Ahh The Dog Days of Summer...

Well summer is here & some unseasonal heat has come with it. It's been in the 80's! I know that does not sound like a lot but it is for our neck of the woods. At least it cools down at night or Mr. Stuno would turn into Mr. Grumpypants. He can't sleep when he's hot. I think that is about the only time that man can't sleep... He would sleep the day away on the weekends if I didn't wake his butt up. I don't know how he does it! He also comes home for lunch & takes a nap! That man loves his sleep. On another note our friends Trisha & Jessie were up from Corona with their little guy Tristan. He is so cute that I had to take a few (60 or so) shots of him. I love his big dark eyes. We also looked at an awesome travel trailer that we wish we could afford. Oh well I guess we can dream! Ha! My Mom's girlfriends from work are coming to CA this week & I will get to see them on Sunday when we all go to Hearst Castle. I myself have never been. All I have to say is they better put their smile on for the photographer in tow!
Next week we will go to see Carrie Underwood in concert. It should be a great show & I can't wait to see her. Tomorrow is gym day, work & school at 3:45. Busy day ahead of me & I must get to bed! Aaackk! Not enough hours in the day.

TGIF

Well, I made it to Friday! I had class last night & we started working on our next assignment which is an abstract photo. Should be interesting! Today I have a photo shoot after work at a park in Santa Maria & a shoot on Sunday. It's starting to get pretty crazy as word of mouth advertising is taking off not too mention I hung up some cards in the post office. I have also quickly become a collector of books such as Photoshop CS2, Photoshop Channels, How To Start Your Own Photography Business and so on. Next sememster I am going to take a graphic design course that will hopefully help me to do more things in photoshop. My goal is to be proficient in both! Ha! As of now I am in business but not quite hanging out my shingle. There is still that underlying fear of failure. Ugh! Anyway Mike & I are going to see Carrie Underwood in concert August 2nd @ 7:30pm. I am pretty excited & plan on taking a camera. So hopefully I will get some shots of her! Happy Friday to all!

Just Another Manic Monday...

Well, here I sit in quiet rebellion in front of this computer. I am willing myself to get up & start getting ready. I have this fight everyday Monday-Friday. The job just bites, but the flexibility is great! So this weekend my friend Ginger came over on Sunday & we did her hair & makeup then we went to this building on base that looks like an old church & started shooting pics. It was really fun. Cars were riding by & people were staring. Hmm something about a girl in a wedding dress really catches their attention! I told her next time we will just hit the town & go around shooting earlier in the day. This time as we left the house the fog had started to role in & it was a little chilly. I am gearing up for a wedding that is August 6th! It will be at 2pm during the day & the lighting situation will be a little harsh. There is some open shade so I think the photos will be fine. Mike has taken 2 wks off to work on his project car. Yeah... where is the vacation of my dreams? Obviously will have to plan that one on my own & go myself. Oh well another Micro Monday is ahead of me at work. Hope your Monday is better than usual today!

Ahhh the weekend...

Well today my friend Liz left town for good. She & her husband are enroute to Texas then onto Louisiana. Beware my Cajun friends Miss Sassy Pants is coming & you will like her! LOL! I cut out of work early today & went with Ginger & Liz to see "The Devil Wears Prada". You don't know how many times I must have picked this book up in the store to buy & didn't. The movie was cute I enjoyed it & then came home for pizza & watched the movie "Taxi" not too bad. Tomorrow I don't know what I will do. The above picture is from the carnival at the Lompoc Flower Festival. Pretty much the biggest thing that happens in Lompoc during the year. Off to bed I go!