HOLA, BABY!

HOLA, BABY


glasses by Prada, shoes by Madden Girl, jacket from Forever 21

     This is a place I’ve rediscovered in the past couple of years and it’s called Old Town Spring.

   It’s so old time and Main Street styled, and I love it on pretty days.  There are cute restaurants and shopping spots.

     watch and bag by Michael Kors

     Today was actually a quick appointment before a patio dinner, which included the dogs! When he pulled up in his car with the babies…I say, “Hola, baby!” Just like I always do.

     Yet another cool front came through, so a jacket was needed, and this one is from Forever 21.  This jacket will be a forever piece because the stretchy poly blend will never die and the shape seems timeless to me.  Yes, peplums are in now, but this one is mild enough to drag around for years.


Everything else is old, including the black camisole top with cream colored lace.  The black tiered shorts are from last August and were purchased as a comfy vacation piece shown here.

I’m going to be doing more posts on my little time warp, which is Old Town Spring, because it’s so quaint and some of the shopping is so fun!

 

The very first time I was ever there, was one Sunday when I was a teenager with my mom.  I had very few, well hardly any friends…so mom was my friend.  She took me there for the annual Crawfish Festival which happens every April. 


 

   I remember what a beautiful day it happened to be and what a fun time we had.  I also remember a man with a soft drink in one hand and a giant turkey leg in the other.  He refused to let go of either item as he leaned forward and hurled… (by hurled…I mean “pea soup” style Exorcist movie)…yes hurled right in our pathway.

    Ick.  I just have to tell everyone that part of the story as well, when reminiscing about my first Old Town Spring adventure. I’d never seen that before.

    Huge public affairs with music and food and beer are great…but lazy days like this with less people around is more our scene.


-May 5, 2013

-SDS

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SIX SHOTS: MARCH 2013

SIX SHOTS

march, two thousand  thirteen

Old Town Spring

  1.  alice in wonderland

This was an amazing courtyard I fell in love with in Old Town Spring and used in the blog post LACE WITH LACE WITH LACE.  I live just a few miles away and plan to go back often !

birdhouse ideas

  2.  cozy gothic bird home

I love plants and flowers…and of course any type of birdie homes!  I happened upon this on in Old Town Spring as well and showed in the LACE WITH LACE WITH LACE  post as well. I shared it here in case you missed it!

  3. a very special 12th birthday

My little heart.  I guess I am an annoying pet person who thinks my dog is incredibly special! I apologize. I’ve just decided to make her as happy and feel a special as possible, and I did so with a pink cupcake on this day! She turned 12 and was so happy to get this special treat!

  4.  me me me

It’s worth mentioning, that it’s very nerve racking to be posting photos of your grill on the Internet that are seen by people all over the world.  There is a blurry line between modesty and self promotion in the world of blogging. My husband (see  #6) takes the pictures of me and I take all the pictures of everything else! It’s hard, because I am just a regular person. I get frustrated sometimes and try to explain to him that I am NOT Cindy Crawford, therefore I need good angles and lighting! It’s fun when his photos actually turn out, and I used this one in the SUPER HAIR CARE FIND guest blog on Ashley Elizabeth’s site! Must we be young and thin and perfect to have a good blog? I surely hope not!


5.  doggy boudoir

   These are my dirty rotten scoundrels looking perfectly fancy on my animal print chaise. They were eyeballing us carefully before we left the house, I suppose to figure out if they were invited or not.  I happened to have camera in hand, and snapped a lovely picture. If anything about you is a photographer at heart…then you know what it’s like to snap a forever-type of pic. This was that.  A perfect moment.

