Rhea County High School

A little over 2 weeks ago, the new Rhea County High School opened in Evensville, TN.  This project is one that I have been involved with for over 2 years, as I was the structural engineer of record for the building design.  My company (www.michaelbradyinc.com) was awarded the project in early 2011 and were given the task of designing a new 230,000 sf structure that would house 2,000 9-12 grade students.  

The project schedule was a short one, as we were tasked with completing our design documents by the end of July 2011 so that construction could commence in the fall of 2011 with the hopes of starting classes in August 2013.  Needless to say, I spent countless hours in the office during the summer of 2011 trying to help accommodate this really tight schedule.

To date, this project is the most expensive project I have served as the engineer of record.  The construction costs came in just shy of $30 million.  

As with many of MBI's projects, I was commissioned to take final photographs of the project for future marketing purposes.  The attached link will direct you to the entire gallery of shots I took during the open house weekend of August 3.

Anna at Four

Unfortunately, after starting the year off with good intentions, life got in the way and I have totally neglected photography the past two plus months. After taking photos for everyday for a year, the couple days I took off turned into months. Hopefully I will be able to muster up some new enthusiasm in the near future.

Anyway, today's post is photos from Anna's 4th birthday party from a couple of weeks back. And yes, you read that right, she's 4 already. I never in a million years would have thought our first 4 years with Anna would have gone by so quickly. There have been many highlights and bumps in the road along the way, but ultimately, I am SO THANKFUL for the blessing she is and will continue to be in my life and I look forward to celebrating many many more with her. Love you Anna!

Looking Up

After a long week, I finally made it to a point where I could relax and catch my breath. It so happened to occur while waiting for Lisa to check-in at our hotel for the night in Nashville. I found a comfortable chair in the lobby to fall into and after leaning my head back, I looked up to find an open atrium to the roof of the 25-story downtown Sheraton. I couldn't help but seize the moment to capture this shot, which also happens to be the first post from my new iPhone.