Elaine Begley Photography

Got a heart?

2012-02-15T20:25:00.000-08:00

February is national heart disease awareness month. Take a moment to educate yourself and the ones you love with these important heart health features from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/educational/hearttruth/

In our local Stockton area, we have a great fund raiser, her name is Mercy Stewart. Check out what she's up to by liking her on facebook. She does an amzing job!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-Kailani-for-Heart-Walk/255941027776884

New Party Plan for Portraits.

2012-02-15T20:21:00.001-08:00

Do you love to have friends over, have a party, and get free stuff!

Be one of the first hostess in March, and get a free 11x14 print, with 6 guest sessions booked. This is in addition to the regular hostess rewards! Call today dates are limited. 209-403-0932

3rd Annual Lodi Ladies Night Out

2011-04-26T17:29:00.000-07:00

Do you know of a woman who puts others ahead of herself and deserves a night of pampering and indulgence? Are you that woman? Then tell her (or yourself) to grab a friend or three and get tickets to Ladies Night Out on Thursday May 12^th in Lodi.

Enjoy valet parking, a walk on the red carpet, wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres, professional photography, boutique shopping, raffle prizes, door prizes and more. There will be over 20 Vendors waiting to give you the personalized attention that you deserve including Mary Kay Cosmetics, Airbrush Tanning, Massage & Wellness, Oak Ridge Winery, New York Life, Sentsy, Jewelry, Kitchen Witch Gourmet, It Works Global Body Wraps, Photography, Passion Parties and more.

The event is Thursday May 12 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Classic Design Floor to Ceiling, 2303 S. Stockton St. in Lodi. All ticket purchases go directly to Women's Center of San Joaquin and our goal is to donate $3000. Previous years have sold out well before the event and this year is looking to be no different. If you haven't purchase your tickets for this years Ladies Night Out you need to hurry before they are gone!

You can purchase tickets here for $35 each or $50 for multiples of 2. Ages 21 and over only please.

Great Stuff

2011-04-20T13:46:00.000-07:00

I have contemplated what to do for my blog posts, so much, that they never get done! So I love great stuff, and when I see great stuff I will pass along the offer, or information along.

I like to spread good stuff around don't you?

So here's what I found today:

Go to Subway in the mornings, buy your 6inch lunch sub, get your breakfast for free! Expires April 29th, 2011.

Here's the offer and the link. Click here to go to Subway website

Are you a local business and want to share some good news? Email me the offer and your contact info to: elaine@elainebegley.com, we will chat by phone and see how we can help each other grow our businesses.

Hearts for Heros

2010-12-29T14:42:00.001-08:00

The brave men and women serving our country have done amazing things and at time have had to leave their families for long periods of time. We would like to show our appreciation for them with our next promotion, "Hearts for Hero's". We will be choosing 5 families who will receive a free session, a free 11x14 print, and 10 individual 4x6 prints. If the serving family member is overseas, we will send copies of the same 10 4x6's to them. As our faithful fans, we would like you to nominate a friend or family member who is actively serving in the military.

How do you nominate? Send us a paragraph (less than 200 words) explaining why they deserve this amazing prize. All nominations must be sent to elaine@elainebegley.com by January 31st. The 5 families will be chosen and notified by February 3rd.

The session for the winning families must take place between Sunday Feb. 20th and Thursday Feb. 24th.

So email us your nominations by January 31st and show support for our troops!

What to wear

2010-11-12T19:08:00.000-08:00

I'm always being asked what the kids should wear. So I asked one of my clients who always has her kids dressed so well, how she did it. She has three kids and is always telling me what a great deal she found on line. So I asked her, next time she was shopping and there was a great deal, let me know how she did it.

So she called me today and gave me her seceret, I did as she told me to do, applied the coupon, and found this great outfit. Before tax and $5 shipping it was $35! For everything, even the shoes!

The sale ends Monday the 15th so, send me an email to:

elaine@elainebegley.com, and I'll pass along the info, and a special offer on a holiday photo session!

Emails will be returned Saturday after 5pm.

An article that included our infomation and we sponsored the contest.

2010-09-18T18:04:00.000-07:00

Contest celebrates the bond between mother and child

52 local women take part in photo contest for Breast-Feeding Council of San Joaquin County

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Christie LaPierre is among the 52 moms featured in a photograph contest for the Breastfeeding Coalition of San Joaquin County.Courtesy

By Tony Sauro

Record Staff Writer

August 01, 2010 12:00 AM

Emily Enescu wanted to capture the way she and her first baby quietly and gently bonded.