Ken Sjoberg, KS TENNIS USA, tennis in the woodlands

6.  mi corazon

     

     When I met him, and then found out that he played tennis, I thought that was a really good sign.  It tells a lot about a person’s life if they have priorities that include health, fitness and sports.  My husband started in tennis as a young child, and he enjoys teaching little children as well as adults, the joy of his sport. We all have our thing. Tennis is his. I’ve been taking action shots of him this week to use for our KS TENNIS website.  Although I love those professional shots in which the yellow ball is a blur across the picture, this one speaks to me. It is real and deep and shows his love for the game.

    Those are my top Six Shots for March, 2013.

 

                                                            -March 31, 2013

SDS

 

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TOP TWELVE SHOTS OF THE YEAR 2013

 

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     The year zipped by quickly.  What happened to the good old days that yousee in movies in which people had time to sit around outside on the patio, drink tea and gossip?  I need time like that.

     There were a lot of photos taken for the blog… probably thousands, but these are the ones I am choosing to highlight.  

 

Michael Kors, Movado, Jessica Simpson shoes, David Yurman, Prada Glasses, animal print top, white blonde hair, over 40, Old Town Spring, Luxor Living and Style,fashion blogger, lifestyle blogger, Luxor Magazine, Texas Top Bloggers

If you click on each photo, it takes you to the original blog post to see more. I choose photos of people, since that is one of my passions.   If there is a photo of me, my husband took it, which is a miracle/fluke, but it’s included because he does help and when we are not rushing, it’s fun for us.

  

 

 

I try to use other people at times, for the blog.  Although it my site, I try hard not to shove my grill front and center of every photo or post.  

     The blog is about beauty, fashion, relationships, travel, life and basically my vision of the universe and my passions.  It is not about me.

 

I chose to include my shoot with Jennifer, because I am so proud of the make up artistry, styling of the shoot, photography and editing.  Not only that, she’s so nice and we had fun, and will be working together again.

 

Photography helps to release a creative facet of myself, and to be able to style a shoot, and do all the cosmetics artistry and hair, is a plus.

     I love the photo of me and my husband above, because we were having a great night, going to dinner and a concert. I like how you can see us, but you can’t.  It’s more the idea of a couple that is portrayed.

Animal Print hat, Prada, white blonde, Texas, Old Town Spring, Luxor Living and Style, Houston Top Bloggers, stylist, MUA, Photography in The Woodlands

 

I am an animal print lady.  I love my cheap, new hat in this, and I love that we are at a place we like to go together.  This picture is the true me. Throwing on a hat, lipstick, glasses and ear bobbles, and BAM!  

Prada, glasses, Michael Kors, Marilyn Monroe, Luxor

 

This was interesting.  Blogging the same look daily isn’t any fun, so it’s nice to step out a little.  It turned out sort of Marilyn.

 

bald actor, New York men,

 

It was a blast shooting Vinnie in Laguna Beach.   What I learned was that it is entirely different photographing men than it is women.

    They want to look good, but you don’t want to take away from the manliness by over softening with filters.  He’s a very masculine type guy, and I wanted to enhance that. His little pet Sabatino helps to show his sensitive side, however!

 

The Perfectly Prada blog post was one of the first of the year.  This is the point I decided to just be myself, take pictures and create style how I want, and not try to meet typical expectations.

 

     Mr Sjoberg of KS TENNIS USA made a reluctant appearance for the blog, so I could further my photography  portfolio experience with the male species.

Full body shots are hard to shoot, when you’re an average person.  Sitting down usually doesn’t help matters either! However, it was a lovely Saturday night at church, it’s in focus, and did I mention I love animal print things? It’s sort of a reserved jungle kitty look.  Fun.

 

Part of the fun of running your own blog venture, is the opportunity to work with various brands.  

     This shot was part of a STUDIO GEAR COSMETICS post, and there will be more from them to come, but it’s so much more difficult than it looks to photograph makeup artistry, so I was glad they were pleased with the outcome.

     I have deals pending with other types of companies, and can not wait to see what happens and what is going on a year from now! Thanks so much for reader and follower support, and I wish everyone the best possible for 2014!

-SDS

-December 31, 2013

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