Minneapolis Wedding, Event and Portrait Photography by Austin Images» gary

Too cold for words.

Susan — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:10:00 +0000

After reaching nearly 50 degrees yesterday, we slumped
back into sub-zero temps again. It’s just miserable!
I’m, of course, indoors mostly today but when I left the
gym this morning I think I actually heard my hair freeze!

We live here because????????
Oh, I know..those 3 days in the summer when it’s 75,
sunny, light breeze and no mosquitoes! That’s why! UGH!

Lois, Gary is meeting his PT this week about 4 times and
is seeing his regular Dr. tomorrow morning.
Gary has been on the internet too much…self-diagnosing
himself…This is a guy who’s time at the computer is
usually spent making a tee time or planning a vacation!

Hey..gotta run.
Meeting with a Bride & Groom tonight about a September
wedding of 08.

deep freeze….

Susan — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:51:00 +0000

Luck has been on our side, here in Minnesota,
this winter. Mild temps have been mighty
pleasing thus far.
However, the wheels just fell off…
single digits here in the metro and surrounding
areas are predicted perhaps through the rest
of January. Can’t say I love it.

Gary had his appointment with a Cervical Spine
guru here in Minneapolis this morning.
The good news/bad news is that he will not
be needing surgery…YAY!! This should resolve
itself in time. Couldn’t be happier about that!
The bad news is that there is no “quick fix” for
him. He will begin a long series of physical
therapy appointments on Thursday morning.
Thanks for all your prayers regarding Gary’s
health and well being.

I’m going to go down to Forepaugh’s in St. Paul
this week, I’m shooting a wedding there on February 2
for a really great friend of the family.
Such good friends that not only will I be their
photographer, but also my mom’s date!

Lot’s of hair this week.
Nicki’s birthday on Saturday.
My cousin Kim & her son, Orion arrive today
from Missoula.
Kiki & Mike may have their daughter this week!!

Try to stay warm.

wedding hairdo…

Susan — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:00:00 +0000

this morning i’m meeting with mandy.
she and mark are getting married next
saturday here in the twin cities.
i did their engagement photos almost
a YEAR ago!! wow!!

i’m giving her the foil of her life
today! (no pressure!) i will not be
creating her wedding hairdo the day
of the wedding but i’ll be at the salon
where she’s having it done. it looks
pretty cool!

jason, of staja studios, will be joining
me in exchange for assisting them in
northfield a couple of weeks ago.
i really think it’s cool when photographers
get together and pitch in when you need a hand.

moving on…i’ve gotten many calls and
e-mails regarding gary in the past 2 hours…
he goes in for his “stand up” mri today
at about 2, from there we wait to see his
surgeon tomorrow morning for his recommendation.
going forward we ask for some devine healing.
anytime you feel the urge, pray for gary’s
spine, C5 and his spirits, as he’s been awful
down. perhaps even pray that he can get some
rest…he has not been ABLE to sleep much due
to the location of the pain.

he’s decided that he needed an outing so he
got in the car and went to target to get
more meds…big outing!

we’ll know more tomorrow sometime.

thanks for your prayers and well wishes.

oh, p.s. my good friend jacquie and her family
just got bad news about lucius..their doberman.
he has cardio myopathy…terminal.

we all know what it’s like to lose a family
pet and how devastating that is..please keep
them in your prayers as well.

love all people.

comin’ in like a lion…

Susan — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:58:00 +0000

2008 is coming on strong.
another wedding booked,
web changes, more portraits for
january not to mention the images
that i shot this past week for
my non profit affiliation.
preparing to head to arizona on
monday…that’s just me.

gary on the other hand is sitting
in the er at meathodist in hopkins.
i dropped him off at about 1 today.
he’s waiting to see if the c5 pain
he is experiencing is only the c5.
gary is feeling numbness in his face
(left side) and his left arm.
all nerve related. he’s pretty tough
most days but decided that he couldn’t
wait one more day for an mri on is spine.
so up we went.

it is our plan to keep our travel plans
to arizona (dean & lois)…provided
that gary is up for it.

this is such a busy week for me that
i may not get to posting many images
from the past several days.
i’ll get on it soon. but for now i am
going to take care of my boy and see
to it that he get’s healthy…soon.

love and peace to all.

oh, and by the way…the wait to see a
doctor was 3+ hours so gary MADE me go
home and come back. i’ll head out soon.
thanks for your prayers.

nicki, sorry to cut you off today…it
was just really crazy right when you called.
how about coffee on saturday instead???

tigger point healing…

Susan — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:32:00 +0000

megan, tho’ a terrific photographer
and friend has also turned out to be
healer as well.
last night, when she & i returned from
dinner (and skate buying..more on that
later), she talked to gary about
trigger points and they quickly
sat down on the porch and she located
one of them near his left shoulder
blade and started to go to work on
several. he slept really well last
night for the first time in weeks!
he & i are heading off in a minute to
see his surgeon who is coming off
vacation to meet with him.
for the first time, gary is hopeful
that it may NOT be rotator cuff after
all….thanks megan!
i’ll add more to this when we get back.

2 sick boys…

Susan — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:01:00 +0000

first, gary….
miserable.
can’t sleep, can’t do anything,
can’t get vicodin to work, can’t
see his surgeon until the 31st.
i sat him down this morning and
handed him the phone and made him
call the office and request another
surgeon to see. he MUST be seen.
this is just awful. more later…
(he’s on the phone with them now)

next, hobie.
the cat with a colon the size of
my forearm! poor thing.
we were at the vet yesterday to
see dr. ginger..2 enemas, some
sub-q fluids and some abdomen palpations
and nothing. nothing at the vet,
nothing overnight…back we go today.

my friend megan is here (from chicago)
visiting family west of here and is
having her mom drop her off here
around 10. can’t wait to see her
and hang out with no weddings to shoot!
just some hangin’, shopping, girl-time.

hope she knows that she’s entering
the psych ward! YIKES!!
i gotta run…more later!