film on friday

recently i finally got some film developed of the doggies.

here are just a few of those shots:

happy friday everyone!! hope you have a fabulous weekend...don't forget tomorrow night at 8:30 is earth hour...i mean, you love the earth right?! ;)

xoxo

feelin' lucky

just a little snapshot of one of our favorite lunch spots, lucky's cafe. if you're in the dallas area and have a hankerin' for some home cooking, look no further.  might i suggest the fish & chips (catfish, naturally) and the baked squash, simply divine. and who knows, maybe you'll get just the cutest little lemon wedge in your broccoli.

have a delicious monday. xoxo

no label

 
 

a while back when i got to visit my parents in katy, tx, we attended a fundraising event at the no label brewing co. in downtown katy.  the brewery is housed in an old rice mill and has many of the original signs and fixtures in and around the building.  no label is a brand new brewery so they aren't quite selling on the market yet, but i can assure you we will be first in line when they do! their beers were absolutely delicious. and who wouldn't love a company with the slogan, "we don't need no stinkin' label!"? ha! 

so these are the film shots i captured from the event.  from the top: one of the old notices from the rice mill; the patriotic flags; stirring the hops; pouring the beer; one of the staff of the brewery serving beer; my dad (right) and his friend john talking to gilberto royo, the owner (left).

it was a fantastic time and might i suggest that if you're in the houston/katy area that you check them out!

hi!

we're in beautiful gatlinburg, tn for a wedding and i'm missin our lil rox...so i thought i'd post this pic of her sweet face. i hope you all are having a lovely weekend :) xoxo

punkins

here are our little pumpkins (now, i say punkins. while i think of myself as a decent communicator and speaker, there are just some things i won't change!) i was trying to pose roxy and i think she was a little afraid of them! ha!

do you guys have any pumpkins at your house? do you plan on carving?? i hope to carve into this one next week...i'm not very good at it but i love doing it anyway :)

craving fall

i'm over the heat, the humidity, and my summer wardrobe. ready for crisp, cool weather, sundays watching my boys, turning leaves and fall clothes.

not usually a weather complainer, but boy am i ready for fall! ok back to real life for now, i'll dream of falling leaves later...

ps. this post didn't help :)

(photo of my sidewalk in the fall last year)

so full

ever had one of those mornings where you woke up still stuffed from your feast the evening before?? well that's me today. i'll tell you all about it tomorrow when i have some photo proof :)

in the mean time, let's look ahead. it should be a great week!

refreshing weekend

lovely ladies (and gents, if you're reading!) what are you up to this weekend? i am planning on utter relaxation. i'm seeing a couch, wine, and cuddles with roxy in my future...we have a lot of adventures coming up soon so i'm hoping to just take it easy this weekend and maybe catch up on some reading (and laundry...bleh).

so tell me, what do you have in store?? hopefully it will involve fun and maybe some ice cream so you can stay cool in this summer heat!

xoxo

(photo by me on the ae1)

fuzzy friday

oh man is it friday already?! i had such a busy week i've been neglecting my blog (sorry!). i did want to say thanks for all the tips & notes on my diana post...i hope i'm doing better but we'll see when the photos are printed.

so lovelies, what are you up to this weekend? i have brunch with an old friend tomorrow then an exciting girls night planned. i hope to go catch a movie with stephen on sunday but who knows, we may end up just being couch potatoes! i do want to go see despicable me or cyrus (ha! very, very different movies there...).

you all have an exciting weekend!

xoxo

(photo by stephen on the AE1, i kinda like the out of focus thing going on)

diana

remember, some time ago, i told you about my diana f+ camera and film? well the reason you never saw it on here is because they truly did not turn out well...i was so sad and kind of just put the camera away for awhile. well i picked it back up again, read the instructions...again (ok maybe i didn't read the whole manual last time), learned how to work the attachable flash and am now motivated and inspired to take some good pictures and master this camera!

