Every summer I have great intentions of doing chore incentive programs that are more intensive than the ones we do during the school year. I have …
Counting my Blessings
(2007, a tad late)
I received my class load for SUU today. 4 students, 2 of which are taking hour long lessons, so it's really like having 6 students. And it was like I …
Catching the Light: How to Get Catchlights in Your Photos
I am a hobbyist photographer, and this post is about 7 years old. My general photography and photo editing skills have improved a lot in these last …
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Another day in NYC
So, our last day in NYC. It rained. A lot. So, not a ton of pictures as I was just trying to keep dry most of the time. We started out by taking …
The Bridges of Manhattan County
(and other touristy stuff)
Thursday was our touristy, see the sites of NYC, kind of day. After breakfast we went down to 34th Street where we did not have any miracles happen, …
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Without further ado, the first set of NYC pics
This post is dedicated to my mom for allowing it to even exist. Thanks mom, for a wonderful 33rd birthday spent with you in the Big Apple! (Picture …
Last one, I promise
Day 4 of vacation
So, we ate our last fancy meal and packed up to check out. We loaded ourselves in the car and were off to Tahoe. Drove for a while. I mention this …
Can you handle another day of my vacation?
San Francisco: Day 3
We started Day 3 just like all of the others: with a scrumptious breakfast of whatever the heck we wanted to eat. Then we headed out to the BART …
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San Francisco: Day 2
A recap including pictures
We spent most of our second day in San Francisco with Hilary and Drew. After eating our omelets and leisurely getting ourselves showered and ready, we …
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Ten pictures of San Francisco: Day 1
(In no particular order)
Quite possibly my favorite picture from the entire vacation. The Golden Gate Bridge: Me and the Golden Gate Bridge, taken by Joel from the boat: Joel …
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The nature of an eternal family
Eternity has always been a concept that is a bit difficult for me to comprehend. I pretty much am okay with the part about there being no ending. …
Blessings: Version 2006
Every year at Christmas time, as I am trying to "balance the budget," I begin to reflect on the many blessings we have received in the past year. It …