Photoshop Before & Afters

I've been wanting the new Photoshop Elements for a while now. Finally I just decided to go get it. I had Photoshop Elements 4. I love it and all, but the new one has some easier 'fixes'. Here are some photos I fixed. Most are just small changes, but I love it! I'm ready to learn how to do some really cool stuff!!

My Husband Rocks!!

It's Friday and my husband ROCKS!!!

Check out where I got this idea from by clicking here...

Katy Lin

I shared this video earlier this week, but it's so good ... I had to share it today too!

Just another reason why Jarrett rocks!!!

Another Concert

I'm really not big on concerts, ya know? I went to a few when I was a teenager. Garth Brooks, Lollapalooza and won some tickets to Six Flags (Texas) when they had a concert. Christina Aguilara, Beastie Boys and some other folks. I didn't even stay for all of that. But that's the only concerts I had been to. The only reason I'm going to these concerts is because Jarrett has to be there. And since I DO like Merle Haggard, I'm excited about being able to go see him on the 3rd.

Anyway, here are more pictures from yet another concert. This is a weird one of me before we left the house. I'm trying to figure out how to take pictures in the dark, with no flash.

So we got there and Jarrett had to wire up the trailers for the outdoor concert tomorrow. These types of rooms he has to work in are the only one's w/out AC. Poor guy. But I love to watch him work. Is that bad?

And yes, he's wearing his Elmer Fudd hat. He talks like him too, when he's wearing it.
I was sitting outside while he was on the roof working and this lady passed by. That jug had to be heavy and she carried it around like it was nothing.
Bored, so I took more pictures of the place. These lights are pretty!

And he's back in that hot room working.
The bathrooms. HAHA!

Entrance to the theater.
This is the restaurant that isn't open yet.
More lights...
Working in another room now. He had to get in the attic in this one and came out all icky with insulation all over him. I felt so bad for him.
This is the bar in the restaurant. Lots of bars at this place.

When he finished working, his shirt was filled with insulation and he didn't bring an extra. So he went to the gift shop and they gave him this. Nice. I was seriously embarrassed from this point on. HAHAHAHA!!! Shame on me huh? But really, a Willie Nelson shirt? And a tank top?? Blech.
Here I am in the saloon again. The concert was not that great. In fact, it was so bad, that I kept getting up and going different places so I wouldn't have to listen to it. :/
Paula Nelson. Willie's daughter. She didn't sing all that great, but still she's better than I am. HAHA!! As you can see, I finally figured out how to take a pic in the dark w/out flash.
And there's that lady with the flowers again. She was dancing around and those things didn't budge. How weird!!
This is Ray Wylie Hubbard. He was funny and actually ok to listen to.

He had written a song that these two sang. I forgot their names. They did ok, I guess.
And his son played the blues on that guitar. He did awesome!
David Allen Coe. I was looking forward to this one and now I do NOT know why. He was weird. And bad. And a fruit cake. The stuff he talked about was off the wall. He barely even sang anything. I was so disappointed, but sat through it, hoping he'd sing a song that I know.
He never did. And I couldn't take it anymore, so we left before it was over. It was horrible. Really. Really.

One more night and my concert days will be over for a while. Whew.

I'm missing my kids. They've been at my moms since Tuesday night. We'll be picking them up on Sunday. I can't wait!

Willie Nelson Concert

The big day finally came! We were invited to a private concert with Willie Nelson. I was nervous about what to wear. And I think I did okay. Some people were more dressy and some people were more casual. I was right in the middle. WHEW!
It was a fundraiser for the Freddy Powers Parkinson's Organization. But we were just there in case something went wrong with any of the lights or electrical stuff. There were a few problems. One guy needed Jarrett to come fix a light that wasn't on. So Jarrett went and flipped the light switch and TADA! LIGHT! HAHA!!

So here we are when we first got there.

Jarrett took me in while everyone else had to wait outside. I felt so special. Not really.
I'll be showing you some of the lights Jarrett made and a few other things I thought to take pictures of. Maybe nothing at all that you are interested in.

We had a pretty good seat.

Cool light, huh?

Jarrett made these himself out of lanterns from Wal Mart. That was fun. Driving to all the Wal Marts so we could buy 'em all up.

This closed in area is the XM Satellite booth where they broadcast for Willie's radio station. I think it's 92.5 fm in DFW.
Me again. Check out the ladies bathroom. I was in love.
Yes, I'm a dork and took a picture of myself in the bathroom.
Jarrett must have been proud of these step lights. He mentioned them to me several times. Making sure I noticed them. I noticed. They look neat!

It's so hard to get a decent picture of Jarrett. He goofs off too much! That's ok though, cause that's just him.
After us trying about 15 times to get a good picture, the kind people sitting behind us offered to take one. Jarrett finally looks decent and I'm bug eyed. HAHA!!
The food was delicious. Oh my goodness! I have never had a better steak.

My food. Notice how much banana pudding I got.
Now look at Jarrett's banana pudding. HAHA! I was so embarrassed to walk back with him.
This is just a shot of random people walking into the theater.

I didn't bring my D80 with me. Jarrett said it would make me look like a photo journalist. HAHA! So I had to stick with my tiny Canon. It's not too great at taking pics like this. Oh well.

This is Freddy Powers. He's a funny guy!

After Freddy Powers sang a young guy came out to sing. He did pretty good. Jarrett said it was Willie's son. But I don't know if that's true or not. I have video of him at the bottom of this post.

And here's Willie Nelson. More videos below.

I had so much fun. Much more fun than I expected to have.

This is the Saloon. We came here after the concert was over. Just hanging out, people watching.

Then went outside and watched more people.

And Jarrett was goofy again.

We went back inside cause I remembered these. I wanted to get some for the kids but umm... forget it. They cost too much for me.
Back outside. That's Willie's bus leaving.
And this is what we found when we got in the truck. Didn't even notice it till we started driving through the parking lot. At least it's a nice clean parking lot. HA! Jarrett didn't even get upset. I'm so proud of him. A couple of people stopped asking if he needed help, but he's a manly man and handled it himself.


This is a sweet video. I didn't see it all until today. I know, it's not very lady like to post a video of me saying I need to go potty, but it's what was said before that, that I want you to see.

And this is the kid (Willie's son? Anyone know?)

"On The Road Again"

"Always On My Mind"

Ok, some nice dude had to say a bad word while I was video taping. Lovely. "I'll Fly Away"

"I Saw The Light" Is that the name of this one? I know the song, but not the name. LOL