jeff and katie

We went out and took pictures today! I got to try out Jeff’s new D90 while he shot with his D300. It was a beautiful day. Here’s a sample of some of my favorites…

A few of my shots from the evening…

On November 1st, my mother and I met up with her sister and their mother for the International Quilt Festival.  Held in the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, this event is the largest of its kind worldwide.  Among the hundreds of vendor booths, we could find anything and everything from sewing machines and thimbles to mood music for sewers.  You could purchase handmade items of all kinds from quilts to handbags to Christmas ornaments as well as prepared kits or patterns for everything on display.  There were thousands of women, and a handful of truly brave men, present throughout the entire week with attendance peaking during the final weekend.  It was definitely an experience, and I walked away with a deeper respect for those who have a passion for quilting and creating things with needle and thread.  My favorite part of the weekend, besides spending time with several of my female relatives, was looking at the quilts on exhibit.  Each year hundreds of quilts are entered into different categories including hand-quilted, abstract, and even clothing with only one “Best of Show” award given.  Below I have included photos of some of my favorites.  (Apologies for the poor quality!  They are the best I could manage while my own photographer preferred to shoot Nascar this weekend.)

I got to go to my first airshow yesterday.  I went with this weird old man (who some refer to as popsicle, but I know as my father-in-law) but we got to go first class, sitting in the $125 seats while my husband sat with poor folks on the tarmac behind umbrellas. I learned that planes fly forward (sometimes), that we fought the Chinese in Vietnam, that the Japanese pyrotechnics are really good at making smoke, and that there are several exciting career opportunities in the United States Air Force.

Our trip to Lubbock was derailed a bit Friday when I decided to hit an 18 wheeler going 70 at an intersection. Everything is fine, and we’re none the worse for the wear, though the same can’t be said for the Honda.

Thanks to several good samaritans, we were able to continue up to Lubbock, slightly behind schedule, but safe.

Not really the first content we wanted to post, but we’re thankful to be able to post it.

After being married for a few months, we’re finally setting about making this site into more of a blog so we can keep up with people. Expect to see pictures and posts about what we’re doing shortly!

We enjoyed a fantastic honeymoon in Seattle. Here’s a video of some of the highlights.

A few of our engagement pictures, shot at various times and locations by Brett Newnam, Terry Frye and Lisa Wischkaemper