Happy Summer everyone…

It’s June but the heat here in Houston hit us early this year and has not abated. We are behind on our annual rainfall and you can tell by looking at the front yard. I just try to stay in A/C as much as possible! Here is my monthly re-cap:

Outings: Kenny and I have kept our schedules more open than usual so we can actually relax and get stuff done around the house. Still, we managed to go to Galveston for the annual Sandcastle Competition (see pic below) & went to a friend’s home for a Memorial Day BBQ. Throw in some evenings of salsa and dinner with various friends as well. Oh, we also went and saw Eddie Izzard’s new stand-up routine, “Stripped”. He even did a short Q&A after the show.

Domestic: In preparation for the big luau-themed birthday party we are hosting July 5th (Kenny’s birthday is the 8th and we have tons of friends with July birthdays), we are slowly but surely de-cluttering, re-organizing, cleaning things around the house. We are trying to make the front yard look nice with some flagstone edging & tree trimming. Now I have to find time for the backyard as well (plants need to be trimmed down). It feels good to get it done as you slowly see the results. It also feels good to drive up to Goodwill with a truckload of stuff. The second pile has already been started as we make our way around the house. Kitchen is done, my office & our bedroom/bathroom is next. I’ve started working on both of them.

Work: Travel has concluded for the time being. I made my rounds to all of our facilities, reviewed files, trained new directors. I should be staying in Houston for a while at least, especially since our upcoming new accounts are in Houston. I also reached my 2 year anniversary here at work this past weekend. Yay me! Now I anxiously wait to hear how I did on my review. It’s been submitted and is waiting for HR approval. Eep.

Photography: I’ve shot 3 more weddings for Christine since my last entry. All in Houston, all lovely celebrations with wonderful couples. We also had a chance to participate in the June Yale Street Art Market. We hadn’t been in a couple of months because of scheduling conflicts with weddings. It was great to see everyone again though. We won’t be there in July but plan to be there for the huge White Linen Night event on August 2nd.

Upcoming events include the awesome Lebowski Bash this Saturday at the Caroline Collective (we’ll have the Fresh Photography booth set up from 4-8 PM) and a wedding in Beaumont, Texas at the end of the month.

Until next month when my adventures continue…