I went online to the Texas Box Office and did a little search for best available tickets and the words FLOOR pop up on my screen. I sat stunned for about 20 seconds just staring at the screen. Then I begin furiously looking for my credit card all while trying not to scream my head off in my office. All I could think was I was going to get to see John Mayer from the floor….for box office price! Lord have mercy! My friend Nicole from the barn (a fellow John Mayer enthusiast) was my date to the show. To sum it up in one word the show was AMAZING! We had a blast. He opened with Heartbreak Warfare which is one of my faves. Why Georgia brought the house down. And a dude proposed to his girlfriend during Gravity. Sweet. I was really hoping he would play Edge of Desire but no such luck. That’s ok. I’ll always remember the show. Oh and did I mention that I also came down laryngitis the day before the show? Yeah that did not stop this chick from singing her heart out and dancing her bootie off!