What the What?! and Eeyore's favorite place in Texas

Okay - I'm going to try to put text in between my photos. I'm not sure how to do this. The first picture is what happened today. When? I don't know. It wasn't while I was in the car and, for the life of me, I cannot think of when I was parked in a space that would've allowed for someone to hit my car this way. I think someone must've kicked it. Tha's rude.

Okay, okay! I think I've got it. There's probably an easier way than editing my HTML every time I add a picture, but that's what's gonna work for tonight. Okay, but seriously though - never once got hit in the truck in TEN years! What the what?!

Now for some more pictures. Michael and I went to scout out lavendar farms yesterday. My mom and grandma want to come see one, but there are several and I wanted to make sure we find a pretty one. I'm glad I went, because the first one was disappointing and that's where I would've taken them based on website alone. Here's the very best picture I could get out of it:

And that's only okay because it's a close up and doesn't show the rest of the dried up field. I'm sure it was very pretty a couple of weeks ago when all the plants looked like this one. But it wasn't yesterday and wasn't likely to be in two weeks when my family comes. (We did end up finding another place with a different type of plant that is getting ready to bloom in the next couple of weeks. Perfect! I'll take pictures!)

We did, however, drive on into Fredericksburg for lunch. I didn't make Michael shop - partly because we were having a pleasant time and that would've made it unpleasant because he would've hated it. Also partly because I didn't have any money to spend on anything you can buy in Fredericksburg anyway. BUT we did go to Rather Sweet for lunch. I was very hungry so I forgot to take pictures of the food before we started eating, but the light coming through the window next to us was so pretty that I did go ahead and take this picture:

Sorry if it grosses you out. It was a good burger. Michael doesn't like raw onions.

Also - Michael was sweet to go with me in the first place, but then on the way back I said, "I want to get off the highway!" And he said, "Let's go to Albert," rather than the, "What? Why?" that I was expecting. So we did. We had our GPS with us and we just told it we wanted to go to Albert, Texas and it told us where to go. It was the prettiest drive I've been on in a long time! Also, we passed by this field completely covered in these huge, tall thistles. Hundreds of them - it would've made Eeyore smile. I said, "Look at all those thistles!" And Michael said, in what was at least his second stroke of brilliance for the day, "You want to stop and take pictures?" My reaction was to say, Nah, and drive on, but I couldn't actually think of a good reason why not. So we did. And this is what we got:


Nice, huh? So the moral of the story is: Michael is sweet, and when life gives you thistles (even though you were looking for lavender) take a pretty picture.

Changed My Mind!

This is my new favorite. Just look at sweet Hudson!

Tuesday Night

I'm laying in bed with my laptop right now as Michael is riding with the Hoggs (all three of them) to the softball game. I'd rather be with them, but I've got a sore tummy. I've barely even eaten anything since lunch - if you know me well at all, you know it hurts if I don't even feel like eating. Odds are I'll feel just fine in the morning. I never get a sick day. Maybe my doctor will make me update another vaccination this year. That's the last time I had a sick day - almost exactly a year ago when I had my tetanus vaccine updated. I was really sick though. I'm not sure it's worth that. Sure could use a day off, though.

This set of pics is from last week's softball practice. Last week's game was kind of awesome. Sunday was the first time they'd practiced together and it made a HUGE difference. Go figure! They won by one point and they didn't even have the last bat. They really looked great out there. Wish I was watching them tonight! Michael's mom is there tonight, though, so I'm not worried about them lacking a cheering section. My fingers are crossed for them!

Also - for the past, like, 2 hours (not to mention about an hour yesterday) I've been reading the Pioneer Woman's love story. It is soooo great! I'm loving it. It's really long! I think I'm only a little over half finished with it, but you should definitely read it! http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/ then choose Confessions and then choose Black Heels and just start at chpt. 1. So much fun! I will admit that I snuck a few chapters in at work. I can count that as my smoke break, right Boss? Yikes.

Also...

Something is wrong with my background. I'm not sure what I did. I could use some help if anyone knows how to fix it!

Music Together

My friends Heather and Laura have the best job in the world! They are both piano teachers, but they also teach a class called Music Together. The class is for kids from 0-4 and pretty much all they do is sing songs and have a good time. (The songs all have different musical elements in them that they are introducing to the kids.) They were sweet enough to let me come and take pictures one Saturday while they taught their class. I was a little worried that the camera would make the kids shy, but I think it was really the opposite. They all seemed to be very familiar with having their picture taken! They just sang and danced, and yes, Miss Presley is wearing a blue and green tutu that - get this - her granddad picked out for her. How cute is that?

Well Hello, Hudson!

I had such a good week this past week! I got to take so many pictures! First was Hudson Lane Hogg's first photo shoot, and second was a preschool music class that my friend, Heather, teaches. Both were adorable and made for some really great shots, but I want them both to have their own post. So Hudson comes first. I'm pretty sure Meagan has all the pictures on her facebook page, but I am only going to post my very favorites.

Also - If you are willing to let me practice my portrait-shooting-skills on your own child, I would gladly do so!

Isn't he just the sweetest?!

New Pictures and More to Come!

My daddy told me that when I was little I was perfectly content to play by myself for long stretches. Sometimes he'd get to wondering where I was and Momma would say, "She's off somewhere doing Jenni things."

Who knows how true that story is. You can never be sure with Daddy - Momma can't even always tell when he's making stuff up. True or not - it's a good story and I can see it being true.

Tonight is my first truly free night in about three weeks. I am at home doing Jenni things. Michael is at choir and I have free reign of the TV (Gilmore Girls - on pause while I cook), the computer (Miranda Lambert's Myspace page - Me and Charlie Talkin') and blogspot (obviously) and what I eat for dinner (cheesy mac - mmm yum!)

It is so relaxing to be in my pj's with nowhere to go, but the stuff I've been doing for the past three weeks has also been wonderful. I don't have pictures from all of it, but I do have some from the DNow I led this past weekend. What sweet, fun girls I had! Mine was the 10th grade girls group and I had such a good time with them! I think they were the easiest DNow group I've ever had. They participated; they were nice to each other; they had great attitudes the entire weekend! Seriously - not one grump among them, not even in the morning. And our hosts were just so sweet to me and the girls both. DNows can be really - ummm - sanctifying! experiences, but sweet is just the best way to describe my weekend. Thanks girls, thanks hosts, thank you, Jesus!