Heaven

Our first time taking the dogs to the beach has been a blast! We weren't quite sure what to expect since we have never vacationed with them before...but it has been great! Cape San Blas is beautiful...sooooo quiet and peaceful. We just came back from a walk and only saw about 4 people and one other dog. Of course Samus has to act like she lives in a cave and has never seen people before but what can we do...she's uncontrollable.

At least she is sweet! Thought you might enjoy some shots from our walk this morning...

a little taste of what I do

I normally don't like to show my work because I don't really feel like it represents what I see in my head. BUT, today I have been working on a freelance book cover and I was very pleased with the way the illustration turned out. This is a comp for a book that deals with the names of God and what the Hebrew originally meant. This is not the final but I thought I would post anyways...click on it and it should get bigger...tell me what you think!

We're ok

Thank goodness, we were in Nashville last night when the tornado went through...and we barely missed some other strong storms this afternoon coming home by about 20 minutes. Thank you Lord. Our side of Atlanta was not hit but it went right through the center of the city. Right now, I can hear the wind whistling outside, the first time I have ever heard it with the windows shut.
Here are some pictures of the damage to the downtown area...
This is in the Georgia World Congress Center, across from CNN, after the storm hit. That is water cascading down the steps!

Weird thing is, I was just mentioning to someone in Nashville yesterday that I was glad that Atlanta did not get the tornadoes like Nashville does. BOY, I guess I was wrong!

World's smallest bodybuilder

This is not photoshopped. Apparently this guy is the real thing. He lives in India and is a bodybuilder...how strange! He looks like a doll! I kind of think it is neat that he is so proportional.

Getting to know me, part 1

My friend Bethany sent me this today and instead of emailing it back, I thought I would use it as today's blog. Deliriously happy, I know you are, to know more about me than you already do. I'll post the second part in a few days...

1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:30. I know, lazy, right? Chris and John had me up late last night helping with making books for their critique.

2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds, absolutely, anything that sparkles.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? First Sunday...this one was not my choice, nor should it be yours! The last one I saw that I liked was Cloverfield.

4. What is your favorite TV show? Ghost Hunters, Paranormal State, 30 Rock

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? I don't because I am lazy and get up so late!

6. What is your middle name? Anna

7. What food do you dislike? sushi, salmon, salad

8. What is your favorite CD at this moment? Jack Johnson and Sia

9. What kind of car do you drive? 1998 Infiniti QX4

10. Favorite sandwich? peanut butter and grape jelly or bologna on white bread with mayo

11. What characteristic do you despise? arrogance and people who are unaware of what is going on around them.

12. Favorite item of clothing? my green jacket and my polka dotted shoes

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Fiji or Greece

14. Favorite brand of clothing? don't really like clothes right now...would work better if they fit.

15. Where would you retire to? Hawaii...Hanalei Bay, Kauai specifically

16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? My 30th. Chris rented out a gymnastics studio and had a surprise party for me! It was so fun...trampolines, a zip line, a swing into the foam block pit, I wanna go back!

17. Favorite sport to watch? football, but I don't love it unless it is live

18. Do you speak any foreign languages? I took 4 years of french but I don't remember much...tried to learn Japanese last year but that didn't stick either.

19. Is there a foreign language you'd like to learn? Spanish or Japanese

20. Are you a morning person or a night person? night, definitely

23. What is your shoe size? 8

24. Pets? Max and Samus, 2 of my 3 loves....

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Chris will be done with 2nd quarter tomorrow!!!!!!

26. What did you want to be when you were little? An astronaut then a pilot. I was actually looking into colleges to be a pilot but made the mistake of going to Europe and spending 14 hours in flight with 3 plane changes and got pretty sick and thought I could never do it. Sometimes I wish I had, sometimes I dont.

27. How are you today? feeling fat. I am starting weight watchers tomorrow.

28. What is your favorite candy? reeses

29. What is your favorite flower? I don't know if I have one. I like most of them...

30. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? March 23 when we head to Cape San Blas!

Free NIN album

If you like Nine Inch Nails, you can go to their site and download their newest album for free! It is completely instrumental, don't know how good it is, but it is worth a try!
http://ghosts.nin.com/main/home

Am I considered a real artist now?

A tattoo such an interesting thing...my friend Bethany has been going through a bit of a journey in her personal life and to symbolize that journey...she got a tattoo this week. She was kind enough (or crazy enough!) to ask for my help illustrating a bluebird for her ankle. This is pretty close to the illustration I drew for her, isn't it pretty? I am so honored that she liked the illustration enough to put it on her body forever! Bethany, you rock! I am proud of you for withstanding the pain...in many ways! Love you!

Wow...it's March already...

Can you believe it? Time goes by so fast and the older I get, the more it speeds up. Chris and I both have birthdays this month, Chris will be 33 and I will be 32. Wow. That looks even older than it sounds. Where have the past 10 years gone?

This weekend has been absolutely gorgeous here in Atlanta. 70 degrees and sunny...makes me want to live in AZ or CA where it is like this all the time! I have spring fever pretty bad!

Max is not feeling good today, so please keep him in your prayers. Last night we had company over for dinner and he had diarrhea in the middle of the floor while we were cooking! Thank goodness they are dog owners too and completely understood. We also got woken up in the middle of the night with another episode. I am so glad we have hardwoods. He seems to be somewhat better today. He has been so good for so long, no sickness at all since the beginning of Jan. Everything comes back into focus when he gets ill, makes me remember how awful last fall was and how bad it could be again. I am sure this is just some bug but I still hate it. I just love that dog sooooo much.