Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
In which I admit that I am a totally craptastic blogger
YOU GUYS! man. I really suck at this.
Truth is, I am always thinking of things to blog. Every time something remotely interesting happens in my life, I think, "wow, I can't wait to blog this!" Obviously from my lack of posting, you can guess how far that idea really goes. In my defense, life has been suuuuuper busy lately. I am now working graveyards at the PD, which automatically requires me to get 9 hours of sleep to feel semi-normal. Factor in wedding season in the ol' photo biz and fire academy 12 hours a week, and dangit if I don't feel just a little ragged.
And so, as my Summer resolution (because New Years is too far away and that would seem really lazy of me to procrastinate a resolution almost 7 months into the future....) I plan on blogging more. Lets say, a goal of 3 times a week.
Wow, I feel better, don't you? Goals are always a way to make you feel better about something you sorta suck at.
Now is the part that I would normally update you on the exciting life that is me and Jas, but...I kinda already did that. Graveyards at the PD, photography and fire class serioulsyv take up 105% of my life right now. Jason did get a new job, though! Actually he got several new jobs, and we are trying to decide the best route to go from here.
Option A: Full time at PG fire dept. Jas applied and is in the testing and interview process. (Can I just say I am so proud of him for passing the physical fitness part of the testing! He had to run a mile and a half in 15 mins, do 35 push ups, 35 sit ups, and bench press at least 75% of his body weight. He has been working really hard lately to get in better shape and has lost of 50 pounds!) Anyway, we won't find out till the beginning of June if he gets hired, so this one is kinda in Limbo for now.
Option 2: (yes, I realize the first option was an "a" and this is a "2". Its my blog and I can be as inconsistent as I want) Medical Security officer with Securitas, stationed at Kennecott. This one is a good job, and it just 'fits' him. One con is the commute to Kennecott and our current gas pricing situation. One pro is if he gets hired at PG fire, he can keep this job and the hours work together in perfect harmony. Also after 6 months he would be stationed somewhere else, hopefully a little closer to home, but not guaranteed.
Option C: Medical Responder at Sundance Resort. This job is actually only part time for now. He is training for it this week. He seems to really like it, but who knows if or when it would move into a full-time position. Still, though, could be fun as a part-time gig.
There is also an option of a real-estate company, where he would be upselling real estate programs to people wanting to become realtors. Given our current economic housing situation, I am really iffy about this job, and phone sales make me throw up in my mouth a little. So this one is very 'meh' to me.
So thats it in a nutshell. If you have any pearls of wisdom to guide us through this maze of jobs, please let us know.
Truth is, I am always thinking of things to blog. Every time something remotely interesting happens in my life, I think, "wow, I can't wait to blog this!" Obviously from my lack of posting, you can guess how far that idea really goes. In my defense, life has been suuuuuper busy lately. I am now working graveyards at the PD, which automatically requires me to get 9 hours of sleep to feel semi-normal. Factor in wedding season in the ol' photo biz and fire academy 12 hours a week, and dangit if I don't feel just a little ragged.
And so, as my Summer resolution (because New Years is too far away and that would seem really lazy of me to procrastinate a resolution almost 7 months into the future....) I plan on blogging more. Lets say, a goal of 3 times a week.
Wow, I feel better, don't you? Goals are always a way to make you feel better about something you sorta suck at.
Now is the part that I would normally update you on the exciting life that is me and Jas, but...I kinda already did that. Graveyards at the PD, photography and fire class serioulsyv take up 105% of my life right now. Jason did get a new job, though! Actually he got several new jobs, and we are trying to decide the best route to go from here.
Option A: Full time at PG fire dept. Jas applied and is in the testing and interview process. (Can I just say I am so proud of him for passing the physical fitness part of the testing! He had to run a mile and a half in 15 mins, do 35 push ups, 35 sit ups, and bench press at least 75% of his body weight. He has been working really hard lately to get in better shape and has lost of 50 pounds!) Anyway, we won't find out till the beginning of June if he gets hired, so this one is kinda in Limbo for now.
