Battles Family Reunion!

This past week I've been all around, but mostly in Michigan at Joe's family reunion.  It was actually a lot of fun!

Here are a few photos...

The cabins we stayed in

Joe at sunset :)

Joe at the winery... oh man, that place was fun!

the winery was beautiful!

Kylar!

Everyone!  I took this on a self-timer :)

Sara playing beer pong... yes, beer pong is played!

Sara and Liz... two of my new sisters :)

Kylar and Dan

cousins!

It got pretty hot, but I got some nice sun and I enjoyed meeting all my new relatives!  Our parents even had lunch together, which was really nice.  Thank goodness they get along :)

We decided to come home a day early, mostly because we wanted a day of vacation at home.  Thank God we did because Frankie was literally on his death bed.  He was gasping for air, his eyes were glassy, his nose was stuffed, and he was crying in pain.  Needless to say, I was very upset to come home to such a sick kitty!  We aren't too sure what's going on just yet, but last night when we got home I whisked him to the Emergency pet hospital and found out he had a temp of 108.  Sadly, he's still there :(  We have to bring him to our real vet tomorrow morning- we are hoping he is more stable- right now his temp is 103, which is still a fever but not 108!  Keep little Frankie in your thoughts- we love him!

Right now I'm just trying to catch up on e-mails (had 50 this morning, down to 6!), facebook, twitter, etsy, and all my rss feeds.  I also want to edit my latest wedding this week.  Also, my parents are coming this week for 4th of July-  so much going on!

Aaaaand, the Washington Post is going to send a reporter and photographer to follow me on a shoot this week- how exciting!!!  :)

One Year From Today.

One year from TODAY: I'll be in a white dress, wearing makeup, dancing with a lot of my closest friends and family...

yup.  :)

The Weather

This weather = not so fun.

This isn't from today, but I took this recently in our backyard.  We've had some extremely nice days recently, but today it is so humid and rainy.  It makes me feel lazy, and I can't be lazy because there is too much to do before we leave on Monday morning.  

I did get two sessions edited yesterday which is good, but I *really* want to get this one wedding edited before we leave.  Like, reaaaalllly want to.  I have some errands to run with Joe this morning, and then I will hopefully get a lot of work done this afternoon, even though he's not working today.  He's in total relax mode already, and I am so not there!  

I have a wedding on Saturday, so maybe after that I'll be a bit more relaxed... we'll see.

Off we go!

Here it is.

so so so excited and humbled by this.
Such an honor to see my work on the glossy pages of a hugely popular magazine.

The Bedroom!

OK, it's not 100% done, but it's looking good!  I'm loving the room so much more now that we painted it- it makes a HUGE difference.

We have to hang a lot of things to hang back up still, but I'm very happy with how much a coat of paint helped this room :)

The man chair :)

I *love* this print!  Can't wait to hang it up!

Letterpress poster by Hijirik Studio

A Lilly, enjoying the new zen-like atmosphere :)

Hey Hon! :)

Hey Hon! See ya in Hampden! :)

I had so much fun today hanging out in Baltimore with a few of my best friends!  Jaime, Jesse, Quinn and Natalie were all at Hon Fest rocking it out!

Jaime is the official photog of Hon Fest and has a booth.  We all took turns taking photos at the booth with the FABULOUS life-sized Hon that Quinn doodled!  I didn't stay all day, but I did snap a few photos of my own enjoy!

Quinn and her awesome doodle!

A Little Hon!

Lotsa Hons!

Jaime! :)

I loved her shirt- Quinn also designed these

Jessi!

Jaime in action!

All the girls!  :)

Gordon's First Birthday

The other man in my life.

Oh, Gordon.

You are hyper and crazy. Silly and hilarious. Sweet and cuddly. You chew up the mail. You eat our dinner when we turn our backs for one second. You sleep just like us, with your head on the pillow and the rest of your little body under the sheets. You bark whenever a doorbell rings, even if it's on TV. You love to snuggle. You love treats. You love getting a bath and going on long walks.

You have been such a joy to have around since we adopted you in November. We love your puppy antics and your love for us.

And now you're a year old!

Happy birthday, Gordon! We love you!

Sunday

Yesterday was so nice. I worked most of the morning and afternoon, then Kate came over to grill out- she's taking the LSAT today at a nearby college and stayed here. She brought with her some yummy stuff to grill and it was very tasty!

We took photos on Joe's camera, but I'll let him post those when he feels up to it :)  These are from my iPhone.

More stuff later, maybe.  I need to pack for my next road trip- Charlottesville, VA tomorrow till Wednesday!  Next week I don't have any traveling, but the next week we'll be home in Indiana for a few days then off to Michigan!  :)

Kate chatting with Nic in Cairo and laughing at the e-mail he sent- it was too cute!

Joe grilling out- he will hate this photo, but I don't care :)

this is from Today- Gordon on his way to the vet this morning

Golfing!

This morning we went an played 9 holes of golf.  I haven't played since my last match in high school in 2001... goodness.  But I did OK, and I ended up beating Joe!  Woo hoo!

Here are a few pics I took with my iPhone!

me winning :)

Tweetup!

Last night was fun!

I met up with some fellow Frederick Twitter folk at one of my fave places, Brewer's Alley. Most of the people run their own businesses and we had a lot in common. I so very enjoyed being able to talk nerdy with others who also live in my community. One of the guys there actually went to college (a very small, private college) with my high school chemistry partner- it's a small world!

Anyway, so fun.  Today is another beautiful day here, and I'm calling it "design" day.  I have three books to design and an album!  Eeek!  Tomorrow is an edit day.

Hanging out with @bethschillaci @DCPhotog @MammaMania @cariegrls @cdigennaro @jesshibb @kevinbruce @cdiaz @danielcoleman at Brewer's Alley

Sunday

Yesterday was lovely :)

I did some work, took a nap, cleaned the house, did a bit more work, and made a very yummy dinner... baked lemon pasta... oh man, so tasty :)  I splurged on getting a nice block of parmesan (it was like, 8 bucks!) so I could grate it myself- always tastes better!  Man, this was so good.  Just had it for lunch today, too :) 

And just for fun, our living room... when it's clean! :)

I shouldn't even be on here because I need to get ready for my meeting and the headshots I'm doing in DC this afternoon.  I won't be back to later tonight, but hey, not complaining :)