Although I much prefer the look and feel of this blog that Xanga provides. I have decided to move over to Blogspot as they have more options available that fit my needs.
This blog will be continued here:
http://sandaviphoto.blogspot.com/

   Well, yet again, it's been a while, but here I am.

  The holidays were rough for me & my family since the loss of Dad, but were coping as well as can be expected.
I took the time between my last post and now to relax & regroup myself for the new year, and so here we are!
 
  We have only  shot personal/family photos in the downtime. We shot our yearly Christmas card photo for Sandy's sister.
See the pics here
 
   I also photographed the tattoos of her husband
More pics

Other pics can be seen from the main page of our Flickr site:

We had good time visiting with friends and family over the holidays. Christmas day and New Years eve  were spent at my Bro's house, which will be on flickr by the end of the coming weekend.

As for plans in the new year, were still seeking weddings. I hope to find time to get our web site up to date. I have been lagging with a good excuse, but that time is over.
The site will get more exciting and get regular updates. I will also be printing portfolio & wedding book samples to show prospective clients. My plan here is big, so I can't wait to make these a reality.
By the end of this year I hope to see Sandavi photography miles ahead of where we are at the moment.
So, as usual, please stay tuned.

    My Father, Bill Tankersley, passed away on Friday, November 9th after  giving one hell of a fight  to  cancer, heart disease, and even diabetes.   My dad had enough close-calls with death to make a ghetto ally cat  jealous. He had at least 2 heart attacks prior to getting cancer. By the time he might have been willing to have a bypass surgery, his prostate cancer had already spread to his bones and particularly his rib cage, so this made open-heart surgery impossible and his blockages were in areas where stints and balloons were  not able to be of use.
  Even with the worst prognosis and the end result being obvious, he refused to believe that the end was near and  fought-on to the very end. This was the kind of guy he was - always optimistic and looking for new and revolutionary way to clear ANY obstacle. I feel that I have inherited most of his best qualities, particularly his entrepreneurial spirit, but that I have allowed these to lay dormant inside me while following other pursuits both socially and professionally that may or may not have been very beneficial to me.Until recently, I have not had the courage to start a business on my own. My dad (and mom) were very happy and proud to see me take my photography seriously as a career with my amazing wife, Sandy. I was very excited to share my plans and ideas with dad. He must have been so excited to see me borrowing his books & CD's about business and marketing in recent weeks, which is someting I had no interest in at all until now. I can see him giving me his knowing smile now as I write this, seeing me follow my dream and not just a paycheck while sharing this dream with Sandy.
  In tribute to and inspired by dad's entrepreneurial spirit, I dedicate the year 2008 to him and will seek with even greater intensity to achieve the goals i have set for the year.

  My sister in-law wrote an excellent obituary for him posted below, where comments and memories can be posted if you know him.
http://www.newopt.com/memorybook.aspx?memorybookid=39#mbContentColumn

I have also posted a slideshow of old family pictures of him here:
http://sandavi.com/videos/Bill/BillTankersleyWebShow.html

Rest in peace, dad. 
I'll see you on the other side and will expect to have a cup of coffee waiting for me.