A Three Year Old's Perspective

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The Pioneer Woman and Her Lasagna

So my addiction of the week is a fantastic website called www.thepioneerwoman.com

I have a feeling that it started out as a blog, but the author, Ree, was so terrific, that it grew into a full-blown site. She is everything I dream to be as a blogger: consistent, funny, articulate, interesting. We have a lot in common like cooking and taking pictures and in many cases, taking pictures of what we are cooking. Which leads me to this post.
If you have some time, you should go to Ree's site and look at her post on The Best Lasagna Ever. Then come back.
She motivated me so much, that I had to try it tonight. In doing so, I discovered two things: the lasagna IS delicious and I REALLY need to get better at Photoshop!
If you did go see The Pioneer Woman's amazing post, you are going to think mine is a parody of hers. Just know that I gave it my best shot.
So here we go.

Before:


During:

That's my Mario Batali pot. Thanks, Paul! It's the best.



After:



So, I would encourage you to make this big pan of cheesy deliciousness (you can print the recipe off of Ree's site) and go read about how Ree and her hunky cowboy husband fell in love. But make sure you have plenty of time--you won't want to put your computer down.

My Hometown

So I made a visit to my hometown over the weekend. It was the annual XIT Rodeo and Reunion. The 72nd annual, to be exact. For those of you that don't know, XIT was a cattle brand for Ten In Texas and was the name of a ranch in the Texas Panhandle that was eventually traded to help rebuild the state capitol building after the first one burned down.
Anyway, it's always a fun-filled weekend and a good reminder of small-town tradition. Lots of classes have reunions and so do families, so it's always a sure bet you'll see many old friends.
I captured some photos and put them in the slideshow below, but there were some events I missed: the watermelon feed, the porkchop dinner, all the crazy barbeque workers and the tractor pull. Not so sorry I missed that last one.
I've never thought of my hometown as "charming" but that word came up in a conversation I was having with the wife of one of my mom's classmates. I think I might have to agree. You be the judge.

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Toyota Highlander

So I got to do a cool photo shoot last week--
One of the designers in our office created a wrap to go on a Highlander Hybrid.
They asked me to take some photos.

FYI. I'm currently driving a non-hybrid version. Great car.
It's got a smooth ride, good turning radius, very roomy (especially the second row) and you sit up high enough to see what's going on around you. Go check one out---if you're in the market.

Simplicity

Spring is in full swing in Houston, Texas.

It's amazing how one simple flower...

...can say so much.

(With a little help from Picasa by Google.)

Jessica + Aaron

Meet the very brave Jessica and Aaron...they volunteered to be my first wedding shoot! They made it seem so easy and were so much fun to photograph. I wish them all the love and laughter their new life together can handle!

The Cashman Kids

I had to go to Ohio for business in the fall, so I was able to stop and see my niece and her family---one of my very favorite things to do! It was such a great visit--we enjoyed terrific coffee every morning, the weather was crisp and all the neighbors had their fall decorations out. The kids were so good and let me practice with my new Canon Rebel xTi!