Camille Medina never had seen herself breast-feeding her son. It was a revelation.

Enescu and Medina are among 52 moms who chose to document a deep maternal connection with their babies by submitting photographs for a Breast-feeding Council of San Joaquin County contest.

if you go

Birth, Baby and Bonding Fair

• When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday

• Where: Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 33 W. Alpine Ave., Stockton

• Admission: free

• Information: (209) 468-3267, bfcsj.org

The photos - discreetly touching color and black-and-white images that reinforce the council's advocacy for breast-feeding's emotional and physical values - will be displayed Saturday during the county's first-ever Birth, Baby and Bonding Fair at Stockton's Scottish Rite Masonic Center.

The three top photos will be announced.

"It was just spontaneous," said Enescu, 31, of Woodbridge, who took a picture of 19-month-old daughter Gabi and herself with a "point-and-shoot" Canon camera. "We were just cuddled up in bed, you know. I thought, this is the most accurate representation. It's not posed or anything. It's just me in bed with my baby. The camera was just sitting there.

"Such a routine moment captures the bond I share with my child. You learn to treasure each moment. Those moments pass so quickly."

Medina, a 25-year-old Stockton resident, said she was excited to have her pictures taken professionally, a no-charge contest option provided by Stockton's Elaine Begley Photography.

"You know, I was really blown away," Medina said about being shown black-and-white images of her nurturing 13-month-old son Jesus Jr. "It was amazing just to see me breast-feeding my son. I'd never actually seen that. When it comes to actually seeing yourself in a photo, it's just amazing."

Organizers of the event - they call it a "celebration for expectant and new parents" - were just as surprised (and gratified) by the response to their inaugural photo contest. (Half the entries were taken by professionals. Others arrived by iPhone or e-mail.)

The organizers hope Saturday's fair - in both its educational and commercial aspects - creates a similar impression.

"We thought something was missing and wanted to try something new," said Mary Woelfel, 59, coordinator of the county's Public Health Breastfeeding Initiative. "We want to help moms and expectant new moms connect with community resources. We have some fun things and some cute things.

"It's really all about the community. In the past, women learned from the time they were small, asked questions and learned from other moms. Today, a lot of women never have seen a mom breast-feeding until they're in the hospital."

The four-hour event, co-sponsored by four hospitals, four outreach and charitable groups and two county agencies, includes information and merchandise from 23 businesses and 17 community organizations - from hospitals and health plans to the La Leche League and Fathers & Families of San Joaquin.

There'll also be fashion designs for pregnant moms and breast-feeding mothers. Gail Dacayan, a Stockton singer-songwriter and dietitian, performs some "special" material inspired by the event.

"We want to provide support for moms," said Jenny Donaldson, 33, a single Stockton mother who helped organize the fair and has two sons (12 and 14) she breast-fed as babies. "When the time comes and they have challenges, we want to help them work through them, if they choose."

Donaldson, Enescu and Medina can relate to that.

They're working moms who've faced such obstacles.

"You know, the commitment hasn't always been easy," said Enescu, a physical therapist at Stockton's Dameron Hospital and Lodi Memorial Hospital. "Sometimes, it's pretty challenging. I've learned so much about life through this commitment.

"When I made the commitment, I knew I was doing what's best for my child. Even when times are hard and I face some criticisms, I trust myself and know what I'm doing is best for my child. It's good to seek advice and support, though."

That's what members of the Breastfeeding Coalition provide.

"It's absolutely the reason I'm involved," said Donaldson, a Stockton native and St. Mary's High School graduate who works for the Health Education Council in West Sacramento. "I had a very wonderful experience and had minimal problems. The only challenge, 14 years ago, was the environment wasn't always positive. Whenever I was at family events, I had to be very discreet. It just depends on how comfortable you are with breast-feeding.

"The most difficult thing was people asking me, 'When are you going to stop nursing? When are you going to stop weaning that baby?' "

Medina, who breast-fed her first two children (now 2 and 4) intermittently, doesn't get asked that question at Stockton's Delta Health Care WIC (Women, Infants & Children), where she's a receptionist.

