Beach After Work

Stella got to go for a ride & a walk!

Dog Day Afternoon

After her shower, Stella had to stop by the office to check something on the server.

Then she got dropped off at home so I could go see Rosie & Laddie with their 7 new Wheaten pups. They were born last week (Dec 14). I have to say Rosie looked pretty happy & very relaxed ...

but that's because the pups were taking a nap.

As soon as they woke up, Rosie passed out! One puppy is either A) confused, B) doesn't like crowds, C) the one male who just wanted to escape from his 6 sisters or D) all of the above.

Nice sunset in my backyard.

Me 'n Stella

Rob took some really nice pix of me 'n Stella in the backyard. The light was amazing!

Rob, the Dog Whisperer, literally ... it looks like he's whispering in her ear. For some reason Stella will do whatever Rob says. She wouldn't even think of lying on top of anyone else. He seems to put her in a trance.

Renee, Greg & Tory

Today I shot Renee, Greg & Tory for their Christmas card. They wanted to sit by their new pool. It was a little rainy but we managed to get a nice shot

I actually shot this iPhone photo of Tory on Thanksgiving. Not sure what it is, but there's something I love about this pic.

Holiday Party & House Stuff

Today we had the TOUR staff holiday party at the clubhouse. It was nice, as always, BUT ... these are NOT chocolate!!!

This afternoon I had my house exterior debugged & pressure cleaned. All the big trees were trimmed as well. It looks GREAT!

Stella enjoyed snacking on the tree trimmings. Giant "sticks" were everywhere!

After that was a trip to Pet Supermarket to buy some food & bark at the ferrets. This nice rusty well cover was nearby.

Halloween 2011

This is Creative Services Halloween card. Jana was Sally from the Nightmare Before Christmas, Carrie was John Rice, Mike was Colonel Sanders & Rob was Edward Scissorhands.

Rob toned down his costume to Edward's hedge-cutting scene wardrobe to make it more work appropriate.

John Snow came by to see everyone's costume & to document their annual lunchtime trek to Publix.

As always, the local kids came to our office studio while trick-or-treating. This little girl was terrified to have her photo taken while she was wearing her shark head. Her dad made this awesome costume using a motorcycle helmet.

As soon as she took off her helmet, she was all smiles!

Rocketboy & Woody from Toy Story.

I love this one. She reminds me of Erik Estrada in CHiPs (link provided for those who were born after 1983).

The ladybug & Lightning McQueen.

Jessie the Cowgirl from Toy Story & Spidergirl.

Darth Vader(ette)

Anna dressed Hank up in a Tyler suit. He even has his very own PGA TOUR Rules Official credential. Love it!!!

Charlie's First Birthday

Matt & Ilona had a fabulous brunch ...

... in honor of Charlie's first birthday.

Charlie LOVED smashing his cake!

The aftermath

Ilona & Matt enjoyed the festivities as well.

Maddie liked all of the balloons.

Edward Scissorhands

As always, Rob's Halloween costume did not disappoint! He even won a well-deserved $500 first place award at a costume contest!

Greg & Renee posed with Eddie.

Stella did NOT like Edward! She barked nonstop, even though he smelled a lot like Rob!

Home Sweet Home

Stella was so happy when I came home. Playdate with Hank ... hose play in the backyard ... shower time ... then passed out, swaddled in a blanket. Life is good!

Butterfly & Sunset

While walking to a meeting, I was understandably distracted by a dead monarch butterfly on some colorful brick pavers.

There was a nice sunset while walking Stella after work.

A Foodfilled Day

I had lunch with John & Sherry at Pacific Fusion. I don't think John realized I knew it was his birthday. I made him my signature Ghirardelli dark chocolate brownies with a little birthday message.

Dinner party at Anna & Tyler's always means great food. BBQ ribs, brussel sprouts with bacon & cheesy potatoes.

Tyler's piano

Busy Sunday

The movers finally show up with some of my stuff from NY ... 5 weeks late! I had 2 bikes & 14 boxes in their full truck.

On the way to the Home Show with Greg & Renee, we stopped at Greg's office. I got to see some great views of the city, lots of cool art & SteinMart's first cash register.

There's a great brick wall outside the convention center ... an awesome spot for portraits.

Greg & Renee ham it up at the Home Show.

For dinner, I made seared Ahi tuna & sesame snow pea fresh rolls. Fab.