First Anniversary and the Cities

   Good morning Life, universe, and everything. Welp, it was quite a fun weekend. As a few of you know, Jacinda, Aaron and I buzzed up to the cities for Saturday to see some friends and participate in Party and Mike's 4. I had a hollow victory in a seven player Magic battle (as in, the game went too long), ate too much and finally got to give Halo 3 a try, which depending on the level, I totally rocked at.

   One of the main reasons we went to the cities was to pick up a darkroom kit, which included just about all the tools needed as well as two enlargers, which I am very excited about learning how to use. I believe, from my limited amount of studying the topic, we got quite a deal on it. The star item was the Saunders LPL enlarger, which I believe only works with 35mm film (Color and B&W). Jacinda and I like taking a lot of Medium format pics, which the other antique dinosaur enlarger (name escapes me) will do in black and white. I'll get back on this subject when we give them a shot. Cross-processing here we come.

   I'm also really excited to say that it was mine and Jacinda's first anniversary yesterday! The past year definitely went by fast. We have grown a lot together. Our wedding cake was less desirable than our marriage, which is probably a good thing.

Tags: Jacinda, Party at Mikes, Photography

posted at 1/7/2008 Open this article in a new window. 0 Comments


Cities Ho!

   Hello my lovely interwebbivilians! Today should be a pretty fun day. I'm wearing a T-shirt and Jeans at work, which usually means something funnnn is gonna happen! Todays fun will consist of Party at Mike's FIVE. That's right, people. FIVE. Number five since August 1st, 2006. Our trip should include Village Wok, Medditeranean Market, Gaming with Jesse and Sarah, picking up a darkroom kit and playing Rook. I know, it seems like a TON of stuff, but it will be done!

  Also, I would like to say hello to everyone who will be reading this blog from Blog365. I'm going to try and write as many blogs possible this year, one a day, ideally. We'll see how that works, however. BTW, I already beat Blog365's system, as this year is a leap year, so it should actually be called Blog366.

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Good day!

Tags: Blog, Party at Mikes, Photography

posted at 1/4/2008 Open this article in a new window. 1 Comments


Colorado and Utah

Alright, we made it! We successfully drove Jacinda's Ford Taurus to Utah and then back home without any major complication! It was great week and a lot of fun to get away from everything for a spell. We started our 14 hour trek to Estes Park, Co, early morning last Monday. We endured driving through the monstrously long and boring state of Nebraska to get there. Morale was high and excitement got us through it.

Once at Colorado, we checked out a few restaurants, ate a really small-town diner (of which everyone stared at us non-regulars when we waltzed in), did the camping thing and hiked our hearts out. One hike we took was to the top of Estes Cone, which I believe was about 6 miles long. In the process, we saw a very beautiful creek with crystal clear water (that I took a sip of.) We also got to sit under a rock and partake in a storm that rained and thundered on us for about a half of an hour. The last 3/4 of a mile was pretty tricky, as it was a fairly steep climb with lots of rocks and stuff. It was well worth the trouble, as the view from the top was amazing. Jacinda and I watched clouds form, it was a great site to see.

Once done in Colorado, we drove another six hours through it's beautiful mountains over to Moab, Utah and made it just before midnight. First impressions were ill-lit under the cloudy moonlight, and to some, was unimpressive. Alas, we were all just tired and ready to sleep. By the time we had all woke up the next morning, The hills were lit up and the air was warm. We took a look around to find that Everything was beautiful, from the horizon to the friendly people surrounding us. This was truly an exiting and new area for me. Absolutely unreal terrain, great weather, interesting wildlife, everything. I hadn't even seen Arches National Park and I was already excited. The Park was definitely a spectacle, seeing how large God's creation is, and how small you actually are. It was amazing being able to see, stand under, walk over and touch everything. The experience was like living in a picture you see in a travel magazine or National Geographic. It was all right there for you to live in.

I also had a great time with the others on the trip. It was great getting to learn new aspects of Jacinda, Mike and Aaron. I really enjoyed the camping experience, hanging out at restaurants, swimming, hiking. Everything was great! It puts into perspective just how intricate God really is. He created the very mountains, meadows, rocks and plains we tread, and he made these for his people to enjoy them.

I will post pictures once they are developed.

Tags: Archive_Blogger, Colorado, Nebraska, Utah, Mountains, Road Trip, Aaron, Jacinda, Nick, Mike, Taurus, God, Arches National Park, Rocky National Park

posted at 9/5/2007 Open this article in a new window. 0 Comments


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