From the time I was born until I started the 5th grade, we moved around a lot.  Though I was born in the nun-run Mercy Hospital in Jourdanton, Texas in 1969, the next 11 years consisted of a lot of moving, starting each school year in a different state and near a lot of different government job sites.  In 11 years, he packed us up and moved us near 11 times:

Jourdanton, TX–>San Antonio, TX–>Jefferson City, MO–>Kaw City, Ok–>Leming, Tx–>Tuscumbia, MO–>Wichita Falls, TX (short stay)–>Jourdanton, TX–>New Kirk, OK–>Home!  I can still remember our last address before we came home for good:  316 North Walnut, New Kirk, OK 74647!

And he taught me to love a lot of things:

• road trips
• the smell of dirt
• burnt diesel
• ingenuity
• grease beneath his fingernails
• the warning sound heavy equipment makes when it backs up
• drinking ice cold water out of an old milk gallon
• the heat of the day
• Molasses and potted meat (no, not together)
• fast driving, lead feet and fishtails
• red shop towels
• the outdoors
• all things spicy
• HIM!

By the time I was five, I could differentiate between bulldozers, front-end loaders, scrapers and dump trucks, and by age 10 I learned to steer a bulldozer with either the foot or hand levers.  My dad cleaned up after tornadoes, helped construct man-made lakes and dams, piled up trees to be milled, and in his own words, “moved mountains.”  I spent a lot of hours on his lap or on the armrest just watching him move the earth.  That’s deep. Every girl dreams of finding a man to move the Earth for her, and though I’ve looked, I’ve always had one in my life.  My daddy. 

Happy Father’s Day, Dad!  And if you didn’t get a chance to see last year’s post, here it is.

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I am a San Antonio-based wedding and senior photographer who started Ata-Girl Photography Co., LLC in 2010. As one of the up-and-coming San Antonio wedding photographers, I am also available to shoot in Austin, Houston and Dallas and the surrounding areas. I am also available for destination weddings. Ata-Girl Photography Co. offers an amazing San Antonio wedding photography service that you won’t soon forget. As a San Antonio wedding photographer, my sole purpose is to treat your San Antonio wedding like a regal event.

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I am a professional photographer who enjoys documenting the important milestones and captivating moments in people’s lives. I firmly believe that the unique set of circumstances I have faced in life has prepared me to take a personal and genuine interest in my photography clients. When I’m not photographing a wedding, family or high school senior, I enjoy watching my daughter play softball, hiking, cycling, reading, and listening to Elvis!

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