Yay! We put our Christmas Tree up on Thanksgiving night (it's a tradition in my family). It's our first one as a married couple! Our apartment has absolutely no room- and for awhile I was kinda bummed thinking we weren't going to be able to put on up this year because of the lack of space. But I went over to Roberts the night before Thanksgiving and found a really skinny one that seems to fit fine right now.
SO- Gianne, Russ and I drove down to Milford today to photograph a wedding. On the way back, we stopped in Provo to get some grub. We ended up at a Hawaiian place (Bamboo Hut) and that was pretty good. But let me tell you what we discovered- HEAVEN. That's right. And 16 different kinds of heaven. We were about to head out of Provo when I saw a sign calling out to me, "PUDDING ON THE RICE". I remembered a coworker telling me about this place back in the summer because we were sharing our love of Rice Pudding- and conversing about how hard it was to find a good one. Then he mentioned this place... mmmmmm....
So the three of us, completely full of Hawaiian goodness, stopped by and tried some. All I have to say is that PUDDING ON THE RICE is one reason- and a good enough reason on its own- to go down to Provo. 16 flavors! And they change the flavors every couple of weeks.... coconut, tiramisu, vanilla, chocolate, lemon, raspberry.... I'd go on, but it's making me sad that this fine establishment is so far away. So much better than ice cream...
So this year Russ and I went to 2 Thanksgiving Feasts as usual, his family and my family. We were STUFFED- ate a huge lunch at the Stouts (with a plentiful amount of rolls), and then a few hours later we went over to the Velez's home (my aunt and uncle) and had our Filipino dinner. Again, I wasn't in any of the photos at Russ' dad's house. And oddly enough, we have 3 photographers on my side of the family and not one photo was taken. *SIGH*
As you can see, Russ isn't the only weirdo in his family.
Summer... being VERY confused.
Russ and the father figure!I'm starting to get more into other areas of photography. I've concentrated mostly on weddings and concert photography for the last few years, but now I'm starting to dabble in family/children portraits. I've actually got a couple gigs in line for some concerts at the University of Utah. And I've got an interview with Slug Magazine and X96 (the radio station) coming up. Here are some shots I did today, last week, and a few from the summer!
So Jami got married recently in Park City and I brought my camera with me (of course). Here are some shots from her wedding (which was really pretty).
Russ and I had dinner at Ted & Suz's place, along with Mike and his sugar gliders. Besides the crap and the wet stuff sprayed, they were pretty interesting (the gliders, not the people).
Here are some photos from last Saturday at Mike's place. You'll notice TWO things: 1) I am always taking pictures so I'm never in them, and 2) I broke out the camera a littler later and missed some good photo ops. But here are a few.
This "tagging" stuff is everywhere...
Six facts about Russ and I
Fact #1: He asked for my phone number when I was 17, and waited until my 18th birthday to call and ask me out.
Fact #2: Our honeymoon was in Sonoma/Napa Valley- and it was AMAZING.
Fact #3: We love big cities- he loves Seattle and I love San Francisco.
Fact #4: We're addicted to Halo 3. No, seriously- ADDICTED.
Fact #5: He has lived in Utah his entire life (except for his mission in the Philippines for 2 years), and I've lived in 7 states (and I've moved much higher than that number).
Fact #6: Our first date was at the Hard Rock cafe & a movie at the dollar theater.
