You be the judge!

Amy vs. Clay. Which one is which? See....can't hardly tell the difference! :)

Pix of my family from Megan's wedding...

My whole family was together for Megan's wedding so we had a lovely group photo taken. My sister, Amy, used to shave her head and is finally growing her hair out. She showed up the night before the wedding in a fun crazy outfit complete with tophat. She finally removed the hat and we teased her saying she looked like Clay Aiken. And then a couple of beautiful shots of us 3 sisters...except when I got something stuck in my teeth and had to use one of the straws from the cocktail hour to relieve my gums...CLASSY!

Pix from my Cousin's wedding in NC

So my cousins, Megan & Scott (brother and sister) both got married this year in North Carolina....not to each other, though! :) Scott got married to Beth in April and Megan married Rick in June. It was great getting together with the family on each occasion. My sister, Kelly, sent me some of the photos. These pix are from Scott's wedding at a gorgeous old castle. They had a chocolate fondue fountain!!!!! Loved that and so did Megan's man, Rick! And finally a pic of me and Kelly.

Soroka's Party

Because Dave is heading to D.C., the office figured he was going to need a new suit. Mark Strobin picked it out all by himself...I can't remember if he got it at Nordstrom's or Salvation Army, but Dave looks SMASHING! :) The next morning I enjoyed a delicious breakfast at First Awakenings with Markkanen, Kate, and Duane...he'll love that I posted him in mid-breakfast bite.

Lightning & Fires!

I drove down to Monterey last weekend to attend Soroka's (Monterey WCM) going away party as he prepares to take a new job in Washington, D.C. On the drive down there was an incoming storm system with the most lightning strikes I've seen in a LOOOOONG time. As I drove close to the Monterey Bay, I saw one storm cell that kept pumping out one strike after another. I stuck my camera through the sunroof to take the photo. For those of you familiar with the area, that storm cell is right over Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula. When I drove back on Sunday, I found out that over 800 fires had been started and the smoke was filling up the Sacramento Valley. You can barely see the hills in the distance from the hazy conditions. I promptly started to work midnight shifts. One morning, I decided to capture the unique, bright orange color of the sun as it rose.

2nd Saturday in Sacramento

I finally got a chance to check out Second Saturday where all the art galleries stay open late in the midtown area. They block off some of the streets, everyone's walking around socializing, musicians play in the streets and there are lots of cool dining/drinking establishments along the way. One art gallery had some very funky animal art (note: NO animals were harmed in the making of this art...they're not real). My friends, Dan and Jeannie, posed with the squirrel before heading out on their tandem bike. I hung out with a group of people for dinner and drinks...Kendra ( a tango gal) and Micah (an artist) are ignoring me as I took a quick pic, but they were fun to hang out with along with Michelle, Lud, and Henry.

Some wedding pix of me!

No...I'm not the one getting married, but I found these shots on Lisa & Ben's blog (from the Tucson wedding). I rarely get photos of myself when I do wedding photography, so thought I'd post these. The first shot is me in action as I shoot from above at the very beginning of the ceremony. Several people said I looked like a sniper - all in black up on the roof. The second photo is me getting a chance to relax with my Hawaii friends at the reception. Bob & Maureen work at the Honolulu forecast office and are great people to hang out with!