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More Pictures for Photography Class

2010-12-21T16:40:00.000-06:00

It's official. I am now a digital photography 101 certificate holder. I adored the class, and I hope that one day I can take 201. This is definitely something I could get in to.For our final project, we went to the Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens on a blustery day to get some still life shots, although December is a less-than-ideal time to take pictures in a garden.Here are some photos from my final

Photography Class

2010-11-10T11:30:00.008-06:00

This is my second week of photography class at UT Arlington, because my husband is awesome. He bought me the course as a birthday gift last year; work has been so crazy that I haven't been in town for any seven-week period up until this point. I really like the course, and I have a TON to learn.Our professor gives us really fun and interesting homework each week. Here are a few shots from my

25: Now I can rent a car

2010-08-13T12:57:00.021-05:00

I am absolutely crazy about my husband. I think regular readers of this blog probably get that by now. He is awesome in so many ways, and one of the most amazing is his birthday surprises. Matt definitely gave me the absolute best birthday I could ever imagine, filled with all of my favorite things. Sometimes, I think he knows me better than I know myself!The entire weekend was spectacular.

The Boys of Summer are Back

2010-04-07T09:55:00.006-05:00

Yeah, it's finally baseball season. It only took forever to get here! Mr. Grandin and I are HUGE baseball fans, so we have been anxiously awaiting this week since the World Series. (Actually, since before the World Series because our teams all had an off year!)Although I love baseball quite a bit, I don't think I am anywhere near the level of fan that my husband has achieved. Why, you ask? I

The Perfect Weekend

2010-03-15T17:42:00.004-05:00

What's the recipe for a perfect weekend? I think we found it. Just mix together:1 hilarious trip to the grocery store1 amazing meal: Kalamata Lemon Chicken with Orzo and broiled portobello mushrooms1 close call with a pan not meant to go in the broiler10 minutes of trying to get the funky smell out of the apartment6 additional hours of sleep than the typical evening3 hours of reading cookbooks

Our Battle Cry

2010-03-15T11:07:00.002-05:00

Wow. I can't believe our new commercials are finally out. I hope you all enjoy the new spots you'll see on March Madness these next few weeks. I'll post some pictures of the behind the scenes of these particular commercial shoots. But for now, please just click on the link below and enjoy! Ramp Agents Reveal Our Bag PolicyPosted using ShareThis

My Team

2010-03-01T15:16:00.004-06:00

All of you probably hear a lot about my crazy job, so I thought you might like to see the Team that I work with every day. Although we are crazy, we work together really well. You may notice one glaring trend in the photo below... No men. We tend to run them off as soon as they step foot on our floor. I guess it's just too much estrogen to take!Top row, from L to R: Beth Anne, Rhonda, Barri,

Poor Attempt at an Update

2010-02-19T15:15:00.010-06:00

I keep telling myself that I’m going to be better about posting, but it looks like I took another looooooong hiatus. Apologies, few followers! Matt and I had an amazing first Christmas together with so many amazing experiences. I can’t tell you how special it was to have our very first Christmas tree with our own decorations. (A big thank you to everyone that helped up our ornament count

Down for the Count

2009-10-09T13:58:00.005-05:00

I had my tonsils removed last Thursday. For the past week, the most exciting thing I've done is move from the couch to the bed. This has been the most miserable week of my life by far. Today marks day eight and truthfully it's the first time I've felt half-way human since the surgery. Don't get me wrong, I still feel like an evil gnome took a garden rake to the inside of my throat, but I at least

Goodbye 20s!

2009-10-07T16:05:00.012-05:00

It's official. My sweet husband turned 30 this month. We had a fabulous celebratory weekend full of fun, friends, and family. On Friday evening, I somehow managed a surprise party with some of our favorite people. I reserved the second floor of Snuffer's so we could all hang out and take part in their amazing cheese fries. Seriously, they're the best you will ever have. I learned that it's hard

Cleveland Rocks

2009-09-21T22:35:00.005-05:00

For weekend two of Matt's birthday, we had the opportunity to fly up to Cleveland for the weekend. Matt's brother is attending Barber College there, and he's got a great place right on Lake Erie. Matt's parents drove in and we all went to my very first Cleveland Indians game. It was a blast, and it was so good to see everyone for the first time since the wedding.Matt got a haircut from Tommy.