"Everyone's very supportive," said Medina, who uses her lunch period and work breaks to express milk for Jesus. "When I'm pumping (breast milk), if I take an extra few minutes, they let me do that. It's been a tremendous help. Thank god I get support from my employer."

Such encouragement - as well as that of fathers, family members and friends - will be among the topics addressed on Saturday.

Though there remains some public resistance to breast-feeding - its health benefits; its duration; nourishing infants in public places; overcoming sexual misconceptions - the National Institutes of Health website says:

"According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement on breast-feeding, women who don't have health problems should exclusively breast-feed their infants for at least the first six months of life. The AAP suggests women try to breast-feed for the first 12 months ... because of the benefits to mother and baby."

Woelfel, a Lodi resident and married mother of two grown children, is pleased with the progress in "baby-friendly hospital practices" that's been made in San Joaquin County - through a "systems-change project" - especially since the Breastfeeding Coalition was established in 1996.

"I feel really proud to be part of this," said Woelfel, who's also active with Lodi's La Leche League for 24 years and teaches prenatal care at Lodi Memorial. "Our six hospitals have made tremendous changes. They're all now in line with the routine of a 'golden hour' after birth. The baby is skin-to-skin with the mom, assuming mom and baby are stable."

Woelfel said 80 percent of mothers begin breast-feeding while in the hospital. Assistance is provided by coalition members and others, especially regarding the role of fathers, labor support and what occurs when breast-feeding moms return to work.

An estimated 14,000 mothers participate in Delta Health Care's programs.

"We've actually sort of been changing the language and saying breast-feeding is the normal way for human babies to be fed," said Woelfel, a University of the Pacific graduate. "Human milk is designed for human babies. Like mommy dolphins feed their babies sulfa milk."

Education and support will be nurturing themes on Saturday.

"My thought is that the majority is going to be people who already are supportive," said Medina, whose husband, Jesus, works at Rancho San Miguel Market on West Lane in Stockton. "It'll be great to meet other moms and have other people say, 'You're doing a great job.' Any bit of encouragement is nice."

"We've never done this before," Woelfel said of the fair and photo contest. "We're excited about it. Moms wanna feel beautiful, too."

Especially while breastfeeding their babies.

Contact reporter Tony Sauro at (209) 546-8267 or tsauro@recordnet.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/lensblog.

What's better?

2010-05-18T20:25:00.001-07:00

Posting on a blog, or posting to Facebook? Any ideas?

Sessions in Las Vegas

2009-11-16T12:47:00.000-08:00

We are going to exotic locations like Las Vegas! Imagine making memories with your family on the LasVegas Strip! I already have two families booked, but have availability for ONE more. Dates are November 23rd to 27th.

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Elaine Begley Photography on Facebook

Girls Night Out in Lodi

2009-06-24T15:04:00.000-07:00

Yes...we are doing it! We are pleased to announce that World of Wonders will be out host location for this event.
ticket price include admission to WOW, pampering services, refreshments, 1 free photo and MORE!

Our blog exclusively for this event is: GirlsNightOutLodi.blogspot.com ( Click on it)

Buy tickets in advance for best price
$15 at the door
$10 advance purchase
$32 for a 4 pack advance purchase

Click here to purchase on line

Fun activity for the kids

2009-06-20T10:44:00.000-07:00

Are your kids board yet???? Looking for a great family activity?

Vacation Bible School season is here!!!! Come visit Rome and the underground church.

Enjoy crafts, shopping in a Roman market place, songs and fun.

ALL Ages welcomed!!!

Starting June 29th at 6:30pm at Stockton Central SDA Church, 1314 N. Madison St in Stockton

Visit the church website at www.stocktonsda.org

Have a blessed day!

2009-06-17T10:26:00.001-07:00

We are now taking reservations! Looking at booking for the first week in August. Call today : 209-403-0932

Stockton Easter Pictures

2009-04-27T11:58:00.001-07:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Ladies Night Out

2009-04-10T11:43:00.000-07:00

Thursday May 14th, from 5:30pm-9pm

Tickets $15 at the door or $5 in advance

Hosted by Tiffany Gomes of Classic Design Floor to Ceiling
Sponsored by: Blue eagle Tax Service and Elaine Begley Photography

A night of fun, shopping, pampering, bath tub photos and food.

