a post has been due for a while now, but i could not seem to muster up the energy to grab my camera and head into the mess.  i have been living in a construction zone for the past 6 months and my head has been in one, too.  a great deal of effort is required when you remodel your home and your lives become altered for a moment. my porch is a make shift garage, leon has never really known what it is like to hang out in the back yard and stella has reverted to playing in the front yard until the time comes to make it habitable. it must be amusing to see us out in our tiny front yard playing in the kiddy pool.  being in this stage for more than a year (drawings + demolition + building) and i am ready to move in! 

i am not sure if you are like me but i get in a "i don't care" mode when my house is a disaster and that is ok because soon it will all be moved somewhere else!  living like this has made me a little crazy but my chest loosens when i realize that we are doubling the size of our house.   soon the kids can have their own rooms and a place to hang their clothes.(we have one closet)

josh and i decided that we also wanted to move our work studio back to the house so we could relish the time spent with our kids and say goodbye to the  20 minute commute. (coffee stop is included in that time) yes, us city folk are spoiled.

here is the first half of our house tour (downstairs) brought to you by stella.  she was eager to pose for the camera and as you can see this is not the most child friendly area.  in fact we try to stay out of there at all times to avoid injury.  today a piece of wood flew across the room and shattered the dryer door.  did i say i can't wait for this to be over?  until then, you can find me playing in the front yard with my kids.

You know that you are living a dream when you can wake up in Marfa and call that work.  Besides being my favorite place in Texas, I loved hanging out with friends and shooting a video for their new record.  They are super talented and I am excited to see where things go with them! 

Here is a shot from the land that we got before the sun went down.  After this shot we drank a lone star to celebrate our long day (and the fact that rattle snakes stayed away).

check out cameron and matt's vimeo page to see more of them in action.

i love southern weddings!  meghan and carter had a lovely one full of elegance.  her dress was elegant, she was beautiful and carter was charming. a pure joy to work with. 

wed at duchesne
reception at houston country club
angela nix planned the wedding
plants n petals was the florist