That month I lost my mind.

I feel like it’s been forever since I blogged. I feel like I am finally coming out of a fog.

There is always that point in life where you don’t know whether you are coming or going; it’s been a hectic, whirlwind of about a month and a half and it’s finally calming down…. a little.

But wow, when thing get busy  they get crazy.

All in one day, about two weeks ago, I backed into a tree because I forgot I put my car into reverse then I locked my keys in my car resulting in me almost kissing the feet of the nice AAA guy who opened my door for free. Then I lost my debit card.

For two week, I awaited that plastic friend of mine to arrive in the mail.

Then it was weeks of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, dozens of fried food items, sodas, boots, cowboys, concerts and carnies.

Let’s just say it’s been a couple of busy weeks but I wouldn’t have it any other way… i just need to blog more for ALLLL  of my fans *sarcasm* to enjoy. 🙂

 

Brisket, ribs and chicken; Oh My!

Look at that meat!

No matter how many times I take a shower: my perfume for this next week will be the smells of bbq.
For the past four days, I had the opportunity to work on the publicity committee for Houston’s World’s Championship BBQ contest where over 500 teams competed in a cook-off in several different categories such as brisket, chicken, ribs and a dutch over dessert. I sampled brisket, chicken and dumplings, award-winning ribs, apple pie, peach cobbler and of course, I had to sneak some tacos in there. (Too bad they were the hard shell variety which is a blog post in itself.) The weirdest thing I tried? Back strap off of a wild hog that the cook-off team had accidentally hit with their car.

For me, it was awesome. Days full of talking to the different teams, sampling bbq and fielding all of the media requests the WCBBQ gets during that time. But even more awesome was the opportunity to do what I love: writing and photography outside of my normal job as a newspaper photojournalist.

This truly is my opportunity to reflect on the experiences and use them to my advantage for possibly a step in a new direction in my career whenever I decide what that next step is. The changes are scary but it is also exciting to think what may be on the other side of that door.

It’s funny how a post and half a week of bbq can lead to life pondering questions!

The one thing I know at this point is it sure is good to be back in my own bed with my own shower and my own kind of life again! And blogging again! 🙂