Meet Elizabeth

 

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That’s me. Circa 1993. One of the only problems with always being the chick behind the camera, is that I am rarely ever in front of the camera. Especially for a semi-decent-professional-ish photo. So, you get a throw back. Use your imagination. I might still have the pig tails and the overalls. Or I might not.

I am Elizabeth. The older, more mature, smarter, more beautiful, nicer, sweeter, shyer, more emotional, typical big sister. And I couldn’t be any more different from Hallie. But, over the years as we have worked through our hair-pulling, stiff arming, freeze-outing, ignoring, scratching, biting, or just anything sisterly, and we have realized that we balance each other out more than we ever realized. And also depend on one another more than we thought, but don’t tell her that. She’ll never admit it.

Custom Graduation Party Invitation

I love design and photography. And honestly I am a design snob, but at least I own up to it. I am constantly looking at design and critiquing it. Both good and bad. I wish the Bleeding Cowboy would go ahead and DIE already. I wish people could recognize a blown out sky. I wish people knew how NOT to crop out body parts/pieces in photo composition. I wish people knew not to center align body copy text. I could go on and on, but I will spare you.

I know design and photography is a constant learning process, and I love to learn more about design and technique, and that is one thing I want to accomplish with this blog. I am also a perfectionist. I either do something 100% & perfectly, or I won’t do it at all. I am also my biggest critic. This is where Hallie balances me out. She flies by the seat of her pants and “wings it” and things generally work out. She always tells me that something is better than I think it is, and I just need to show it off.

I love photography. I am still an amateur so I am hoping this blog will be an outlet for me to show off my work as well as help me practice! It’s a work in progress.

Not my boots. Just my photography.

Recently, I have gotten really interested in style, both clothing and interior design. I am not as much of a DIY’er, but it is something I would like to delve into.

I love Santa Fe and Fred Harvey inspired style, with a fling of Cowboys and Indians. I literally drool over any and every Squash Blossom I see. And the more serape the better. I have an iron cactus in my bedroom, I love silver jewelry (the more the merrier), I love big, big Texas hair (and I’ve got a whole lot of it), and I have to put on “my face” to go anywhere (including the mailbox).

I will soon be moving and Hallie and I have so many things we can’t wait to style in my new place. Hopefully this blog will be an outlet for that. It’s going to have Freda Kahlo inspired dining/kitchen area, a Cowboys and Indians living room, and who knows what else, all with Spanish flair scattered throughout. Cattle skulls, cow hides, serape, cacti, armadillo, more serape, rosary, glitter, etc. I can’t wait to see it all come together.

Here are some random tidbits for ya:

 

God fearing woman

I love to cook

I am a planner

Clutter drives me crazy

I wouldn’t say I’m a clean freak, but I like everything to be tidy

Steve Earle and Merle Haggard hung my moon

But-

Gary Stewart and George Strait roped my moon

Josh Weathers. Enough said

Please give me a beer and throw away the wine

Take me to the lake

Or the river

My version of the perfect night is driving around in the country listening to music or sitting on a porch or patio somewhere

Diamonds are not this girl’s best friend, please get me a squash blossom

Life is better with big hoop earrings

            I am a home body, and 100% okay with it  

            But that doesn’t mean I don’t like to go places, I just like to be at home too

 

That’s all I can think of to say about myself. I am very excited to see where this little blog can go. I hope it can serve as the perfect creative outlet for Hallie and me.