Going to the chapel...

I will be taking a short break from My Cass-a-rific Blog for the next week or so while I have the wedding of my dreams with the man of my dreams. After the wedding, we will be taking a 7 night cruise through the Caribbean. We're so excited and will surely need some R&R after all the hard work that has been put into our wedding.

Check back in early November for pics from the honeymoon!

Until then...Peace to the Blogosphere!

Tommy's Steak and Seafood

Last night I went to Tommy's Steak and Seafood with my mom and Richard. Tommy himself brought us some grilled oysters to sample...of course just Mom and Richard tried those since I do not eat nothing of the sea. The grilled wedge salad with blue cheese dressing and sliced New York strip on top was fabulous, though!


Mom liked the wine. She's actually just tasting mine in the picture, but it still looks funny!





The last time Miss Trout will visit Tommy's before becoming Mrs. Newsom!

Tripper and Skipper

I was over at Lizzie and Josh's again last night
and took some pictures of Tripper and Skipper performing one of their best tricks. They will hold a treat on their nose for just about any length of time, until you tell them they can eat it. Even Georgie can't do this trick. It's pretty impressive!







Aren't they adorable? I love my furry nephews!

Dinner with Lizzie and Josh

I had dinner at Lizzie and Josh's house last night. Those two are so cute...they cook dinner together every night! I watched while they worked at the stove together, figuring out which spices to use and how to season the vegetables and what to toss with the pasta. And it all turned out delicious!

Lizzie will probably kill me for using this picture, but it's just too cute not to share.

The Gelbaughs!

I made a trip out to Houston today for some wedding errands and stopped by my friend Tracy's house afterwards.


Tracy and me :)

















Tracy's son Deion, who was one of my students at Shadowbriar way back in 2003.













And Tracy's little boy, John, who is the sweetest baby in the world, and their dog, Latte (who is also one of the sweetest doggies!)

Texas Skyscape

One thing I will always love about Texas is the wide open sky. I love being able to see the entire sky during a sunset and I love the dramatic change of light when a thunderstorm is approaching. This picture that I shot as I was leaving Michael's today is a perfect example. I will always love New York for many reasons, but the skyscapes of Texas are unmatched!

Little Miss Ninja

I had dinner with Jena and Emma tonight. After dinner, Emma dressed up in her Ninja Halloween costume for us and entertained us by dancing to her Barenaked Ladies cd "Snack Time", this great cd written for kids. As usual, she had Jena and I in stitches.














Emma loves being in front of the camera!

































I love how I accidentally captured Rocky having his way with the pillow in the background.













What a cute little dancing Ninja!