Paxton

I had the honor of photographing one of the cutest baby's the other day. My co-worker, well actually ex co-worker :(, just had a baby boy named Paxton. She let me come over and humored me while I pretended to be a photographer. I think I got some great ones of the little guy, he was officially a week and a day old when I took these. I can't wait to take some more after he gets a little older.

Real Simple

It have been over a month, sigh, since my last blog post. What is wrong with me. Well for one we just moved into a new house, so packing, unpacking, decorating, cleaning, and everything else that goes with a new place has made me exhausted. But this blog post isn't about that, it is about giving thanks to Real Simple Magazine. I want to thank you real simple for making my life, well, really simple. In the October issue they had a month of simple dinners with shopping lists and quick simple recipes that have help getting me out of the boringness that has becoming my cooking routine. I have gotten into a food rut and wanted out, and Real Simple has helped me. And I didn't have time to take my own pics, so here are some from Real Simple. Month of Real Dinners

All images are copyright of Real Simple Magazine....not mine.
Beef Bok Choy

Tilapia with Red Peppers

Orange Chicken

Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Onions


Alright I think that is enough mouth watering goodness for one post.

Collision Photowalk

I am a member of the Houston Photowalk Meetup Group. One of our outings was at Elite Collision Center. We spent the morning taking images of wrecked vehicles. Here are some of my images.




Love that this car is in GATOR Colors!!!




A little bit of lens flare

World Wide Photowalk 2009

Okay, I know I have been bad. It has taken me almost 2 months to actually post these pictures, but finally they are up. For the Scott Kelby World Wide Photowalk, I participated in the Downtown Houston photowalk. It was a blast and I am so glad I did it. Going downtown by myself with a camera and a tripod is kind of scary, but with 50 other photographers it was a blast!

New House

We put an offer on a townhouse in Montrose/River Oaks area last Monday. Here are some pictures of the place.

Our Garage


Looking from the Living Room to the Kitchen and Dining Room


Kitchen


Looking from the Kitchen to the Living Room


View from our Balcony


Once we actually get the place and move in I will post more pictures.

4th of July

Our first 4th of July in Houston was spent with good friends, good food, and some great beer. We started off the Day at Saint Arnold's, and ended up at Chelsea and Derek's pool.

New Glasses to Add to the Collection


Anticipating the taps opening


My High School has a barrel




It took 3 shoots for Derek not to Blink, but I finally got it

Lasagna Rolls

I got the inspiration for this recipe from the Whole Foods website. They turned out really well and I will definitely be making them again.

1 box of lasagna pasta
pasta sauce
ricotta cheese (I used the low fat kind)
shredded mozzarella cheese (I used vegan cheese in half for my husband)
spinach
ground turkey (1/2 lb is good for about 10 rolls)

Directions:
Put a large pot of water on high to boil. Once it starts boiling, add lasagna pasta and cook according to directions. While the pasta is boiling, cook the ground turkey. Once the pasta is done, drain and rinse with cold water.

On a clean work surface, lay out the pasta. Add a thin layer of ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, spinach leaves, ground turkey, and pasta sauce. Roll up and place into a cooking pan with tall sides. Continue until all are rolled. Then top with some more pasta sauce and mozzarella cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until the center is warm.


Picture of them all rolled up before they were topped with sauce and cheese.

I'LL BE BOCK - Saint Arnold's Movie Night 6/19/06

A few of us went to movie night at our favorite Houston Brew House. Terminator 2 was playing which gave us some good material for drinking games. And our parting gift was a six pack of Spring Bock, could not ask for a better way to end the evening:)

Summer Time

Summer time means fun with friends, pool parties, and enjoying the sun. Last weekend some of us did just that at Derek and Chelsea's pool. Volleyball and cooking out were the focus of this pool day. You could not ask for a better way to enjoy the summer.





I love action shots. It probably would have been more exciting if Derek spit the water out farther...LOL!

One Year Anniversary!

Our One Year Anniversary is today. I can not believe a year has passed since our wedding. It feels like just a few months ago we said our vows and went to Hawaii. And it is hard to believe that Matt has been working at TI for almost a year now. But time flies when you are having fun.

Matt bought me some beautiful sunflowers. Here is me having fun on our balcony with one of them.

Michele and Steve Get Married

My wonderful cousin Michele got married on Sat, May 30th in Lawrence, Kansas. She got married to a wonderful man named Steve and our whole family is happy to welcome him into our family. Have fun in Paris!!!