Current vendors include:
Luscious Salon, Shadow Oaks Steak House,

Click here to buy tickets on-line for $5

Or visit these local business for advance sale tickets:

Grand Opening

2009-04-07T08:51:00.001-07:00

One day Only, TODAY!! March 31, 2009

2009-03-30T22:07:00.000-07:00

(No I'm not staying up till midnight....I'm posting early)

It's our Grand Opening!

Stop in for a visit. Starting at 2pm till 6pm

Ribbon Cutting at 5:30pm

We are located in Stockton near Eight MileRd.

10108 Lower Sacramento Rd.

Next door to Teachers World.

Our web site has a one day only sale posted.

Happy Spring! And Happy Kids makes a happy mom.

We've moved into a new studio!

2009-03-25T11:57:00.000-07:00

You're invited to attend our Grand Opening

March 31, 2009
2pm-6pm
Ribbon cutting at 5:30

Elaine Begley Photography
10108 Lower Sacramento Road
Stockton, CA 95210

www. elainebegley.com

*Food * Studio Tour *Networking

Session Fee sale:

Book online: $40 *
Book in studio: $40 *

See new products for 2009, purses, frames and painted canvas.
Past clients may see themselves on my walls!
Meet my office mate, Hope, with Blue Eagle Tax Service.
She does bookkeeping and she comes to you!

First Newborn of 2009

2009-01-06T11:12:00.001-08:00

Welcome little one.

First Little one of 2009

2009-01-06T10:36:00.000-08:00

Isn't she CUTE!!!
Don't wait to book your session, I only have a handful of spaces left for February, and March is sold out for outdoor family sessions.
Lets' have a blog special: Book for February 2nd from 8:30am to 12 noon, no session fee! That's right FREE! Call before their gone!

Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009

2008-12-30T19:15:00.000-08:00

Yes...2008 is almost gone. It has seem many changes, new friends, a new Grand baby, and great clients.
I wish you all the best in 2009, I hope all your dreams come true!

I really enjoyed my last little one of the year, she's one month old!
My first client is already set for January 2nd!

2009 will hold may changes for my studio, so many I can't get to them now. But on January 9th, I leave for a photography convention, and will return on January 16th. I'm so excited to attend, because Anne Geddes is our featured speaker! I plan on doing "Inspired" limited edition sessions in April. They will be based on her style of cute babies in cute things, and dressed up as flowers.

Bested wished to all, and Happy New Year!

CutestKidsWinners

2008-12-08T13:50:00.000-08:00

And the winner is: #22
The family has been notified by email. They have won a prize package of over $450 from Elaine Begley Photography. Thank you to everyone who voted! If you voted via email you should have received an announcement of the results. All votes were counted, over 400! All entries posted here on the blog will be deleted to protect you email addresses. I expect the posts to be deleted by the end of the week. Email address will be added to our client newsletter list.
There were also two other contestants who received an amazing amount of votes. #9 & #1 Due to the number of votes collected, a choice was made to offer a $125 valued package to these Cutest Kids. Congratulations!

Stockton Pregnancy Massage Expert

2008-11-04T19:39:00.000-08:00

Thanks Debbie for the great interview...
check out her web site: Pregnancy Massage

Mama's little Devil...

2008-10-30T21:35:00.000-07:00

This is from tonight...
I meet his mom when she came in for her pregnancy session. Now he's six months!
His mom commented that she went to my web site and saw his newborn
photos..saw how much he's changed... and started to cry!

These are moments you can't go back and "do over"!

Start a baby plan for your little devil today!

Special Offer

2008-09-29T16:00:00.000-07:00

Hey, I won't waste your time.

I just updated my contact information on my web site. There is a special offer for signing up for my email newsletters. Don't wait. This offer ends October 31, 2008.

Click here for sign up.

A real Super Mom!

2008-09-16T14:08:00.000-07:00

Meet Daisy and her two girls. Her session was Sept. 3rd. She just gave birth to Baby Jeremiah this week!
I can't wait to meet him...
Enjoy the video!

Meet a mom of Special Needs Kids....

2008-09-04T22:10:00.000-07:00

Her name is Teresa Hixon. She's starting a MeetUp group. I've joined her group. I thought you might be interested in the information too. She has a blog, see below.

This is what she posted:

"This group is for parents/caregivers of Developmentally Disabled Adults/Teens in the Elk Grove area who want to get together for social events (just us caregivers sometimes and all of us at other times) or just coffee. To learn more about me, check out my blog at http://parentingthedevelopmentallydisabled.blogspot.com/.

