Sorry for the double blog post today but this is too exciting to not share.
My friend and condo neighbor, Adam, is selling some great shirts to promote his company and website, and the really exciting thing is that I got the pleasure of taking the product photos! My first paying gig! Okay, so maybe the actual "payment" was two free t-shirts (one for me and one for Sara), but you have to start somewhere, right? And I do love a good t-shirt, so this was a perfect situation for me.
Check out the merchandise (the shirts are really high quality if you're interested) - http://store.walkjogrun.net/products/tech-tees and the home page of Adam's WalkJogRun website - http://www.walkjogrun.net/
Friday, July 29, 2011
Almost August Already?
How is it the end of July? Wow.
Sara and I have been busy with friends visiting the great city of Chicago over the past couple weeks. We first had two of my college baseball buddies visit from Florida: Zack and Carrie Roper; Dickie Hart and his fiancee, Maria Henderson; and their friends Brian and Shelly Riley. We had a great time and really enjoyed getting to know the Rileys. We baked in the sun at a Cubs game on Friday afternoon where both Dickie and Brian got a baseball during batting practice, and Zack got an injured finger while trying to wrestle away a ball from Brian. All of us claimed we didn't care about getting a baseball since we had all played professionally but as soon as a ball headed our way we all crushed each other trying to get it. Competitiveness dies hard I guess. On Saturday the Florida crew went to a Second City comedy show...they raved about it and said it was hilarious, and the best thing they've ever seen. Dickie and Zack immediately wanted to go again. I guess Sara and I need to make sure and go to a show sometime. We then met them out at Hub51 for a fantastic sushi dinner. Great times.
A photo of the Kernels crew - Zack, me, Molly, and Sara (we were all in Cedar Rapids at the same time back in the day)
The next weekend Sara's old Raleigh roommate, Allie, and her husband, Mike Hartnett visited. We enjoyed two fantastic dinners with them - one at a Peruvian place and the other at the Weber Grill - and got caught up on all the Raleigh goings-on. We also spent some time at the Wit, a rooftop bar in downtown Chicago. It was great hanging with the Hartnetts if only for a little bit.
At the Wit - Mike, Allie, Sara, me, and Fransisco
It was a busy couple of weeks, but we've got a lot coming up too. We are headed back to Davenport, IA, this weekend for our Niece Elise's birthday party. On Monday, Marianne (Sara's mom for those that don't know) and Jeff are coming to Chicago and taking Sara and I to a Paul McCartney concert in Wrigley Field! How awesome is that?! Being a lifelong huge Beatles fan, this is going to be a highlight for me.
And then next weekend starts our crazy-awesome travel adventure to Iceland! We will first head to Boston to spend time with Sara's family at her cousin Jim's Oktoberfest party. Then on Sunday, we fly out to Reykjavik, Iceland for a week-long trip around the island nation. We will be camping some of the time (this is basically the first time we've camped so we are officially crazy) and staying in hotels some of the time. We are so excited for the trip and can't wait.
As far as recent pictures are concerned, I didn't quite complete the 30 day photo challenge. With all of the stuff going on I couldn't keep up with the daily photos. It was a lot of fun though and I'm really glad my cousin Matt invited me to take part. It looks like we are going to continue as a group and try different assignments/challenges but in a more relaxed way - no daily photos but maybe weekly or monthly. Here is the Flickr set if you're interested. I've also added a couple other sets recently - some Muncie train tracks and some puddle reflections around our condo. Check them out here.
Sara and I have been busy with friends visiting the great city of Chicago over the past couple weeks. We first had two of my college baseball buddies visit from Florida: Zack and Carrie Roper; Dickie Hart and his fiancee, Maria Henderson; and their friends Brian and Shelly Riley. We had a great time and really enjoyed getting to know the Rileys. We baked in the sun at a Cubs game on Friday afternoon where both Dickie and Brian got a baseball during batting practice, and Zack got an injured finger while trying to wrestle away a ball from Brian. All of us claimed we didn't care about getting a baseball since we had all played professionally but as soon as a ball headed our way we all crushed each other trying to get it. Competitiveness dies hard I guess. On Saturday the Florida crew went to a Second City comedy show...they raved about it and said it was hilarious, and the best thing they've ever seen. Dickie and Zack immediately wanted to go again. I guess Sara and I need to make sure and go to a show sometime. We then met them out at Hub51 for a fantastic sushi dinner. Great times.
A photo of the Kernels crew - Zack, me, Molly, and Sara (we were all in Cedar Rapids at the same time back in the day)
The next weekend Sara's old Raleigh roommate, Allie, and her husband, Mike Hartnett visited. We enjoyed two fantastic dinners with them - one at a Peruvian place and the other at the Weber Grill - and got caught up on all the Raleigh goings-on. We also spent some time at the Wit, a rooftop bar in downtown Chicago. It was great hanging with the Hartnetts if only for a little bit.
At the Wit - Mike, Allie, Sara, me, and Fransisco
It was a busy couple of weeks, but we've got a lot coming up too. We are headed back to Davenport, IA, this weekend for our Niece Elise's birthday party. On Monday, Marianne (Sara's mom for those that don't know) and Jeff are coming to Chicago and taking Sara and I to a Paul McCartney concert in Wrigley Field! How awesome is that?! Being a lifelong huge Beatles fan, this is going to be a highlight for me.
And then next weekend starts our crazy-awesome travel adventure to Iceland! We will first head to Boston to spend time with Sara's family at her cousin Jim's Oktoberfest party. Then on Sunday, we fly out to Reykjavik, Iceland for a week-long trip around the island nation. We will be camping some of the time (this is basically the first time we've camped so we are officially crazy) and staying in hotels some of the time. We are so excited for the trip and can't wait.
As far as recent pictures are concerned, I didn't quite complete the 30 day photo challenge. With all of the stuff going on I couldn't keep up with the daily photos. It was a lot of fun though and I'm really glad my cousin Matt invited me to take part. It looks like we are going to continue as a group and try different assignments/challenges but in a more relaxed way - no daily photos but maybe weekly or monthly. Here is the Flickr set if you're interested. I've also added a couple other sets recently - some Muncie train tracks and some puddle reflections around our condo. Check them out here.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
More Photos
Check out the latest photos for the challenge.
Some pictures to represent childhood memories...baseball of course
I took some photos down around Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park the other night as well:
Some pictures to represent childhood memories...baseball of course
I took some photos down around Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park the other night as well:
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Photo Challenge Update
I've added more photos to Flickr for the 30 Day Photo Challenge:
Here are some extra photos of Sara:
And some extra photos from another day (low angle):
Here are some extra photos of Sara:
And some extra photos from another day (low angle):
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Fireworks
Sara and I spent the 4th of July weekend at my Aunt Betty and Uncle Franc's cottage in Michigan with the Doudts, Zollars, and Brooks. It was a great time filled with food, swimming, reading, hammocking, and more food (I love me some pumpkin chocolate chip muffins).
On Sunday night we all drove over to South Haven (which is right on Lake Michigan) for their fireworks. It was quite a show:
On Sunday night we all drove over to South Haven (which is right on Lake Michigan) for their fireworks. It was quite a show:
30 Day Photo Challenge
I am participating with about 20 others on facebook in a 30 day photo challenge. For the month of July each day has a specific subject that I will be taking a picture of and posting. I have added a set to my Flickr account to collect all my images. I'll post the final collection at the end of July but if you want to keep up with photos throughout the month you can check here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajdoudt/sets/72157627092376170/
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