Tutu

Liz came over dressed in a tutu one day so I thought, what better way to capture this moment than a quick shoot.  With an outfit like this, it's hard not to have fun on an impromptu shoot like this.

Here's some fun animations from our shoot.

Austin Street Art

Austin is known for being a little weird.  One of my favorite things about Austin is the street art that is EVERYWHERE.  Anywhere you are in the city, there's always something interesting to see.  Turn the corner and you'll find a big Texas mural, a scribbled saying on the wall, or even some stencils down on the curb.  

George Observatory

Within about an hours drive from Houston, there's a small observatory called George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park with 3 domed telescopes.  We got a neat tour of the main telescope, where we learned the history of the lens and how they use it to see all the different things in the sky.  Although we weren't able to see many stars because the clouds weren't being very cooperative, we were able to tap our inner deGrasse Tysons to sit back and enjoy the sky.

Curious Notions

Maintaining long distance friendships is tough, but it's been effortless with my good friend Linda.  She runs not just one, but TWO great blogs.  She has a personal blog and a food blog (you should go check out her blogs NOW).  We haven't lived in the same city since 2006, but we've managed to talk to each other frequently and see each other on a semi-regular basis.   We've helped each other with anything as small as simple directions to a restaurant, to bigger life problems like relationship woes or venting about personal problems.   After 14 years, I'm glad to have her as one of my best friends so I'd like to dedicate a post just for her.

Even though I have tons of embarrassing pictures of her, here's a collection of my favorites over the years.

Just for good measure, here she is as a bobble head.