Trip to Austin

Well, here we go. Our first family trip back to Austin. This is more of a work trip for me and hopefully, more of a family oriented trip for Beth and Lauren. We have a wedding this weekend and two more (weekend before Turkey day and Memorial Day weekend 08) before we're finished. After that, I will concentrate my photography efforts on flowers and buildings and other stuff that doesn't move unless it's named Lauren. Speaking of Lauren, she was primping for Austin tonight...

I cannot get over this girl's curls!!!

Someone actually asked Beth if they were natural!?!

We're just about packed, but I'm having difficulty figuring out what gear to leave behind. Honestly, I could probably shoot the whole wedding with 2 lenses, but you just never know what you're going to need or what you're going to leave on the front row of the church...

I got off early this afternoon because a water main burst downtown and we didn't have water at the pilot plant. No water = no bathrooms or AC = go home. I can't say that I complained too much. I had a migrain that didn't go away until I napped for about an hour. Beth had a biopsy on one of her moles today, so please say a prayer that it comes back negative. You always hold your breath until you have been cleared.

We're still trying to get used to how things work in a small town. It seems like we're always getting the run-around in some way. Yesterday, for instance, the lady that was scheduled for at least a month in advance because she was booked solid, called and canceled 30 minutes before Beth's appointment. Not exactly small-town hospitality. Of course we have no way of knowing if she had a family emergency or what, but still, it's just one example in a long chain of events. Our lawn guy is flaky. We practically had to beg to get an OB appointment and sonogram 6 weeks late (we should have found out a month ago that we're having a boy). Just stuff. So, on a whim, Beth called Patricia, her hairstylist from Austin and she's going to go in after hours on Sunday night to do Beth's hair. We miss people like that. I guess we're just not considered "locals" yet.

Alright, our little baby is demanding that Beth eat some icecream, so I'll sign off in a sec. Before I leave, Lauren wanted me to post a couple of photos of her new friend, Sam Gregory.