How Much Are Those Lightning Bugs In the Window?

Austin, Texas. South First Street. Someone please buy it for me! I'll hang it next to my porch swing!

Maybe I'll go try to get a picture of it at night. (It's a neon sign, just in case you couldn't tell.)

RO..DE..OOOOOOO!!!

Rodeo. That's what that says up there. Just in an excited sort of way. 

So, like, three weeks ago now, Brandi and I continued our search for her a cowboy husband. And what better place than the biggest rodeo in the world?

There was bull riding, there were clowns, and mutton bustin'! But first, a fair! 

A fair in Texas means rides and games:

 It means good food: 

More specifically, it means fried stuff: 

Oh yes. We did. What looks like corn dogs with mayonnaise there on the bottom left, (I love them dang things) is actually one order fried snickers and one order fried cookie dough. When I order the cookie dough, I was picturing something more like the size of a small hush puppy. That is not what I got. 

Also, never eat those things. You will only just barely be able to eat cotton candy an hour or so later at the actual rodeo. 

Of course I ate cotton candy, too. It's a rodeo! Rodeos mean cotton candy to me. Mal knows why! 

Okay, inside jokes aren't fair. It's not really so much a joke. We used to help her dad make the cotton candy at the Jasper rodeo. Good times. Sweaty and sticky, yes. But good. 

I used Brandi's fancy schmancy lense to get some pictures of the events at the rodeo: 

 And the main event, Zach Brown Band! 

The stage rotated, which was fun for me since all my pictures didn't have to look the same!

I don't know what song they were playing here, but they sure were having a good time! 

And so were we!

And this picture I just like cause of the way the lights are going different ways. Interesting leading lines and stuff: 

Anybody else a fan of the rodeo? Maybe I'll see you there next year!

Just Some Cool Pictures

Last week I just went looking for photos that would work for backgrounds in our album designs. I walked up and down Main in Fredericksburg looking for anything with a little texture to it. I think the shop owners think I'm crazy when I do that.

Not all of these work, but some of them turned out to just be cool pictures. Thought I would share.



I Love Compliments!

Even when I cannot reasonably take credit for that which is being complimented, I am happy to graciously accept the compliment on behalf of the person who really deserves it.

In this case that person is Hanna Brooks Nation of Gadabout. She designed my business card, and I don't know that I've ever gotten as many compliments on anything as I have on that card!

Michael and I went to an event for the Knot (did you know I advertise on the Knot?) on Tuesday night at The Vista on Seward Hill, which was absolutely gorgeous! Everything was gorgeous actually - they had several different wedding vendors help put on the party and we all hung out and ate and drank and had a grand old time.

During this grand time that we were having, we traded cards. I (with Michael's skillful assistance) handed out upwards of 50 cards and almost every time, the recipient said, "Oh! What a cute card!"  "I just love your card!" "Who designed your card?!" or something to that effect.

So here it is! The front of my business card:

The card is actually square and that fact alone makes it stand out. (Although it did not give me an advantage in the door prize drawing like I was hoping! Shoot!)

So Hanna designs adorable logos and has several examples on her website - not all necessarily including her trademark chicks.

But if you don't find yourself in need of a logo or business card design, she also designs adorable stationary.

Which I would accept as happily as I do the above-mentioned compliments! Just sayin'...