Friday, February 22, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
My attempts at the lunar eclipse
These are in progression for the short time I took pictures. I didn't get any of the beginning or the very end. Just mostly middle pictures. :)
This one looks weird because it was a thirty second exposure, but I thought the "trails" were cool.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Chinatown
We had a fun time today in Chinatown. We missed the parade because they had it earlier in the morning, but we still got to see the dragons go up and down the street warding off evil spirits so that the businesses will have a prosperous year. :)
The firecrackers were VERY loud!
These guys followed the dragons and played their drums and cymbals constantly--another way to ward off evil spirits.
Chris was wishing he had some matches. :)
I thought this little girl's outfit was really cute. :)
Each business that wanted the dragons to come to their store had a string of firecrackers hanging outside their door. At the top of the string there was lettuce which the black dragon "ate" after all the firecrackers went off.
Lots of little red papers everywhere!
We ate at a Thai restaurant and ordered the non-spicy dishes. :) It was very good.
We got a kick out of this phone booth.
The firecrackers were VERY loud!
These guys followed the dragons and played their drums and cymbals constantly--another way to ward off evil spirits.
Chris was wishing he had some matches. :)
I thought this little girl's outfit was really cute. :)
Each business that wanted the dragons to come to their store had a string of firecrackers hanging outside their door. At the top of the string there was lettuce which the black dragon "ate" after all the firecrackers went off.
Lots of little red papers everywhere!
We ate at a Thai restaurant and ordered the non-spicy dishes. :) It was very good.
We got a kick out of this phone booth.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Our weekend in Punxsutawney
Nothing says small town like an Elvis marionette...this was at the community center where we also watched "Groundhog Day"
One of the locals...
Punxsutawney has many of these fiber glass groundhogs throughout the town and they're all painted/decorated with different themes.
Gobbler's Knob at 3:17am--these people were all there before us!
They kept us entertained for four hours with music, games and general silliness. Several couples got engaged on stage as well. Here's the first:
this is the second couple:
and the third. All the girls said yes.
No, it wasn't a revival--this is thousands of people doing the YMCA song :) Gotta stay warm somehow!
fireworks at 6:30am
The Inner Circle of the Groundhog Club
And here's Phil being woken up at 7:30am
The president chatting with Phil
The only one happy to hear we're getting six more weeks of winter
Proof that we survived over four hours at Gobbler's Knob :)
Back in town that morning
Our highlight of the morning :) Us and Phil
Don't you just love Chris's hat?? He wanted a picture with some of the Inner Circle guys
the back of Chris's hat :)
This sign was in Du Bois...it made us laugh a lot
When we left on Sunday, we saw all the trees covered in ice, so we pulled over so I could get some pictures.
One of the locals...
Punxsutawney has many of these fiber glass groundhogs throughout the town and they're all painted/decorated with different themes.
Gobbler's Knob at 3:17am--these people were all there before us!
They kept us entertained for four hours with music, games and general silliness. Several couples got engaged on stage as well. Here's the first:
this is the second couple:
and the third. All the girls said yes.
No, it wasn't a revival--this is thousands of people doing the YMCA song :) Gotta stay warm somehow!
fireworks at 6:30am
The Inner Circle of the Groundhog Club
And here's Phil being woken up at 7:30am
The president chatting with Phil
The only one happy to hear we're getting six more weeks of winter
Proof that we survived over four hours at Gobbler's Knob :)
Back in town that morning
Our highlight of the morning :) Us and Phil
Don't you just love Chris's hat?? He wanted a picture with some of the Inner Circle guys
the back of Chris's hat :)
This sign was in Du Bois...it made us laugh a lot
When we left on Sunday, we saw all the trees covered in ice, so we pulled over so I could get some pictures.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Monday, January 07, 2008
Florida
Fort Lauderdale beach--it was VERY cold--not t-shirt weather at all!
Our night out New Year's Eve--one of Chris's brothers is missing (he was at the hotel with the baby.)
Chris holding Jay Elise at the beach.
Some of the critters at the Miami Seaquarium.
Some pretty talented dolphins at the Seaquarium.
Lolita :)
There were some little fish in a very big aquarium at the Seaquarium...
and a very big fish in the aquarium, too.
This is about as much sun as we saw on Thursday. But it made for a pretty picture. : )
The everglades--I thought they were beautiful.
We were going pretty fast on our boat. :)
The first alligator we saw--and that's all we saw of him.
The second one...
and he kept coming closer...
and closer...
: )
I made a friend :)
Friday, December 14, 2007
Got ice?
