Life is Beautiful

In Memory of Houdini

Stephanie — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:17:51 +0000

Today the second cat to ever enter my life, Houdini, died. He was 20 years old and I was only 9 years old when we brought him home as a kitten. Houdini was a great cat. He was all country. One of his trademarks was that he could never make up his mind about being outside or inside. He would come inside for 5 minutes and then meow at the door wanting to be let out. It was a constant dance of letting him in and out, in and out, in and out. He was tough. He’d show up all the time with cuts, sores, and chunks of his ear missing. Gross, but true.

Houdini was always very fond of my stepdad and when he passed away, Houdini did a great job of keeping my mom company in the painful months that followed. When I was in NC just a few weeks ago I felt like it could be the last time that I saw him alive so I made sure to spend extra time with him. He was losing weight and I could just tell that it wouldn’t be much longer. Normally he didn’t like to be picked up and held a lot but he was much more patient with me on the last visit. I’ll treasure those last moments.

I’ll miss you Houdini. It won’t be the same when I return to NC soon.

Houdini and I in 1998

Houdini, Mom, and Angela in 1998

Robert and Houdini in 1998

Houdini Laying in the Sun (year unknown)

Houdini in 2006

Photos of the Day:#46

Stephanie — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:05:33 +0000

I recently had the privilege of snapping engagement photos of two of our best friends, Gary and Jenna. They will be getting married in September and we can’t wait!

Photos of the Day: #45

Stephanie — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:00:25 +0000

Ben and I helped our friends, Jon and Talissa, with a yard sale this past weekend. I took a few photos of their adorable daughter, Mazie.

CSA Deliveries: Yes, We Still Love Them!

Stephanie — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:27:07 +0000

It has been a while since we blogged about our CSA, but don’t worry. We are more in love than ever with Farmers Fresh CSA! I am especially in love with all of the fruit that we have been receiving. This week definitely blew me away. Here is what we got:

Honeydew melon Correction: It’s called a sprite melon. (Isn’t it cute??)
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Hydroponic lettuce
Oyster mushrooms
Yellow squash
Corn
Blueberries
Potatoes

Have you joined your local CSA yet? You can find one using your zip code here: http://www.localharvest.org/csa/

Photos of the Day: #44

Stephanie — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:56:16 +0000

Ben and I recently enjoyed a fabulous 10 nights / 11 days in Puerto Rico. Of course, I took tons of photos. Here are some of my favorites: