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!

Hiatus Is Over.

So I took a hiatus from blogging.

Now I'm back.

Back again.

And the crowd roars.

Thank you. Thank you.

All the applause is greatly appreciated. Wink.

I will hence forth try my best to dazzle you with my witty and insightful commentary.

Cheers!

Between the Beauty and Chaos

Aaron Ivey's (worship dude from Austin Stone) new album Between the Beauty and Chaos is up on iTunes for download. I have not been this excited about a new album since Tomlin's last release. So much so I seem to tell just about everyone I come into contact with that they have to go download it from iTunes. I'm even listening to it right now as I blog. So.....go now and download. You will be really glad you did...promise! :) Also, found this review on the album and I think it hits home. Check the review out at: www.chriskinsley.com/2009/06/26/friend-friday-aaron-ivey-edition/

I want to be a country music star....

Well so much for updating the blog every day :) I guess you will just have to take what you can get! :) In the past four months I have gone to more concerts than I normally do in a whole year. Somehow my all time fave country music artists have all toured in Texas between the months of April and July. Billy Currington and Sugarland were in Austin in April. Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert and Kenny Chesney were in San Antonio in May. Billy Currington came back to Texas at the end of May. And now Keith Urban is coming to Dallas in July. Phew - seriously loving all of these artists touring in Texas! Here are a couple of pics from three of the concerts. More pics to come I'm sure from Keith Urban ;)

Billy Currington!

Kenny Chesney


Miranda Lambert with her oh so rockin pink guitar!

Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles - this girl has some serious pipes!

Sugarland!

So much to say!

Wow I have really neglected my blog! My goal is to write once a day to catch up on everything that has been going on! First I will start with the Jamaica trip. It was SO much fun. The beach was absolutely gorgeous and we just had a blast. From the good food to the fun people we went with it was an all around good time. Mike's sister's wedding was really beautiful. I told Mike if I had to do the whole wedding ceremony thing over again that I might opt for the beach scene...so he said to keep that in mind whenever we choose to renew our vows :) Deal! Here are some fun pics from the trip.

Wedding shot.

Pretty Beach!

It would not be a vacation without a blooper pic featuring Michael Riley!

Jamaica!

Yes!! I just realized we leave for Jamaica in less than 48 hrs! Mike's sister, Megan, is have her dream beach side ceremony in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Sunday. And we are so lucky to be going! It's a quick trip - fly out Saturday and fly back Tuesday - we are excited for this sweet get-away. We are staying at the Sandals Montego Bay Resort. It's both of our first times to stay at an all inclusive resort - and then add the adult only addition to that ;) I am sure I will have lots of pictures to post when we come back. Til then....ya man :)