Option 2: (yes, I realize the first option was an "a" and this is a "2". Its my blog and I can be as inconsistent as I want) Medical Security officer with Securitas, stationed at Kennecott. This one is a good job, and it just 'fits' him. One con is the commute to Kennecott and our current gas pricing situation. One pro is if he gets hired at PG fire, he can keep this job and the hours work together in perfect harmony. Also after 6 months he would be stationed somewhere else, hopefully a little closer to home, but not guaranteed.
Option C: Medical Responder at Sundance Resort. This job is actually only part time for now. He is training for it this week. He seems to really like it, but who knows if or when it would move into a full-time position. Still, though, could be fun as a part-time gig.
There is also an option of a real-estate company, where he would be upselling real estate programs to people wanting to become realtors. Given our current economic housing situation, I am really iffy about this job, and phone sales make me throw up in my mouth a little. So this one is very 'meh' to me.
So thats it in a nutshell. If you have any pearls of wisdom to guide us through this maze of jobs, please let us know.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
testing...check, check
so..does anyone still read this thing?
I know I have been very neglectful of ye olde blog. And I wish I had some great excuse. Like, maybe, I was on an African safari and was captured by an aborigine named Nyack and forced to wear large bones as earrings and a plate in my lip and talk the click-y language and I barely escaped within an inch of my life.
OR maybe that I was on a peace mission in Bolivia where I was building orphanages and digging wells for the villagers and I just fell so in love with the people and the land and decided to renounce my American ways and live the simple life in a hut.
OR OR maybe the CIA recruited me for a top-secret job and I had to leave in the dead of night without telling my friends or family goodbye and move to a small town in Alaska where I wore lots of fur coats and hunted baby seals as my daily source of nourishment.
Unfortunately, the truth is simply I have become lazy and couldn't think of anything interesting to write. Which is unfortunate, cuz lots of fun things have happened in my life as of late.
-Went on a little trip with Mom, Drew's girlfriend and her mom out to Missouri to watch Drew graduate from Army Combat Engineer training. (this trip was not so much of the "fun", as "makes you really appreciate home and the less-crazy people you normally spend your time with")
-Jason and I spend Easter weekend with his parents in St. George. Went on a shopping trip to Las Vegas where I was introduced to the World of Trader Joes. I may never be the same again. Mostly because they have the birdseed cookies that I love so much and have only been able to find in Germany.
-Spent a fabulous, fun-filled week in Las Vegas with Sam, Amy, and Kelly at WPPI. We had a blast learning and meeting photographers from all over the country. (including [b]ecker, Jesh De Rox, and Jessica Claire. While this may not be significant to many of you, we were quite star-struck. good times!)
-Had a couple FUN bridal sessions with some gorgeous brides. Check out my Photog Blog for updates.
so..all in all its been a fun couple of weeks. Lots of coming and going, lots of long car rides, lots of family and new friends. Now I'm ready to sit back and enjoy the beautiful spring weather. (er..except for the 3 inches of snow we got today. figures.)
I know I have been very neglectful of ye olde blog. And I wish I had some great excuse. Like, maybe, I was on an African safari and was captured by an aborigine named Nyack and forced to wear large bones as earrings and a plate in my lip and talk the click-y language and I barely escaped within an inch of my life.
OR maybe that I was on a peace mission in Bolivia where I was building orphanages and digging wells for the villagers and I just fell so in love with the people and the land and decided to renounce my American ways and live the simple life in a hut.
OR OR maybe the CIA recruited me for a top-secret job and I had to leave in the dead of night without telling my friends or family goodbye and move to a small town in Alaska where I wore lots of fur coats and hunted baby seals as my daily source of nourishment.
Unfortunately, the truth is simply I have become lazy and couldn't think of anything interesting to write. Which is unfortunate, cuz lots of fun things have happened in my life as of late.