The Southwest Airlines Baby Wave

2009-09-17T17:32:00.007-05:00

Let me start out by saying no, it's not us. In the past year, an incredible amount of people we know at Southwest Airlines have had babies: Catherine & Philip, Erin & Steven, Erin & Will, Hedy & Evan, Laura & Jonathan, John & Kim... And trust me, that's not even the beginning. Any day now, we're looking forward to the arrival of Baby Hunter. Our friends Caroline and Gil are expecting their

Sometimes I Confuse Him

2009-09-16T19:18:00.002-05:00

So last night, my cute husband and I were sitting on the couch. He was watching TV while I was reading a magazine, trying to unwind from a crazy day at work. I was uncomfortable sitting up, so I laid my torso down on the couch and put my legs straight up in the air and continued to read. After about five minutes of awkward silence, this is how the conversation went.Matt: Umm... What are you

30 Years of Awesome

2009-09-10T18:10:00.013-05:00

Can it be that my sweet little hubby is turning 30 this month? Are we really married? With an apartment of our own? Making our own plans? Taking trips? Cooking dinner? Doing laundry? Cleaning out our fridge? Discussing adult things like insurance, retirement plans, and compound interest? Wow. So much has changed for the both of us in the last two years, but it has been the most amazing

Our Little Texas Tornado

2009-09-09T17:57:00.011-05:00

A few months ago Matt and I left work a bit early to go to the DMV. Thank goodness we did! We got caught right in the middle of one of those evil, springtime, tornado-spawning, Texas thunderstorms with very little notice. Like true Texans, we rode out storm in Wal-Mart where we had stopped to pick up prints of our wedding pictures. The wind started howling, the lights went out, and the storm

Ode to Catherine

2009-08-14T15:31:00.013-05:00

So today was my friend Catherine's last day at Southwest Airlines. She took an early buy-out package that our Company offered that was just perfect for her and her family. I am so blessed to have worked with her for as long as I did. Even though over 30,000 people work for SWA, I know it's going to be lonely, lonely, lonely without her in this building! Anyway, Catherine, here are just a few

East Coast/West Coast

2009-08-10T17:45:00.006-05:00

So... I think I get the most inconsistent blogger award for the past few weeks. I apologize! Matt and I have been busy little bees with our crazy work schedules. We did, however, have time to take two amazing trips. We went to Philly to visit friends and help put on the 4th of July parade. And then a few weeks later we got the opportunity to attend the wedding of my dear friends, Jon and

Wedded Wisdom: Cornbread

2009-07-15T13:11:00.002-05:00

Here's the first installment of what I'm sure will become a somewhat regular article on our blog: Things we've learned since we got married. I hope you enjoy, and feel free to add some of your wisdom as well...If you think cornbread is good for more than one week, you're wrong.If you think you have a strong enough stomach to handle cleaning out a pan of old cornbread, you're wrong.If your

Grand Turk: Our Final Port of Call

2009-07-06T12:33:00.006-05:00

The very last stop on our incredible honeymoon cruise was the tiny island of Grand Turk. After our amazing expeditions on St. Maartin and St. Thomas, we opted just to veg on the beach and take in the wonderful sunshine. We grabbed a bite to eat at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville where we could look out over the beach.After walking around the cruise complex a bit and learning a lot about island

St. Thomas & The Walking Tour

2009-06-25T17:02:00.006-05:00

We thought after the amazing day we had in St. Maarten, nothing on our cruise could possibly top it. But we were pleasantly surprised at how wonderful St. Thomas was!We took a walking tour from Blackbeard's Castle (which, by the way, is not a castle nor did Blackbeard ever visit). We posed with some awesome pirate statues, and then headed down the windy, steep road to see the rest of the

St. Maarten

2009-06-15T17:06:00.007-05:00

Matt and I were so impressed with our second port of call, St. Maarten, that now we want to go as often as possible. When we arrived to the island, we automatically headed down to Sunset Beach -- one of the most famous little strips of land in the aviation world. We had a spectacular time watching the planes land at Princess Juliana airport, which was so close you... well, I'll just let the

Cruisin'... Around the Boat

2009-06-12T14:51:00.003-05:00