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Sale and website
Well, I made some money today, which was my goal, so I guess I met my goal. :) I had to put in about $65 to be at this holiday sale, and I sold $171 worth of pictures. It was actually pretty slow at times. But it was nice to hear total strangers tell me that I do good work. :) Not that I didn't believe you, but you're my family--you're supposed to say those things. :)
The website is: www.lovelacephotography.net
Monday, November 26, 2007
Sam's headed back south
We had a great time with Sam! He's so funny. I got him to his bus this morning along with his possessions. We had a false start this morning when we got up an hour earlier than we needed to, but that meant that we got to go back to bed for another hour. : )
We had a great time in NY. Everyone seems to be doing well. Bethany is going to be in France next semester and Nicole is thinking of moving to Cleveland for six months to try a dance company. Joanna is taking night classes in accounting. Uncle Lee got a ten-point buck while he was hunting. That seems to be about it for the big news. : )
Grandpa seems to be doing ok. He told me he had had a hernia operation earlier this year and thinks he has another hernia on the other side. So he was lamenting the fact that he hasn't been able to get stuff done around the farm!
The one of two funniest moments was when Uncle Mark made the observation that we really had 14 people eating at Grandpa's not 13 (the rest were at Aunt Joyce's house), since someone was eating for two. Aunt Jan then explained to Kim that Julie is expecting. Sam said, "Oh, I thought he was talking about Matt." I've never heard Uncle Mark laugh so much! Ironically, both Matt and Chris thought Uncle Mark was talking about Matt, too. : )
The second funny moment was while I was playing cards with Uncle Mark, Kim and Nick. The rest were watching Willow (has lots of little people, in case you haven't seen it). Uncle Mark seriously asked, "Is this the second big hit for the little people after The Wizard of Oz?" If I hadn't been sitting already, I would have fallen over I was laughing so hard.
And, of course, Chris and Nick were practically a stand up comedy act the rest of the night. They just feed off each other. Chris likes it when Nick's there because he feels he has someone that understands him. : )
I told Grandpa he throws good parties. : )
EDIT: I also found out Candace is working at Marshall's and is engaged to get married in July. She's engaged to the friend of her former fiancé. His name is Jay (or at least that's how he was introduced) and we met him on Friday.
SECOND EDIT: I started learning Russian. I'm meeting with Olga Lowe (she's Russian and went to Northland). Of course, I do have lots of help at home. :) Sam's hands look almost like new! They do look tons better than when he got here. We got him all the lotions the Dr. prescribed and recommended, and he's been good at using them. Now if we can just get him a new job on campus...
We had a great time in NY. Everyone seems to be doing well. Bethany is going to be in France next semester and Nicole is thinking of moving to Cleveland for six months to try a dance company. Joanna is taking night classes in accounting. Uncle Lee got a ten-point buck while he was hunting. That seems to be about it for the big news. : )
Grandpa seems to be doing ok. He told me he had had a hernia operation earlier this year and thinks he has another hernia on the other side. So he was lamenting the fact that he hasn't been able to get stuff done around the farm!
The one of two funniest moments was when Uncle Mark made the observation that we really had 14 people eating at Grandpa's not 13 (the rest were at Aunt Joyce's house), since someone was eating for two. Aunt Jan then explained to Kim that Julie is expecting. Sam said, "Oh, I thought he was talking about Matt." I've never heard Uncle Mark laugh so much! Ironically, both Matt and Chris thought Uncle Mark was talking about Matt, too. : )
The second funny moment was while I was playing cards with Uncle Mark, Kim and Nick. The rest were watching Willow (has lots of little people, in case you haven't seen it). Uncle Mark seriously asked, "Is this the second big hit for the little people after The Wizard of Oz?" If I hadn't been sitting already, I would have fallen over I was laughing so hard.
And, of course, Chris and Nick were practically a stand up comedy act the rest of the night. They just feed off each other. Chris likes it when Nick's there because he feels he has someone that understands him. : )
I told Grandpa he throws good parties. : )
EDIT: I also found out Candace is working at Marshall's and is engaged to get married in July. She's engaged to the friend of her former fiancé. His name is Jay (or at least that's how he was introduced) and we met him on Friday.
SECOND EDIT: I started learning Russian. I'm meeting with Olga Lowe (she's Russian and went to Northland). Of course, I do have lots of help at home. :) Sam's hands look almost like new! They do look tons better than when he got here. We got him all the lotions the Dr. prescribed and recommended, and he's been good at using them. Now if we can just get him a new job on campus...
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