-Went on a little trip with Mom, Drew's girlfriend and her mom out to Missouri to watch Drew graduate from Army Combat Engineer training. (this trip was not so much of the "fun", as "makes you really appreciate home and the less-crazy people you normally spend your time with")
-Jason and I spend Easter weekend with his parents in St. George. Went on a shopping trip to Las Vegas where I was introduced to the World of Trader Joes. I may never be the same again. Mostly because they have the birdseed cookies that I love so much and have only been able to find in Germany.
-Spent a fabulous, fun-filled week in Las Vegas with Sam, Amy, and Kelly at WPPI. We had a blast learning and meeting photographers from all over the country. (including [b]ecker, Jesh De Rox, and Jessica Claire. While this may not be significant to many of you, we were quite star-struck. good times!)
-Had a couple FUN bridal sessions with some gorgeous brides. Check out my Photog Blog for updates.
so..all in all its been a fun couple of weeks. Lots of coming and going, lots of long car rides, lots of family and new friends. Now I'm ready to sit back and enjoy the beautiful spring weather. (er..except for the 3 inches of snow we got today. figures.)
Friday, January 18, 2008
.freezing.
Can you say COLD? We had 2 engagements shoots on Wednesday. The first in park city, and the second in Provo.
Park city's high for the day was 13, but it hovered right around 8 while we were there. Poor Annalee and Buck, they were such good sports! Sam has one posted so far, check it out! Their photos turned out awesome!
Eddie & Nichole came and played around at the farm with us. Poor Nichole stepped through ice into 6" of water wearing stilettos...and then had to walk around in the snow! They were also quite the troopers. Here is one of theirs...it's more of an artsy photo than a real engagement one, but I like it nonetheless. They also have tons of fun/cute ones to choose from!
check back soon on our photo blog for more engagement fun.
In other news, I have potentially something very exciting in the works. Exciting for me, anyway. And it would be sort of exciting for you if you live in Utah County. I don't want to jinx myself just yet....but keep your eyes out at your local Fire House Car Wash and I'll keep you updated!
Park city's high for the day was 13, but it hovered right around 8 while we were there. Poor Annalee and Buck, they were such good sports! Sam has one posted so far, check it out! Their photos turned out awesome!
Eddie & Nichole came and played around at the farm with us. Poor Nichole stepped through ice into 6" of water wearing stilettos...and then had to walk around in the snow! They were also quite the troopers. Here is one of theirs...it's more of an artsy photo than a real engagement one, but I like it nonetheless. They also have tons of fun/cute ones to choose from!
check back soon on our photo blog for more engagement fun.
In other news, I have potentially something very exciting in the works. Exciting for me, anyway. And it would be sort of exciting for you if you live in Utah County. I don't want to jinx myself just yet....but keep your eyes out at your local Fire House Car Wash and I'll keep you updated!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Wedding-ness
Entering a contest where I have to come up with a "fun, interesting, new or creative way to photograph wedding rings."
This is take 1. I have some other ideas bouncing around my head, so stay tuned for that. Maybe you can help me decide on which one to enter.
(Not from a real wedding. Those are mine and Jasons rings. HOWEVER, I have 3...count em...3 weddings to shoot coming up soon. WOOT!)
This is take 1. I have some other ideas bouncing around my head, so stay tuned for that. Maybe you can help me decide on which one to enter.
(Not from a real wedding. Those are mine and Jasons rings. HOWEVER, I have 3...count em...3 weddings to shoot coming up soon. WOOT!)
Saturday, December 22, 2007
My Fruit Will Go On....
My little brother (Kam) is learning about the Titanic at school right now. He came home the other day, and was telling me and my dad all about the movie.
Kam: ...and then Rose and Jack were in the water, and Rose was laying on a board but there was no room for Jack so he was floating in the water and they were just holding hands, but then it got too cold and Jack died so Rose had to push him off the board and he floated down into the ocean and he was dead and THEN Rose got rescued and she went to New York and she was standing there and she reached into her pocket....and she still had the necklace! And it was ONE HUNDRED BANANAS!
