dallas, texas.

i'm back in the land of bigger & better or so these texans think :) that was part of my issue while i lived here- i'm not such a fan of this motto, but this state does wear it well. there are some awesome parts of dallas -for instance: friends of mine, leah & michael, who are letting me stay with them, live in university park, a very nice neighborhood where smu is located. i went running this morning (don't ask me why, i think it was my new exciting trail running shoes!) & kept myself entertained with window shopping in the cool local stores & exploring the streets with old, beautiful houses.

uptown is also a very cool place where most of the galleries are located. I worked for christopher martin & his wife staci -she ran a little boutique inside the gallery where we sold our jewelry & other awesome findings. chris is an amazing abstract artist- I proudly have one of his works on my living room wall! I wasn't able to see them because they are in the hospital welcoming their second child into the world -CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

so, when jason, jennifer & i talked about doing an engagement shoot while i was here i knew two places i realllllly wanted to go. his gallery & nasher sculpture gardens. both very worth visiting if you're in the area.

here are two images from his gallery.



we actually hit nasher first -it's a beautiful museum celebrating sculpture & architecture. the rest of the images are from there.






this giant metal sculpture was so cool-




they are so sweet & kind to eachother -i thought this said it all and was probably my favorite image from the day.



they are getting married tomorrow & having a small reception for family & close friends & then a major party saturday night for everyone else. i can't wait!