Erika's shoot is one of my favorites.  Serving as one of my senior reps, we spent a good part of an afternoon traveling around downtown Austin and the North Campus area having a grand ol' time.  What made it fun was Erika's good nature and sweet personality.  She had a vision, she knew what she wanted and it was just a matter of execution.  Easy peasy.

With her recent acceptance into one of this country's premiere culinary school, she has a great, bright future. This girl is going places people.  And fast. 

I had the pleasure of meeting Tara at the ALTF workshop way back when.  Little did I know I had just met a person I would greatly admire and one I'm glad to call a friend.  For one, she is a great person.  Outgoing.  Humble.  Kind.  The other thing about Tara is she is passionate about mastering her craft.  Her thirst to know, learn, and continuously work at bettering herself for her clients is quite admirable.   For example, at WPPI, I clearly remember crawling into bed after a long day of workshops, eyes heavy and longing for sweet slumber just to find Tara working feverishly on her laptop, recapping what she has taken in that day.  I only hope to be that discipline some day. 

So it saddens me to bits to learn that Tara's imminent move to greener pastures in Louisiana got moved up -- to last weekend. I am thrilled that every thing worked out so well for Tara and her husband Josh.  They are looking at wonderful opportunities and for that I'm thankful.  But I'll miss my dear friend. 

With that, I'm dedicating this post to my dear friends Tara and Josh.  I wish you both much success, joy, and happiness in good ol' Louisiana.  I know that you both are about to embark on some great things, and I'm excited to hear all about it. 

A few pictures from a visit out to their old stomping grounds in Marble Falls, Texas.


          

Welcome Class of 2010 Seniors! 

Despite posting two entries, I find that I'm still down ... um, plenty.  I've recently updated my post-it note and this is where I'm at.