Updates at last from us

We are both feeling better and back to normal. That sickness was no fun....I am glad it is over.

We had a small wedding out at Avalon this past Saturday. It was our first event since October and it went well. They did lights in the trees and decorated the tables very nicely. There were about 50 guests. We have had some trouble with them getting the place clean in a timely manner and getting all their stuff. They are supposed to be out and done by Sunday at noon but there is still some of their stuff out there today. We have a sorority formal there this Friday night. That should be interesting :) and then a Bridal Shower on Sunday. Then in May we have a wedding at Avalon on the 3rd, 17th and 24th. Darrin is doing the photography for the one on the 17th and we are actually going to be out of town at another wedding on the 24th so that will be a busy day.

The Texas School of Professional Photography is next week. I am not taking a class this year (I have taken a class the last two years). Darrin is working as a wrangler with one of the classes of course so he will be busy all week. We have a friend staying at our house all week so I have been busy cleaning. Our extra room was my "green house" for the winter so it needed some cleaning for sure. The cats were very excited to be able to investigate that room since they have been banned from it all winter. They love eating my plants and then throwing up .....and they keep doing it again and again. Gotta love the cats and their love of green.

We signed with a real estate company to list the studio as for lease---we'll do all the paperwork which cut down on the cost but that will hopefully reach more people than our large sign has. Getting the studio leased would be very helpful. We have been doing a lot of shoots out at Avalon this week....bride, engagement, family shoot, etc.

Hope you have a great rest of your week!

Sickness in Hillville

It has been a week of sickness for Darrin and I. I am just finishing my antibiotics and Darrin just started his yesterday. This chest cold that we both have had is a really bad one. It zaps out any energy you have and really makes you feel bad. For those who know Darrin well----he was in bed all day Saturday--that's when I know he is really sick. Hopefully Darrin will start feeling better in a couple of days. I am still feeling fatigued and I got sick last Sunday.

We did make it to Round Top on Friday. Darrin was not feeling well but insisted on going. It was wet and cold. We went to one of the shows we usually pass up because it is $10/person to get in. We decided to check it out this year because we had met one of the vendors at an Antique Show in Houston and he said he had photography equipment that he would bring to the show. Darrin was not impressed with his photography stuff---it was all in really bad shape and missing large parts of it. The only thing we bought there was lunch. We drove down to the large sale near Warrenton and walked around a while. Darrin started feeling really bad so we went home. Hopefully we are well for the show in October so we can really enjoy it.

Otherwise we are just trying to keep up. We have a few things to finish up and clean up at Avalon before our wedding on April 19th. The studio is staying busy. Darrin is booked solid for evening sessions for the next few weeks. We rescheduled the ones for this past weekend and yesterday. We may need to reschedule today's sessions too depending on how Darrin feels. The birds are doing okay. We did some work this weekend to improve the circulation in our bird house and hope that will keep some of them from getting sick.

Hope you have a great week.

Sick but doing better

Howdy from College Station. Hope you are doing well. I have been sick for a few days but I am doing better. I had a chest cold that grabbed hold pretty hard for a couple days but seems to be getting better pretty quick. So that is good news. Something is going around the office because there are several people out sick today.

I was in Austin and Round Rock for a conference Wednesday through Friday. It was good---but my manager was sick the entire time so we didn't make it to the outlet mall like we had planned so that was a bummer. But I did get several good nights of rest so that was nice.

Darrin and I went antiquing in Round Top on Sunday and go back again this Friday. We bought some urns and stands at a really good price for Avalon. It made me really happy last night when the bride who is getting married in two weeks said "It is so beautiful out here!!" It has been a lot of work and we really appreciate it when other people see it and appreciate it too. This month we have a wedding on April 19th and then a sorority party for 250 on April 25th. The sorority party should be interesting. But they seem to be responsible and they are going to be bused out to Avalon so we don't have to worry so much about drinking and driving with them.

I'd better get going. Please keep Jonathan, my brother, in your prayers. He is looking for a new job. Just pray that the right one would have the doors open wide.

Have a great week!