Blink. Blink.
Dad: One hundred bananas?
Kam: Yep!
Dad: Um. Do you mean 100 carats?
Kam: Oh, ya. Thats What I meant. I knew it was a fruit or vegetable, I just couldn't remember which one.
I think he felt bad that we laughed so hard.
Kam: ...and then Rose and Jack were in the water, and Rose was laying on a board but there was no room for Jack so he was floating in the water and they were just holding hands, but then it got too cold and Jack died so Rose had to push him off the board and he floated down into the ocean and he was dead and THEN Rose got rescued and she went to New York and she was standing there and she reached into her pocket....and she still had the necklace! And it was ONE HUNDRED BANANAS!
Blink. Blink.
Dad: One hundred bananas?
Kam: Yep!
Dad: Um. Do you mean 100 carats?
Kam: Oh, ya. Thats What I meant. I knew it was a fruit or vegetable, I just couldn't remember which one.
I think he felt bad that we laughed so hard.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Not only can I photograph your baby....
FINALLY something to blog about!!! This morning started out SO cool. Normally I would be less than thrilled about being jarred awake at 5 am after not going to sleep until 2 am...but today, it was all totally worth it.
I woke up to my ambulance pager going off for a pregnant female, possibly in labor. Since I wasn't on duty I turned my pager down and rolled back over, per usual. Then they updated the page and said the baby was definitely coming, and the address was in my complex, just around the corner from me. Me and Jas jumped up and got dressed (if there ever was a world-record for speed-dressing, I'm sure we broke it) and jumped in the car.
As we ran into the house, I had time to get one glove half-way on before I was delivering the baby!!! Her little head was about halfway out, and with a push or two more, she was born right there in Mom's bed.
It was the coolest thing ever!! She was a cute little baby girl, 8 pounds. (I'm not sure how long she was.)
It's kinda funny...I was just saying a few days ago that I would love to be able to deliver a baby sometime beforeI quit the ambulance. Not that I plan on that happening anytime soon, but who knows how life goes!!
It was really one of the neatest, most exciting calls I have ever been on! and although they didn't name the baby after me (it always happened on Rescue 911!) I was so excited to be able to help bring that little baby into the world.
We are going to visit them in the hospital tomorrow, so hopefully I can get a couple pics...stay tuned!
In other news, check out http://www.everylittlemomentphoto.blogspot.com (our other blog...don't know why the hyperlink won't work)...for some pictures of the cutest little girl from our latest session.
I woke up to my ambulance pager going off for a pregnant female, possibly in labor. Since I wasn't on duty I turned my pager down and rolled back over, per usual. Then they updated the page and said the baby was definitely coming, and the address was in my complex, just around the corner from me. Me and Jas jumped up and got dressed (if there ever was a world-record for speed-dressing, I'm sure we broke it) and jumped in the car.
As we ran into the house, I had time to get one glove half-way on before I was delivering the baby!!! Her little head was about halfway out, and with a push or two more, she was born right there in Mom's bed.
It was the coolest thing ever!! She was a cute little baby girl, 8 pounds. (I'm not sure how long she was.)
It's kinda funny...I was just saying a few days ago that I would love to be able to deliver a baby sometime beforeI quit the ambulance. Not that I plan on that happening anytime soon, but who knows how life goes!!
It was really one of the neatest, most exciting calls I have ever been on! and although they didn't name the baby after me (it always happened on Rescue 911!) I was so excited to be able to help bring that little baby into the world.
We are going to visit them in the hospital tomorrow, so hopefully I can get a couple pics...stay tuned!
In other news, check out http://www.everylittlemomentphoto.blogspot.com (our other blog...don't know why the hyperlink won't work)...for some pictures of the cutest little girl from our latest session.
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