I have not set up a meet-up yet because I want to see what kind of response I am going to get so that I can set up something that will work for everyone. Please let me know what day and time would work the best for you so that I can see which ones intersect the most."

Let's get together and make some new friends!

Lucas Update More..

2008-09-02T14:57:00.000-07:00

Tuesday 3:00pm, Lucas is on his way home!!
Anne said he has a Lab apt Thursday, to check blood work. Just here locally.
And next Tuesday he goes back to the Children's Hospital for a check up.
She plans to be at potluck on Saturday.

Color The Skies, Ripon CA

2008-08-31T15:32:00.000-07:00

What a great way to spend a Sunday...It started at 4am, when my alarm went off. I got four kids out the door by 4:45am. We arrived in Ripon at 5:45am. We made a few wrong turns getting there. It was cold, windy and dark. All of the kids were instructed to bring warm sweatshirts, only one choose not to listen.

No balloons were setting up when we arrived. We found our way to the funnel cakes, and enjoyed a sugar filled breakfast. The wind had really kicked up...and there were rumors it was too windy for the balloons to launch. About 7am the entertainment started. Then by 7:30 a few balloons started to fill up.
Four were filling, and I enjoyed getting the pictures you see. Then about 20 minutes later, they started being deflated.

I talked to a pilot and he said the balloons were called a "90". That means they hold 90,000 cubit feet of air. One basketball holds 1 cubit foot. So a "90" is 90,000 basket balls.

The kids were asked to help hold onto the rope for one deflating balloon. They had fun being part of the action.

The event was a fund raiser for Valley Children's Hospital. The same one Lucas is currently in.

Angel and Autum were selected to go up on stage and be part of the Show. They were entertained by Ravioli the Clown (www.raviolitheclown.com) and Miss. Sparkles Delight (www.sparklesdelight.com). There were about 75 kids watching, and they were all laughing and having a good time.

I also meet Tim Mandel. He tried to get me to trade him my camera for his snake. I still have my camera. He was great to talk with, and He allowed me to get some great pictures of the snake. He also has animals available to have a Petting Zoo (209-765-7940) at events. He had the zoo at this event. There were chicks, rabbits, goats, pigs, turtles and more.

Lucas Update.

2008-08-27T19:25:00.000-07:00

He's improving!!!!!!! Praise the Lord!!!!! There's so much good news from Anne today. Lucas's blood work shows the creatinine levels are coming down. He's not having dialysis all day, just at night. He's eating some solid food. He might be able to leave his room soon. He's been quarantined so far. Gloves, masks and gowns. So this will be a big improvement. He'll be able to go to the play room.

Also Anne had been worried about finances, because she can't work all this time. But Leman was told this week a mid year bonus will be on his next check! Does the Lord have great timing or what! Also they have already meet their insurance deductible this year...so they may not have much of a hospital bill! WOW!!

Thank you for all your prayers. But don't stop yet...not till their safely home.

Added 8/28/08 See comments:
"One more update as of Thursday night...Lucas is eating everything now and feeling better. He is still a little weak (he falls down when he runs!) but his renal panel looked good today. His hemogloben count is still low, so we are monitoring it. He is also receiving shots to help him make more red blood cells. We hope to be home by the middle of next week! Anne:)"

Lucas needs prayers

2008-08-26T09:41:00.000-07:00

Lucas R. is currently in Central Valley Children's Hospital, near Fresno.
He contracted E. coli. He's been in the hospital since August 16th.
Pray for his kidneys to start working. Also pray for his parents. It's so hard to see you child sick everyday.

Never take good heath for granted. Love and hug your kids everyday.

Here's a link for more information about E.coli.

Does who you choose to take your picture really matter?

2008-08-07T15:56:00.000-07:00

Yes...Yes...!!!
So what makes "Elaine Begley Photography" a great choice?

The fact that she continually increases her knowledge about photography. The list of blogs of other photographers may seem odd to you...but all of us are members of an exclusive members only photography forum. We daily share our wisdom and creativity with each other. I'm sure you are familiar with the phrase "two heads are better than one". Well how about 20 or 30 heads. Imagine the ideas we can ALL come up with.

What about the endless ideas of poses and locations for YOUR session. The new techniques for "photoshoping" an image...the list of advantages to you as the client is endless.