 

hopefully i can get some gems like this one i found on the diana lomography site. so do any of you use a lomo camera? ever had issues the first few times? i'm hoping that it isn't just me :)

sad eyes

just a little film+roxy love on this tuesday morning...i was off yesterday so today is like a monday and i'm a bit catching up still. hope you had a lovely long weekend and let's catch up in a bit ;)

play date with bailey

hi there friends :) it's been such a busy week i haven't got to catch up on our fun filled weekend! we had such a lovely time celebrating our anniversary with friends (thank you so much for all your sweet comments!). i have some great pictures to share but haven't got around to sorting and editing.
in lieu of lake funtimes photos, i have some recently-developed pictures of our little roxy and her friend bailey from tulsa. bailey is a pug/terrier mix and is just too cute. see evidence below:

now how cute are they?! bailey lives in tulsa so they don't get to play all the time but i do believe they are long-distance bffs.

hope you all are having a fabulous week. let's talk soon, ok?

xoxo

(all photos taken with my canon ae-1)

wakarusa in film

there were so many great moments while we were at wakarusa; both musically and environmentally. here are a few of my favorite images i captured on film:

al al ingram of yo mama's big fat booty band - easily one of the best performances of the weekend

a kid shredding on his flying v in the campground

my friend dug with his awesome hat and my "festival fan" (seriously, it's the best kind of fan for concerts/festies)

and finally, my absolute favorite show of the weekend, the black keys

and there you have it, our little festival experience. there were so many amazing performances and such an invigorating vibe. albeit a bit smaller than the fests i'm used to, i think that's why it might have been a little less chaotic.

so do you enjoy music festivals? i would love to hear about your favorite one!

truthful tuesday: meet lucille

say hello to lucille:

we bought lucille in february. you see, stephen and i share a car. by share i mean he drives everyday except saturday and i either ride with him to work or ride my bike when it's nice. so, in preparation of spring and summer we decided it would be fun to buy a scooter for me in order to have a better mode of transportation for cross-town adventures. (note: dallas is the least bike friendly city, with no bike lanes and only one trail) this was the perfect find for me: vintage with lots of character and a unique style.

so why is this on truthful tuesday? well here goes. in the first week that a rode to work, i laid her over right in front of my apartment. it was so embarrassing. i didn't get back on for a few weeks and that was after we took her to the shop and made sure everything was a-ok. (minus a few scratches and bruises) so then i built up my courage and started riding again. one friday i went to meet friends after work and when i was leaving, crashed in front of my friends and many (many!) strangers. as soon as everyone walked away, she ran like a champ.  i am beginning to think lucille does not like me.

now, before you're all "oh it's just a scooter, how easy!" let me just clarify that it's a challenge to drive this particular vespa and learning how to shift with my hands and brake with my foot has been the least of my issues. even stephen notes the difficulty. so there you have it. i'm afraid to get back on. i know it will get easier with practice and time, but after that last incident, i've been especially hesitant.

ok there. i feel better now! so tell me friends, what do you drive or ride? is your city bike friendly? if so, maybe i should move...haha! 

monday love

good morning! how was your weekend? mine was fairly uneventful. a little relaxing, a little time with friends, a little shopping....for mother's day! ok maybe a little for me too.

hope you all have a great start to your week!

xoxo

maddie moushki turns 4

today is my youngest niece, madison's birthday - she is 4 today! here are a couple of my favorite shots of miss maddie.

happy birthday madison claire! i love you!!

happy earth day!

stephen got a little mint plant from his school for free in celebration of earth day. i forgot to take a picture to show you but trust me, it's cute :) i promise to take a pic and post it later today. but for now, this cute pic of roxy lounging in the grass will have to do.

have a super day!!

xoxo

i can haz walk?

one of my favorites with roxy's little begging face :)

looking to the weekend

happy friday friends!! how are you today? do you have big plans for the weekend??

it's a beautiful day today in dallas...we dropped roxy at the groomers this morning so i can't wait to go pick her up and see her all beautified!

next week is stephen's spring break so we are taking a little trip to visit friends and family in tulsa.  i won't be blogging every day but i have some little surprises for you during the week.

i hope you all have a most wonderful weekend and an even better week next week!

xoxo

attack!

an old photo of rox & stephen...they're cuddling and she looks fierce but is actually just yawning. 

i've had the prints from this film forever and just recently found the disks, so look out for some great new pics to come!