Wedding snapshots

Nothing captures the drama and romance of a wedding more than a bad, blurry iPhone picture. Right? Yes, definitely looking forward to seeing the official ones.

Sandhya and Gaurav's wedding!

Sandhya and Gaurav have been wonderful friends since we arrived in Austin, and both LOML and I are so grateful to have them both in our lives. They got engaged last year, and are getting married tomorrow - so exciting I am lucky enough to be one of Sandhya's attendants (and LOML is one of Gaurav's), and I am so looking forward to being a part of their day. Congratulations to you both!

Last night was the mehendi, hence the henna - isn't it pretty?

The accidental tourists

Thank you so much for all your kind thoughts and words! My grandfather is doing much better.

I meant to post these pictures last week, but Life took over somewhat. LOML and I made an accidental trip to Llano, Texas with a couple of friends - we were intending to go to Fredericksburg, but the weather closed in and we had to divert to avoid the low cloud and rain. We spent about fifteen minutes in Llano airport (where we met a visiting Alaskan bush pilot - very exciting!), and then had to turn right around and come back to Georgetown, because the weather front was moving even faster than we had thought and it was heading straight for us. All in all, very exciting - but some rather green passengers, because of the high winds and bumpy descent into Georgetown! We were very thankful to be back on the ground. I've adjusted to flying in small planes, but there are still some rather hair-raising moments now and then. Luckily, I don't have all that much hair to raise.

Brown paper packages tied up with string

That bit at the end of Back to the Future when Marty's father gets a box-load of his new novel has always stuck in my mind. I dreamed about the day when I would open my own box full of books, and how it would feel. Well, it feels pretty amazing! And my copies of The White Shadow arrived today. I'm so thrilled to see it in proper bookish form.

The Two Squirrels birthday celebration!

I can't believe it has been a year already since Vanessa started the Two Squirrels blog, but it has! It has been a year of ups and downs - I hope that the coming months are full of sunshine for both of the squirrels.


To celebrate, Vanessa and Warren are giving away a pink birthday package ...

... and it looks absolutely amazing. To enter, head over to Two Squirrels and leave a comment on the birthday post!

Read the whole Two Squirrels story here: Parts One, Two and Three.

Update

It has been a rough week - my grandfather is sick (you may remember him from this post, and others) and it has been a very difficult time for him, my grandmother and the rest of the family. We are waiting for some test results - but we're staying positive! I just might be absent for a few more days. Thank you so much for your kind words, everyone, and have a wonderful week.

The first review of The White Shadow ...

... From Jess Haigh at For Books' Sake! Thank you, Jess.

You can read it here.