During your planning session we will discuss how we can use new ideas to make sure your session is fun for you and your family.
Call for September availability NOW! It's almost sold out.
209-403-0932 Make sure you check out the splash page on my web site, and the on-line only specials in the ordering section of my web site.

Want more info on photography?

2008-07-24T09:45:00.000-07:00

Who loves great pictures of their family? Everyone!
Then you take those pictures and do what? Have you discovered scrapbooking yet? I did, about 7 years ago. Find out how to take better pictures, when I teach a class at Scrapbook Dreams. Scrapbook Dreams is a scrapbook store located by Mervyns, in Stockton.
I will be there on Friday August 1st, from 6pm-6;30. The cost for the all day crop event is $10.

Please call them to sign up and click on this link to their web site.

Just this week. Pregnancy Photography in Stockton, CA

2008-06-16T22:16:00.001-07:00

Had some soon to be parents this week. Ashley & Kameron were so great to work with.
Thanks!

Do you plan on having a 3D Ultrasound of your baby? Will you be using Tate Diagnostics?
Live in the Stockton area? Just bring in your Ultrasound picture, for a free Blooming Bellie Session...$125 value. Expires June 30, 2008....maybe I'll do it again...but no promises.

Can we be friends?

2008-06-05T14:39:00.000-07:00

Do you MySpace?

Look for me, and add me as a friend. Check out my video's at Myspace!

I'm listed as Elaine Begley. See you there!

Elaine's MySpace Page

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My fav's from NewYork!

2008-05-21T19:23:00.000-07:00

I had a great time learing form Doug Gordon! He is an award winning photographer & teacher. I meet photographers from England, Ireland & Mexico. Enjoy the pictures!

NewYork Photography Trip

2008-05-02T07:03:00.000-07:00

It's almost here...I leave tomorrow night!
A big thank you to Doug Gordon for makeing it possible for me to attend his Spring Blast.
Doug is a wedding photographer, and his studio photograph's thousands of wedding a year.
I'll post some pictures when I get back.

April is Autism Awareness Month.

2008-04-23T09:07:00.000-07:00

I subscribe to an interesting magazine called Wired. They have a wide variety of articles from ingredients in every day products, tech info and some health. For their April issue they had a great article on Autism....

It's not the typical view and I thought it had some great information. Take a few minutes and give it a read...

Wired Magazine Autism Article

A kind word goes a long way....

2008-04-23T08:52:00.000-07:00

This YouTube video was posted on my photography forum site....it really hits your heart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN_LPTNQEqM

Things we say and do...affects others. Are you having a positive or a negative affect?

Do you tell your kids how special they are?
I will be going on a field trip to the Oakland Zoo with my daughter Autum tomorrow. She has been so excited...."mommy, I know how much you love me, because we're spending the day together."

I'm not sharing this for any other reason than my personal experiences have lead me to live my life and acknowledge those who are important to me. Some of you know I've been in too many close calls, ( after typing them just now...I decided to spare you the details)...don't let something life threating have to happen to you before you see the value of those around you!

Let's get this blog started!

2008-04-06T15:58:00.000-07:00

I keep putting this off...I want to include everything. And the everything keeps getting so big that I haven't started. So here's how this blog will work...

I want to post information about community events and services for children. I also want to include business that offer services to families with special needs kids. If you know of something that I have missed, please email me and let me know about it.

I may also post stuff about my family and general announcements, restaurant reviews, articles I've read.....who knows what I will come up with to write about.
Don't forget to subscribe to this blog...enjoy!

Charterhouse Top Chef event

2008-02-14T20:22:00.001-08:00

My first post.....My thanks to: (Middle)
Chef Julio Camberos, Jr. his business is the Black Tie Gourmet
www.blacktiegourmet.net
Chef Nicholas Sanchez, he is the Head Chef at Stockton Golf and Country Club(Left)
www.stocktongolfcc.com
Jonathan Franco, he is the Head Chef at The River Mill(Right)
www.therivermill.com

And a special shout out of thanks to Tammie Webb and Dani Jeitz for asking me to help out with the photography.
These three chef's will be competing "Top Chef TV" style in May. This event will benefit Charterhouse Center for Families.

Please contact Charterhouse for tickets at 476-1106

Charterhouse helps with the FirstFive program and gang tatoo removal programs. They also help clients sign up for Healthy Families, to get affordable health care.

2008-01-04T14:44:00.001-08:00

Comming Soon.....