Belleair Grill and Wine Bar Part II

I wanted to share some images from the second part of my shoot at the Belleair Grill and Wine Bar in Largo. The light in the restaurant is so nice. It was much fun to just wander around to find pretty pictures. Here's some of my favorite images. Hopefully the website will be done soon and I'll be able to share.



















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Western in the Sweet 16!

I'd be a bad alumni of Western Kentucky University if I didn't post something about my beloved team. WKU plays UCLA in Phoenix tonight in the Sweet 16. UCLA is ranked much higher but Western is going to make a great run for it. My friend Kathleen and I had the opportunity to see WKU take on San Diego last weekend with my friend Kathleen. It was a blast.

This is our great mascot Big Red. Many make fun of him, but he's adorable!



GO WESTERN!!!

Belleair Grill and Wine Bar

Last weekend I was commissioned to make some pretty pictures of the delicious dishes at the new Belleaire Grill and Wine Bar. Talk about fun, and yummy smells! Here's some of the images. I'm headed back to do another shoot of the interior, the wine bar, etc., this weekend so I'll be sharing those images next week. Meanwhile, check out these dishes. Too bad computers don't come with a scratch and sniff button :)

















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Ashley and Rick win big!

My clients Ashley and Rick recently won a drawing for a shopping spree of $1000. How exciting. I'm sure they can sure use that money for some great products for their upcoming wedding. Suprisingly, an image of mine was used for an advertisement in TBT. Most suprised was me, who works for the mother company of TBT, The Times. I think this ad looks great!



Congratulations Ashley and Rick!

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Stair Climb 2008

Last weekend I participated in the Stair Climb Tampa with one of my favorite people in the world, Janel Schroeder and her husband Ray and other firefighters from his squad, the Pinellas Suncoast Indian Rock Volunteers. We climbed 42 flights of stairs in the Bank of America Building in Tampa to raise money for the American Lung Association. It was awesome! I finished my climb in 10:37 and the only thing that was hurting was my lungs were burning. Other than that, I felt great. Janel kicked butt as well and so did Ray and all the guys. They climbed the stairs in their full gear. One of the guys even trained with sand in his tank. Yikes! I don't think I could have done it, with our without sand. Next year though :)

Our team...(do you think Janel and I stood out?)

I had to add this photo Janel sent me. Check out the sweat marks :)



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Mandy's Wedding

In just a few short weeks Hank and I will be travelling to Nashville, Tennessee to photograph the wedding of Mandy and Ricardo. I first met Mandy when I was in college and have stayed close to her ever since. To say Mandy is a kind-hearted person is an understatement. She's one of my most favorite friends in the world. Ricardo is a gem himself. He's the perfect match for Mandy and loves her dearly. I have to give some props too to Ricardo's new company, Level 60 Consulting. Mandy and Ricardo will be wed at CJ's Off the Square in a sweet intimate wedding. I find it such an honor to have been asked to photograph their wedding and am looking forward to it!

Aren't they such a cute couple?



Mandy was a bridesmaid in my wedding...



Here's us in college. Ahh, the glory days :)



Here's us on an adventure in San Francisco. Oh gosh, my wardrobe...



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The Oscars Are Here....

and my winner goes to....just kidding. I still can't decide. I finally saw my last installation (of the ones up for best picture anyway). Hank and I will be attending a fun party Sunday to celebrate. Anyway, I had to add pictures of all the movies up for the best picture. My favorites were There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men. Of course I picked the most violent films but darn, Daniel Day-Lewis sure plays a good bad guy. And Javier Bardem, now I'd never heard of him before, but I was sure impressed. My friend Lynn thought the violence should have been more implied than so grotesque, but I was just so caught up in it all.





So at the beginning of "There Will Be Blood" my friend Jim (aka Jimatthegym) turned to me and said, "Looks like he broke his left foot". I about lost it. So funny. Daniel Day-Lewis is such an amazing actor. He can play the most sympathetic characters and then the deepest evil people. Amazing!



Juno was adorable. Very Garden State-ish


George Clooney is the man. I love him in everything even if he's basically the same character in all. I swear it's not because he's from Kentucky :)



Atonement was a great period piece. I certainly need to read the book now!


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