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Ky and Dan's Elopement Celebration

July 18, 2010 - 7:00pm — mhoogend

Ky and Dan eloped and afterwards invited family and friends to celebrate with them in San Antonio. On Saturday was the main reception at the Gillaspie's house, and on Sunday they had a brunch at the Hall's (Ky's parents) house. The Hall's were neighbors of Kim as she grew up in New Jersey and have remained friends since.

Here are some of the shots I took that weekend.

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A view of the Gillaspie's pool and back of the house
The haze over downtown San Antonio
Ky's dad Jeff
Howard enjoying the company
Ky's sister Megan; she didn't give a good smile for the camera
Mary and I getting shot by Kim
The Piñata wasn't pre stuffed with candy. Bummer.
The yummy carrot cake for the occasion
The cutting of the cake
Dan waiting for a slice of cake
Kim and Ky
Ky's mom Carol
Ky and Dan resting in the shade as the party starts winding down
Jeff entertained by the children
She really wanted a hug
Back patio of the Hall house
"Panoramic" of the gathering

Fifth CSA Dinner

July 17, 2010 - 1:00am — mhoogend

For our fifth CSA from Johnson's Backyard Garden we had a ton of tomatoes and eggplant. Naturally we had to go ahead and use up the eggplant and make eggplant parmesan. The rest of the veggies all went to good use and it was a very successful dinner. You can see the previous post for our first CSA challenge and our third CSA with massaman curry.

Here are some shots of the cooking we did together.

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Plentiful tomatoes
Seasoned tomatoes for a little flavor
Tomatoes out of the oven
Vegetarian "meat" balls
Cooked "meat" balls
Tartan cautiously entering
A good spread of veggies
Always can make use of cucumbers
Summer squash to compliment the meal
Eggs for the breading
Eggplant ready to be coated
Em breading the eggplant
Frying the eggplant
Eggplant parm fresh from the oven
Ready for the salad
Eggplant parm, "meat" balls, roasted tomatoes, and summer squash, yum!

Treasure City Thrift Fashion Show (2 of 2)

June 20, 2010 - 1:01am — mhoogend

This is the second post for Treasure City Thrift Fashion show since I can't get all the pictures from the event posted in one post. This selection includes a collection that was modeled by Texas Roller Girls.

Here are the shots that didn't make it into post 1.

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Texas Roller Girl
Texas Roller Girl
Texas Roller Girl
Texas Roller Girl
Jen saying farewell at the end of the show

Treasure City Thrift Fashion Show (1 of 2)

June 20, 2010 - 1:00am — mhoogend

My friend Jen (Project Jen and Spinsta) has been making clothes for some time and invited us to come see her Smoke House Dresses at Treasure City. We didn't end up getting that great of a vantage point for pictures, but I did my best to try and capture some shots of all the different models. Just for the sake of it I'm putting up the best shot I got of each model, and several shots of the dresses that Jen made. I only did basic quick edits to all the photos, except for Smoke House Dresses where I put a little more time into it to try and make the pictures come out.

Here are shots of all the models that night.

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Brandy in the opening Smoke House Dress: Asymmetrical one-shouldered dress
Brandy in the opening Smoke House Dress: Asymmetrical one-shouldered dress
Second from the Smoke House Dresses collection
Second from the Smoke House Dresses collection
M in final Smoke House Dress; Chairman Mau
M in final Smoke House Dress; Chairman Mau
M in final Smoke House Dress; Chairman Mau
Jen making a showing after her dress collection
Host and MC of the event

Third CSA Dinner

June 18, 2010 - 1:00am — mhoogend

For our third CSA from Johnson's Backyard Garden we did a ratatouille and some of Em's awesome crème brûlée. I'm sure because of a certain Pixar movie you might have already heard of it. You can see the previous post for our first CSA challenge. For the second one when we made massaman curry I didn't take any pictures.

Here are some shots of the cooking we did together.

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Bread and cheese appetizer
Nearly complete cucumber salad
Chef chopping skills on the herbs for the cucumber salad
Fresh green beans before going into the ratatouille
Ratatouille simmering on the stove
Mushrooms for addition to the ratatouille
Sautéing the mushrooms
Owen doesn't have as much fun while we cook
A picture of me for good measure
Jen is hungry, watch out...
Ratatouille ready to eat!
Eggs for the crème brûlée
Creamy goodness for the crème brûlée
Straining together ingredients for crème brûlée
The crème brûlée is cooked, almost done!
The final crispy touch.

Homan Cousin Reunion - 2010

June 6, 2010 - 7:03pm — mhoogend

The Homan cousins reunited after over 20 years in San Antonio at Kim's parents house (4 June - 6 June 2010). Only Rachel wasn't present, but Shawn flew in from DC, Keith from Jersey, Katie drove in from Dallas, and Kim from Austin. We had a fun filled weekend around San Antonio including the driving range at Canyon Springs, a nature walk led by "Uncle Howard", and the required reminiscing of the family while watching old family videos.

Here are some pictures I took over the weekend.

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Kim lounging on the patio.
Katie lounging on the patio.
Howard doing Sudoku on the patio.
Keith lounging on the patio.
Howard at the driving range.
Shawn at the driving range.
Keith took a shot of me while I was swinging.
Katie at the driving range.
Keith at the driving range.
Longhorns hanging out in the heat at the driving range.
The whole family while we watched old family videos.
The Homan family posing for memories.
Kim trying to survive the heat of SA.
Howard lacing up for the nature walk.
Howard examining a find on the nature walk.
Keith found a busted golf ball, perhaps from one of his swings the previous day.
Howard's favorite spot on the nature walk.
An old watering hole in the creek bed.
Do we go on... or head back?
The return trip, now with some greenery.
Quite a few wildflowers, had to get some shots with the super wide angle.
The family walking in a nice neat line.
Shade from the clouds, better for pictures than relief from the sun.

NCC Montague Training Series #3, A Race

June 4, 2010 - 4:38pm — thoogend

Here are the pictures I took during the A race on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at the NCC Montague Training Series Race #3. Thanks goes to Greg Garrison for letting me use his Nikon D200 to take pictures. It was a lot of fun and a good learning experience!

NCC Montague Training Series #3, B Race

June 3, 2010 - 9:44pm — thoogend

Here are the pictures I took during the B race on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at the NCC Montague Training Series Race #3. Thanks goes to Greg Garrison for letting me use his Nikon D200 to take pictures. It was a lot of fun and a good learning experience!

NCC Montague Training Series #2, A Race

May 30, 2010 - 10:19am — thoogend

Here are the pictures I took during the A race on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at the NCC Montague Training Series Race #2 (Race #1 was rained out). There are some good ones in there of Jeremy Durrin, Evan Huff, Damien Callahan, Steve Weller, Steve Robbins, and more. Enjoy!

NCC Montague Training Series #2, B Race

May 30, 2010 - 10:10am — thoogend

Here are the pictures I took during the B race on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at the NCC Montague Training Series Race #2 (Race #1 was rained out). I'm not sure of his name, but there are three good ones in there of Roy (Ray?) in NCC kit, and two of Doug in Joe's Garage kit. Enjoy!

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