One year

Sometimes it's hard to believe that a year has gone by already since my wedding. Bill and I were married a year ago in Cedar Key, and we returned to spend a quiet weekend there celebrating.

The first day that we were there, the gulf was as calm as glass. It was really beautiful and somewhat rare (at least for me). Bill wanted desperately to go get the boat and get out on the water, but I just wanted to relax and wouldn't let him. Needless to say, we should have taken advantage of the great weather. When we did go out on the boat later in the weekend, we didn't last too long in the miserable cold and windy conditions.

Here are a few images of Bill that I captured in Cedar Key that I absolutely adore. They capture his personality perfectly.

And of course, and obligatory Honeymoon Cabin shot...


It was a wonderfully relaxing getaway.

A Day in the Life

A few weeks ago my sister came over for a cookout at our house, and like always, I had my camera out. I snapped this picture of her deep in discussion with Bill while he was grilling. She caught a peek of it, and has been patiently waiting for it since then (sorry for the delay Jodi - here it is, finally).

And of course there was tractor driving, and as always the dogs were running around having a blast looking for rabbits.

The Pines

On our little vacation Bill and I took the opportunity to marvel at the well managed longleaf pine plantations.

The wall of ...

On our way back from Georgia last weekend we made a detour or two through some small towns for possible photo opportunities. In one of the towns we encountered this wall next to a furniture store. I'm not sure what it was for. Any ideas?

Happy 4th!

Yay for vacations!! Bill and I finally got a chance to steal away for a few days this weekend. This was our first vacation together since our honeymoon, and boy was it nice to just get away. We didn't go anywhere far or fancy, but we relaxed and enjoyed ourselves just the same.

Mom's Day

Mother's Day weekend, my sister, my mom and I spent the weekend in St. Augustine to help plan a few details of my sister's wedding. We had an amazing lunch at the Columbia and managed to fit in a tour of Flagler too.

Flagler:

My sister and mom:

My first attempt with the timer. Didn't get the focus point quite right.

Much better!

Changes

I know I haven't blogged in a while. We've had some changes here in the McKinstry household. This week I started a new job here in Gainesville. I'm no longer commuting to Jacksonville every week! Yay! While I miss the friends I have at my old job, I'm really enjoying working in the same city that I live in, and being home every night. Now Bill and I commute to work together every day. So far, it's been working well. And with gas prices increasing like they are, Bill and I have talked about camping out in our offices during the week so that we don't have to commute to and from Gainesville every day. :(

And not to leave you without pictures, here are some pictures of the lilies that have bloomed in our yard today from some of the recent rain that we've had.

Sisters

Occasionally my sister and I take turns watching each other's dogs when we go out of town or on vacation. We don't really mind because our dogs are sisters and they really enjoy being together, generally. Last weekend Bumble came over for a visit, and she really enjoyed her time in the country.

Relaxation

A belated Happy Cinco de Mayo to everybody!

Cowboys

A few weekends ago High Springs hosted the Pioneer Days, complete with old west shoot out.