wednesday

drove home from work while listening to astrud gilberto
put in a load of laundry & emptied the dishwasher
went on a run around the block
played with my new laptop (birthday present from the parentals - woohoo!!)
read emilie's blog from germany
made the most incredible quesadilla of all time
ate the quesadilla with my mom's delicious guacamole
opened a birthday card from my aunt & uncle
loaded all my photos onto the computer
listened to jazz online
listened to the station while retouching photos

so far, it's been a fairly productive evening
nicole will be home soon and we'll go on an evening stroll together
hopefully, I'll post some of my pictures from august ... stay tuned

Photos From the Summer

I have been slowly putting ALL of my vacation pictures onto the computer and then onto this blog. Sorry for the delay, but I've been out having fun! :) Here are a few more pictures to hold you over ... they are from my recent family vacation/cousin's wedding.

My Cousin, Allison, with Her New Dog, Ginger



Family Photos . . .

My Grandpa with My Cousin, Brian


Groom (my cousin, Dan) with His Parents (my aunt and uncle)


All the Cousins on My Mom's Side of the Family


The Entire Family - Grandparents & Their Five Children, Their Children's Spouses & the Nine Grandchildren (plus my cousin's girlfriend)



CLICK HERE for more photos from Brandon and Belinda's wedding!!

New Album

click here for a sample of the album

Time for a Post!

Well, I have much to post and not enough hours in the day to post it.
I will start with photos from Brandon and Belinda's wedding (thanks to those who patiently waited for me to post them).

Joy, Nic, Peter and I took a road trip up the 101 to San Luis Obispo for the wedding back in early July. It was possibly one of the most enjoyable (and hilarious) road trips of my life. Much of our time stuck in traffic was spent listening to Peter read trivia cards (in a Sean Connery voice, of course) while the three of us competed to win the cards. When Peter wasn't reading, he and Nic continuously quoted one line from a movie that Joy and I had never seen AND they argued about whether or not the large "land mass" out in the middle of the ocean was actually an island or a cloudbank. This resulted in us finally pulling out a map ... I think we decided it was an island (but I still don't know if we came to a conclusion). We also took time to discuss the paint color "screaming" and Nic creatively demonstrated what it would sound/look like if a person decided to paint their home with the color "screaming". The highlight of the ride was when we spotted a sort of parasailer (who we titled "Cloudman") who was flying parallel with my car just several yards away. Nic took this opportunity to pop his head out the window while flailing his arms and yelling, "CLOUDMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" When Cloudman finally spotted us, Nic shouted with excitement, "He sees us!!!! He loves us!!!! . . . HE SEES US AND HE LOVES US!!!" Needless to say, Joy and I were quite entertained during our lengthy car ride.

Peter Reading Another Trivia Card


Campground We Stayed at the Night Before the Wedding


The Group After Our LONG Car Ride (looking pretty sleepy)



And Now the Wedding Photos . . .


The Beautiful Church (photo courtesy of Robert Conrad)


The Ceremony (photo courtesy of Robert Conrad)


The Wedding Prayer, Kiss and Presentation




The Bridal Party at the Reception


The Cake (check out the view from the reception!)


The First Dance (last photo courtesy of Robert Conrad)




Enjoying the Reception






The Avey's (my neighbors)


The Bride's Family with Groom (photo courtesy of Robert Conrad)


Following Photos Courtesy of Robert Conrad