For Christmas ‘09, I gave my sweet momma a trip to Savannah and the marvelous art retreat “Petticoats and Parasols.”  Words can not describe how incredible this event was.  I flew into Asheville on Wednesday afternoon and we headed out early Thursday morning.

It is customary in the Gibson household to always take a pre-adventure picture.

We [...]

April is a beautiful time to be in the desert.  We have had gorgeous weather (not yet 100 degrees) and all the wild flowers are in bloom.  Chucklebutt and I have been working on our yard and I am inspired by all the beauty around us.

I love this flower!  It’s a Persian Buttercup and I [...]

Look what we just bought tonight!

This is not the actual car, but it’s pretty darn close (color included).  Chucklebutt helped me purchase my dream car.  It’s a 2006 Toyota RAV4 Limited.  Simply put, it kicks ass!  We are going to have such a good time with this car — camping, hiking, swimming, hauling stuff — [...]

I am super behind in my blogging.  I’ve had quite a few shows these past two weeks and work in general has been really busy.  I am so proud of my students.  Their performances have been top notch and they get a little better each time.  Oh yeah, and I completely underestimated the time it [...]